:Revert "Temporary Python 3.9 compatibility"

This reverts commit 0aae57620f.
nix build script: install some dependencies required for import base package
2026-08-06 07:51:47 +00:00 · 2025-09-11 18:38:07 +02:00 · 2025-09-11 18:34:54 +02:00 · 2025-09-11 13:56:11 +02:00 · 2025-09-11 13:56:11 +02:00 · 2025-09-11 13:56:11 +02:00
1341 changed files with 100507 additions and 51529 deletions
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
---
-name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
---
-
-**Error Description and Steps to Reproduce**
-
-<!--
-Describe what problem occurred and what you expected to happen instead.
-
-1. To reproduce this, open file '...'
-2. Click on '....'
-3. See error
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-
-**Attachments**
-
-<!--
-If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. Please also drag-drop any files necessary to show the error (rename the file extension from .ifc to .txt to upload). Private files can be uploaded to https://ifcopenshell.org/upload.html - only viewed by core developers and will be deleted afterwards.
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-
-**Debug information**
-
-<!--
-If this is in Bonsai, paste the output from the Copy Debug Information option in Bonsai. It can be found under Quality and Coordination -> Quality Control -> Debug. If this is a general software issue, if relevant include details about IfcOpenShell version, operating system, Python version, etc.
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@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Bug Report
+description: Crashes, error messages, and broken features
+type: bug
+body:
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Bug Description
+    placeholder: |
+      Describe what problem occurred and what you expected to happen instead.
+  
+      1. To reproduce this, open file '...'
+      2. Click on '....'
+      3. See error
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Attachments
+    description: "Private files can be uploaded to https://ifcopenshell.org/upload.html - only viewed by core developers and will be deleted afterwards. Please submit your report first then upload private files afterwards."
+    placeholder: "If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. Please also drag-drop any files necessary to show the error (rename the file extension from .ifc to .txt to upload)."
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Debug and Error Output
+    description: "If this is in Bonsai, paste the output from the Copy Debug Information option in Bonsai. It can be found under Quality and Coordination -> Quality Control -> Debug. If this is a general software issue, if relevant include details about IfcOpenShell version, operating system, Python version, etc."
+    render: yes
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Community Forums
+    url: https://community.osarch.org/
+    about: Have a question? Want to discuss an idea? Try the OSArch forums instead.
+  - name: Live Chat
+    url: https://osarch.org/chat
+    about: Have a really confusing issue? Want real-time support?
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---
-name: Feature request
-about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
---
-
-
-**Feature Description**
-
-<!--
-Describe a feature you'd like us to add. If it's not obvious, explain why this feature is awesome. Note that feature requests must be specific and measurable.
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: Feature Request
+description: Suggest a new feature or improvement
+type: Feature
+body:
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Feature Description
+    placeholder: "Describe a feature you'd like us to add, or a change to the user interface, design, or workflow for usability. If it's not obvious, explain why this feature is awesome. Note that feature requests must be specific and measurable."
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: |
          brew update
-          brew install git bison autoconf automake libffi cmake findutils
+          brew install git bison autoconf automake libffi findutils
          echo "$(brew --prefix findutils)/libexec/gnubin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        
+
+      - name: Install aws cli
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install awscli
+
      - name: Unpack Dependencies
        run: |
-          install_root=$(find ./build -maxdepth 4 -name install)
-          find "$install_root" -type f -name 'cache-*.tar.gz' -maxdepth 1 -exec tar -xzf {} -C "$install_root" \;
+          install_root=$(find ./build -maxdepth 4 -type d -name install 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)
+          [ -n "$install_root" ] && find "$install_root" -type f -name 'cache-*.tar.gz' -maxdepth 1 -exec tar -xzf {} -C "$install_root" \; || true

      - name: ccache
        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Package .zip archives
        run: |
          VERSION=v`cat VERSION`
-          cd ./build/`uname`/*/10.9/install/ifcopenshell
+          cd ./build/`uname`/*/10.15/install/ifcopenshell
          mkdir ~/output

          ls -d python-* | while read py_version; do
@@ -117,20 +121,6 @@ jobs:
          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
          aws-region: us-east-1

-      - name: Overwrite aws cli
-        run: |
-          # Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully
-          # The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
-          # Could not symlink bin/idle3
-          # Target /usr/local/bin/idle3
-          # already exists. You may want to remove it:
-          #   rm '/usr/local/bin/idle3'
-          #
-          # To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:
-          #   brew link --overwrite python@3.13
-          # https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/pull/3989/files
-          brew install --overwrite awscli | true
-
      - name: Upload .zip archives to S3
        run: |
          aws s3 cp ~/output s3://ifcopenshell-builds/ --recursive
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
        with:
          submodules: recursive
          repository: pyodide/pyodide
-          ref: '0.26.4'
+          ref: '0.28.0a3'
          token: ${{ secrets.BUILD_REPO_TOKEN }}
          path: pyodide

@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ jobs:
          sed -i s/0.8.0/$VERSION/g IfcOpenShell/pyodide/meta.yaml
          sed -i s/0.8.0/$VERSION/g IfcOpenShell/pyodide/setup.py
          echo '#!/usr/bin/bash' > script.sh
-          echo 'cd pyodide' > script.sh
-          echo 'make && pip install ./pyodide-build' >> script.sh
+          echo 'cd pyodide' >> script.sh
+          echo 'make' >> script.sh
          echo 'cd ..' >> script.sh
          echo 'mkdir -p packages/ifcopenshell' >> script.sh
          echo 'cp IfcOpenShell/pyodide/meta.yaml packages/ifcopenshell' >> script.sh
          echo 'PYODIDE_ROOT=/src/pyodide \' >> script.sh
-          echo 'PATH=/src/pyodide/emsdk/emsdk:/src/pyodide/emsdk/emsdk/node/20.18.0_64bit/bin:/src/pyodide/emsdk/emsdk/upstream/emscripten:$PATH \' >> script.sh
+          echo 'PATH=/src/pyodide/emsdk/emsdk:/src/pyodide/emsdk/emsdk/node/22.16.0_64bit/bin:/src/pyodide/emsdk/emsdk/upstream/emscripten:$PATH \' >> script.sh
          echo 'pyodide build-recipes ifcopenshell --install' >> script.sh
          chmod +x script.sh
          sed -i s/--tty// pyodide/run_docker
          pyodide/run_docker ./script.sh
-          mv dist/ifcopenshell-$VERSION-py3-none-any.whl dist/ifcopenshell-$VERSION+${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}-cp312-cp312-emscripten_3_1_58_wasm32.whl
+          mv dist/ifcopenshell-$VERSION-py3-none-any.whl dist/ifcopenshell-$VERSION+${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}-cp313-cp313-emscripten_4_0_9_wasm32.whl

      - name: Configure AWS credentials
        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
                         bzip2 patch mesa-libGL-devel libffi-devel fontconfig-devel      \
                         sqlite-devel bzip2-devel zlib-devel openssl-devel xz-devel      \
                         readline-devel ncurses-devel libffi-devel libuuid-devel git-lfs \
-                         findutils
+                         findutils xz
+          python3 -m pip install typing_extensions
          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'

      - name: Install aws cli
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:

      - name: Unpack Dependencies
        run: |
-          install_root=$(find ./build -maxdepth 4 -name install)
-          find "$install_root" -type f -name 'cache-*.tar.gz' -maxdepth 1 -exec tar -xzf {} -C "$install_root" \;
+          install_root=$(find ./build -maxdepth 4 -type d -name install 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)
+          [ -n "$install_root" ] && find "$install_root" -type f -name 'cache-*.tar.gz' -maxdepth 1 -exec tar -xzf {} -C "$install_root" \; || true

      # Not supported on docker
      # - name: ccache
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
                         bzip2 patch mesa-libGL-devel libffi-devel fontconfig-devel      \
                         sqlite-devel bzip2-devel zlib-devel openssl-devel xz-devel      \
                         readline-devel ncurses-devel libffi-devel libuuid-devel git-lfs \
-                         findutils
+                         findutils xz
+          python3 -m pip install typing_extensions
          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'

      - name: Install aws cli
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Unpack Dependencies
        run: |
-          install_root=$(find ./build -maxdepth 4 -name install)
+          install_root=$(find ./build -maxdepth 4 -type d -name install 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)
          [ -n "$install_root" ] && find "$install_root" -type f -name 'cache-*.tar.gz' -maxdepth 1 -exec tar -xzf {} -C "$install_root" \; || true

      # Not supported on docker
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build_ifcopenshell:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+    runs-on: windows-2022
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          repository: IfcOpenShell/build-outputs
-          path: _deps-vs2019-x64-installed
+          path: _deps-vs2022-x64-installed
          ref: windows-${{ matrix.arch }}
          lfs: true
          token: ${{ secrets.BUILD_REPO_TOKEN }}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Unpack Dependencies
        run: |
-          cd _deps-vs2019-x64-installed
+          cd _deps-vs2022-x64-installed
          Get-ChildItem -Path . -Filter 'cache-*.zip' | ForEach-Object {
            7z x $_.FullName
          }
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ jobs:
          for /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=." %%a in ("%PYTHON_VERSION%") do ( 
              set PY_VER_MAJOR_MINOR=%%a%%b
          )
-          call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+          call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
          SET IFCOS_INSTALL_PYTHON=FALSE
          cd win
-          echo y | call build-deps.cmd vs2019-x64 Release
+          echo y | call build-deps.cmd vs2022-x64 Release
          SET PYTHONHOME=C:\Python\${{ matrix.python }}
-          call run-cmake.bat vs2019-x64 -DENABLE_BUILD_OPTIMIZATIONS=On -DGLTF_SUPPORT=ON -DADD_COMMIT_SHA=ON -DVERSION_OVERRIDE=ON
-          call install-ifcopenshell.bat vs2019-x64 Release
+          call run-cmake.bat vs2022-x64 -DENABLE_BUILD_OPTIMIZATIONS=On -DGLTF_SUPPORT=ON -DADD_COMMIT_SHA=ON -DVERSION_OVERRIDE=ON
+          call install-ifcopenshell.bat vs2022-x64 Release

      - name: Pack Dependencies
        run: |
-          cd _deps-vs2019-x64-installed
+          cd _deps-vs2022-x64-installed
          Get-ChildItem -Path . -Directory | ForEach-Object {
            $cacheFile = "cache-$($_.Name).zip"
            echo $cacheFile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Commit and Push Changes to Build Repository
        run: |
-          cd _deps-vs2019-x64-installed
+          cd _deps-vs2022-x64-installed
          git config user.name "IfcOpenBot"
          git config user.email "ifcopenbot@ifcopenshell.org"
          git add *.zip
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:

          if ("${{ matrix.python }}" -eq "3.9.11") {
            # only for the first python version the executables are assembled for upload
-            cd _installed-vs2019-x64/bin
+            cd _installed-vs2022-x64/bin
            Get-ChildItem -Path . | ForEach-Object {
              echo $_
              $exe = $_.Name
@@ -118,5 +118,13 @@ jobs:
          aws-region: us-east-1

      - name: Upload .zip Archives to S3
+        env:
+          AWS_DEBUG: 1
+          AWS_RETRY_MODE: standard
+          AWS_MAX_ATTEMPTS: 3
        run: |
-          aws s3 cp $env:USERPROFILE\output s3://ifcopenshell-builds/ --recursive
+          dir "$env:USERPROFILE\output"
+          foreach ($zip in Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\output" -Filter *.zip) {
+              aws s3 cp "$($zip.FullName)" s3://ifcopenshell-builds/ --debug
+              Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
+          }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/bcf &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ on:
  push:
  pull_request:

-env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
-
 jobs:
  lint-formatting:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -17,57 +14,51 @@ jobs:
      - name: Action - install python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.3.0
        with:
-          python-version: "${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
+          python-version: "3.9"

-      - name: Step 1 - install dependencies
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Action - install python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.3.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python3 -m pip install 'black>=24.10.0'
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+          uv tool install ruff
+          uv tool install black

-      # NOTE: This would suffice, however it is less informative in terms of the 3 possible outcomes
-      # - name: QA Step - check linting
-      #   shell: bash
-      #   id: linting
-      #   run: |
-      #     python3 -m black .
-
-      # QA STEP
-      - name: QA Step - check linting
-        shell: bash
-        id: linting
+      # black doesn't catch all syntax errors, so we check them explicitly.
+      - name: Check syntax errors
+        id: syntax-errors
        run: |
-          python3 -m black --check . \
-          && exit 0 \
-          || (echo "exit_code=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" && exit 1);
+          ERROR=0
+          python3.9 -W error -m compileall -q src/ifcopenshell-python || ERROR=1
+          python3.11 -W error -m compileall -q src/bonsai || ERROR=1
+          exit $ERROR
        continue-on-error: true

-      # OUTCOME 1 of QA STEP
-      - name: QA Step - no linting errors
-        if: steps.linting.outcome == 'success'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |-
-          echo "::notice::QA step linting succeeded"
-          exit 0;
+      - name: Black formatter
+        id: black
+        run: |
+          uvx black --diff --check .
+        continue-on-error: true

-      # OUTCOME 2i of QA STEP
-      - name: QA Step - unprettified code with no syntax errors
-        if: steps.linting.outputs.exit_code == 1
-        shell: bash
-        run: |-
-          echo "::group::QA step succeeded with warnings"
-          echo "::warning::one or more files contains unformatted code but no syntax errors";
-          echo "::notice::please run the linter before pushing!";
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-          exit 0;
+      - name: Ruff check
+        id: ruff
+        run: |
+          uvx ruff check
+        continue-on-error: true

-      # OUTCOME 2ii of QA STEP
-      - name: QA Step - code contains syntax errors
-        if: steps.linting.outputs.exit_code == 123
-        shell: bash
-        run: |-
-          echo "::group::QA step failed"
-          echo "::error::one or more files contains syntax errors";
-          echo "::notice::please run the linter and fix syntax errors before pushing!";
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-          exit 1;
+      - name: Final check
+        run: |
+          ERROR=0
+          if [ "${{ steps.syntax-errors.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Syntax errors check failed, see 'syntax-errors' step for the details." && ERROR=1
+          fi
+          if [ "${{ steps.black.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Black formatting check failed, see 'black' step for the details." && ERROR=1
+          fi
+          if [ "${{ steps.ruff.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Ruff check failed, see 'ruff' step for the details." && ERROR=1
+          fi
+          exit $ERROR
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          repository: IfcOpenShell/bonsai_unstable_repo
-          token: ${{ secrets.IOS_TO_BLENDER_REPO }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.IFCOPENBOT_TOKEN }}
          path: bonsai_unstable_repo

      - name: Download Blender and run critical tests
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
          # Ensure Bonsai and ifcsverchok enable/disable works before uploading to extensions repo.

          # Download Blender.
-          wget -q -O blender.tar.xz https://download.blender.org/release/Blender4.3/blender-4.3.2-linux-x64.tar.xz
+          wget -q -O blender.tar.xz https://download.blender.org/release/Blender4.5/blender-4.5.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
          tar -xf blender.tar.xz

          # Setup Blender.
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ jobs:

          cd IfcOpenShell/src/bonsai
          pip install pytest-blender
+          pip install pytest-bdd
          blender --background --python scripts/setup_pytest.py
          blender --python-expr "import bonsai; print(bonsai.bbim_semver); import ifcopenshell; print(ifcopenshell.version)" --background
          make test
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/bsdd &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifc4d &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifc5d &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifccityjson &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifcclash &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifccsv &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifcdiff &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifcfm &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ jobs:

      - name: Version + date str
        id: verdate
-        run: echo "verdate='${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}alpha${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "verdate=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}alpha${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      
  test:
-    name: ${{ matrix.platform.distver }}-${{ matrix.pyver.name }}-${{ matrix.variant }}
+    name: ${{ matrix.platform.distver }}-${{ matrix.pyver.name }}
    needs: activate
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.distver }}
    defaults:
@@ -48,57 +48,67 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        variant: [novtk, all]
        pyver: [
-#          { name: py311, distver: '3.11'},
          { name: py312, distver: '3.12'}
        ]
        platform: [
          { name: win, distver: windows-latest, pkg_dir: 'win-64' },
          { name: linux, distver: ubuntu-latest, pkg_dir: 'linux-64' },
-          { name: macOS, distver: macos-latest, pkg_dir: 'osx-64' }
+          { name: macOS-arm, distver: macos-latest, pkg_dir: 'osx-arm64' },
+          { name: macOS-x86, distver: macos-13, pkg_dir: 'osx-64' }
        ]
    steps:
-      - name: Set up swap space
+      - name: Set Swap Space
        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        uses: pierotofy/set-swap-space@v1.0
+        uses: pierotofy/set-swap-space@master
        with:
          swap-size-gb: 10
-
+      
+      - name: set ARTIFACTS ENV vars
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          pwd
+          if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
+            echo "ARTIFACTS_DIR=D:/a/artifacts" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]]; then
+            echo "ARTIFACTS_DIR=/Users/runner/work/artifacts" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]]; then
+            echo "ARTIFACTS_DIR=/home/runner/work/artifacts" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive

      - name: Download and extract MacOSX SDK
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform.name == 'macOS-x86' }}
        run: |
          curl -L https://github.com/phracker/MacOSX-SDKs/releases/download/11.3/MacOSX10.13.sdk.tar.xz | tar -xvJf - -C /Users/runner/work/

-      - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1 # https://github.com/mamba-org/setup-micromamba
+      - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2 # https://github.com/mamba-org/setup-micromamba
        with:
          environment-name: test-env
          create-args: >-
-            python=3.11
+            python=3.12
            anaconda-client
-            boa
+            rattler-build

      - name: create conda package dist dir
        run: |
-          mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
+          mkdir -p ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}

      - name: build & test ifcopenshell
        run: |
-          conda mambabuild . --python ${{ matrix.pyver.distver }} --no-remove-work-dir --output-folder '${{ github.workspace }}/dist' --variants='{variant: ${{ matrix.variant }}}'
-        working-directory: ./conda
+          rattler-build  build -r conda/recipe.yaml --output-dir '${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}'
        env:
          VERSION_OVERRIDE: ${{ needs.activate.outputs.verdate }}

      - name: upload to anaconda
        if: ${{ matrix.platform.name == 'win' }}
        run: |
-          anaconda -t ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }} upload --force --user ifcopenshell '${{ github.workspace }}/dist/${{ matrix.platform.pkg_dir }}/*.tar.bz2'
+          anaconda -t ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }} upload --force --user ifcopenshell '${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}/${{ matrix.platform.pkg_dir }}/*.conda'

      - name: upload to anaconda
        if: ${{ matrix.platform.name != 'win' }}
        run: |
-          anaconda -t ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }} upload --force --user ifcopenshell ${{ github.workspace }}/dist/${{ matrix.platform.pkg_dir }}/*.tar.bz2
+          anaconda -t ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }} upload --force --user ifcopenshell ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}/${{ matrix.platform.pkg_dir }}/*.conda
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:

  activate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    if: |
      github.repository == 'IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell' &&
      !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Release ') &&
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
    - run: echo ok go

  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    needs: activate
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:

    -
      name: ccache
-      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
+      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2

    - 
      name: Build ifcopenshell
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
        cmake \
         -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/install/ \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
         -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr \
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
        make package
      working-directory: build
    - name: Upload 
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        # Artifact name
        name: ifcos-artifacts
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
        path: build/assets/Ifc*

  deliver:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    needs: build
    name: Docker Build, Tag, Push

@@ -118,6 +119,6 @@ jobs:
        repository: aecgeeks/ifcopenshell
        # Since the dispatch is set to `tag`, `github.ref_name` should evaluate to the pushed tag
        # On a workflow dispatch, `ref_name` will take on the value from the dispatch payload
-        tags: aecgeeks/ifcopenshell:${{ github.ref_name }}${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch && ',aecgeeks/ifcopenshell:latest' }}
+        tags: aecgeeks/ifcopenshell:${{ github.ref_name }}${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch && ',aecgeeks/ifcopenshell:22.04' }}
        file: ./Dockerfile
        push: true
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        pyver: [py39, py310, py311, py312]
+        pyver: [py39, py310, py311, py312, py313]
        config:
          - {
            name: "Windows 64bit",
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
          }
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2 # https://github.com/actions/setup-python
        with:
          python-version: '3.11' # Version range or exact version of a Python version to use, using SemVer's version range syntax
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifcopenshell_${{ matrix.config.short_name }}_${{ matrix.pyver }} &&
          make dist PLATFORM=${{ matrix.config.short_name }} PYVERSION=${{ matrix.pyver }} IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        pyver: [py39, py310, py311, py312]
+        pyver: [py39, py310, py311, py312, py313]
        config:
          - {
            name: "Windows 64bit",
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
          }
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2 # https://github.com/actions/setup-python
        with:
          python-version: '3.11' # Version range or exact version of a Python version to use, using SemVer's version range syntax
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifcpatch &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          cd src/ifctester &&
          make dist IS_STABLE=TRUE
      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-        uses: ortega2247/pypi-upload-action@master
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
        with:
          user: __token__
          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -73,6 +73,26 @@ jobs:
        with:
          key: ${GITHUB_WORKFLOW}

