New projects now load with a Views and Types collection with appropriate visibility settings.

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py

@@ -1437,27 +1437,8 @@ class IfcImporter:
             self.create_spatial_decomposition_collection(self.project["blender"], orphaned_spaces)
             orphaned_spaces = [e for e in self.spatial_elements if e.GlobalId not in self.collections]
 
-        self.create_views_collection()
-        self.create_type_collection()
-
-    def create_type_collection(self):
-        for collection in self.project["blender"].children:
-            if collection.name == "Types":
-                self.type_collection = collection
-                break
-        if not self.type_collection:
-            self.type_collection = bpy.data.collections.new("Types")
-            self.project["blender"].children.link(self.type_collection)
-
-    def create_views_collection(self):
-        view_collection = None
-        for collection in self.project["blender"].children:
-            if collection.name == "Views":
-                view_collection = collection
-                break
-        if not view_collection:
-            view_collection = bpy.data.collections.new("Views")
-            self.project["blender"].children.link(view_collection)
+        tool.Loader.create_project_collection("Views")
+        self.type_collection = tool.Loader.create_project_collection("Types")
 
     def create_spatial_decomposition_collection(self, parent, related_objects):
         for element in related_objects:

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/project.py

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def create_project(ifc, project, schema=None, template=None):
 
     project.set_context(body)
     project.set_active_spatial_element(storey)
+    project.create_project_collections()
 
     if template:
         project.append_all_types_from_template(template)

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/tool.py

@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ class Owner:
 class Project:
     def append_all_types_from_template(cls, template): pass
     def create_empty(cls, name): pass
+    def create_project_collections(cls): pass
     def load_default_thumbnails(cls): pass
     def run_aggregate_assign_object(cls, relating_obj=None, related_obj=None): pass
     def run_context_add_context(cls, context_type=None, context_identifier=None, target_view=None, parent=None): pass

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/loader.py

@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class Loader(blenderbim.core.tool.Loader):
+    @classmethod
+    def create_project_collection(self, name):
+        project_obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcProject")[0])
+        project_collection = project_obj.BIMObjectProperties.collection
+        for collection in project_collection.children:
+            if collection.name == name:
+                return collection
+        collection = bpy.data.collections.new(name)
+        project_collection.children.link(collection)
+        if name == "Types":
+            project_layer = bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection.children.get(project_collection.name)
+            if project_layer:
+                project_layer.children[collection.name].hide_viewport = True
+        return collection
+
     @classmethod
     def get_mesh_name(cls, geometry):
         representation_id = geometry.id

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/project.py

@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ class Project(blenderbim.core.tool.Project):
     def create_empty(cls, name):
         return bpy.data.objects.new(name, None)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create_project_collections(cls):
+        tool.Loader.create_project_collection("Views")
+        tool.Loader.create_project_collection("Types")
+
     @classmethod
     def load_default_thumbnails(cls):
         if tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcElementType"):

src/blenderbim/test/core/test_project.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class TestCreateProject:
 
         project.set_context("body").should_be_called()
         project.set_active_spatial_element("storey").should_be_called()
+        project.create_project_collections().should_be_called()
 
         project.load_default_thumbnails().should_be_called()
         project.set_default_context().should_be_called()
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ class TestCreateProject:
 
         project.set_context("body").should_be_called()
         project.set_active_spatial_element("storey").should_be_called()
+        project.create_project_collections().should_be_called()
 
         project.append_all_types_from_template("template").should_be_called()
 
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ class TestCreateProject:
 
         project.set_context("body").should_be_called()
         project.set_active_spatial_element("storey").should_be_called()
+        project.create_project_collections().should_be_called()
 
         project.load_default_thumbnails().should_be_called()
         project.set_default_context().should_be_called()