Users can now specify what objects to cut for documentation with presets

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/cut_ifc.py

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.geom
+import ifcopenshell.util.selector
 
 cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 this_file = os.path.join(cwd, 'cut_ifc.py')
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ class IfcCutter:
         self.cut_pickle_file = 'cut.pickle'
         self.should_recut = True
         self.should_recut_selected = True
+        self.cut_objects = ''
         self.selected_global_ids = []
         self.should_extract = True
         self.diagram_name = None
@@ -291,8 +293,8 @@ class IfcCutter:
                 with open(shape_pickle, 'rb') as shape_file:
                     shape_map = pickle.load(shape_file)
 
-            # TODO: This should perhaps be configurable, e.g. spaces cut to show zones in the drawing
-            products.extend(ifc_file.by_type('IfcElement'))
+            selector = ifcopenshell.util.selector.Selector()
+            products.extend(selector.parse(ifc_file, self.cut_objects))
 
             include_elements = []
             for i, product in enumerate(products):

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/operator.py

@@ -2080,6 +2080,10 @@ class CutSection(bpy.types.Operator):
         ifc_cutter.data_dir = bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.data_dir
         ifc_cutter.diagram_name = self.diagram_name
         ifc_cutter.background_image = bpy.context.scene.render.filepath
+        if camera.data.BIMCameraProperties.cut_objects == 'CUSTOM':
+            ifc_cutter.cut_objects = camera.data.BIMCameraProperties.cut_objects_custom
+        else:
+            ifc_cutter.cut_objects = camera.data.BIMCameraProperties.cut_objects
         ifc_cutter.leader_obj = None
         ifc_cutter.stair_obj = None
         ifc_cutter.dimension_obj = None

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ class BIMCameraProperties(PropertyGroup):
     view_name: StringProperty(name="View Name")
     diagram_scale: EnumProperty(items=getDiagramScales, name='Diagram Scale')
     is_nts: BoolProperty(name='Is NTS')
+    cut_objects: EnumProperty(items=[
+        ('.IfcWall|.IfcSlab|.IfcCurtainWall|.IfcStair|.IfcStairFlight|.IfcColumn|.IfcBeam|.IfcMember|.IfcCovering',
+            'Overall Plan / Section', ''),
+        ('.IfcElement', 'Detail Drawing', ''),
+        ('CUSTOM', 'Custom', '')
+        ], name='Cut Objects')
+    cut_objects_custom: StringProperty(name='Custom Cut')
 
 
 class BIMTextProperties(PropertyGroup):

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/ui.py

@@ -855,6 +855,12 @@ class BIM_PT_camera(Panel):
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator('bim.resize_text')
 
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.prop(props, 'cut_objects')
+        if props.cut_objects == 'CUSTOM':
+            row = layout.row()
+            row.prop(props, 'cut_objects_custom')
+
         row = layout.row(align=True)
         row.prop(props, 'diagram_scale', text='')
         row.operator('bim.cut_section')