+      # rocksdb on debian distros misses RTTI?
+      - name: build rocksdb
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb --branch v9.11.2
+          cd rocksdb
+          mkdir build && cd build
+          cmake -DFAIL_ON_WARNINGS=Off \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
+            -DWITH_TESTS=OFF \
+            -DWITH_TOOLS=OFF \
+            -DWITH_GFLAGS=OFF \
+            -DWITH_BENCHMARK_TOOLS=OFF \
+            -DWITH_CORE_TOOLS=OFF \
+            -DROCKSDB_BUILD_SHARED=Off \
+            -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=On \
+            -DUSE_RTTI=On \
+            ..
+          sudo make -j$(nproc) install
+
      - name: Build ifcopenshell
        run: |
          echo $Python3_ROOT_DIR
@@ -82,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
          cmake \
               -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
               -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+               -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
               -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr \
               -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH=/usr \
@@ -101,6 +122,9 @@ jobs:
               -DMPFR_LIBRARY_DIR=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
               -DHDF5_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/hdf5/serial \
               -DEIGEN_DIR=/usr/include/eigen3 \
+               -DROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/local/include \
+               -DROCKSDB_LIBRARY_DIR=/usr/local/lib \
+               -DWITH_ROCKSDB=On \
             ../cmake
          sudo make -j $(nproc)
          sudo make install
@@ -127,12 +151,21 @@ jobs:
          cd ../src/ifcopenshell-python
          mv ifcopenshell ifcopenshell-local # Force testing on installed module
          pip install -e ../ifcpatch --no-deps # Needed for sql.py tests.
-          make test
-          cd ../bcf && make test
+          ERROR=0
+          make test || ERROR=1
+          cd ../bcf && make test || ERROR=1
          pip install requests
-          cd ../bsdd && make test
+          cd ../bsdd && make test || ERROR=1
          pip install deepdiff
-          cd ../ifcdiff && make test
-          cd ../ifcpatch && make test
+          cd ../ifcdiff && make test || ERROR=1
+          cd ../ifcpatch && make test || ERROR=1
          pip install -e ../ifctester --no-deps
-          cd ../ifctester && make test
+          cd ../ifctester && make test || ERROR=1
+          # Run mathutils related tests at the end to ensure no other code is relying on mathutils.
+          cd ../ifcopenshell-python
+          pip install mathutils
+          make test-mathutils || ERROR=1
+          if [ $ERROR -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "One or more tests failed";
+            exit 1;
+          fi
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*'
+  workflow_dispatch:

 jobs:
  activate:
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
          mkdir build && cd build
          cmake \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/install/ \
+           -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
           -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr \
           -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH=/usr \
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/data/build/
 src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/data/gantt/index.html
 src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/data/gantt/jsgantt.js
 src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/data/gantt/jsgantt.css
+src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/data/webui/static/js/jquery.min.js

 src/bonsai/drawings
 src/bonsai/layouts

 # ifcopenshell swig and compiled files
-src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/_ifcopenshell_wrapper.so
+src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/_ifcopenshell_wrapper*.so
 src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ifcopenshell_wrapper.py

 # apple
@@ -107,3 +108,5 @@ src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/schema/Brick.ttl

 bonsaiDecoratorForLoads.code-workspace
 dev_environment.bat
+
+.pixi/
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.2
+0.8.4
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@
 ################################################################################

 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+endif()
+if (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS 17)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "C++17 or newer is required.")
+endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON) # not necessary, but encouraged
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)

@@ -29,13 +34,12 @@ endif()

 add_definitions(-D_DISABLE_CONSTEXPR_MUTEX_CONSTRUCTOR)

-cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0078 NEW)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0086 NEW)
-if (POLICY CMP0144)
+if(POLICY CMP0144) # 3.27
    cmake_policy(SET CMP0144 NEW) # find_package() uses upper-case <PACKAGENAME>_ROOT variables.
 endif()
+if(POLICY CMP0167) # 3.30
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0167 OLD)
+endif()

 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ option(BUILD_IFCPYTHON "Build IfcPython." ON)
 option(BUILD_CONVERT "Build IfcConvert executable." ON)
 option(BUILD_DOCUMENTATION "Build IfcOpenShell Documentation." OFF)
 option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build example applications." ON)
-option(BUILD_GEOMSERVER "Build IfcGeomServer executable." ON)
+option(BUILD_GEOMSERVER "Build IfcGeomServer executable (Open CASCADE is required)." ON)
 option(BUILD_IFCMAX "Build IfcMax, a 3ds Max plug-in, Windows-only." OFF)
 option(BUILD_QTVIEWER "Build IfcOpenShell Qt GUI Viewer" OFF) # QtViewer requires Qt6
 option(BUILD_PACKAGE "" OFF)
@@ -79,11 +83,19 @@ option(IFCXML_SUPPORT "Build IfcParse with ifcXML support (requires libxml2)." O
 option(USD_SUPPORT "Build IfcConvert with USD support (requires pixar's USD library)." OFF)
 option(CITYJSON_SUPPORT "Build IfcConvert with CityJSON support (requires CityJSON library)." OFF)
 option(WITH_RELATIONSHIP_VALIDATION "Build IfcConvert with option to validate geometrical relationships." OFF)
+option(WITH_ROCKSDB "Support a RocksDB key-value store as a file backend in IfcOpenShell" OFF)
+option(WITH_ZSTD "Use Zstd compression in RocksDB writes" OFF)

 option(USERSPACE_PYTHON_PREFIX "Installs IfcPython for the current user only instead of system-wide." OFF)
 option(ADD_COMMIT_SHA "Add commit sha and branch in version number, warning results in many rebuilds, requires git" OFF)
 option(VERSION_OVERRIDE "Override the version defined in IfcParse.h with the file VERSION in the repository root" OFF)

+set(
+    PYTHON_MODULE_INSTALL_DIR
+    "" CACHE PATH
+    "Directory to install IfcPython package to. By default package is installed in found Python's site-packages."
+)
+
 if (VERSION_OVERRIDE)
    file(READ "../VERSION" "RELEASE_VERSION_")
    string(STRIP "${RELEASE_VERSION_}" RELEASE_VERSION)
@@ -217,6 +229,10 @@ set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
 endmacro()

 if(WITH_CGAL)
+    if(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND NOT EXISTS "${CGAL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "CGAL_INCLUDE_DIR ('${CGAL_INCLUDE_DIR}') is not provided or doesn't exist.")
+    endif()
+
    add_definitions(-DIFOPSH_WITH_CGAL)
    set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DIFOPSH_WITH_CGAL)

@@ -250,7 +266,7 @@ if(GLTF_SUPPORT OR CITYJSON_SUPPORT)
    set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DWITH_GLTF)
 endif()

-# Add USD support to serializers 
+# Add USD support to serializers
 if(USD_SUPPORT)
    UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(USD_INCLUDE_DIR)
    UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(USD_LIBRARY_DIR)
@@ -273,13 +289,13 @@ if(USD_SUPPORT)
    endif()

    set(USD_LIBRARIES
-            usd_usd 
+            usd_usd
            usd_usdGeom
-            usd_usdShade 
-            usd_usdLux 
-            usd_vt 
-            usd_sdf 
-            usd_tf 
+            usd_usdShade
+            usd_usdLux
+            usd_vt
+            usd_sdf
+            usd_tf
            usd_gf
        )

@@ -297,6 +313,80 @@ if(USD_SUPPORT)
    set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DWITH_USD)
 endif(USD_SUPPORT)

+if (WITH_ROCKSDB)
+    UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_DIR)
+    UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIR)
+
+    if("${ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
+        find_path(ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR rocksdb/db.h
+            PATHS
+                /usr/include
+                /usr/local/include
+            REQUIRED
+        )
+        if(ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR)
+            message(STATUS "Found rocksdb include files in: ${ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+        else()
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find rocksdb include directory, specify ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR manually.")
+        endif()
+    else()
+        set(ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR ${ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "rocksdb header files")
+        message(STATUS "Looking for rocksdb include files in: ${ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    endif()
+
+    find_library(ROCKSDB_LIBRARY
+        NAMES rocksdb
+        PATHS ${ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_DIR})
+    if(ROCKSDB_LIBRARY)
+        message(STATUS "rocksdb library ${ROCKSDB_LIBRARY} found in: ${ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_DIR}")
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find rocksdb library in: ${ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_DIR}")
+    endif()
+
+    add_definitions(-DIFOPSH_WITH_ROCKSDB)
+    set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DIFOPSH_WITH_ROCKSDB)
+
+    if (WITH_ZSTD)
+        # @todo do we actually need the zstd include dir or rather just pass
+        # the libzstd.a along with the rocksdb library when needed and feature
+        # detect based on rocksdb API?
+        if("${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
+            find_path(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR zstd.h
+                PATHS
+                    /usr/include
+                    /usr/local/include
+                REQUIRED
+            )
+            if(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR)
+                message(STATUS "Found zstd include files in: ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+            else()
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find zstd include directory, specify ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR manually.")
+            endif()
+        else()
+            set(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "zstd header files")
+            message(STATUS "Looking for zstd include files in: ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+        endif()
+
+        find_library(ZSTD_LIBRARY
+            NAMES zstd zstd_static
+            PATHS ${ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIR})
+        if(ZSTD_LIBRARY)
+            message(STATUS "zstd library ${ZSTD_LIBRARY} found in: ${ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIR}")
+        else()
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find rocksdb library in: ${ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIR}")
+        endif()
+
+        add_definitions(-DIFOPSH_WITH_ROCKSDB_ZSTD)
+        set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DIFOPSH_WITH_ROCKSDB_ZSTD)
+    endif()
+
+    if(WIN32)
+        set(RPCRT_LIBRARIES "rpcrt4.lib" "shlwapi.lib")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # Find Boost: On win32 the (hardcoded) default is to use static libraries and
 # runtime, when doing running conda-build we pick what conda prepared for us.
 if(WIN32 AND("$ENV{CONDA_BUILD}" STREQUAL ""))
@@ -353,7 +443,31 @@ message(STATUS "Boost libraries found in ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
 if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
    # libxml2 is required for IFCXML (optional) and SVGFILL (mandatory)
    clear_wasm_sysroot()
-    find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
+    if(IFCXML_SUPPORT)
+        if((NOT LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT LIBXML2_LIBRARIES))
+            # First try config mode (probably works with vcpkg, Conan, macOS brew installs, but not on ubuntu 22.04?)
+            find_package(LibXml2 QUIET CONFIG)
+
+            if(NOT LibXml2_FOUND)
+                # Fallback to CMake's builtin FindLibXml2 module (works on Ubuntu)
+                find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
+            else()
+                message(STATUS "Found LibXml2 config: ${LibXml2_DIR}")
+            endif()
+
+            if(TARGET LibXml2::LibXml2)
+                # Config mode already gives us the target
+                set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES LibXml2::LibXml2)
+                get_target_property(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR LibXml2::LibXml2 INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+            else()
+                # Module mode (Ubuntu)
+                set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES ${LibXml2_LIBRARIES})
+                set(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR ${LibXml2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+            endif()
+        else()
+            find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
+        endif()
+    endif()
    restore_wasm_sysroot()
 endif()

@@ -363,50 +477,91 @@ if(IFCXML_SUPPORT)
 endif()

 if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
-    if(MSVC)
+    if(MSVC AND NOT LibXml2_DIR)
        add_debug_variants(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES "${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES}" d)
    endif()

    # Open CASCADE
    if(WITH_OPENCASCADE)
-    if("${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
+
+    # Fallback for missing OCC_INCLUDE_DIR.
+    if(NOT OCC_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	clear_wasm_sysroot()
        find_path(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR Standard_Version.hxx
            PATHS
                /usr/include/occt
                /usr/include/oce
                /usr/include/opencascade
-            REQUIRED
        )
 	restore_wasm_sysroot()

        if(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR)
            message(STATUS "Found Open CASCADE include files in: ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-        else()
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find Open CASCADE include directory, specify OCC_INCLUDE_DIR manually.")
        endif()
    else()
        set(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "Open CASCADE header files")
        message(STATUS "Looking for Open CASCADE include files in: ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}")
    endif()

-    if(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR)
-        file(STRINGS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx OCC_MAJOR
-            REGEX "#define OCC_VERSION_MAJOR.*"
+    if("${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
+        find_library(OCC_LIBRARY TKernel
+            PATHS
+                /usr/lib
        )
-        string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" OCC_MAJOR ${OCC_MAJOR})
-        file(STRINGS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx OCC_MINOR
-          REGEX "#define OCC_VERSION_MINOR.*"
-        )
-        string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" OCC_MINOR ${OCC_MINOR})
-        file(STRINGS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx OCC_MAINT
-          REGEX "#define OCC_VERSION_MAINTENANCE.*"
-        )
-        string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" OCC_MAINT ${OCC_MAINT})
-        set(OCC_VERSION_STRING "${OCC_MAJOR}.${OCC_MINOR}.${OCC_MAINT}")
-    endif(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR)

-    set(OPENCASCADE_LIBRARY_NAMES
+        if(OCC_LIBRARY)
+            GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(OCC_LIBRARY_DIR ${OCC_LIBRARY} PATH)
+            message(STATUS "Found Open CASCADE library files in: ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}")
+        endif()
+    else()
+        set(OCC_LIBRARY_DIR ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "Open CASCADE library files")
+        message(STATUS "Looking for Open CASCADE library files in: ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}")
+    endif()
+
+    # No specific paths specified, try to find package.
+    if(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR AND OCC_LIBRARY_DIR)
+        message(
+            STATUS
+            "Using provided OCCT_INCLUDE_DIR ('${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}') "
+            "and OCC_LIBRARY_DIR ('${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}')."
+        )
+    elseif(NOT OCC_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT OCC_LIBRARY_DIR)
+        find_package(OpenCASCADE CONFIG REQUIRED)
+        get_target_property(OCC_INCLUDE_DIR TKernel INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+        get_target_property(TKERNEL_LIB_PATH TKernel LOCATION)
+        get_filename_component(OCC_LIBRARY_DIR "${TKERNEL_LIB_PATH}" DIRECTORY)
+        message(
+            STATUS
+            "Found Open CASCADE package at '${OpenCASCADE_DIR}', "
+            "deducing from it OCC_INCLUDE_DIR: '${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}' "
+            "and OCC_LIBRARY_DIR: '${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}'."
+        )
+    else()
+        message(
+            FATAL_ERROR
+            "Couldn't find Open CASCADE installation. "
+            "Either both OCC_INCLUDE_DIR ('${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}') and OCC_LIBRARY_DIR ('${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}') "
+            "must be specified or OpenCASCADE package should be discoverable."
+        )
+    endif()
+
+    # Parse OCC_VERSION_STRING.
+    file(STRINGS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx OCC_MAJOR
+        REGEX "#define OCC_VERSION_MAJOR.*"
+    )
+    string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" OCC_MAJOR ${OCC_MAJOR})
+    file(STRINGS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx OCC_MINOR
+        REGEX "#define OCC_VERSION_MINOR.*"
+    )
+    string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" OCC_MINOR ${OCC_MINOR})
+    file(STRINGS ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR}/Standard_Version.hxx OCC_MAINT
+        REGEX "#define OCC_VERSION_MAINTENANCE.*"
+    )
+    string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" OCC_MAINT ${OCC_MAINT})
+    set(OCC_VERSION_STRING "${OCC_MAJOR}.${OCC_MINOR}.${OCC_MAINT}")
+
+    set(
+        OPENCASCADE_LIBRARY_NAMES
        TKernel TKMath TKBRep TKGeomBase TKGeomAlgo TKG3d TKG2d TKShHealing TKTopAlgo TKMesh TKPrim TKBool TKBO
        TKFillet TKXSBase TKOffset TKHLR

@@ -420,24 +575,6 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
        list(APPEND OPENCASCADE_LIBRARY_NAMES TKDESTEP TKDEIGES)
    endif(OCC_VERSION_STRING VERSION_LESS 7.8.0)

-    if("${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
-        find_library(OCC_LIBRARY TKernel
-            PATHS
-                /usr/lib
-            REQUIRED
-        )
-
-        if(OCC_LIBRARY)
-            GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(OCC_LIBRARY_DIR ${OCC_LIBRARY} PATH)
-            message(STATUS "Found Open CASCADE library files in: ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}")
-        else()
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable find Open CASCADE library directory, specify OCC_LIBRARY_DIR manually.")
-        endif()
-    else()
-        set(OCC_LIBRARY_DIR ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR} CACHE FILEPATH "Open CASCADE library files")
-        message(STATUS "Looking for Open CASCADE library files in: ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR}")
-    endif()
-
    clear_wasm_sysroot()
    find_library(libTKernel NAMES TKernel TKerneld PATHS ${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
    restore_wasm_sysroot()
@@ -476,7 +613,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)

    if(OCCT_STATIC)
        find_package(Threads)
-        
+
        if(WASM_BUILD)
            set(OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES ${OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
        else()
@@ -488,7 +625,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
                set(OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES -Wl,--start-group ${OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES} -Wl,--end-group ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
            endif()
        endif()
-        
+
        if(NOT APPLE AND NOT WIN32)
            set(OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES ${OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES} "rt")
        endif()
@@ -499,7 +636,18 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
    endif(WITH_OPENCASCADE)
 endif(BUILD_IFCGEOM)

-if(COLLADA_SUPPORT)
+if(COLLADA_SUPPORT AND (NOT OPENCOLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT OPENCOLLADA_LIBRARY_DIR))
+    # If package is found, automatically sets
+    # OPENCOLLADA_INCLUDE_DIRS and OPENCOLLADA_LIBRARIES (list of targets, not paths).
+    find_package(OpenCOLLADA CONFIG)
+    if(OpenCOLLADA_DIR)
+        message(STATUS "Found OpenCOLLADA: '${OpenCOLLADA_DIR}'.")
+        set(OPENCOLLADA_FOUND TRUE)
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "OpenCOLLADA package not found, falling back to manual search.")
+    endif()
+endif()
+if(COLLADA_SUPPORT AND NOT OpenCOLLADA_DIR)
    # Find OpenCOLLADA
    if("${OPENCOLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
        message(STATUS "No OpenCOLLADA include directory specified")
@@ -532,8 +680,7 @@ if(COLLADA_SUPPORT)

    if(COLLADASWStreamWriter_h)
        message(STATUS "OpenCOLLADA header files found")
-        add_definitions(-DWITH_OPENCOLLADA)
-        set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DWITH_OPENCOLLADA)
+        set(OPENCOLLADA_FOUND TRUE)

        set(OPENCOLLADA_LIBRARY_NAMES
            GeneratedSaxParser MathMLSolver OpenCOLLADABaseUtils OpenCOLLADAFramework OpenCOLLADASaxFrameworkLoader
@@ -581,7 +728,12 @@ if(COLLADA_SUPPORT)
        message(FATAL_ERROR "COLLADA_SUPPORT enabled, but unable to find OpenCOLLADA headers. "
            "Disable COLLADA_SUPPORT or fix OpenCOLLADA paths to proceed.")
    endif()
-endif(COLLADA_SUPPORT)
+endif(COLLADA_SUPPORT AND NOT OpenCOLLADA_DIR)
+if(COLLADA_SUPPORT AND OPENCOLLADA_FOUND)
+    add_definitions(-DWITH_OPENCOLLADA)
+    set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DWITH_OPENCOLLADA)
+endif()
+

 if(HDF5_SUPPORT)
    if("${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
@@ -649,14 +801,27 @@ if(HDF5_SUPPORT)
    endif()

    if(NOT HDF5_LIBRARIES)
-        # debian default
-        set(HDF5_LIBRARIES
-            /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5_cpp.so
-            /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5.so
-            /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsz.so
-            /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libaec.so
-            z dl
-        )
+        if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
+            # debian default
+            set(HDF5_LIBRARIES
+                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5_cpp.so
+                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hdf5/serial/libhdf5.so
+                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsz.so
+                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libaec.so
+                z dl
+            )
+        else()
+            find_package(HDF5 CONFIG)
+            if(NOT HDF5_DIR)
+                message(
+                    FATAL_ERROR
+                    "HDF5_LIBRARY_DIR is not provided (current value: '${HDF5_LIBRARY_DIR}'). "
+                    "Also could not find HDF5 package."
+                )
+            endif()
+            message(STATUS "Found HDF5 package: '${HDF5_DIR}'.")
+            set(HDF5_LIBRARIES hdf5_cpp-static)
+        endif()
    endif()

    add_definitions(-DWITH_HDF5)
@@ -773,10 +938,25 @@ else()
    endif()
 endif(MSVC)

