The type manager now switches to the type when clicking on the "select type" button. Duplicating a type also changes the active type in the type manager

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/type/operator.py

@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class SelectType(bpy.types.Operator):
                 tool.Blender.select_and_activate_single_object(context, obj)
             else:
                 self.report({"INFO"}, "Type object can't be selected : It may be hidden or in an excluded collection.")
+        context.scene.BIMModelProperties.ifc_class = element.is_a()
+        context.scene.BIMModelProperties.relating_type_id = str(self.relating_type)
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 
@@ -464,6 +466,8 @@ class DuplicateType(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
             tool.Blender.select_and_activate_single_object(context, new_obj)
         else:
             self.report({"INFO"}, "Type object can't be selected : It may be hidden or in an excluded collection.")
+        context.scene.BIMModelProperties.ifc_class = new.is_a()
+        context.scene.BIMModelProperties.relating_type_id = str(new_obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id)
         return {"FINISHED"}