users can now add selection to ifcgroup

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/search/__init__.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ classes = (
     operator.SaveSelectorQuery,
     operator.OpenQueryLibrary,
     operator.LoadQuery,
+    operator.AddToIfcGroup,
     prop.BIMFilterClasses,
     prop.BIMFilterBuildingStoreys,
     prop.BIMSearchProperties,

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

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import re
 import bpy
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.util.element
+from ifcopenshell.api.group.data import Data
 from ifcopenshell.util.selector import Selector
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@ class FilterModelElements(Operator):
                 selection = self.add_filters(selection, query)
 
             elif query.selector == "GlobalId":
-                selection += f"#{query.global_id}"
+                selection += f"#{query.value}"
 
             elif query.selector == "IfcElementType":
                 index = int(query.active_sub_option.split(":")[0])
@@ -646,3 +647,29 @@ class LoadQuery(Operator):
         ifc_selector = context.scene.IfcSelectorProperties
         ifc_selector.selector_query_syntax = ifc_selector.query_library[self.index].query
         return {"FINISHED"}
+    
+class AddToIfcGroup(Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.add_to_ifc_group"
+    bl_label = "Add to IFC Group"
+    group_name: StringProperty(name="Group Name")
+
+    def invoke(self, context, event):
+        return context.window_manager.invoke_props_dialog(self, width=400)
+    
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        layout.prop(self, "group_name")
+        
+    def execute(self, context):
+        self.file = IfcStore.get_file()
+        ifc_selector = context.scene.IfcSelectorProperties
+        selector_query_syntax = ifc_selector.selector_query_syntax
+        
+        group = ifcopenshell.api.run("group.add_group", self.file, **{"Name": self.group_name})
+        objects = Selector.parse(self.file, selector_query_syntax)
+        for obj in objects:
+            ifcopenshell.api.run("group.assign_group", self.file, **{"product": obj, "group": group})
+        
+        Data.load(IfcStore.get_file())
+        
+        return {"FINISHED"}

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/search/ui.py

@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ class IfcSelectorUI:
             row.operator("bim.save_selector_query", text="Save Query")
             row.operator("bim.open_query_library", text="Load Query")
             
+            row = layout.row(align=True)
+            row.alignment = "CENTER"
+            row.operator("bim.add_to_ifc_group", text="Add to IFC Group")
+
     def draw_query_group_ui(self, ifc_selector, layout):
         for index, group in enumerate(ifc_selector.groups):
             row = layout.row()

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/group/add_group.py

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import ifcopenshell.api
 class Usecase:
     def __init__(self, file, **settings):
         self.file = file
-        self.settings = {}
+        self.settings = {
+            "Name": "Unnamed"
+        }
         for key, value in settings.items():
             self.settings[key] = value
 
@@ -33,6 +35,6 @@ class Usecase:
             **{
                 "GlobalId": ifcopenshell.guid.new(),
                 "OwnerHistory": ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.create_owner_history", self.file),
-                "Name": "Unnamed",
+                "Name": self.settings["Name"],
             }
         )