+
+# Ensure other dependencies are provided.
+if(NOT EXISTS "${EIGEN_DIR}")
+    find_package(Eigen3 CONFIG)
+    if(NOT Eigen3_DIR)
+        message(
+            FATAL_ERROR
+            "EIGEN_DIR is not provided or provided folder doesn't exist (current value: '${EIGEN_DIR}'). "
+            "Also couldn't find Eigen3 as a package."
+        )
+    endif()
+    link_libraries(Eigen3::Eigen)
+endif()
+
+
 include_directories(${INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES} ${OCC_INCLUDE_DIR} ${OPENCOLLADA_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR} ${JSON_INCLUDE_DIR} ${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR}
    ${EIGEN_DIR} ${CGAL_INCLUDE_DIR} ${GMP_INCLUDE_DIR} ${MPFR_INCLUDE_DIR} ${USD_INCLUDE_DIR}
-    ${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    ${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR} ${ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR} ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )

 if(NOT SCHEMA_VERSIONS)
@@ -873,7 +1053,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
 	if(WASM_BUILD)
 	    set(IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES})
 	else()
-	    set(IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES} IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES})	
+	    set(IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES} IfcGeom ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES})
 	endif()
 endif()

@@ -931,9 +1111,20 @@ endforeach()

 set(IFCPARSE_FILES ${IFCPARSE_CPP_FILES} ${IFCPARSE_H_FILES})

+if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9.0)
+        message(STATUS "GCC < 9 detected, linking stdc++fs explicitly")
+        set(STDCPPFS stdc++fs)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 add_library(IfcParse ${IFCPARSE_FILES})
+target_link_libraries(IfcParse ${ROCKSDB_LIBRARY} ${ZSTD_LIBRARY} ${RPCRT_LIBRARIES} ${STDCPPFS})
 set_target_properties(IfcParse PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -DIFC_PARSE_EXPORTS VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}" SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}")

+if(LibXml2_DIR)
+    target_compile_definitions(IfcParse PRIVATE ${LIBXML2_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
 if(WASM_BUILD)
    target_link_libraries(IfcParse ${BCRYPT_LIBRARIES} ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
 else()
@@ -962,7 +1153,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
        file(GLOB IFCGEOM_H_FILES ../src/ifcgeom/kernels/${kernel}/*.h)
        file(GLOB IFCGEOM_CPP_FILES ../src/ifcgeom/kernels/${kernel}/*.cpp)
        set(IFCGEOM_FILES ${IFCGEOM_CPP_FILES} ${IFCGEOM_H_FILES})
-        
+
        add_library(geometry_kernel_${kernel} ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
        set_property(TARGET geometry_kernel_${kernel} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "-DIFC_GEOM_EXPORTS")
        # needed?
@@ -970,7 +1161,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
        # endif()
        target_link_libraries(geometry_kernel_${kernel} ${${KERNEL_UPPER}_LIBRARIES})
        list(APPEND kernel_libraries geometry_kernel_${kernel})
-        
+
        if(${kernel} STREQUAL "cgal")
            set_property(TARGET geometry_kernel_${kernel} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -DCGAL_HAS_THREADS")

@@ -990,7 +1181,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
        file(GLOB IFCGEOM_H_FILES ../src/ifcgeom/mapping/*.h)
        file(GLOB IFCGEOM_CPP_FILES ../src/ifcgeom/mapping/*.cpp)
        set(IFCGEOM_FILES ${IFCGEOM_CPP_FILES} ${IFCGEOM_H_FILES} ${IFCGEOM_I_FILES})
-        
+
        add_library(geometry_mapping_ifc${schema} STATIC ${IFCGEOM_FILES})
        set_target_properties(geometry_mapping_ifc${schema} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DIFC_GEOM_EXPORTS -DIfcSchema=Ifc${schema}")
        target_link_libraries(geometry_mapping_ifc${schema} IfcParse)
@@ -1029,7 +1220,7 @@ if(BUILD_CONVERT OR BUILD_IFCPYTHON)
    foreach(schema ${SCHEMA_VERSIONS})
        add_library(Serializers_ifc${schema} STATIC ${SERIALIZERS_S_FILES})
        set_target_properties(Serializers_ifc${schema} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DIFC_GEOM_EXPORTS -DIfcSchema=Ifc${schema}")
-        
+
        if(WASM_BUILD)
            target_link_libraries(Serializers_ifc${schema} ${HDF5_LIBRARIES})
        else()
@@ -1121,6 +1312,11 @@ endif(BUILD_CONVERT)

 # IfcGeomServer
 if(BUILD_GEOMSERVER)
+
+    if(NOT WITH_OPENCASCADE)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Open CASCADE is required to build IfcGeomServer.")
+    endif()
+
    file(GLOB CPP_FILES ../src/ifcgeomserver/*.cpp)
    file(GLOB H_FILES ../src/ifcgeomserver/*.h)
    set(SOURCE_FILES ${CPP_FILES} ${H_FILES})
@@ -1209,7 +1405,7 @@ if(BUILD_IFCMAX)
 endif()

 if(WITH_CGAL)
-    add_subdirectory(../src/svgfill svgfill)        
+    add_subdirectory(../src/svgfill svgfill)
 endif()

 if(BUILD_QTVIEWER)
@@ -1267,11 +1463,13 @@ if(BUILD_CONVERT)
 endif(BUILD_CONVERT)

 if(BUILD_CONVERT OR BUILD_IFCPYTHON)
-    install(TARGETS geometry_serializer ${geometry_serializer_libraries}
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-    )
+    if(WITH_OPENCASCADE)
+        install(TARGETS geometry_serializer ${geometry_serializer_libraries}
+            ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
+            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
+        )
+    endif()
 endif(BUILD_CONVERT OR BUILD_IFCPYTHON)

 # Cmake uninstall target
@@ -1289,6 +1487,8 @@ endif()
 list(APPEND CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES
    "/\\\\.git"
    "/build/"
+    "/.pytest_cache/"
+    "/__pycache__/"
 )
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/..;/")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}${EXTRA_VERSION}")
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+{
+  "version": 6,
+  "configurePresets": [
+    {
+      "name": "shared",
+      "generator": "Ninja",
+      "hidden": true,
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "BUILD_IFCPYTHON": "ON",
+        "BUILD_IFCGEOM": "ON",
+        "COLLADA_SUPPORT": "OFF",
+        "BUILD_EXAMPLES": "OFF",
+        "BUILD_GEOMSERVER": "OFF",
+        "GLTF_SUPPORT": "ON",
+        "BUILD_CONVERT": "ON",
+        "BUILD_IFCMAX": "OFF",
+        "IFCXML_SUPPORT": "ON",
+        "HDF5_SUPPORT": "ON",
+        "SCHEMA_VERSIONS": "4x3_add2",
+        "CITYJSON_SUPPORT": "OFF",
+        "CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM": "",
+        "CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET": ""
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "win-shared",
+      "inherits": [
+        "shared"
+      ],
+      "hidden": true,
+      "environment": {
+        "CONDA_BUILD": "ON",
+        "CONDA_PY": "312"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS": "OFF",
+        "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}",
+        "PYTHON_EXECUTABLE": "$env{PREFIX}/python.exe",
+        "PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{PREFIX}/include",
+        "PYTHON_LIBRARY": "$env{PREFIX}/libs/python$env{CONDA_PY}.lib",
+        "CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}",
+        "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}",
+        "LIBXML2_LIBRARIES": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/lib/libxml2.lib",
+        "OCC_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include/opencascade",
+        "OCC_LIBRARY_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/lib",
+        "CGAL_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include",
+        "EIGEN_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include/eigen3",
+        "JSON_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include",
+        "GMP_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include",
+        "GMP_LIBRARY_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/lib",
+        "MPFR_LIBRARY_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/lib",
+        "Boost_LIBRARY_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/lib",
+        "Boost_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include",
+        "HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include",
+        "HDF5_LIBRARY_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/lib",
+        "ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR": "$env{LIBRARY_PREFIX}/include"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "win-release",
+      "inherits": [
+        "win-shared"
+      ],
+      "hidden": false,
+      "warnings": {
+        "dev": false
+      },
+      "environment": {
+        "PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/../.pixi/envs/prod",
+        "LIBRARY_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/../.pixi/envs/prod/Library"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "win-debug",
+      "inherits": [
+        "win-shared"
+      ],
+      "hidden": false,
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/../build/win-debug",
+      "warnings": {
+        "dev": false
+      },
+      "environment": {
+        "PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/../.pixi/envs/dev",
+        "LIBRARY_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/../.pixi/envs/dev/Library"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "win-test",
+      "inherits": [
+        "win-shared"
+      ],
+      "hidden": false,
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/../build/win-test",
+      "warnings": {
+        "dev": false
+      },
+      "environment": {
+        "PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/../.pixi/envs/tests",
+        "LIBRARY_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/../.pixi/envs/tests/Library"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release",
+        "SCHEMA_VERSIONS": "2x3;4;4x3_add2"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ function(files_for_ifc_version IFC_VERSION RESULT_NAME)
        ${IFC_PARSE_DIR}/Ifc${IFC_VERSION}.cpp
        PARENT_SCOPE
    )
-endfunction()
+endfunction()
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ set LIBXML2="%LIBRARY_PREFIX%/lib/libxml2.lib"
 cmake -G "Ninja" ^
 -D SCHEMA_VERSIONS="2x3;4;4x1;4x3_add2" ^
 -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release ^
+ -D CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 ^
 -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:FILEPATH="%LIBRARY_PREFIX%" ^
 -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:FILEPATH="%LIBRARY_PREFIX%" ^
 -D CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH:FILEPATH="%LIBRARY_PREFIX%" ^
@@ -49,3 +50,7 @@ if errorlevel 1 exit 1
 ninja install -j 1

 if errorlevel 1 exit 1
+
+python %RECIPE_DIR%/update_version_init.py %PKG_VERSION% %SP_DIR%/ifcopenshell/__init__.py
+
+if errorlevel 1 exit 1
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cmake ${CMAKE_ARGS} -G Ninja \
 -DSCHEMA_VERSIONS="2x3;4;4x1;4x3_add2" \
 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX \
+ -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
  ${CMAKE_PLATFORM_FLAGS[@]} \
 -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PREFIX \
 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH=$PREFIX \
@@ -46,4 +47,6 @@ cmake ${CMAKE_ARGS} -G Ninja \

 ninja

-ninja install -j 1
+ninja install -j 1
+
+python "${RECIPE_DIR}/update_version_init.py" "${PKG_VERSION}" "${SP_DIR}/ifcopenshell/__init__.py"
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-variant:
-  - novtk
-  - all
+python:
+  - 3.12

 occt:
  - 7.8.1
@@ -24,14 +23,15 @@ cxx_compiler_version:
 - '12'    # [linux]
 - '16'    # [osx]
 c_stdlib_version:
- '2.12'    # [linux]
- '10.13'   # [osx]
+  - 2.17    # [linux]
+  - 10.13   # [osx and x86_64]
+  - 11.0    # [osx and arm64]
 hdf5:
- 1.14.3
+- 1.14.6
 libboost_devel:
- '1.84'
+- '1.86'
 libxml2:
- '2'
+- 2.13
 mpfr:
 - '4'
 gmp:
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ target_platform:
 - win-64    # [win]
 - linux-64  # [linux]
 - osx-64    # [osx]
-macos_machine:
- x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0
-MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
- '10.13'
-MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
- '10.13'
+macos_machine:                 # [osx]
+  - x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0  # [osx and x86_64]
+  - arm64-apple-darwin20.0.0   # [osx and arm64]
+MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:      # [osx]
+  - 11.0                       # [osx and arm64]
+  - 10.13                      # [osx and x86_64]

-CONDA_BUILD_SYSROOT:
-  - "/Users/runner/work/MacOSX10.13.sdk"  # [osx]
+CONDA_BUILD_SYSROOT:  # [osx]
+  - "/Users/runner/work/MacOSX10.13.sdk"  # [osx and x86_64]
@@ -1,64 +1,78 @@
-{% set version = environ.get('VERSION_OVERRIDE', '0.8.0') %}
-{% set build = 0 %}
-
-# Higher number -> Always prioritize "novtk" variant over "all" variant
-{% set build = build + 200 %}   # [variant == "novtk"]
-{% set build = build + 100 %}   # [variant == "all"]
+context:
+  version: ${{ env.get("VERSION_OVERRIDE", default="0.8.2.1") }}
+  build: 1

 package:
  name: ifcopenshell
-  version: {{ version }}
+  version: ${{ version }}

 source:
-  path: ../
+  - path: ..


 build:
-  number: {{ build }}
-  skip: true  # [py<39]
-  binary_relocation: false  # [osx]
-  string: py{{ CONDA_PY }}_{{ variant }}_h{{ PKG_HASH }}_{{ build }}
-  run_exports:
-    - {{ pin_subpackage('ifcopenshell', max_pin='x.x.x') }} *{{ variant }}*
-
+  number: ${{ build }}
+  dynamic_linking:
+    binary_relocation: ${{ true if osx }}

 requirements:
  build:
-    - cmake
+    - if: build_platform != target_platform
+      then:
+        - python
+        - cross-python_${{ target_platform }}
+    - cmake <4
    - ninja
    - swig >=4.1.1
-    - {{ stdlib("c") }}
-    - {{ compiler('c') }}
-    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
+    - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
+    - ${{ compiler('c') }}
+    - ${{ compiler('cxx') }}
  host:
    - python
    - libboost-devel
-    - occt *=*{{ variant }}*
+    - occt
    - libxml2
    - cgal-cpp
    - hdf5
    - eigen
    - mpfr
    - nlohmann_json
-    - gmp  # [unix]
-    - mpir  # [win]
+    - gmp
    - zlib
  run:
    - python
-    - {{ pin_compatible('occt', max_pin='x.x.x') }} *{{ variant }}*
-    - {{ pin_compatible('cgal-cpp', max_pin='x.x') }}
-
-
-test:
-  imports:
-    - ifcopenshell
+    - shapely
+    - typing_extensions
+    - ${{ pin_compatible('occt', upper_bound='x.x.x') }}
+    - ${{ pin_compatible('cgal-cpp', upper_bound='x.x') }}
+  run_exports:
+    - ${{ pin_subpackage('ifcopenshell', upper_bound='x.x.x') }}

+tests:
+  - python:
+      imports:
+        - ifcopenshell
+      pip_check: false
+  - script:
+      - python -c "import ifcopenshell; assert ifcopenshell.version == '${{ version }}', 'print(ifcopenshell.version)'"
+    requirements:
+      run:
+        - occt * *novtk*  # Ensure that even though compiled against OCCT with VTK, it can still run with OCCT without VTK
+        - pytest
+        - python-dateutil
+        - xmlschema
+        - xsdata
+        - lxml
+        - isodate
+        - lark
+        - networkx
+        - tabulate
+        - shapely

 about:
-  home: https://ifcopenshell.org
  license: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  license_file: COPYING
-  summary: 'IfcOpenShell is a library to support the IFC file format'
+  summary: IfcOpenShell is a library to support the IFC file format
  description: |
    IfcOpenShell
    ============
@@ -293,8 +307,9 @@ about:
    [MSYS2]: https://msys2.github.io/ "MSYS2"
    [win/readme.md]: https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/tree/master/win/readme.md "win/readme.md"
    [nix/build-all.py]: https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/tree/master/nix/build-all.py "nix/build-all.py"
-  doc_url: https://ifcopenshell.org/
-  dev_url: https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell
+  homepage: https://ifcopenshell.org
+  repository: https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell
+  documentation: https://ifcopenshell.org/

 extra:
  recipe-maintainers:
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import re
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def update_version(file_path: str, version: str) -> None:
+    """Update the version string in the given __init__.py file."""
+    file_path = Path(file_path)
+
+    # Read the file and replace the version
+    file_contents = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    new_contents = re.sub(r'version = "0\.0\.0"', f'version = "{version}"', file_contents)
+
+    # Write the updated contents back to the file
+    file_path.write_text(new_contents, encoding="utf-8")
+
+    print(f"Updated version in {file_path} to {version}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Update the version string in a Python file.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "version",
+        type=str,
+        help="The version string to replace '0.0.0' with (e.g., '1.2.3')."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "file",
+        type=str,
+        help="The path to the __init__.py file where the version will be updated."
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    update_version(args.file, args.version)
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+[project]
+name = "IfcOpenShell"
+version = "0.8.4"
+description = "IfcOpenShell is a library to support the IFC file format"
+channels = ["conda-forge"]
+platforms = ["win-64", "linux-64", "osx-64"]
+
+[environments]
+common = { features = ["common"], no-default-feature = true }
+prod = { features = ["prod", "common"], no-default-feature = true }
+dev = { features = ["dev", "common"], no-default-feature = true }
+lint = { features = ["lint"], no-default-feature = true }
+tests = { features = ["tests", "common"], no-default-feature = true }
+
+[feature.lint.dependencies]
+ruff = "*"
+black = "*"
+
+[feature.common.dependencies]
+# Build deps
+cmake = "==3.30.5"
+ninja = "*"
+swig = "*"
+c-compiler = "*"
+cxx-compiler = "*"
+
+# Runtime deps
+python = "3.12.*"
+libboost-devel = "*"
+occt = { version = "*", build = "*novtk*" }
+cgal-cpp = "*"
+numpy = "*"
+lark = "*"
+hdf5 = "*"
+eigen = "*"
+mpfr = "*"
+gmp = "*"
+nlohmann_json = "*"
+zlib = "*"
+# Not strictly necessary
+pythonocc-core = "*"
+
+[feature.tests.dependencies]
+pytest = "*"
+shapely = "*"
+tabulate = "*"
+isodate = "*"
+python-dateutil = "*"
+xmlschema = "*"
+xsdata = "*"
+lxml = "*"
+networkx = "*"
+
+[feature.common.target.win-64.dependencies]
+vs2022_win-64 = "*"
+#vs_win-64 = "*" # Visual Studio
+#vswhere = "*" # Visual Studio
+
+[feature.common.tasks]
+init-submodules = { cmd = "git submodule update --init --recursive", outputs =["$PIXI_PROJECT_ROOT/src/svgfill/3rdparty/svgpp/*"]}
+
+[feature.prod.target.win-64.tasks]
+configure-release = { cmd = ["cmake", "--preset", "win-release", "-B", "build/win-release", "cmake"], description = "Configure the project", depends-on=[{ task="init-submodules", environment = "common" }] }
+build-release = { cmd = ["cmake", "--build", "build/win-release", "--config", "Release"], description = "Build the project" }
+
+[feature.dev.target.win-64.tasks]
+configure-debug = { cmd = ["cmake", "--preset", "win-debug", "-B", "build/win-debug", "cmake"], description = "Configure the project", depends-on=[{ task="init-submodules", environment = "common" }], outputs=["build/win-debug/CMakeCache.txt"] }
+build-debug = { cmd = ["cmake", "--build", "build/win-debug", "--config", "Debug"], description = "Build the project", depends-on = ["configure-debug"] }
+install-debug = { cmd = ["cmake", "--install", "build/win-debug", "--config", "Debug"], description = "Install the project" } # Optionally Install files to your desired env using --prefix
+
+vsdebug = { cmd = ["python"], description = "Run a python script with vs debugger attached" }
+
+[feature.tests.tasks]
+configure-test = { cmd = ["cmake", "--preset", "win-test", "-B", "build/win-test", "cmake"], description = "Configure the project", depends-on=[{ task="init-submodules", environment = "common" }], outputs=["build/win-test/CMakeCache.txt"] }
+build-test = { cmd = ["cmake", "--build", "build/win-test", "--config", "Release"], description = "Build the project", depends-on = ["configure-test"], outputs=["build/win-test/IfcGeom.lib"] }
+install-test = { cmd = ["cmake", "--install", "build/win-test", "--config", "Release"], description = "Install the project", depends-on = ["build-test"] } # Optionally Install files to your desired env using --prefix
+
+test = { cmd = "pytest .", cwd="src/ifcopenshell-python/test", depends-on=["install-test"], env = {PYTHONPATH="$PIXI_PROJECT_ROOT/src/ifcpatch"}}
+
+[feature.lint.tasks]
+lint = { cmd = "ruff check && black --diff --check ."}
+
+[feature.common.target.win-64.activation]
+#scripts = ["cmake/activate.bat"]
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ source:

 build:
  script: |
-    BUILD_CFG=Release python nix/build-all.py --without-hdf5 --without-opencollada --without-swig --without-pcre -v --wasm --py312 IfcOpenShell-Python
+    BUILD_CFG=Release python nix/build-all.py --without-hdf5 --without-opencollada --without-swig --without-pcre -v --wasm --py313 IfcOpenShell-Python
    mv package/ifcopenshell .
    cp pyodide/setup.py .

