New buttons to open views and sheets instead of browsing manually

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/__init__.py

@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ if bpy is not None:
         operator.RemoveSubcontext,
         operator.CutSection,
         operator.CreateSheet,
+        operator.OpenSheet,
         operator.AddViewToSheet,
         operator.CreateSheets,
         operator.GenerateDigitalTwin,
         operator.CreateView,
+        operator.OpenView,
         operator.ActivateView,
         operator.ExecuteIfcDiff,
         operator.AssignContext,

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/operator.py

@@ -1260,6 +1260,17 @@ class CreateView(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
+class OpenView(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = 'bim.open_view'
+    bl_label = 'Open View'
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        webbrowser.open('file:///' + os.path.join(
+            bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.data_dir, 'diagrams',
+            bpy.context.scene.DocProperties.available_views + '.svg'))
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
 class CutSection(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = 'bim.cut_section'
     bl_label = 'Cut Section'
@@ -1359,6 +1370,17 @@ class CreateSheet(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
+class OpenSheet(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = 'bim.open_sheet'
+    bl_label = 'Open Sheet'
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        webbrowser.open('file:///' + os.path.join(
+            bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.data_dir, 'sheets',
+            bpy.context.scene.DocProperties.available_sheets + '.svg'))
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
 class AddViewToSheet(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = 'bim.add_view_to_sheet'
     bl_label = 'Add View To Sheet'

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/ui.py

@@ -298,24 +298,28 @@ class BIM_PT_documentation(Panel):
         layout.use_property_split = True
         props = bpy.context.scene.DocProperties
 
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.operator('bim.set_view_preset_1')
+
         row = layout.row()
         row.prop(props, 'view_name')
         row.operator('bim.create_view', icon='ADD', text='')
 
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, 'available_views')
-        row.operator('bim.activate_view', icon='SCENE', text='')
-
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.operator('bim.set_view_preset_1')
-
         row = layout.row()
         row.prop(props, 'sheet_name')
         row.operator('bim.create_sheet', icon='ADD', text='')
 
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.prop(props, 'available_views')
+        row.operator('bim.activate_view', icon='SCENE', text='')
+        row.operator('bim.open_view', icon='URL', text='')
+
         row = layout.row()
         row.prop(props, 'available_sheets')
-        row.operator('bim.add_view_to_sheet', icon='ADD', text='')
+        row.operator('bim.open_sheet', icon='URL', text='')
+
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.operator('bim.add_view_to_sheet')
 
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator('bim.create_sheets')