Light UI - quickly select current time/pick location from Google Maps

Location - https://files.catbox.moe/ew9tgd.png ("Now" and "Pick" buttons)

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/light/__init__.py

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ classes = (
     operator.MoveSunPathTo3DCursor,
     operator.RadianceRender,
     operator.ViewFromSun,
+    operator.LightPickCoordinates,
+    operator.LightSetTimeToNow,
     operator.RefreshIFCMaterials,
     operator.UnmapMaterial,
     operator.RADIANCE_OT_select_camera,

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/light/operator.py

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import bpy
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union, Optional
+from typing import Union, TYPE_CHECKING
-from collections.abc import Sequence
 import json
 import math
 import time
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.geolocation
 import webbrowser
 import ifcopenshell.geom
 import multiprocessing
+import requests
 from mathutils import Vector
 from bonsai.bim.module.light.data import SolarData
 from bpy_extras.io_utils import ExportHelper
@@ -565,6 +565,52 @@ class ViewFromSun(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 
+class LightPickCoordinates(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.light_pick_coordinates"
+    bl_label = "Pick Coordinates"
+    bl_description = (
+        "Open web browser with Google Maps to pick coordinates (Right Mouse Click in maps to copy selected location).\n\n"
+        "ALT+Click to insert current location based on the current IP-address (using ip-api.com)."
+    )
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    use_current_location: bpy.props.BoolProperty(options={"SKIP_SAVE"})  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        use_current_location: bool
+
+    def invoke(self, context, event):
+        if event.alt:
+            self.use_current_location = True
+        return self.execute(context)
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        props = tool.Blender.get_solar_props()
+        if not self.use_current_location:
+            zoom = 13.5
+            url = f"https://www.google.com/maps/@{props.latitude},{props.longitude},{zoom}z"
+            webbrowser.open(url)
+            return {"FINISHED"}
+
+        response = requests.get("http://ip-api.com/json/")
+        data = response.json()
+        props.latitude = data["lat"]
+        props.longitude = data["lon"]
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
+class LightSetTimeToNow(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.light_set_time_to_now"
+    bl_label = "Now"
+    bl_description = "Set time to current local time."
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        props = tool.Blender.get_solar_props()
+        props.set_from_datetime(datetime.now())
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
 class RefreshIFCMaterials(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.refresh_ifc_materials"
     bl_label = "Refresh IFC Materials"

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/light/prop.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from bonsai.bim.module.light.data import SolarData
 from bonsai.bim.module.light.decorator import SolarDecorator
 
 sun_position = tool.Blender.get_sun_position_addon()
+now = datetime.datetime.now()
 
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "spectraldb.json"), "r") as f:
     spectraldb: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = json.load(f)
@@ -441,15 +442,27 @@ class RadianceExporterProperties(PropertyGroup):
 
 class BIMSolarProperties(PropertyGroup):
     sites: EnumProperty(items=get_sites, name="Sites")
-    latitude: FloatProperty(name="Latitude", min=-90, max=90, update=update_latlong)
+    latitude: FloatProperty(
-    longitude: FloatProperty(name="Longitude", min=-180, max=180, update=update_latlong)
+        name="Latitude",
+        min=-90,
+        max=90,
+        update=update_latlong,
+        default=-33.865143,
+    )
+    longitude: FloatProperty(
+        name="Longitude",
+        min=-180,
+        max=180,
+        update=update_latlong,
+        default=151.209900,
+    )
     timezone: StringProperty(name="Timezone", default="Etc/GMT")
     true_north: FloatProperty(name="True North", min=-180, max=180, update=update_true_north)
-    year: IntProperty(name="Year", min=1, max=9999, default=2025, update=update_date)
+    year: IntProperty(name="Year", min=1, max=9999, default=now.year, update=update_date)
-    month: IntProperty(name="Month", min=1, max=12, default=1, update=update_date)
+    month: IntProperty(name="Month", min=1, max=12, default=now.month, update=update_date)
-    day: IntProperty(name="Date", min=1, max=31, default=1, update=update_date)
+    day: IntProperty(name="Date", min=1, max=31, default=now.day, update=update_date)
-    hour: IntProperty(name="Hour", min=0, max=23, default=12, update=update_hourminute)
+    hour: IntProperty(name="Hour", min=0, max=23, default=now.hour, update=update_hourminute)
-    minute: IntProperty(name="Minute", min=0, max=59, update=update_hourminute)
+    minute: IntProperty(name="Minute", min=0, max=59, default=now.minute, update=update_hourminute)
     sun_position: FloatVectorProperty(name="Sun Position", subtype="XYZ", default=(0, 0, 0))
     sun_path_origin: FloatVectorProperty(name="Sun Path Origin", subtype="XYZ", default=(0, 0, 0))
     sun_path_size: FloatProperty(name="Sun Path Size", min=0.1, default=50, update=update_sun_path_size)
@@ -504,3 +517,10 @@ class BIMSolarProperties(PropertyGroup):
         UTC_zone: float
         shadow_mode: Literal["NONE", "SHADING", "RENDERING"]
         display_sun_path: bool
+
+    def set_from_datetime(self, dt: datetime.datetime) -> None:
+        self.year = dt.year
+        self.month = dt.month
+        self.day = dt.day
+        self.hour = dt.hour
+        self.minute = dt.minute

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/light/ui.py

@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ class BIM_PT_solar(bpy.types.Panel):
 
         sun_props = tool.Blender.get_sun_props()
 
-        row = self.layout.row()
+        row = self.layout.row(align=True)
+        row.alignment = "RIGHT"
+        row.operator("bim.light_pick_coordinates", icon="URL", text="Pick")
+
+        row = self.layout.row(align=True)
         row.prop(sun_props, "coordinates", icon="URL")
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)
         row.prop(props, "latitude")
@@ -176,6 +180,10 @@ class BIM_PT_solar(bpy.types.Panel):
         if SolarData.data["true_north"] is not None:
             row.operator("bim.import_true_north", icon="IMPORT", text="")
 
+        row = self.layout.row()
+        row.alignment = "RIGHT"
+        row.operator("bim.light_set_time_to_now", icon="TIME", text="Now")
+
         row = self.layout.row()
         row.prop(props, "year")
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)