@@ -1,28 +1,8 @@
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
 include = '''
-    src/(
-        bcf
-        |bcfserver
-        |bonsai
-        |bsdd
-        |foundationserver
-        |ifc2ca
-        |ifc4d
-        |ifc5d
-        |ifcbimtester
-        |ifcblender
-        |ifccityjson
-        |ifcclash
-        |ifccsv
-        |ifcdiff
-        |ifcfm
-        |ifcpatch
-        |ifctester
-        |ifcopenshell-python
-        |ifcsverchok
-        |opencdeserver
-    )/.*.py$
+    src/.*.pyi?$
+    |nix/.*.pyi?$
 '''
 extend-exclude = '''
    src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/*
@@ -30,8 +10,57 @@ extend-exclude = '''
    |src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/simple_spf/*
    |src/ifc2ca/templates/*
    |src/ifcconvert/cityjson/*
+    |src/svgfill
+    |src/exterior-shell-extractor
+    |src/pyodide
 '''

 [tool.pyright]
 reportInvalidTypeForm = false
 disableBytesTypePromotions = true
+reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment = true
+
+# Define here general ruff settings,
+# then they will be inherited projects .toml files.
+# This allows using assuming different Python version for different projects.
+[tool.ruff]
+exclude = [
+    # Submodules.
+    "src/ifcconvert/cityjson",
+    "src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express",
+    "src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/mvd",
+    "src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/simple_spf",
+    "src/svgfill",
+    #
+    # Unformatted.
+    "src/exterior-shell-extractor",
+    # Incompatible with linter.
+    "src/ifc2ca/templates",
+]
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = [
+    # Default Ruff rules.
+    # "E4",        # imports
+    # "E7",        # statements
+    "E9",          # io errors
+    # "F",         # pyflakes
+    #
+    "FA",          # future annotations
+    "UP",          # pyupgrade
+    "RUF015",      # next() > list_comprehension[0]
+    "RUF022",      # sort __all__
+]
+ignore = [
+    "FA100", # Conflicts with Blender using annotations for props definitions.
+    # Maybe will enable later:
+    "UP007", # Optional to X | Y
+    "UP045", # Optional to X | None
+    "UP015", # Unnecessary mode argument
+    "UP028", # yield for -> yield from
+    "UP030", # implicit references for positional format fields
+    "UP031", # Replace % with .format
+    "UP032", # Replace .format with f-string
+
+    # Deprecated Ruff rules.
+    "UP038", # Use X | Y in isinstance
+]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def get_extensions_attributes(extensions: Extensions) -> dict[str, AttributeData
    - subattribute name"""
    possible_attributes = {}
    for field in fields(type(extensions)):
-        field_type = field.type.__args__[0]  # type: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+        field_type = field.type.__args__[0]  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
        subfield = next(iter(fields(field_type)))
        xsd_name = subfield.metadata["name"]
        possible_attributes[field.name] = AttributeData(field_type, subfield.name, xsd_name)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Anthon van der Neut, Ruamel bvba
 original idea from https://stackoverflow.com/a/19722365/1307905
 """

+from __future__ import annotations
 import zipfile
 from io import BytesIO
 from os import PathLike
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class InMemoryZipFile:
    def data(self) -> bytes:
        return self.in_memory_data.getvalue()

-    def __enter__(self) -> "InMemoryZipFile":
+    def __enter__(self) -> InMemoryZipFile:
        return self

    def __exit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_value: Any, traceback: Any) -> None:
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """BCF XML V2 handler."""

+from __future__ import annotations
 import uuid
 import warnings
 import zipfile
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        self._extension_schema: Optional[bytes] = None
        self._zip_file = self._load_zip_file()

-    def __enter__(self) -> "BcfXml":
+    def __enter__(self) -> BcfXml:
        return self

    def __exit__(self, *args: Any) -> None:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class BcfXml:
            extensions = mdl_extensions.Extensions()

            xs = "{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}"
-            root = etree.parse(io.BytesIO((self.extension_schema)))
+            root = etree.parse(io.BytesIO(self.extension_schema))

            attrs = bcf.agnostic.extensions.get_extensions_attributes(extensions)
            xsd_to_attrs = {v.subattr_xsd_name: k for k, v in attrs.items()}
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        return topics

    @classmethod
-    def load(cls, filename: Path, xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None) -> Optional["BcfXml"]:
+    def load(cls, filename: Path, xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None) -> Optional[BcfXml]:
        """
        Create a BcfXml object from a file.

@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        cls,
        project_name: Optional[str] = None,
        xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None,
-    ) -> "BcfXml":
+    ) -> BcfXml:
        """
        Create a new BcfXml object.

@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        )

    # region Deprecated methods
-    def new_project(self) -> "BcfXml":
+    def new_project(self) -> BcfXml:
        """Deprecated method."""
        warnings.warn("new_project is deprecated, use create_new instead.", DeprecationWarning)
        return self.create_new()
@@ -36,20 +36,10 @@ from bcf.v2.model.visinfo import (

 __all__ = [
    "BimSnippet",
-    "Comment",
-    "CommentViewpoint",
-    "Header",
-    "HeaderFile",
-    "Markup",
-    "Topic",
-    "TopicDocumentReference",
-    "TopicRelatedTopic",
-    "ViewPoint",
-    "Project",
-    "ProjectExtension",
-    "Version",
    "BitmapFormat",
    "ClippingPlane",
+    "Comment",
+    "CommentViewpoint",
    "Component",
    "ComponentColoring",
    "ComponentColoringColor",
@@ -58,10 +48,20 @@ __all__ = [
    "ComponentVisibilityExceptions",
    "Components",
    "Direction",
+    "Header",
+    "HeaderFile",
    "Line",
+    "Markup",
    "OrthogonalCamera",
    "PerspectiveCamera",
    "Point",
+    "Project",
+    "ProjectExtension",
+    "Topic",
+    "TopicDocumentReference",
+    "TopicRelatedTopic",
+    "Version",
+    "ViewPoint",
    "ViewSetupHints",
    "VisualizationInfo",
    "VisualizationInfoBitmap",
@@ -14,16 +14,20 @@
 # Currently extensions support for v2 is only read-only.


+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field, fields
-from typing import List, NamedTuple, Optional
+from typing import Optional


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}
+
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsPriorities:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    priority: List[str] = field(
+    priority: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Priority",
@@ -35,12 +39,12 @@ class ExtensionsPriorities:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsSnippetTypes:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    snippet_type: List[str] = field(
+    snippet_type: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "SnippetType",
@@ -52,12 +56,12 @@ class ExtensionsSnippetTypes:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsStages:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    stage: List[str] = field(
+    stage: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Stage",
@@ -69,12 +73,12 @@ class ExtensionsStages:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsTopicLabels:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    topic_label: List[str] = field(
+    topic_label: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "TopicLabel",
@@ -86,12 +90,12 @@ class ExtensionsTopicLabels:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsTopicStatuses:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    topic_status: List[str] = field(
+    topic_status: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "TopicStatus",
@@ -103,12 +107,12 @@ class ExtensionsTopicStatuses:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsTopicTypes:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    topic_type: List[str] = field(
+    topic_type: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "TopicType",
@@ -120,12 +124,12 @@ class ExtensionsTopicTypes:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsUsers:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    user: List[str] = field(
+    user: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "UserIdType",
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ class ExtensionsUsers:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Extensions:
    topic_types: Optional[ExtensionsTopicTypes] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional

 from xsdata.models.datatype import XmlDateTime

+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}

-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class BimSnippet:
    reference: str = field(
        metadata={
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ class BimSnippet:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class CommentViewpoint:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ class CommentViewpoint:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class HeaderFile:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ class HeaderFile:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicDocumentReference:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ class TopicDocumentReference:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicRelatedTopic:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ class TopicRelatedTopic:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ViewPoint:
    viewpoint: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ class ViewPoint:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Comment:
    date: XmlDateTime = field(
        metadata={
@@ -258,9 +261,9 @@ class Comment:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Header:
-    file: List[HeaderFile] = field(
+    file: list[HeaderFile] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "File",
@@ -271,9 +274,9 @@ class Header:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Topic:
-    reference_link: List[str] = field(
+    reference_link: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "ReferenceLink",
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ class Topic:
            "namespace": "",
        },
    )
-    labels: List[str] = field(
+    labels: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Labels",
@@ -385,7 +388,7 @@ class Topic:
            "namespace": "",
        },
    )
-    document_reference: List[TopicDocumentReference] = field(
+    document_reference: list[TopicDocumentReference] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "DocumentReference",
@@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ class Topic:
            "namespace": "",
        },
    )
-    related_topic: List[TopicRelatedTopic] = field(
+    related_topic: list[TopicRelatedTopic] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "RelatedTopic",
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ class Topic:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Markup:
    header: Optional[Header] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ class Markup:
            "required": True,
        }
    )
-    comment: List[Comment] = field(
+    comment: list[Comment] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Comment",
@@ -451,7 +454,7 @@ class Markup:
            "namespace": "",
        },
    )
-    viewpoints: List[ViewPoint] = field(
+    viewpoints: list[ViewPoint] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Viewpoints",
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Optional

+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}

-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Project:
    name: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ class Project:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ProjectExtension:
    project: Optional[Project] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Optional

+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}

-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Version:
    detailed_version: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
+
+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}


 class BitmapFormat(Enum):
@@ -8,7 +11,7 @@ class BitmapFormat(Enum):
    JPG = "JPG"


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Component:
    originating_system: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ class Component:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Direction:
    x: float = field(
        metadata={
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ class Direction:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Point:
    x: float = field(
        metadata={
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ class Point:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ViewSetupHints:
    spaces_visible: Optional[bool] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ class ViewSetupHints:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ClippingPlane:
    location: Point = field(
        metadata={
@@ -128,12 +131,12 @@ class ClippingPlane:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentColoringColor:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    component: List[Component] = field(
+    component: list[Component] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Component",
@@ -151,9 +154,9 @@ class ComponentColoringColor:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentSelection:
-    component: List[Component] = field(
+    component: list[Component] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Component",
@@ -163,12 +166,12 @@ class ComponentSelection:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentVisibilityExceptions:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    component: List[Component] = field(
+    component: list[Component] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Component",
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class ComponentVisibilityExceptions:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Line:
    start_point: Point = field(
        metadata={
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ class Line:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class OrthogonalCamera:
    """
    Attributes
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ class OrthogonalCamera:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class PerspectiveCamera:
    """
    Attributes
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ class PerspectiveCamera:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfoBitmap:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -330,9 +333,9 @@ class VisualizationInfoBitmap:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentColoring:
-    color: List[ComponentColoringColor] = field(
+    color: list[ComponentColoringColor] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Color",
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ class ComponentColoring:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentVisibility:
    exceptions: Optional[ComponentVisibilityExceptions] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -360,12 +363,12 @@ class ComponentVisibility:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfoClippingPlanes:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    clipping_plane: List[ClippingPlane] = field(
+    clipping_plane: list[ClippingPlane] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "ClippingPlane",
@@ -374,12 +377,12 @@ class VisualizationInfoClippingPlanes:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfoLines:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    line: List[Line] = field(
+    line: list[Line] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Line",
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ class VisualizationInfoLines:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Components:
    view_setup_hints: Optional[ViewSetupHints] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ class Components:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfo:
    """
    VisualizationInfo documentation.
@@ -462,7 +465,7 @@ class VisualizationInfo:
            "type": "Element",
        },
    )
-    bitmap: List[VisualizationInfoBitmap] = field(
+    bitmap: list[VisualizationInfoBitmap] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Bitmap",
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """BCF XML V2 Topic handler."""

+from __future__ import annotations
 import datetime
 import tempfile
 import uuid
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ class TopicHandler:
        topic_type: str = "",
        topic_status: str = "",
        xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None,
-    ) -> "TopicHandler":
+    ) -> TopicHandler:
        """
        Create a new BCF topic.

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import uuid
 import zipfile
-from typing import Any, Iterable, Optional, Literal, Union
+from typing import Any, Optional, Literal, Union
+from collections.abc import Iterable

 import numpy as np
 from ifcopenshell import entity_instance
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import http.server
 import os
 import tempfile
 import time
-import urllib
+import urllib.parse
 import uuid
 import webbrowser
 from re import A
-from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Optional

 import requests

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class OAuthReceiver(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
        self.send_response(200)
        self.send_header("Content-type", "text/plain")
        self.end_headers()
-        self.wfile.write("You have now authenticated :) You may now close this browser window.".encode("utf-8"))
+        self.wfile.write(b"You have now authenticated :) You may now close this browser window.")


 class FoundationClient:
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
            print(f"message: {response.reason}'   '{response.status_code}'   '{ e }")

-    def post(self, endpoint: str, data: Any = None, params: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def post(self, endpoint: str, data: Any = None, params: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        headers = {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.foundation_client.get_access_token()}",
            "Content-type": "application/json",
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class BcfClient:
            print(f"message: {response.reason}'  '{response.status_code}, {errh}")
            return response.status_code, response.reason

-    def put(self, endpoint: str, data: Any = None, params: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def put(self, endpoint: str, data: Any = None, params: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        headers = {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.foundation_client.get_access_token()}",
            "Content-type": "application/json",
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class BcfClient:
            print(f"message: {response.reason}'  '{response.status_code}, {errh}")
            return response.status_code, response.reason

-    def delete(self, endpoint: str, params: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def delete(self, endpoint: str, params: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        headers = {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.foundation_client.get_access_token()}",
            "Content-type": "application/json",
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class BcfClient:
            },
        )

-    def update_project(self, project_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def update_project(self, project_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        url = f"{self.baseurl}/projects/{project_id}"
        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.foundation_client.get_access_token()}"}
        resp = requests.put(url, headers=headers, data=data)
@@ -276,16 +276,16 @@ class BcfClient:
            },
        )

-    def create_topic(self, project_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def create_topic(self, project_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.post(f"/projects/{project_id}/topics", data=data)

-    def update_topic(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def update_topic(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.put(f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}", data=data)

-    def delete_topic(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "") -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def delete_topic(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "") -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.delete(f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}")

-    def get_snippet(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "") -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def get_snippet(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "") -> tuple[int, str]:
        headers = {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.foundation_client.get_access_token()}",
            "Content-type": "application/octet-stream",
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        topic_id: str = "",
        data: Any = None,
        params: Any = None,
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.put(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/files",
            data=data,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        topic_id: str = "",
        data: Any = None,
        params: Any = None,
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.post(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/comments",
            data=data,
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class BcfClient:
            },
        )

-    def delete_comment(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", comment_id: str = "") -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def delete_comment(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", comment_id: str = "") -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.delete(f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/comments/{comment_id}")

    def update_comment(
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        topic_id: str = "",
        comment_id: str = "",
        data: Any = None,
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.put(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/comments/{comment_id}",
            data=data,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class BcfClient:
            },
        )

-    def create_viewpoints(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def create_viewpoints(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", data: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.post(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/viewpoints",
            data=data,
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        project_id: str = "",
        topic_id: str = "",
        viewpoint_id: str = "",
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.delete(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint_id}",
        )
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        project_id: str = "",
        topic_id: str = "",
        data: Any = None,
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.put(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/related_topics",
            data=data,
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        project_id: str = "",
        topic_id: str = "",
        data: Any = None,
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.post(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/document_references",
            data=data,
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class BcfClient:
        topic_id: str = "",
        document_reference_id: str = "",
        data: Any = None,
-    ) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    ) -> tuple[int, str]:
        return self.put(
            f"/projects/{project_id}/topics/{topic_id}/document_references/{document_reference_id}",
            data=data,
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class BcfClient:

        return response.status_code

-    def get_document(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", document_id: str = "") -> Tuple[int, str]:
+    def get_document(self, project_id: str = "", topic_id: str = "", document_id: str = "") -> tuple[int, str]:
        headers = {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.foundation_client.get_access_token()}",
            "Content-type": "application/octet-stream",
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """BCF XML V3 handlers."""

+from __future__ import annotations
 import uuid
 import warnings
 import zipfile
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        self._documents: Optional[DocumentsHandler] = None
        self._zip_file = self._load_zip_file()

-    def __enter__(self) -> "BcfXml":
+    def __enter__(self) -> BcfXml:
        return self

    def __exit__(self, *args: Any) -> None:
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        return self._documents

    @classmethod
-    def load(cls, filename: Path, xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None) -> Optional["BcfXml"]:
+    def load(cls, filename: Path, xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None) -> Optional[BcfXml]:
        """
        Create a BcfXml object from a file.

@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        project_name: Optional[str] = None,
        extensions: Optional[mdl.Extensions] = None,
        xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None,
-    ) -> "BcfXml":
+    ) -> BcfXml:
        """
        Create a new BcfXml object.

@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ class BcfXml:
        )

    # region Deprecated methods
-    def new_project(self) -> "BcfXml":
+    def new_project(self) -> BcfXml:
        """Deprecated method."""
        warnings.warn("new_project is deprecated, use create_new instead.", DeprecationWarning)
        return self.create_new()
@@ -55,40 +55,12 @@ from bcf.v3.model.visinfo import (
 )

 __all__ = [
-    "Document",
-    "DocumentInfo",
-    "DocumentInfoDocuments",
-    "Extensions",
-    "ExtensionsPriorities",
-    "ExtensionsSnippetTypes",
-    "ExtensionsStages",
-    "ExtensionsTopicLabels",
-    "ExtensionsTopicStatuses",
-    "ExtensionsTopicTypes",
-    "ExtensionsUsers",
    "BimSnippet",
-    "Comment",
-    "CommentViewpoint",
-    "DocumentReference",
-    "File",
-    "Header",
-    "HeaderFiles",
-    "Markup",
-    "Topic",
-    "TopicComments",
-    "TopicDocumentReferences",
-    "TopicLabels",
-    "TopicReferenceLinks",
-    "TopicRelatedTopics",
-    "TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic",
-    "TopicViewpoints",
-    "ViewPoint",
-    "Project",
-    "ProjectInfo",
-    "Version",
    "Bitmap",
    "BitmapFormat",
    "ClippingPlane",
+    "Comment",
+    "CommentViewpoint",
    "Component",
    "ComponentColoring",
    "ComponentColoringColor",
@@ -98,10 +70,38 @@ __all__ = [
    "ComponentVisibilityExceptions",
    "Components",
    "Direction",
+    "Document",
+    "DocumentInfo",
+    "DocumentInfoDocuments",
+    "DocumentReference",
+    "Extensions",
+    "ExtensionsPriorities",
+    "ExtensionsSnippetTypes",
+    "ExtensionsStages",
+    "ExtensionsTopicLabels",
+    "ExtensionsTopicStatuses",
+    "ExtensionsTopicTypes",
+    "ExtensionsUsers",
+    "File",
+    "Header",
+    "HeaderFiles",
    "Line",
+    "Markup",
    "OrthogonalCamera",
    "PerspectiveCamera",
    "Point",
+    "Project",
+    "ProjectInfo",
+    "Topic",
+    "TopicComments",
+    "TopicDocumentReferences",
+    "TopicLabels",
+    "TopicReferenceLinks",
+    "TopicRelatedTopics",
+    "TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic",
+    "TopicViewpoints",
+    "Version",
+    "ViewPoint",
    "ViewSetupHints",
    "VisualizationInfo",
    "VisualizationInfoBitmaps",
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
+
+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Document:
    filename: str = field(
        metadata={
@@ -34,12 +37,12 @@ class Document:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class DocumentInfoDocuments:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    document: List[Document] = field(
+    document: list[Document] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Document",
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ class DocumentInfoDocuments:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class DocumentInfo:
    documents: Optional[DocumentInfoDocuments] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
+
+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsPriorities:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    priority: List[str] = field(
+    priority: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Priority",
@@ -19,12 +22,12 @@ class ExtensionsPriorities:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsSnippetTypes:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    snippet_type: List[str] = field(
+    snippet_type: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "SnippetType",
@@ -36,12 +39,12 @@ class ExtensionsSnippetTypes:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsStages:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    stage: List[str] = field(
+    stage: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Stage",
@@ -53,12 +56,12 @@ class ExtensionsStages:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsTopicLabels:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    topic_label: List[str] = field(
+    topic_label: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "TopicLabel",
@@ -70,12 +73,12 @@ class ExtensionsTopicLabels:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsTopicStatuses:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    topic_status: List[str] = field(
+    topic_status: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "TopicStatus",
@@ -87,12 +90,12 @@ class ExtensionsTopicStatuses:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsTopicTypes:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    topic_type: List[str] = field(
+    topic_type: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "TopicType",
@@ -104,12 +107,12 @@ class ExtensionsTopicTypes:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ExtensionsUsers:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    user: List[str] = field(
+    user: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "User",
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ class ExtensionsUsers:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Extensions:
    topic_types: Optional[ExtensionsTopicTypes] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional

 from xsdata.models.datatype import XmlDateTime

+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}

-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class BimSnippet:
    reference: str = field(
        metadata={
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ class BimSnippet:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class CommentViewpoint:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ class CommentViewpoint:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class DocumentReference:
    document_guid: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ class DocumentReference:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class File:
    filename: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -157,12 +160,12 @@ class File:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicLabels:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    label: List[str] = field(
+    label: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Label",
@@ -174,12 +177,12 @@ class TopicLabels:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicReferenceLinks:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    reference_link: List[str] = field(
+    reference_link: list[str] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "ReferenceLink",
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ class TopicReferenceLinks:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ class TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ViewPoint:
    viewpoint: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ class ViewPoint:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Comment:
    date: XmlDateTime = field(
        metadata={
@@ -312,12 +315,12 @@ class Comment:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class HeaderFiles:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    file: List[File] = field(
+    file: list[File] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "File",
@@ -327,12 +330,12 @@ class HeaderFiles:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicDocumentReferences:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    document_reference: List[DocumentReference] = field(
+    document_reference: list[DocumentReference] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "DocumentReference",
@@ -342,12 +345,12 @@ class TopicDocumentReferences:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicRelatedTopics:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    related_topic: List[TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic] = field(
+    related_topic: list[TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "RelatedTopic",
@@ -357,12 +360,12 @@ class TopicRelatedTopics:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicViewpoints:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    view_point: List[ViewPoint] = field(
+    view_point: list[ViewPoint] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "ViewPoint",
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ class TopicViewpoints:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Header:
    files: Optional[HeaderFiles] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -384,12 +387,12 @@ class Header:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class TopicComments:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    comment: List[Comment] = field(
+    comment: list[Comment] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Comment",
@@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ class TopicComments:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Topic:
    reference_links: Optional[TopicReferenceLinks] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ class Topic:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Markup:
    header: Optional[Header] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Optional

