Minor code review for #1804.

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py

@@ -278,13 +278,11 @@ class IfcImporter:
         ]
         if self.body_contexts:
             self.settings.set_context_ids(self.body_contexts)
-        self.non_body_contexts = [
-            c.id()
-            for c in self.file.by_type("IfcGeometricRepresentationSubContext")
-            if c.ContextIdentifier not in ["Body", "Facetation"]
+        self.plan_contexts = [
+            c.id() for c in self.file.by_type("IfcGeometricRepresentationContext") if c.ContextType == "Plan"
         ]
-        if self.non_body_contexts:
-            self.settings_2d.set_context_ids(self.non_body_contexts)
+        if self.plan_contexts:
+            self.settings_2d.set_context_ids(self.plan_contexts)
 
     def process_element_filter(self):
         if self.ifc_import_settings.has_filter:
@@ -590,12 +588,16 @@ class IfcImporter:
         self.create_generic_elements(self.elements)
 
     def create_generic_elements(self, elements):
-        products = self.create_pointclouds(elements)
-        elements -= products
+        # Based on my experience in viewing BIM models, representations are prioritised as follows:
+        # 1. 3D Body, 2. 2D Plans, 3. Point clouds, 4. No representation
+        # If an element has a representation that doesn't follow 1, 2, or 3, it will not show by default.
+        # The user can load them later if they want to view them.
         products = self.create_products(elements)
         elements -= products
         products = self.create_curve_products(elements)
         elements -= products
+        products = self.create_pointclouds(elements)
+        elements -= products
         for element in elements:
             self.create_product(element)
 
@@ -688,25 +690,25 @@ class IfcImporter:
             self.link_element(product, obj)
 
     def get_pointcloud_representation(self, product):
-        if hasattr(product, 'Representation') and hasattr(product.Representation, 'Representations'):
+        if hasattr(product, "Representation") and hasattr(product.Representation, "Representations"):
             representations = product.Representation.Representations
-        elif hasattr(product, "RepresentationMaps") and hasattr(product.RepresentationMaps, 'RepresentationMaps'):
+        elif hasattr(product, "RepresentationMaps") and hasattr(product.RepresentationMaps, "RepresentationMaps"):
             representations = product.RepresentationMaps
         else:
             return None
 
         for representation in representations:
-            if representation.RepresentationType == 'PointCloud':
+            if representation.RepresentationType == "PointCloud":
                 return representation
 
-            elif self.file.schema == "IFC2X3" and representation.RepresentationType == 'GeometricSet':
+            elif self.file.schema == "IFC2X3" and representation.RepresentationType == "GeometricSet":
                 for item in representation.Items:
                     if not (item.is_a("IfcCartesianPointList") or item.is_a("IfcCartesianPoint")):
                         break
                 else:
                     return representation
 
-            elif representation.RepresentationType == 'MappedRepresentation':
+            elif representation.RepresentationType == "MappedRepresentation":
                 for item in representation.Items:
                     mapped_representation = self.get_pointcloud_representation(item)
                     if mapped_representation is not None:
@@ -729,8 +731,9 @@ class IfcImporter:
         vertex_list = []
         for item in representation.Items:
             if item.is_a("IfcCartesianPointList"):
-                vertex_list.extend(mathutils.Vector(list(coordinates)) * self.unit_scale
-                                   for coordinates in item.CoordList)
+                vertex_list.extend(
+                    mathutils.Vector(list(coordinates)) * self.unit_scale for coordinates in item.CoordList
+                )
             elif item.is_a("IfcCartesianPoint"):
                 vertex_list.append(mathutils.Vector(list(item.Coordinates)) * self.unit_scale)
 

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

@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ class ImportP6(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
         print("Import finished in {:.2f} seconds".format(time.time() - start))
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
+
 class ImportP6XER(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
     bl_idname = "import_p6xer.bim"
     bl_label = "Import P6 XER"
@@ -1118,6 +1119,7 @@ class ImportP6XER(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
         print("Import finished in {:.2f} seconds".format(time.time() - start))
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
+
 class ImportMSP(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
     bl_idname = "import_msp.bim"
     bl_label = "Import MSP"