+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}

-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Project:
    name: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ class Project:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ProjectInfo:
    project: Project = field(
        metadata={
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field

+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}

-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Version:
    version_id: str = field(
        metadata={
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+DATACLASS_KWARGS = {} if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else {"slots": True, "kw_only": True}


 class BitmapFormat(Enum):
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ class BitmapFormat(Enum):
    JPG = "jpg"


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Component:
    originating_system: Optional[str] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ class Component:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Direction:
    x: float = field(
        metadata={
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ class Direction:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Point:
    x: float = field(
        metadata={
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ class Point:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ViewSetupHints:
    spaces_visible: bool = field(
        default=False,
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ class ViewSetupHints:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Bitmap:
    format: BitmapFormat = field(
        metadata={
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ class Bitmap:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ClippingPlane:
    location: Point = field(
        metadata={
@@ -180,12 +184,12 @@ class ClippingPlane:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentColoringColorComponents:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    component: List[Component] = field(
+    component: list[Component] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Component",
@@ -195,9 +199,9 @@ class ComponentColoringColorComponents:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentSelection:
-    component: List[Component] = field(
+    component: list[Component] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Component",
@@ -206,12 +210,12 @@ class ComponentSelection:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentVisibilityExceptions:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    component: List[Component] = field(
+    component: list[Component] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Component",
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ class ComponentVisibilityExceptions:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Line:
    start_point: Point = field(
        metadata={
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ class Line:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class OrthogonalCamera:
    """
    Attributes
@@ -288,7 +292,7 @@ class OrthogonalCamera:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class PerspectiveCamera:
    """
    Attributes
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@ class PerspectiveCamera:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentColoringColor:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ class ComponentColoringColor:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentVisibility:
    view_setup_hints: Optional[ViewSetupHints] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -391,12 +395,12 @@ class ComponentVisibility:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfoBitmaps:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    bitmap: List[Bitmap] = field(
+    bitmap: list[Bitmap] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Bitmap",
@@ -405,12 +409,12 @@ class VisualizationInfoBitmaps:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfoClippingPlanes:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    clipping_plane: List[ClippingPlane] = field(
+    clipping_plane: list[ClippingPlane] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "ClippingPlane",
@@ -419,12 +423,12 @@ class VisualizationInfoClippingPlanes:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfoLines:
    class Meta:
        global_type = False

-    line: List[Line] = field(
+    line: list[Line] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Line",
@@ -433,9 +437,9 @@ class VisualizationInfoLines:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class ComponentColoring:
-    color: List[ComponentColoringColor] = field(
+    color: list[ComponentColoringColor] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "name": "Color",
@@ -444,7 +448,7 @@ class ComponentColoring:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class Components:
    selection: Optional[ComponentSelection] = field(
        default=None,
@@ -469,7 +473,7 @@ class Components:
    )


-@dataclass(slots=True, kw_only=True)
+@dataclass(**DATACLASS_KWARGS)
 class VisualizationInfo:
    """
    VisualizationInfo documentation.
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """BCF XML V3 Topic handler."""

+from __future__ import annotations
 import datetime
 import uuid
 import zipfile
@@ -91,12 +92,12 @@ class TopicHandler:
        self._bim_snippet = value

    @property
-    def viewpoints(self) -> dict[str, "VisualizationInfoHandler"]:
+    def viewpoints(self) -> dict[str, VisualizationInfoHandler]:
        if self._viewpoints is None:
            self._viewpoints = self._load_viewpoints()
        return self._viewpoints

-    def _load_viewpoints(self) -> dict[str, "VisualizationInfoHandler"]:
+    def _load_viewpoints(self) -> dict[str, VisualizationInfoHandler]:
        if self._topic_dir and self.topic.viewpoints and (viewpoints := self.topic.viewpoints.view_point):
            return VisualizationInfoHandler.from_topic_viewpoints(self._topic_dir, viewpoints)
        return {}
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ class TopicHandler:
        topic_type: str = "",
        topic_status: str = "",
        xml_handler: Optional[AbstractXmlParserSerializer] = None,
-    ) -> "TopicHandler":
+    ) -> TopicHandler:
        """
        Create a new BCF topic.

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import uuid
 import zipfile
-from typing import Any, Iterable, Optional, Literal, Union
+from typing import Any, Optional, Literal, Union
+from collections.abc import Iterable

 import numpy as np
 from ifcopenshell import entity_instance
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """XML Parser and Serializer factories."""

-from typing import Optional, Protocol, Type, TypeVar
+from typing import Optional, Protocol, TypeVar

 from xsdata.formats.dataclass.context import XmlContext
 from xsdata.formats.dataclass.parsers import XmlParser
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ T = TypeVar("T")
 class AbstractXmlParserSerializer(Protocol):
    """XML Parser and serializer wrapper."""

-    def parse(self, xml: bytes, clazz: Type[T]) -> T:
+    def parse(self, xml: bytes, clazz: type[T]) -> T:
        """
        Parse an XML file to an object.

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class XmlParserSerializer:
        self.parser = build_xml_parser(self.context)
        self.serializer = build_serializer(self.context)

-    def parse(self, xml: bytes, clazz: Type[T]) -> T:
+    def parse(self, xml: bytes, clazz: type[T]) -> T:
        """
        Parse an XML file to an object.

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
    "xsdata>=24.4",
    "numpy",
    "ifcopenshell",
+    "requests",
 ]
 version = "0.0.0"
 classifiers = [
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

+SHELL := sh
 PYTHON:=python3.11
 PIP:=pip3.11
 PATCH:=patch
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ BLENDER_PLATFORM:=windows-x64
 endif

 # Current build commit hash.
-OLD:=c49ca69
+OLD:=358395c
 .PHONY: bump
 bump:
 ifndef NEW
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ endif
 	# odfpy doesn't come with its own wheel, so whee'l (get it?) create it ourselves!
 	cd build && . env/$(VENV_ACTIVATE) && $(PIP) wheel odfpy --wheel-dir=./wheels
 	# Required by IFCCityJSON
-	cd build && . env/$(VENV_ACTIVATE) && $(PIP) download cjio --dest=./wheels
+	cd build && . env/$(VENV_ACTIVATE) && $(PIP) download "cjio >=0.8, <0.10" --dest=./wheels
 	# Required in general for sorting all sorts of stuff in a nice way
 	cd build && . env/$(VENV_ACTIVATE) && $(PIP) download natsort --dest=./wheels
 	# Provides express rule validation for ifcopenshell.validate
@@ -192,13 +193,15 @@ else
 	cd build && . env/$(VENV_ACTIVATE) && $(PIP) download pyradiance $(PYPI_PLATFORM) --python-version $(PYPI_VERSION) --implementation $(PYPI_IMP) --only-binary=:all: --dest=./wheels
 endif

+	# jQuery is required for web UI functionality
+	cd build/bonsai/bim/data/webui/static/js/ && wget https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@3.7.1/dist/jquery.min.js
+
 	# Provides jsgantt-improved supports for web-based construction sequencing gantt charts
 	cd build/bonsai/bim/data/gantt/ && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsGanttImproved/jsgantt-improved/master/dist/jsgantt.js
 	cd build/bonsai/bim/data/gantt/ && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsGanttImproved/jsgantt-improved/master/dist/jsgantt.css

 	# Provides IFCJSON functionality
-	# TODO: replace with main repo if https://github.com/IFCJSON-Team/IFC2JSON_python/pull/3 is merged.
-	cd build && wget -O ifc2json.zip https://github.com/Moult/IFC2JSON_python/archive/refs/heads/feature-ios-v0.8.0.zip
+	cd build && wget -O ifc2json.zip https://github.com/IFCJSON-Team/IFC2JSON_python/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
 	cd build && unzip ifc2json.zip && rm ifc2json.zip
 	# IFCJSON doesn't have pyproject.toml, so we use python command.
 	cd build && . env/$(VENV_ACTIVATE) && cd IFC2JSON_python-*/file_converters && \
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ IN_BLENDER = sys.modules.get("bpy", None)
 if IN_BLENDER:
    import bpy

+# This file is executed twice - first as a bonsai-extension
+# and then as a bonsai-package.
+IN_PACKAGE = __package__ == "bonsai"
+
 import re
 import platform
 import traceback
@@ -36,7 +40,8 @@ import uuid
 import shutil
 from collections import deque
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union, Any, Generator
+from typing import Union, Any
+from collections.abc import Generator


 last_commit_hash = "8888888"
@@ -218,17 +223,21 @@ if IN_BLENDER:
        info["binary_python_version"] = version
        return info

-    try:
-        import git
+    def update_commit_data() -> None:
+        try:
+            import git

-        # We can't just use __file__ as bonsai/__init__.py is typically not symlinked
-        # as Blender have errors symlinking main addon package file.
-        path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-        repo = git.Repo(str(path), search_parent_directories=True)
-        last_commit_hash = repo.head.object.hexsha
-        last_commit_date = repo.head.object.committed_datetime.isoformat()
-    except:
-        pass
+            global last_commit_hash
+            global last_commit_date
+            path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+            repo = git.Repo(str(path), search_parent_directories=True)
+            last_commit_hash = repo.head.object.hexsha
+            last_commit_date = repo.head.object.committed_datetime.isoformat()
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    if IN_PACKAGE:
+        update_commit_data()

    try:
        import ifcopenshell.api
@@ -244,6 +253,12 @@ if IN_BLENDER:

        ifcopenshell.api.add_pre_listener("*", "action_logger", log_api)

+        def purge_cache():
+            """Purge cache left from previous session (e.g. after reload or update)."""
+            import bonsai.tool as tool
+
+            tool.Blender.get_bonsai_version.cache_clear()
+
        def register():
            if platform.system() == "Windows":
                clean_up_dlls_safe_links()
@@ -261,6 +276,7 @@ if IN_BLENDER:
                bonsai.REINSTALLED_BBIM_VERSION = current_version

            bonsai.bim.register()
+            purge_cache()

        def unregister():
            if platform.system() == "Windows":
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import os
 import bpy
 import bpy.utils.previews
 import importlib
+from bpy_extras.io_utils import ImportHelper, ExportHelper
 from . import handler, ui, prop, operator
-from typing import Callable, Union
+from typing import Union
+from collections.abc import Callable

 try:
    from bonsai.translations import translations_dict
@@ -95,17 +97,20 @@ for name in modules.keys():


 classes = [
-    operator.AddIfcFile,
    operator.BIM_OT_add_section_plane,
    operator.BIM_OT_delete_object,
    operator.BIM_OT_remove_section_plane,
    operator.BIM_OT_select_entity,
+    operator.BIM_OT_select_entity_by_guid,
    operator.BIM_OT_select_object,
    operator.BIM_OT_show_description,
    operator.BIM_OT_multiple_file_selector,
+    operator.BIM_OT_attribute_add_subitem,
+    operator.BIM_OT_attribute_remove_subitem,
    operator.ClippingPlaneCutWithCappings,
    operator.CloseBlendWarning,
    operator.CloseError,
+    operator.CreateMacBonsaiApp,
    operator.CopyTextToClipboard,
    operator.EditBlenderCollection,
    operator.FileAssociate,
@@ -114,24 +119,25 @@ classes = [
    operator.OpenUpstream,
    operator.OpenUri,
    operator.ReloadIfcFile,
-    operator.RemoveIfcFile,
    operator.RevertClippingPlaneCut,
    operator.SelectDir,
    operator.SelectIfcFile,
    operator.SelectURIAttribute,
    operator.SetTab,
    operator.SwitchTab,
+    operator.ShowSystemInfo,
    prop.StrProperty,
    operator.BIM_OT_enum_property_search,  # /!\ Register AFTER prop.StrProperty
+    operator.BIM_OT_attribute_search_values,
    prop.ObjProperty,
    prop.MultipleFileSelect,
    prop.Attribute,
+    prop.ISODuration,
    prop.BIMAreaProperties,
    prop.BIMTabProperties,
    prop.BIMProperties,
    prop.IfcParameter,
    prop.PsetQto,
-    prop.GlobalId,
    prop.BIMObjectProperties,
    prop.BIMCollectionProperties,
    prop.BIMMeshProperties,
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ classes = [
    prop.BIMSnapGroups,
    ui.BIM_UL_clipping_plane,
    ui.BIM_UL_generic,
-    ui.BIM_UL_topics,
+    ui.DocPreferences,
    ui.BIM_ADDON_preferences,
    # Tabs panel
    ui.BIM_PT_tabs,
@@ -149,10 +155,10 @@ classes = [
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_new_project_wizard,
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_project_info,
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_spatial,
+    ui.BIM_PT_tab_grouping_and_filtering,
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_project_setup,
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_geometry,
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_stakeholders,
-    ui.BIM_PT_tab_grouping_and_filtering,
    # Object information
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_object_metadata,
    ui.BIM_PT_tab_misc,
@@ -221,7 +227,12 @@ def on_register(scene):

 def register():
    for cls in classes:
+        # Prevent crashes in Blender 4.4.0, see #6420.
+        if issubclass(cls, (ImportHelper, ExportHelper)):
+            assert getattr(cls, "bl_description", "") or cls.__doc__, cls
+
        bpy.utils.register_class(cls)
+
    bpy.app.handlers.depsgraph_update_post.append(on_register)
    bpy.app.handlers.undo_post.append(handler.undo_post)
    bpy.app.handlers.redo_post.append(handler.redo_post)
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_shader_fx": true,
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_tint": true,
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_view_fill": true,
-            "scene.render.simplify_shadows": 1.0,
-            "scene.render.simplify_shadows_render": 1.0,
            "scene.render.simplify_subdivision": 6,
            "scene.render.simplify_subdivision_render": 6,
            "scene.render.simplify_volumes": 1.0,
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@
            "scene.display.shading.use_scene_world_render": false,
            "scene.display.shading.use_studiolight_view_rotation": true,
            "scene.display.shading.use_world_space_lighting": false,
-            "scene.display.shading.wireframe_color_type": "MATERIAL",
+            "scene.display.shading.wireframe_color_type": "THEME",
            "scene.display.shading.xray_alpha": 0.5,
            "scene.display.shading.xray_alpha_wireframe": 0.0,
            "scene.display.light_direction": [
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@
            "scene.display.shadow_focus": 0.0,
            "scene.display.shadow_shift": 0.10000000149011612,
            "scene.display.viewport_aa": "FXAA",
-            "space.overlay.backwire_opacity": 0.5,
            "space.overlay.bone_wire_alpha": 1.0,
            "space.overlay.display_handle": "SELECTED",
            "space.overlay.fade_inactive_alpha": 0.4000000059604645,
@@ -189,7 +186,6 @@
            "space.overlay.show_edge_crease": true,
            "space.overlay.show_edge_seams": true,
            "space.overlay.show_edge_sharp": true,
-            "space.overlay.show_edges": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_edge_angle": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_edge_length": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_face_angle": false,
@@ -208,7 +204,6 @@
            "space.overlay.show_motion_paths": true,
            "space.overlay.show_object_origins": false,
            "space.overlay.show_object_origins_all": false,
-            "space.overlay.show_occlude_wire": false,
            "space.overlay.show_onion_skins": false,
            "space.overlay.show_ortho_grid": true,
            "space.overlay.show_outline_selected": true,
@@ -298,8 +293,6 @@
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_shader_fx": true,
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_tint": true,
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_view_fill": true,
-            "scene.render.simplify_shadows": 1.0,
-            "scene.render.simplify_shadows_render": 1.0,
            "scene.render.simplify_subdivision": 6,
            "scene.render.simplify_subdivision_render": 6,
            "scene.render.simplify_volumes": 1.0,
@@ -398,7 +391,7 @@
            "scene.display.shading.use_scene_world_render": false,
            "scene.display.shading.use_studiolight_view_rotation": true,
            "scene.display.shading.use_world_space_lighting": false,
-            "scene.display.shading.wireframe_color_type": "MATERIAL",
+            "scene.display.shading.wireframe_color_type": "THEME",
            "scene.display.shading.xray_alpha": 0.5,
            "scene.display.shading.xray_alpha_wireframe": 0.0,
            "scene.display.light_direction": [
@@ -413,7 +406,6 @@
            "scene.display.shadow_focus": 0.0,
            "scene.display.shadow_shift": 0.10000000149011612,
            "scene.display.viewport_aa": "FXAA",
-            "space.overlay.backwire_opacity": 0.5,
            "space.overlay.bone_wire_alpha": 1.0,
            "space.overlay.display_handle": "SELECTED",
            "space.overlay.fade_inactive_alpha": 0.4000000059604645,
@@ -440,7 +432,6 @@
            "space.overlay.show_edge_crease": true,
            "space.overlay.show_edge_seams": true,
            "space.overlay.show_edge_sharp": true,
-            "space.overlay.show_edges": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_edge_angle": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_edge_length": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_face_angle": false,
@@ -459,7 +450,6 @@
            "space.overlay.show_motion_paths": true,
            "space.overlay.show_object_origins": false,
            "space.overlay.show_object_origins_all": false,
-            "space.overlay.show_occlude_wire": false,
            "space.overlay.show_onion_skins": false,
            "space.overlay.show_ortho_grid": true,
            "space.overlay.show_outline_selected": true,
@@ -509,6 +499,10 @@
                0.05087608844041824,
                0.05087608844041824
            ],
+            "scene.eevee.use_shadows": true,
+            "scene.eevee.shadow_ray_count": 1,
+            "scene.eevee.shadow_step_count": 6,
+            "scene.eevee.shadow_resolution_scale": 1.0,
            "scene.render.bake_bias": 0.0010000000474974513,
            "scene.render.bake_margin": 16,
            "scene.render.bake_margin_type": "ADJACENT_FACES",
@@ -520,7 +514,7 @@
            "scene.render.border_min_x": 0.0,
            "scene.render.border_min_y": 0.0,
            "scene.render.dither_intensity": 1.0,
-            "scene.render.engine": "BLENDER_EEVEE",
+            "scene.render.engine": "BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT",
            "scene.render.film_transparent": false,
            "scene.render.filter_size": 1.5,
            "scene.render.fps": 24,
@@ -549,8 +543,6 @@
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_shader_fx": true,
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_tint": true,
            "scene.render.simplify_gpencil_view_fill": true,
-            "scene.render.simplify_shadows": 1.0,
-            "scene.render.simplify_shadows_render": 1.0,
            "scene.render.simplify_subdivision": 6,
            "scene.render.simplify_subdivision_render": 6,
            "scene.render.simplify_volumes": 1.0,
@@ -649,7 +641,7 @@
            "scene.display.shading.use_scene_world_render": false,
            "scene.display.shading.use_studiolight_view_rotation": true,
            "scene.display.shading.use_world_space_lighting": false,
-            "scene.display.shading.wireframe_color_type": "MATERIAL",
+            "scene.display.shading.wireframe_color_type": "THEME",
            "scene.display.shading.xray_alpha": 0.5,
            "scene.display.shading.xray_alpha_wireframe": 0.0,
            "scene.display.light_direction": [
@@ -664,7 +656,6 @@
            "scene.display.shadow_focus": 0.0,
            "scene.display.shadow_shift": 0.10000000149011612,
            "scene.display.viewport_aa": "FXAA",
-            "space.overlay.backwire_opacity": 0.5,
            "space.overlay.bone_wire_alpha": 1.0,
            "space.overlay.display_handle": "SELECTED",
            "space.overlay.fade_inactive_alpha": 0.4000000059604645,
@@ -691,7 +682,6 @@
            "space.overlay.show_edge_crease": true,
            "space.overlay.show_edge_seams": true,
            "space.overlay.show_edge_sharp": true,
-            "space.overlay.show_edges": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_edge_angle": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_edge_length": false,
            "space.overlay.show_extra_face_angle": false,
@@ -710,7 +700,6 @@
            "space.overlay.show_motion_paths": true,
            "space.overlay.show_object_origins": true,
            "space.overlay.show_object_origins_all": false,
-            "space.overlay.show_occlude_wire": false,
            "space.overlay.show_onion_skins": false,
            "space.overlay.show_ortho_grid": true,
            "space.overlay.show_outline_selected": true,
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ISO-10303-21;
 HEADER;
-FILE_DESCRIPTION((),'2;1');
-FILE_NAME('EPset_Drawing.ifc','2020-01-01T00:00:00',(),(),'EPset_Drawing','EPset_Drawing',$);
+FILE_DESCRIPTION($,'2;1');
+FILE_NAME('EPset_Drawing.ifc','2020-01-01T00:00:00',$,$,'EPset_Drawing','EPset_Drawing',$);
 FILE_SCHEMA(('IFC4'));
 ENDSEC;
 DATA;
-#1=IFCPROPERTYSETTEMPLATE('2JhNIvqZrFnAgxfhK0XVQX',$,'EPset_Drawing','',.PSET_OCCURRENCEDRIVEN.,'IfcAnnotation/DRAWING',(#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9,#10,#11,#12,#13,#14,#15,#16,#17,#18,#19,#20,#21,#22,#23,#24,#25,#26,#27));
+#1=IFCPROPERTYSETTEMPLATE('2JhNIvqZrFnAgxfhK0XVQX',$,'EPset_Drawing','',.PSET_OCCURRENCEDRIVEN.,'IfcAnnotation/DRAWING',(#23,#22,#27,#24,#19,#12,#26,#9,#8,#7,#6,#4,#18,#11,#5,#20,#25,#14,#10,#17,#28,#16,#3,#21,#13,#15,#2));
 #2=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('23JavTMk98ZxXhrUEnjAcf',$,'TargetView','',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcLabel',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #3=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('1yVWUt5H9DAOuu0OaMMLpe',$,'Scale','The scale of this drawing represented as a numerator and denominator, such as 1/100',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcLabel',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #4=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('3gsuPBtU93b8f0gg1pjkq6',$,'HumanScale','The scale of this drawing in human readable format, such as 1:100',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcLabel',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DATA;
 #7=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('2j2ZEZR8X5tONm7kli5hM6',$,'HasLinework','',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcBoolean',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #8=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('1ttChRysH9UuEX2FeMj5Hu',$,'HasAnnotation','',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcBoolean',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #9=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('2NPPxuABv1huDTVh32TFgw',$,'GlobalReferencing','',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcBoolean',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
-#10=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('10hT_1zrzEbRRKMXYAWvtD',$,'Metadata','',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcText',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
+#10=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('10hT_1zrzEbRRKMXYAWvtD',$,'Metadata','Comma separated list of selector expressions to evaluate for each drawing elementand add results to their ''class'' attribute.\X2\000A\X0\E.g. ''Name, id'' would add to ''class'' value similar to ''Name-Wall id-1220''.\X2\000A\X0\Then it can be used to applied css styles based on the resulting class.\X2\000A\X0\If attribute is not present on the element, then it won''t be added to it''s ''class''.',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcText',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #11=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('3Z0BXPSG5CWgtI33ioV7aj',$,'Include','Selector expression to include ifc elements in the drawing',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcText',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #12=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('1RVts_g3PAw98PJA2yL3bO',$,'Exclude','Selector expression to exclude ifc elements in the drawing',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcText',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #13=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('0c1$8NpYDEaBiJrj16jHIo',$,'Stylesheet','',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcText',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ DATA;
 #25=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('3LHwCrOcb6Y8ozfJZ7Ay$c',$,'LineworkMode','Method to use for line work',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcLabel',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #26=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('2iwERDOW55Pf4hCbuFRe1Q',$,'FillMode','Method to fill areas seen in projection',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcLabel',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 #27=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('1YF$qLzBzF19Io8aB2N8cE',$,'CutMode','Method for cutting geometry',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcLabel',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
+#28=IFCSIMPLEPROPERTYTEMPLATE('1YSnFzurrEyRNtoLdmmddP',$,'BringToFront','The objects with these SVG classes will render in front of all other objects.Ex: IfcBeam, IfcColumn',.P_SINGLEVALUE.,'IfcText',$,$,$,$,$,.READWRITE.);
 ENDSEC;
 END-ISO-10303-21;
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SVG [mustache](https://mustache.github.io/) templates that will be used for sheets and fill be filled with infromation from the sheet's IfcDocumentInformation attributes (e.g. Identification, Name, Revision, etc).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
    />
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
-      src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
+      src="/static/js/jquery.min.js"
    ></script>
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
    />
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
-      src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
+      src="/static/js/jquery.min.js"
    ></script>
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    />
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
-      src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
+      src="/static/js/jquery.min.js"
    ></script>
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    />
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
-      src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
+      src="/static/js/jquery.min.js"
    ></script>
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
    />
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
-      src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"
+      src="/static/js/jquery.min.js"
    ></script>
    <script
      type="text/javascript"
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class IfcExporter:
        self.set_header()
        IfcStore.update_cache()
        self.sync_all_objects()
-        self.sync_edited_objects()
        tool.Project.save_linked_models_to_ifc()
        extension = self.ifc_export_settings.output_file.split(".")[-1].lower()
        if extension == "ifczip":
@@ -77,11 +76,7 @@ class IfcExporter:
    def set_header(self):
        self.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.name = os.path.basename(self.ifc_export_settings.output_file)
        self.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.time_stamp = (
-            datetime.datetime.utcnow()
-            .replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
-            .astimezone()
-            .replace(microsecond=0)
-            .isoformat()
+            datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=datetime.UTC).astimezone().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
        )
        self.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.preprocessor_version = "IfcOpenShell {}".format(ifcopenshell.version)
        self.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.originating_system = "{} {}".format(
@@ -101,41 +96,12 @@ class IfcExporter:
                result = self.sync_object_placement(obj)
                if result:
                    results.append(result)
-                result = self.sync_object_material(obj)
-                # TODO: sync_object_material always returns None
-                # so it's never really appended
                if result:
                    results.append(result)
            except ReferenceError:
                pass  # The object is likely deleted
        return results

-    def sync_edited_objects(self) -> list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]:
-        results: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = []
-        for obj in IfcStore.edited_objs.copy():
-            if not obj:
-                continue
-            if not tool.Blender.is_valid_data_block(obj):
-                continue
-            element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
-            if element:
-                results.append(element)
-            bpy.ops.bim.update_representation(obj=obj.name)
-        IfcStore.edited_objs.clear()
-        return results
-
-    def sync_object_material(self, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> None:
-        if not obj.data or not isinstance(obj.data, bpy.types.Mesh):
-            return
-        if not self.has_changed_materials(obj):
-            return
-        bpy.ops.bim.update_representation(obj=obj.name)
-
-    def has_changed_materials(self, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> bool:
-        mprops = tool.Geometry.get_mesh_props(obj.data)
-        checksum = mprops.material_checksum
-        return checksum != tool.Geometry.get_material_checksum(obj)
-
    def sync_object_placement(self, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> Union[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, None]:
        element = self.file.by_id(tool.Blender.get_object_bim_props(obj).ifc_definition_id)
        if tool.Geometry.is_scaled(obj):
@@ -173,6 +139,10 @@ class IfcExporter:


 class IfcExportSettings:
+    """
+    Initialize only using `IfcExportSettings.factory()`.
+    """
+
    def __init__(self):
        self.logger: Logger = None
        self.output_file: str = None
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.unit
 import ifcopenshell.api.owner.settings
 import bonsai.bim
 import bonsai.tool as tool
+import weakref
 from bpy.app.handlers import persistent
 from bonsai.bim.ifc import IfcStore
 from bonsai.bim.module.model.data import AuthoringData
 from bonsai.bim.module.aggregate.decorator import AggregateDecorator
 from bonsai.bim.module.georeference.decorator import GeoreferenceDecorator
-from bonsai.bim.module.model.decorator import WallAxisDecorator, SlabDirectionDecorator
+from bonsai.bim.module.model.decorator import WallAxisDecorator, SlabDirectionDecorator, BoundingBoxDecorator
 from bonsai.bim.module.nest.decorator import NestDecorator
 from mathutils import Vector
 from math import cos
-from typing import Union, Callable
+from typing import Union
+from collections.abc import Callable


 cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
@@ -217,12 +219,12 @@ def refresh_ui_data():
        except AttributeError:
            pass

-    if isinstance(tool.Ifc.get(), ifcopenshell.sqlite):
-        tool.Ifc.get().clear_cache()
+    if isinstance(ifc_file := tool.Ifc.get(), ifcopenshell.sqlite):
+        ifc_file.clear_cache()

    props = tool.Drawing.get_document_props()
    props.should_draw_decorations = props.should_draw_decorations
-    if bpy.context.scene.WebProperties.is_connected:
+    if tool.Web.get_web_props().is_connected:
        tool.Web.send_webui_data()


@@ -256,31 +258,73 @@ def redo_post(scene: bpy.types.Scene) -> None:
    tool.Ifc.rebuild_element_maps()


+# Cache is important as those entities will be retrieved very often,
+# for every IfcOwnerHistory creation or update.
+class SettingsCache:
+    APPLICATION_ID: Union[int, None] = None
+    USER_ID: Union[int, None] = None
+
+    _file: Union[weakref.ReferenceType[ifcopenshell.file], None] = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_file(cls) -> Union[ifcopenshell.file, None]:
+        if cls._file is None:
+            return None
+        return cls._file()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_file(cls, file: ifcopenshell.file) -> None:
+        cls._file = weakref.ref(file)
+
+
 def get_application(ifc: ifcopenshell.file) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
-    # TODO: cache this for even faster application retrieval. It honestly makes a difference on long scripts.
-    version = tool.Blender.get_bonsai_version()
+    if SettingsCache.get_file() is ifc and SettingsCache.APPLICATION_ID is not None:
+        try:
+            app = ifc.by_id(SettingsCache.APPLICATION_ID)
+            return app
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
+
+    # Use only main part from the version to avoid flooding advanced users projects with IfcApplications.
+    version = tool.Blender.get_bonsai_version().split("-")[0]
+    identifier = f"Bonsai-{version}"
    for element in ifc.by_type("IfcApplication"):
-        if element.ApplicationIdentifier == "Bonsai" and element.Version == version:
+        if element.ApplicationIdentifier == identifier:
            return element
-    return ifcopenshell.api.run(
-        "owner.add_application",
+    application_developer = next((org for org in ifc.by_type("IfcOrganization") if org.Name == "IfcOpenShell"), None)
+    application = ifcopenshell.api.owner.add_application(
        ifc,
+        application_developer=application_developer,
        version=version,
        application_full_name="Bonsai",
-        application_identifier="Bonsai",
+        application_identifier=identifier,
    )
+    SettingsCache.APPLICATION_ID = application.id()
+    SettingsCache.set_file(ifc)
+    return application


 def get_user(ifc: ifcopenshell.file) -> Union[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, None]:
    # TODO: cache this for even faster application retrieval. It honestly makes a difference on long scripts.
+    if SettingsCache.get_file() is ifc and SettingsCache.USER_ID is not None:
+        try:
+            user = ifc.by_id(SettingsCache.USER_ID)
+            return user
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
+
    if pao := next(iter(ifc.by_type("IfcPersonAndOrganization")), None):
+        SettingsCache.USER_ID = pao.id()
+        SettingsCache.set_file(ifc)
        return pao
    elif ifc.schema == "IFC2X3":
        if (person := next(iter(ifc.by_type("IfcPerson")), None)) is None:
-            person = tool.Ifc.run("owner.add_person")
+            person = ifcopenshell.api.owner.add_person(ifc)
        if (organization := next(iter(ifc.by_type("IfcOrganization")), None)) is None:
-            organization = tool.Ifc.run("owner.add_organisation")
-        pao = tool.Ifc.run("owner.add_person_and_organisation", person=person, organisation=organization)
+            organization = ifcopenshell.api.owner.add_organisation(ifc)
+        pao = ifcopenshell.api.owner.add_person_and_organisation(ifc, person=person, organisation=organization)
+        SettingsCache.USER_ID = pao.id()
+        SettingsCache.set_file(ifc)
        return pao


@@ -347,9 +391,14 @@ def load_post(scene):

    # Bonsai overlays
    georeference_props = tool.Georeference.get_georeference_props()
-    aggregate_props = bpy.context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties
-    nest_props = bpy.context.scene.BIMNestProperties
+    aggregate_props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()
+    nest_props = tool.Nest.get_nest_props()
    model_props = tool.Model.get_model_props()
+    GeoreferenceDecorator.uninstall()
+    AggregateDecorator.uninstall()
+    NestDecorator.uninstall()
+    WallAxisDecorator.uninstall()
+    SlabDirectionDecorator.uninstall()
    if georeference_props.should_visualise:
        GeoreferenceDecorator.install(bpy.context)
    if aggregate_props.aggregate_decorator:
@@ -360,9 +409,13 @@ def load_post(scene):
        WallAxisDecorator.install(bpy.context)
    if model_props.show_slab_direction:
        SlabDirectionDecorator.install(bpy.context)
+    if model_props.show_bounding_box:
+        BoundingBoxDecorator.install(bpy.context)

-    if scene := bpy.context.scene:
+    if preferences.should_use_snap and (scene := bpy.context.scene):
        # Snapping is off by default in Blender, but in BIM, it's more useful to be on
        scene.tool_settings.use_snap = True
        # Match default Bonsai snaps
        scene.tool_settings.snap_elements_base = {"EDGE", "EDGE_PERPENDICULAR", "VERTEX", "EDGE_MIDPOINT", "FACE"}
+
+    tool.Blender.sync_old_preferences()
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import ifcopenshell.util.unit
 from ifcopenshell.util.doc import get_attribute_doc, get_predefined_type_doc, get_property_doc
 import bonsai.tool as tool
-from typing import Optional, Callable, Any, Union, Iterable, TYPE_CHECKING
+from types import EllipsisType
+from typing import Optional, Any, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
+from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Sequence

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
    import bonsai.bim.prop
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
    # - None  - property should be imported by default workflow
    # - True  - setting value for imported attribute should be skipped
    # - False - property should be skipped entirely from import
+    # Second argument is optional,
+    # because ImportCallback might be called for attributes that are not created by default
+    # (e.g. IFC entity attributes).
    ImportCallback = Callable[[str, Optional[bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute], dict[str, Any]], Union[bool, None]]
    # ExportCallback return values:
    # - True  - property should be skipped entirely from export
@@ -46,36 +51,67 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:


 def draw_attributes(
-    props: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Attribute],
+    props: Union[bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Attribute], Sequence[Attribute]],
    layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
    copy_operator: Optional[str] = None,
    popup_active_attribute: Optional[bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute] = None,
    callback: Optional[Callable[[bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute, bpy.types.UILayout], None]] = None,
+    *,
+    enable_search: Union[bool, EllipsisType] = ...,
 ) -> None:
    """Draw editable UI for prop.Attributes.

    You can set attribute active in popup with `active_attribute`
    meaning you will be able to type into attribute's field without having to click
    on it first
+
+    :param enable_search: Add search button to string, integer, and float attributes
+        Possible values:
+
+        - ``...`` (default value) -
+            add search if possible. If it's not possible, there will be no warnings or errors.
+        - ``True`` - always add search, if it's not possible it will result in errors.
+        - ``False`` - never add search.
+
    """
    for attribute in props:
        row = layout.row(align=True)
        if attribute == popup_active_attribute:
            row.activate_init = True
-        draw_attribute(attribute, row, copy_operator)
+        draw_attribute(attribute, row, copy_operator, enable_search=enable_search)
        if callback:
            callback(attribute, row)


 def draw_attribute(
-    attribute: bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute, layout: bpy.types.UILayout, copy_operator: Optional[str] = None
+    attribute: bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute,
+    layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
+    copy_operator: Optional[str] = None,
+    enable_search: Union[bool, EllipsisType] = ...,
 ) -> None:
    value_name = attribute.get_value_name(display_only=True)
+
    if value_name == "enum_value":
        prop_with_search(layout, attribute, "enum_value", text=attribute.name)
    elif value_name == "filepath_value":
        attribute.filepath_value.layout_file_select(layout, filter_glob=attribute.filter_glob, text=attribute.name)
-    elif attribute.name in ("ScheduleDuration", "ActualDuration", "FreeFloat", "TotalFloat"):
+
+    elif value_name == "subitems_values":
+        col = layout.column()
+        layout = col.row(align=True)
+        layout.label(text=f"{attribute.name}:")
+        data_path = tool.Blender.get_full_data_path(attribute, value_name)
+        for i, item in enumerate(attribute.subitems_values, 1):
+            row = col.row(align=True)
+            row.alignment = "EXPAND"
+            row.prop(item, "name", text=f"# {i}")
+            op = row.operator("bim.attribute_remove_subitem", text="", icon="X")
+            op.data_path = data_path
+            op.index = i - 1
+        op = layout.operator("bim.attribute_add_subitem", icon="ADD", text="")
+        op.data_path = data_path
+
+    elif attribute.special_type == "DURATION":
        props = tool.Sequence.get_work_schedule_props()
        for item in props.durations_attributes:
            if item.name == attribute.name:
@@ -95,17 +131,34 @@ def draw_attribute(
            text=attribute.display_name,
        )

-    if attribute.is_uri:
+    if attribute.special_type == "URI":
        op = layout.operator("bim.select_uri_attribute", text="", icon="FILE_FOLDER")
-        op.data_path = attribute.path_from_id("string_value")
+        op.attribute_data_path = tool.Blender.get_full_data_path(attribute)
    elif attribute.special_type in ("DATE", "DATETIME"):
        op = layout.operator("bim.datepicker", text="", icon="TIME")
        op.target_prop = attribute.path_from_id("string_value")
        op.include_time = attribute.special_type == "DATETIME"

+    if attribute.data_type in ("string", "integer", "float") and (
+        enable_search is True or (enable_search is ... and attribute.ifc_class)
+    ):
+        op = layout.operator("bim.attribute_search_values", text="", icon="VIEWZOOM")
+        op.attribute_name = attribute.name
+        op.attribute_ifc_class = attribute.ifc_class
+        op.data_path = tool.Blender.get_full_data_path(attribute, value_name)
+        op.data_type = attribute.data_type
+
    if attribute.is_optional:
        layout.prop(attribute, "is_null", icon="RADIOBUT_OFF" if attribute.is_null else "RADIOBUT_ON", text="")

+    if attribute.use_explorer_ui:
+        op = layout.operator("bim.explorer_show_ui_popup", text="", icon="ZOOM_SELECTED")
+        op.ifc_class = attribute.ifc_class
+        op.attribute_name = attribute.name
+        op.data_path = tool.Blender.get_full_data_path(attribute, value_name)
+        if ifc_id := attribute.get_value():
+            op.preselect_ifc_id = int(ifc_id)
+
    if attribute.name == "GlobalId":
        layout.operator("bim.generate_global_id", icon="FILE_REFRESH", text="")
    elif copy_operator:
@@ -114,28 +167,22 @@ def draw_attribute(


 def import_attributes(
-    ifc_class: str,
-    props: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Attribute],
-    data: dict[str, Any],
-    callback: Optional[ImportCallback] = None,
-) -> None:
-    schema = tool.Ifc.schema()
-    for attribute in schema.declaration_by_name(ifc_class).all_attributes():
-        import_attribute(attribute, props, data, callback=callback)
-
-
-# A more elegant attribute importer signature, intended to supersede import_attributes
-def import_attributes2(
    element: Union[str, ifcopenshell.entity_instance],
    props: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Attribute],
    callback: Optional[ImportCallback] = None,
 ) -> None:
+    """
+    :param element: Entity or IFC class string.
+    """
+    info: dict[str, Any]
    if isinstance(element, str):
-        attributes = tool.Ifc.schema().declaration_by_name(element).as_entity().all_attributes()
+        assert (entity := tool.Ifc.schema().declaration_by_name(element).as_entity())
+        attributes = entity.all_attributes()
        info = {a.name(): None for a in attributes}
        info["type"] = element
    else:
-        attributes = element.wrapped_data.declaration().as_entity().all_attributes()
+        assert (entity := element.wrapped_data.declaration().as_entity())
+        attributes = entity.all_attributes()
        info = element.get_info()
    for attribute in attributes:
        import_attribute(attribute, props, info, callback=callback)
@@ -149,15 +196,19 @@ def import_attribute(
 ) -> None:
    data_type = ifcopenshell.util.attribute.get_primitive_type(attribute)
    # Complex data types (aggregates and entities) are handled only by callback.
+    if data_type == ("list", "string"):
+        data_type = "list[string]"
    if isinstance(data_type, tuple) or data_type == "entity":
        callback(attribute.name(), None, data) if callback else None
        return
-    new: bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute = props.add()
+
+    new = props.add()
    new.name = attribute.name()
    new.is_null = data[attribute.name()] is None
    new.is_optional = attribute.optional()
    new.data_type = data_type if isinstance(data_type, str) else ""
    new.ifc_class = data["type"]
+
    is_handled_by_callback = callback(attribute.name(), new, data) if callback else None
    data_type = new.data_type  # Allow callback to override data type.

@@ -167,8 +218,9 @@ def import_attribute(
        props.remove(len(props) - 1)
    elif data_type == "string":
        new.string_value = "" if new.is_null else str(data[attribute.name()]).replace("\n", "\\n")
-        if attribute.type_of_attribute().declared_type().name() == "IfcURIReference":
-            new.is_uri = True
+        attribute_type = attribute.type_of_attribute()
+        if attribute_type._is("IfcURIReference"):
+            new.special_type = "URI"
        elif attribute.type_of_attribute()._is("IfcDate"):
            new.special_type = "DATE"
        elif attribute.type_of_attribute()._is("IfcDateTime"):
@@ -202,6 +254,12 @@ def import_attribute(

        if enum_value is not None:
            new.enum_value = enum_value
+    elif data_type == "list[string]":
+        value: Union[list[str], None] = data[attribute.name()]
+        if value:
+            for item in value:
+                new.subitems_values.add().name = str(item).replace("\n", "\\n")
+
    add_attribute_description(new, data)
    add_attribute_min_max(attribute, new)

@@ -238,7 +296,13 @@ def add_attribute_enum_items_descriptions(
        new_enum_description.name = description


-def add_attribute_description(attribute_blender: bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute, attribute_ifc=None):
+def add_attribute_description(
+    attribute_blender: bonsai.bim.prop.Attribute,
+    attribute_ifc: Union[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, None] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    :param attribute_ifc: IFC Entity to use as a fallback source of description (using "Description" attribute).
+    """
    if not attribute_blender.name:
        return
    version = tool.Ifc.get_schema()
@@ -269,6 +333,16 @@ def export_attributes(
    return attributes


+def process_exported_entity_attribute(attributes: dict[str, Any], attribute_names: list[str]) -> None:
+    for attribute_name in attribute_names:
+        entity_id = attributes[attribute_name]
+        if entity_id is None:
+            # Maybe it was removed by now and enum is invalid.
+            del attributes[attribute_name]
+        else:
+            attributes[attribute_name] = tool.Ifc.get().by_id(int(entity_id))
+
+
 ENUM_ITEMS_DATA = Union[bpy.types.PropertyGroup, bpy.types.ID, bpy.types.Operator, bpy.types.OperatorProperties]


@@ -292,22 +366,35 @@ def prop_with_search(
    prop_name: str,
    should_click_ok: bool = False,
    original_operator_path: Optional[str] = None,
+    *,
+    enable_relating_type_suggestions: bool = False,
+    search_threshold: int = 10,
+    button_kwargs: Union[dict[str, Any], None] = None,
    **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> bpy.types.UILayout:
    """
+    Draw a row with enum prop and enum search operator.
+
+    Search operator appears only in case if there's more than `search_threshold` items in enum.
+
+    :arg button_kwargs: kwargs to pass to ``UILayout.operator()``.
+    :arg kwargs: kwargs to pass to ``UILayout.prop()``.
+    :arg enable_relating_type_suggestions: Enable additional suggestions for relating type properties.
+    :arg search_threshold: Minimum number of enum items required to show search button.
    :return: Added row.
    """
    # kwargs are layout.prop arguments (text, icon, etc.)
    row = layout.row(align=True)
    row.prop(data, prop_name, **kwargs)
    try:
-        if len(get_enum_items(data, prop_name, original_operator_path=original_operator_path)) > 10:
+        if len(get_enum_items(data, prop_name, original_operator_path=original_operator_path)) > search_threshold:
            # Magick courtesy of https://blender.stackexchange.com/a/203443/86891
            row.context_pointer_set(name="data", data=data)
-            op = row.operator("bim.enum_property_search", text="", icon="VIEWZOOM")
+            op = row.operator("bim.enum_property_search", text="", icon="VIEWZOOM", **(button_kwargs or {}))
            op.prop_name = prop_name
            op.should_click_ok = should_click_ok
            op.original_operator_path = original_operator_path or ""
+            op.enable_relating_type_suggestions = enable_relating_type_suggestions
    except TypeError:  # Prop is not iterable
        pass
    return row
@@ -351,8 +438,23 @@ def get_enum_items(
    return items


-def draw_expandable_panel(layout, context, label: str, ui_func, default_closed: bool = True):
-    header, panel = layout.panel(label, default_closed=default_closed)
+def draw_expandable_panel(
+    layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
+    context: bpy.types.Context,
+    label: str,
+    ui_func: Callable[[bpy.types.UILayout, bpy.types.Context], None],
+    default_closed: bool = True,
+    *,
+    panel_id: str = "",
+) -> None:
+    """
+    :param panel_id: Optional unique identifier for the panel.
+        By default is matching ``label``, but if more than one panel with the same name is used,
+        then ``panel_id`` can be provided explicitly to ensure panels can be expanded/collapsed separately.
+    """
+    if not panel_id:
+        panel_id = label
+    header, panel = layout.panel(panel_id, default_closed=default_closed)
    header.label(text=label)
    if panel:
        ui_func(panel, context)
@@ -392,10 +494,16 @@ def draw_filter(
        row = layout.row(align=True)
        row.label(text=f"{len(data.data['saved_searches'])} Saved Searches")

+        row.operator("bim.select_entity_by_guid", text="", icon="CON_OBJECTSOLVER")
        if data.data["saved_searches"]:
            row.operator("bim.load_search", text="", icon="IMPORT").module = module
        row.operator("bim.save_search", text="", icon="EXPORT").module = module
-
+        if module != "search":
+            if module == "drawing_include":
+                row.operator("bim.edit_element_filter", icon="CHECKMARK", text="").filter_mode = "INCLUDE"
+            if module == "drawing_exclude":
+                row.operator("bim.edit_element_filter", icon="CHECKMARK", text="").filter_mode = "EXCLUDE"
+            row.operator("bim.enable_editing_element_filter", icon="CANCEL", text="").filter_mode = "NONE"
    row = layout.row(align=True)
    row.operator("bim.add_filter_group", text="Add Search Group", icon="ADD").module = module
    row.operator("bim.edit_filter_query", text="", icon="FILTER").module = module
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ import ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper
 import bonsai
 import bonsai.bim.handler
 import bonsai.tool as tool
+from ifcopenshell.file import UndoSystemError
 from pathlib import Path
 from bonsai.tool.brick import BrickStore
-from typing import Set, Union, Optional, TypedDict, Callable, NotRequired
+from typing import Union, Optional, TypedDict, NotRequired, Literal
+from collections.abc import Callable


 IFC_CONNECTED_TYPE = Union[bpy.types.Material, bpy.types.Object]
@@ -62,13 +64,17 @@ class TransactionStep(TypedDict):

 class IfcStore:
    path: str = ""
+    """Should be set only using ``tool.Ifc.set_path``."""
+
    file: Optional[ifcopenshell.file] = None
+    """Should be set only using ``tool.Ifc.set``."""
+
    schema: Optional[ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper.schema_definition] = None
    cache: Optional[ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper.HdfSerializer] = None
    cache_path: Optional[str] = None
    id_map: dict[int, IFC_CONNECTED_TYPE] = {}
    guid_map: dict[str, IFC_CONNECTED_TYPE] = {}
-    edited_objs: Set[bpy.types.Object] = set()
+    edited_objs: set[bpy.types.Object] = set()
    pset_template_path: str = ""
    pset_template_file: Optional[ifcopenshell.file] = None
    classification_path: str = ""
@@ -103,32 +109,45 @@ class IfcStore:
        IfcStore.session_files = {}

    @staticmethod
-    def get_file():
+    def get_file() -> ifcopenshell.file | None:
        if IfcStore.file is None:
            props = tool.Blender.get_bim_props()
            IfcStore.set_path(props.ifc_file)
            if IfcStore.path:
                try:
                    IfcStore.load_file(IfcStore.path)
+                    tool.Ifc.after_file_loaded()
                except Exception as e:
                    print(f"Failed to load file {IfcStore.path}. Error details: {e}")
        return IfcStore.file

    @staticmethod
-    def set_path(value):
+    def set_path(value: str) -> None:
        IfcStore.path = value
        # Interpret relative paths as relative to .blend file.
        if IfcStore.path and not os.path.isabs(IfcStore.path):
            IfcStore.path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(bpy.path.abspath("//"), IfcStore.path))

    @staticmethod
-    def get_cache():
+    def generate_cache_path() -> str:
+        """Generate cache path based on the active file and it's path."""
+        assert IfcStore.file
+        ifc_key = IfcStore.path + IfcStore.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.time_stamp
+        ifc_hash = hashlib.md5(ifc_key.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+        prefs = tool.Blender.get_addon_preferences()
+        cache_path = os.path.join(prefs.cache_dir, f"{ifc_hash}.h5")
+        return cache_path
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_cache() -> ifcopenshell.geom.serializers.hdf5 | None:
+        """Get existing cache for the current file or create a new one.
+
+        .h5 cache name reflects IFC filepath and it's current header's timestamp.
+        """
        if IfcStore.cache is None and IfcStore.path:
-            props = tool.Blender.get_bim_props()
-            ifc_key = IfcStore.path + IfcStore.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.time_stamp
-            ifc_hash = hashlib.md5(ifc_key.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
-            os.makedirs(props.cache_dir, exist_ok=True)
-            IfcStore.cache_path = os.path.join(props.cache_dir, f"{ifc_hash}.h5")
+            cache_path = IfcStore.generate_cache_path()
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(cache_path), exist_ok=True)
+            IfcStore.cache_path = cache_path
            cache_path = Path(IfcStore.cache_path)
            cache_settings = ifcopenshell.geom.settings()
            serializer_settings = ifcopenshell.geom.serializer_settings()
@@ -161,15 +180,12 @@ class IfcStore:
        return IfcStore.cache

    @staticmethod
-    def update_cache():
+    def update_cache() -> None:
+        """Update cache filename after timestamp was updated."""
        if not IfcStore.cache:
            return
        assert IfcStore.cache_path
-        assert IfcStore.file
-        ifc_key = IfcStore.path + IfcStore.file.wrapped_data.header.file_name.time_stamp
-        ifc_hash = hashlib.md5(ifc_key.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
-        props = tool.Blender.get_bim_props()
-        new_cache_path = os.path.join(props.cache_dir, f"{ifc_hash}.h5")
+        new_cache_path = IfcStore.generate_cache_path()
        IfcStore.cache = None
        try:
            shutil.move(IfcStore.cache_path, new_cache_path)
@@ -181,11 +197,11 @@ class IfcStore:
        IfcStore.get_cache()

    @staticmethod
-    def load_file(path) -> None:
+    def load_file(path: str) -> None:
        if not os.path.isfile(path):
            return
        extension = path.split(".")[-1]
-        props = tool.Project.get_project_props()
+        prefs = tool.Blender.get_addon_preferences()
        if extension.lower() == "ifczip":
            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as unzipped_path:
                with zipfile.ZipFile(path, "r") as zip_ref:
@@ -195,10 +211,11 @@ class IfcStore:
                    return
        elif extension.lower() == "ifcxml":
            IfcStore.file = ifcopenshell.file(ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper.parse_ifcxml(path))
-        elif props.should_stream:
+        elif prefs.should_stream:
            IfcStore.file = ifcopenshell.open(path, should_stream=True)
        else:
            IfcStore.file = ifcopenshell.open(path)
+        tool.Ifc.after_file_loaded()

    @staticmethod
    def get_schema() -> ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper.schema_definition:
@@ -418,7 +435,36 @@ class IfcStore:
            props.ifc_definition_id = 0

    @staticmethod
+    def get_ifc_file_undo_callback(callback_type: Literal["UNDO", "REDO"]):
+        def callback(_) -> None:
+            try:
+                if callback_type == "UNDO":
+                    tool.Ifc.get().undo()
+                else:
+                    tool.Ifc.get().redo()
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Persistent callbacks errors are not visible from UI and we set `last_error`
+                # to make it visible.
+                error_msg = ""
+                # In theory it should always be UndoSystemError, but just to be safe.
+                if isinstance(e, UndoSystemError):
+                    error_msg += "Undo transaction operations:\n"
+                    transaction = e.transaction
+                    for operation in transaction.operations:
+                        error_msg += f"- {str(operation)}\n"
+                    # Show it in system console too, not just in last message.
+                    print(error_msg)
+                error_msg += traceback.format_exc()
+                bonsai.last_error = error_msg
+                raise
+
+        return callback
+
+    modal_in_progress = False
+
+    @classmethod
    def execute_ifc_operator(
+        cls,
        operator: tool.Ifc.Operator,
        context: bpy.types.Context,
        event=None,
@@ -428,16 +474,33 @@ class IfcStore:
        props = tool.Blender.get_bim_props()
        props.is_dirty = True
        # Modals don't nest, and Blender handles the loop that continuously calls modal()
-        is_top_level_operator = not bool(IfcStore.current_transaction) or (method == "MODAL")
+        # So for modal operators we emulate nesting - first modal call is starting transaction
+        # and modal call with FINISHED/CANCELLED result finishes it.
+
+        # Example call chain for modal operators:
+        # Operator1.execute called
+        # -> Operator.execute called nested Operator2
+        #    -> Operator2.execute returned RUNNING_MODAL
+        #    -> Operator2.execute is finished
+        # -> Operator1.execute is finished
+        # -> Operator2.modal is called and returned PASS_THROUGH (going to another modal loop)
+        # -> Operator2.modal is finished
+        # -> Operator2.modal called again and last two steps repeat until FINISHED or CANCELLED
+        is_top_level_operator = not bool(IfcStore.current_transaction) and not cls.modal_in_progress

        if is_top_level_operator:
            IfcStore.begin_transaction(operator)
-            if tool.Ifc.get():
-                tool.Ifc.get().begin_transaction()
+            if ifc_file := tool.Ifc.get():
+                assert (
+                    ifc_file.transaction is None
+                ), "Trying to override existing transaction, possible IFC undo data loss."
+                ifc_file.begin_transaction()
            if BrickStore.graph is not None:  # `if BrickStore.graph` by itself takes ages.
                BrickStore.begin_transaction()
            # This empty transaction ensures that each operator has at least one transaction
            IfcStore.add_transaction_operation(operator, rollback=lambda data: True, commit=lambda data: True)
+            if method == "MODAL":
+                cls.modal_in_progress = True
        else:
            operator.transaction_key = IfcStore.current_transaction

@@ -446,13 +509,18 @@ class IfcStore:
                if tool.Ifc.get():
                    tool.Ifc.get().end_transaction()
                    IfcStore.add_transaction_operation(
-                        operator, rollback=lambda d: tool.Ifc.get().undo(), commit=lambda d: tool.Ifc.get().redo()
+                        operator,
+                        rollback=IfcStore.get_ifc_file_undo_callback("UNDO"),
+                        commit=IfcStore.get_ifc_file_undo_callback("REDO"),
                    )
                if BrickStore.graph is not None:  # `if BrickStore.graph` by itself takes ages.
                    BrickStore.end_transaction()
                IfcStore.end_transaction(operator)
                bonsai.bim.handler.refresh_ui_data()

+                if method == "MODAL":
+                    cls.modal_in_progress = False
+
        try:
            if method == "EXECUTE":
                result = getattr(operator, "_execute")(context)
@@ -473,8 +541,10 @@ class IfcStore:

        if method == "MODAL":
            if result == {"FINISHED"}:
+                is_top_level_operator = True
                end_top_level_operator()
            elif result == {"CANCELLED"}:
+                is_top_level_operator = True
                # Please read the docs: https://docs.blender.org/api/current/bpy.types.Operator.html
                # > "when an operator returns {'CANCELLED'}, no undo step will be created".
                # This means that if your modal edits IFC data, then the user
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import numpy.typing as npt
 import multiprocessing
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.geom
+import ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper as W
 import ifcopenshell.util.unit
 import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import ifcopenshell.util.geolocation
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.shape
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 from bonsai.bim.ifc import IfcStore, IFC_CONNECTED_TYPE
 from bonsai.tool.loader import OBJECT_DATA_TYPE
-from typing import Dict, Union, Optional, Any, Literal
+from typing import Union, Optional, Any, Literal
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from ifcopenshell.util.shape import MatrixType


@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ class MaterialCreator:
    obj: bpy.types.Object

    def __init__(self, ifc_import_settings: IfcImportSettings, ifc_importer: IfcImporter):
-        self.styles: Dict[int, bpy.types.Material] = {}
+        self.styles: dict[int, bpy.types.Material] = {}
        self.parsed_meshes: set[str] = set()
        self.ifc_import_settings = ifc_import_settings
        self.ifc_importer = ifc_importer
@@ -198,11 +200,16 @@ class MaterialCreator:


 class IfcImporter:
+    file: ifcopenshell.file
+    """Either provided by user as an attribute or will be loaded from ``input_file`` during ``execute()``."""
+
+    elements: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]
+    """Set of IfcElements to import. Excluding ``gross_elements`` and ```native_elements``."""
+
    def __init__(self, ifc_import_settings: IfcImportSettings):
        self.ifc_import_settings = ifc_import_settings
        tool.Loader.set_settings(ifc_import_settings)
        self.diff = None
-        self.file: ifcopenshell.file = None
        self.project = None
        self.has_existing_project = False
        # element guids to blender collections mapping
@@ -212,9 +219,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
        self.gross_elements: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
        self.element_types: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
        self.spatial_elements: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
-        self.type_products = {}
        self.meshes: dict[str, OBJECT_DATA_TYPE] = {}
-        self.mesh_shapes = {}
        self.time = 0
        self.unit_scale = 1.0
        # ifc definition ids to blender elements mapping
@@ -224,7 +229,8 @@ class IfcImporter:
        self.progress = 0

        self.material_creator = MaterialCreator(ifc_import_settings, self)
-        classes_to_wireframe_str = tool.Drawing.get_document_props().classes_to_wireframe
+        prefs = tool.Blender.get_addon_preferences()
+        classes_to_wireframe_str = prefs.doc.classes_to_wireframe
        self.classes_to_wireframe_list = [word.strip() for word in classes_to_wireframe_str.split(",")]

    def profile_code(self, message: str) -> None:
@@ -295,11 +301,11 @@ class IfcImporter:
        tool.Spatial.run_spatial_import_spatial_decomposition()
        if default_container := tool.Spatial.guess_default_container():
            tool.Spatial.set_default_container(default_container)
-        tool.Loader.setup_active_bsdd_classification()
        self.update_progress(100)
        bpy.context.window_manager.progress_end()

    def process_context_filter(self) -> None:
+        """Setup contexts. Necessary for importing elements representations."""
        contexts = self.file.by_type("IfcGeometricRepresentationContext")
        if len(contexts) > 100:  # Probably something strange happening. Encountered from Revizto.
            print("Warning! Excessive contexts were found and merged where applicable.")
@@ -319,16 +325,15 @@ class IfcImporter:
        tool.Loader.settings.gross_context_settings = tool.Loader.create_settings(is_gross=True)

    def process_element_filter(self) -> None:
+        elements: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]
        if self.ifc_import_settings.has_filter:
-            self.elements = self.ifc_import_settings.elements
-            if isinstance(self.elements, set):
-                self.elements = list(self.elements)
+            elements = list(self.ifc_import_settings.elements)
            # TODO: enable filtering for annotations
        else:
            if self.file.schema in ("IFC2X3", "IFC4"):
-                self.elements = self.file.by_type("IfcElement") + self.file.by_type("IfcProxy")
+                elements = self.file.by_type("IfcElement") + self.file.by_type("IfcProxy")
            else:
-                self.elements = self.file.by_type("IfcElement")
+                elements = self.file.by_type("IfcElement")

        drawing_groups = [g for g in self.file.by_type("IfcGroup") if g.ObjectType == "DRAWING"]
        drawing_annotations = set()
@@ -338,16 +343,16 @@ class IfcImporter:
        self.annotations = set([a for a in self.file.by_type("IfcAnnotation")])
        self.annotations -= drawing_annotations

-        self.elements = [e for e in self.elements if not e.is_a("IfcFeatureElement") or e.is_a("IfcSurfaceFeature")]
+        elements = [e for e in elements if not e.is_a("IfcFeatureElement") or e.is_a("IfcSurfaceFeature")]
        if self.ifc_import_settings.element_limit_mode == "UNLIMITED":
-            self.elements = set(self.elements)
+            self.elements = set(elements)
        else:
            offset = self.ifc_import_settings.element_offset
            offset_limit = offset + self.ifc_import_settings.element_limit
-            self.elements = set(self.elements[offset:offset_limit])
+            self.elements = set(elements[offset:offset_limit])

        if self.ifc_import_settings.has_filter or self.ifc_import_settings.element_limit_mode != "UNLIMITED":
-            self.element_types = set([ifcopenshell.util.element.get_type(e) for e in self.elements])
+            self.element_types = {t for e in self.elements if (t := ifcopenshell.util.element.get_type(e))}
        else:
            self.element_types = set(self.file.by_type("IfcTypeProduct"))

@@ -385,6 +390,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
        return results

    def parse_native_elements(self) -> None:
+        # TODO: move to `process_element_filter` to incapsulate all `self.elements` logic.
        if not self.ifc_import_settings.should_load_geometry:
            return
        if not self.file.by_type("IfcSweptDiskSolid"):
@@ -422,7 +428,8 @@ class IfcImporter:

        rep = representation
        while True:
-            if len(rep.Items) == 1 and rep.Items[0].is_a("IfcMappedItem"):
+            # Tekla 2023 has missing items, though it's invalid IFC.
+            if rep.Items and len(rep.Items) == 1 and rep.Items[0].is_a("IfcMappedItem"):
                rep_matrix = ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_mappeditem_transformation(rep.Items[0])
                if not np.allclose(rep_matrix, np.eye(4)):
                    matrix = rep_matrix @ matrix
@@ -454,6 +461,10 @@ class IfcImporter:
        return False

    def calculate_model_offset(self) -> None:
+        # TODO:
+        if isinstance(self.file, ifcopenshell.sqlite):
+            print("WARNING. Calculating model offset for IFCSQLite is not supported.")
+            return
        props = tool.Georeference.get_georeference_props()
        if self.ifc_import_settings.false_origin_mode == "MANUAL":
            tool.Loader.set_manual_blender_offset(self.file)
@@ -507,11 +518,52 @@ class IfcImporter:
            self.set_matrix_world(obj, tool.Loader.apply_blender_offset_to_matrix_world(obj, grid_placement))

    def create_element_types(self):
+        # TODO:
+        if isinstance(self.file, ifcopenshell.sqlite):
+            self.create_element_types_sqlite(self.element_types)
+            return
        for element_type in self.element_types:
-            if not element_type:
-                continue
            self.create_element_type(element_type)

+    def create_element_types_sqlite(self, element_types: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]) -> None:
+        assert isinstance(self.file, ifcopenshell.sqlite)
+        geometry_cache = self.file.get_geometry([e.id() for e in element_types])
+        geometry_meshes: dict[str, bpy.types.Mesh] = {}
+        for geometry_id, geometry in geometry_cache["geometry"].items():
+            verts = geometry["verts"]
+            fake_geometry = type("Geometry", (), {"id": geometry_id})
+            mesh_name = tool.Loader.get_mesh_name_from_shape(fake_geometry)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+            mesh = bpy.data.meshes.new(mesh_name)
+
+            if geometry["faces"].size:
+                mesh = tool.Loader.create_mesh_from_shape(
+                    mesh=mesh, faces=geometry["faces"].reshape(-1, 3), verts=verts.reshape(-1, 3)
+                )
+            else:
+                vertices = verts.reshape(-1, 3).tolist()
+                edges = geometry["edges"].reshape(-1, 2).tolist()
+                mesh.from_pydata(vertices, edges, [])
+            tool.Loader.link_mesh(fake_geometry, mesh)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+
+            mesh["ios_materials"] = geometry["materials"]
+            mesh["ios_material_ids"] = geometry["material_ids"]
+            self.meshes[mesh_name] = mesh
+            geometry_meshes[geometry_id] = mesh
+
+        shapes = geometry_cache["shapes"]
+        for element in element_types:
+            # Allow missing element types to accomodate older ifcsqlite files
+            # that didn't store element types geometry.
+            shape = shapes.get(element.id())
+            if shape:
+                geometry_id = shapes[element.id()]["geometry"]
+            else:
+                geometry_id = None
+            mesh = None if geometry_id is None else geometry_meshes[geometry_id]
+            obj = bpy.data.objects.new(tool.Loader.get_name(element), mesh)
+            self.link_element(element, obj)
+            self.material_creator.create(element, obj, mesh, False)
+
    def create_element_type(self, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> None:
        self.ifc_import_settings.logger.info("Creating object %s", element)
        mesh = None
@@ -538,7 +590,6 @@ class IfcImporter:
        obj = bpy.data.objects.new(tool.Loader.get_name(element), mesh)
        self.link_element(element, obj)
        self.material_creator.create(element, obj, mesh, False)
-        self.type_products[element.GlobalId] = obj

    def create_native_elements(self):
        if not self.ifc_import_settings.should_load_geometry:
@@ -589,6 +640,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
            return self.create_generic_sqlite_elements(elements)

        if self.ifc_import_settings.should_load_geometry:
+            elements = elements.copy()  # Prevent argument mutation.
            context_settings = (
                tool.Loader.settings.gross_context_settings if is_gross else tool.Loader.settings.context_settings
            )
@@ -621,15 +673,13 @@ class IfcImporter:
            verts = geometry["verts"]
            mesh["has_cartesian_point_offset"] = False

-            if geometry["faces"]:
+            if geometry["faces"].size:
                mesh = tool.Loader.create_mesh_from_shape(
                    mesh=mesh, faces=geometry["faces"].reshape(-1, 3), verts=verts.reshape(-1, 3)
                )
            else:
-                e = geometry["edges"]
-                v = verts
-                vertices = [[v[i], v[i + 1], v[i + 2]] for i in range(0, len(v), 3)]
-                edges = [[e[i], e[i + 1]] for i in range(0, len(e), 2)]
+                vertices = verts.reshape(-1, 3).tolist()
+                edges = geometry["edges"].reshape(-1, 2).tolist()
                mesh.from_pydata(vertices, edges, [])

            mesh["ios_materials"] = geometry["materials"]
@@ -653,7 +703,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
        settings: Optional[ifcopenshell.geom.main.settings] = None,
    ) -> set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]:
        checkpoint = time.time()
-        results = set()
+        results: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
        if not products:
            return results

@@ -717,9 +767,15 @@ class IfcImporter:
    def create_structural_point_connections(self):
        for product in self.file.by_type("IfcStructuralPointConnection"):
            # TODO: make this based off ifcopenshell. See #1409
-            representation: ifcopenshell.entity_instance = next(
-                rep for rep in product.Representation.Representations if rep.RepresentationType == "Vertex"
-            )
+
+            representation = tool.Structural.get_vertex_representation(product)
+            if not representation:
+                print(
+                    "WARNING. Skipping invalid IfcStructuralPointConnection - "
+                    f"element has no valid representation:\n{product}."
+                )
+                continue
+
            mesh = tool.Loader.create_structural_point_connection_mesh(representation)
            if mesh is None:
                continue
@@ -843,7 +899,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
        return obj

    def load_existing_meshes(self) -> None:
-        self.meshes.update({m.name: m for m in bpy.data.meshes})
+        self.meshes.update({m.name: m for m in bpy.data.meshes if m.library is None})

    def merge_materials_by_colour(self):
        cleaned_materials = {}
@@ -868,7 +924,8 @@ class IfcImporter:
        for material in self.material_creator.materials.values():
            bpy.data.materials.remove(material)

-    def add_project_to_scene(self):
+    def add_project_to_scene(self) -> None:
+        assert bpy.context.scene
        try:
            bpy.context.scene.collection.children.link(self.project["blender"])
        except:
@@ -893,6 +950,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
        bpy.ops.mesh.normals_make_consistent()
        bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle()

+        assert bpy.context.view_layer
        bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = last_obj
        IfcStore.edited_objs.clear()

@@ -911,6 +969,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
        if not (assignment := self.file.by_type("IfcProject")[0].UnitsInContext):
            return  # Geometry is optional in IFC
        props = tool.Blender.get_bim_props()
+        assert bpy.context.scene
        for unit in assignment.Units:
            if unit.is_a("IfcNamedUnit") and unit.UnitType == "LENGTHUNIT":
                if unit.is_a("IfcSIUnit"):
@@ -1018,9 +1077,9 @@ class IfcImporter:
    def create_curve(
        self,
        element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
-        shape: Union[ifcopenshell.geom.ShapeElementType, ifcopenshell.geom.ShapeType],
+        shape: Union[W.Triangulation, W.TriangulationElement],
    ) -> bpy.types.Curve:
-        if hasattr(shape, "geometry"):
+        if isinstance(shape, W.TriangulationElement):
            geometry = shape.geometry
        else:
            geometry = shape
@@ -1049,11 +1108,11 @@ class IfcImporter:
    def create_mesh(
        self,
        element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
-        shape: Union[ifcopenshell.geom.ShapeElementType, ifcopenshell.geom.ShapeType],
+        shape: Union[W.Triangulation, W.TriangulationElement],
        cartesian_point_offset: Union[npt.NDArray[np.float64], Literal[False]] = None,
    ) -> Union[bpy.types.Mesh, None]:
        try:
-            if hasattr(shape, "geometry"):
+            if isinstance(shape, W.TriangulationElement):
                # shape is ShapeElementType
                geometry = shape.geometry
            else:
@@ -1062,7 +1121,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
            # Mesh may already exists (e.g. during representation reimport)
            # and we assign some suffix to it to prevent Blender from adding '.001' suffix to the new mesh.
            mesh_name = tool.Loader.get_mesh_name_from_shape(geometry)
-            if old_mesh := bpy.data.meshes.get(mesh_name):
+            if old_mesh := bpy.data.meshes.get((mesh_name, None)):
                old_mesh.name = mesh_name + ".old"
            mesh = bpy.data.meshes.new(mesh_name)

@@ -1124,7 +1183,22 @@ class IfcImporter:
            bpy.ops.view3d.view_selected()
            bpy.ops.object.select_all(action="DESELECT")

-    def setup_arrays(self):
+    def setup_arrays(
+        self,
+        *,
+        annotations_to_import: Optional[set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]] = None,
+        openings_to_import: Optional[set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        # During base import some elements are skipped.
+        is_base_import = True
+        elements_to_import: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
+        if annotations_to_import is not None:
+            is_base_import = False
+            elements_to_import = annotations_to_import
+        elif openings_to_import is not None:
+            is_base_import = False
+            elements_to_import = openings_to_import
+
        for pset in self.file.by_type("IfcPropertySet"):
            if pset.Name != "BBIM_Array":
                continue
@@ -1132,16 +1206,28 @@ class IfcImporter:
                continue
            data = json.loads(data)
            for rel in pset.DefinesOccurrence:
+                element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance
                for element in rel.RelatedObjects:
+                    if is_base_import:
+                        if element.is_a("IfcAnnotation") or element.is_a("IfcOpeningElement"):
+                            continue
+                    else:
+                        if element not in elements_to_import:
+                            continue
                    for i in range(len(data)):
                        tool.Blender.Modifier.Array.set_children_lock_state(element, i, True)
                        tool.Blender.Modifier.Array.constrain_children_to_parent(element)


 class IfcImportSettings:
+    """
+    Initialize only using `IfcImportSettings.factory()`.
+    """
+
+    input_file: Union[str, None] = None
+    logger: logging.Logger
+
    def __init__(self):
-        self.logger: logging.Logger = None
-        self.input_file = None
        self.diff_file = None
        self.geometry_library = "opencascade"
        self.should_use_cpu_multiprocessing = True
@@ -1162,18 +1248,21 @@ class IfcImportSettings:
        self.element_limit_mode = "UNLIMITED"
        self.element_offset = 0
        self.element_limit = 30000
-        self.has_filter = None
+        self.has_filter = False
        self.should_filter_spatial_elements = True
        self.should_setup_viewport_camera = True
        self.contexts: list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = []
        self.context_settings: list[ifcopenshell.geom.main.settings] = []
        self.gross_context_settings: list[ifcopenshell.geom.main.settings] = []
-        self.elements: set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
+        self.elements: Iterable[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = set()
        self.load_indexed_maps = False

    @staticmethod
-    def factory(context=None, input_file=None, logger=None):
+    def factory(
+        context=None, input_file: Optional[str] = None, logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None
+    ) -> IfcImportSettings:
        scene_diff = tool.Blender.get_diff_props()
+        prefs = tool.Blender.get_addon_preferences()
        props = tool.Project.get_project_props()
        settings = IfcImportSettings()
        settings.input_file = input_file
@@ -1186,7 +1275,7 @@ class IfcImportSettings:
        settings.should_merge_materials_by_colour = props.should_merge_materials_by_colour
        settings.should_load_geometry = props.should_load_geometry
        settings.should_clean_mesh = props.should_clean_mesh
-        settings.should_cache = props.should_cache
+        settings.should_cache = prefs.should_always_cache or props.should_cache
        settings.deflection_tolerance = props.deflection_tolerance
        settings.angular_tolerance = props.angular_tolerance
        settings.void_limit = props.void_limit
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ class AggregateData:
    @classmethod
    def total_linked_aggregate(cls) -> Union[int, None]:
        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(bpy.context.active_object)
-        aggregate = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_aggregate(element)
-        if not aggregate:
-            return
        if not element:
            return
+        aggregate = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_aggregate(element)
+        parts = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_parts(element)
+        if not aggregate and not parts:
+            return
+        if parts:
+            aggregate = element

        product_linked_agg_group = next(
            (
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import blf
 import bpy
 import gpu
 import ifcopenshell
+import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 from bpy.types import SpaceView3D
 from bpy_extras import view3d_utils
@@ -131,6 +132,9 @@ class AggregateDecorator:
        return shader

    def draw_custom_batch(self, coords, color):
+        indices = None
+        if not tool.Blender.validate_shader_batch_data(coords, indices):
+            return
        shader = self.dotted_line_shader()

        arc_lengths = [0]
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ class AggregateDecorator:
            shader,
            "LINE_STRIP",
            {"position": coords, "arcLength": arc_lengths},
+            indices=indices,
        )

        matrix = bpy.context.region_data.perspective_matrix
@@ -150,14 +155,15 @@ class AggregateDecorator:
        batch.draw(shader)

    def draw_batch(self, shader_type, content_pos, color, indices=None):
+        if not tool.Blender.validate_shader_batch_data(content_pos, indices):
+            return
        shader = self.line_shader if shader_type == "LINES" else self.shader
        batch = batch_for_shader(shader, shader_type, {"pos": content_pos}, indices=indices)
        shader.uniform_float("color", color)
        batch.draw(shader)

    def draw_aggregate(self, context):
-        if context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties.in_aggregate_mode:
-            return
+        props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()
        self.addon_prefs = tool.Blender.get_addon_preferences()
        decorator_color_special = self.addon_prefs.decorator_color_special
        decorator_color_selected = self.addon_prefs.decorator_color_selected
@@ -186,7 +192,13 @@ class AggregateDecorator:
                aggregates.append(obj)
                continue

-            aggregate = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_aggregate(element)
+            aggregates_list = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregates_recursively(element)
+            if props.in_aggregate_mode and props.editing_aggregate:
+                index = aggregates_list.index(tool.Ifc.get_entity(props.editing_aggregate))
+                if index > 0:
+                    aggregate = aggregates_list[index - 1]
+            else:
+                aggregate = aggregates_list[-1]
            if aggregate:
                aggregates.append(tool.Ifc.get_object(aggregate))

@@ -204,9 +216,7 @@ class AggregateDecorator:
            self.draw_batch("LINES", line_y, color, [(0, 1)])
            line_z = (location - Vector((0.0, 0.0, size)), location + Vector((0.0, 0.0, size)))
            self.draw_batch("LINES", line_z, color, [(0, 1)])
-            if context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties.in_aggregate_mode:
-                return
-            parts = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_parts(tool.Ifc.get_entity(aggregate))
+            parts = tool.Aggregate.get_parts_recursively(tool.Ifc.get_entity(aggregate))
            parts_objs = [tool.Ifc.get_object(p) for p in parts]

            indices, edges = create_bounding_box(parts_objs)
@@ -243,6 +253,8 @@ class AggregateModeDecorator:
        cls.is_installed = False

    def draw_batch(self, shader_type, content_pos, color, indices=None):
+        if not tool.Blender.validate_shader_batch_data(content_pos, indices):
+            return
        shader = self.line_shader if shader_type == "LINES" else self.shader
        batch = batch_for_shader(shader, shader_type, {"pos": content_pos}, indices=indices)
        shader.uniform_float("color", color)
@@ -253,7 +265,7 @@ class AggregateModeDecorator:
            return
        region = context.region
        rv3d = region.data
-        props = context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties
+        props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()

        aggregate_obj = props.editing_aggregate
        if not aggregate_obj:
@@ -284,7 +296,7 @@ class AggregateModeDecorator:
    def draw_aggregate_empty(self, context):
        if context.mode == "EDIT_MESH":
            return
-        props = context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties
+        props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()
        aggregate_obj = props.editing_aggregate
        if not aggregate_obj:
            return
@@ -323,7 +335,7 @@ class AggregateModeDecorator:
                    self.draw_batch("LINES", line_y, color, [(0, 1)])
                    line_z = (location - Vector((0.0, 0.0, size)), location + Vector((0.0, 0.0, size)))
                    self.draw_batch("LINES", line_z, color, [(0, 1)])
-                    parts = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_parts(tool.Ifc.get_entity(aggregate_obj))
+                    parts = tool.Aggregate.get_parts_recursively(tool.Ifc.get_entity(aggregate_obj))

        color = self.addon_prefs.decorator_color_selected
        parts_objs = [tool.Ifc.get_object(p) for p in parts]
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@
 import bpy
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.api
+import ifcopenshell.api.group
+import ifcopenshell.api.pset
 import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 import bonsai.core.aggregate as core
 import bonsai.core.spatial
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING


 class BIM_OT_aggregate_assign_object(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
@@ -30,23 +33,30 @@ class BIM_OT_aggregate_assign_object(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
    bl_label = "Assign Object To Aggregation"
    bl_description = (
        "Assign object as an aggregate to the selected IFC elements.\n\n"
-        "If called from Bonsai UI, then either 'Relating Whole' or 'Related Part' must be provided.\n"
+        "If called from Object Aggregates UI, then either 'Relating Whole' or 'Related Part' must be provided.\n"
        "If called directly, active object will be considered a relating whole"
    )
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
    relating_object: bpy.props.IntProperty()
    related_object: bpy.props.IntProperty()

+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        relating_object: int
+        related_object: int
+
    def _execute(self, context):
        relating_obj = None
        if self.relating_object:
            relating_obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(tool.Ifc.get().by_id(self.relating_object))
+            assert relating_obj
        elif self.related_object:
            aggregate = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_aggregate(tool.Ifc.get().by_id(self.related_object))
            if aggregate:
                relating_obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(aggregate)
-        elif context.active_object:
+                assert relating_obj
+        else:
            relating_obj = context.active_object
+
        if not relating_obj:
            self.report({"ERROR"}, "No relating object is provided.")
            return
@@ -66,7 +76,7 @@ class BIM_OT_aggregate_assign_object(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                    relating_obj=relating_obj,
                    related_obj=obj,
                )
-                props = context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties
+                props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()
                if relating_obj == props.editing_aggregate and props.in_aggregate_mode:
                    new_editing_obj = props.editing_objects.add()
                    new_editing_obj.obj = obj
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ class BIM_OT_aggregate_unassign_object(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                pset = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_pset(element, "BBIM_Linked_Aggregate")
                if pset:
                    pset = tool.Ifc.get().by_id(pset["id"])
-                    ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.remove_pset", tool.Ifc.get(), product=element, pset=pset)
+                    ifcopenshell.api.pset.remove_pset(tool.Ifc.get(), product=element, pset=pset)


 class BIM_OT_enable_editing_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator):
@@ -132,12 +142,11 @@ class BIM_OT_disable_editing_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator):


 class BIM_OT_add_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
-    """Add aggregate to IFC element"""
+    """Add aggregate to selected IFC elements."""

    bl_idname = "bim.add_aggregate"
    bl_label = "Add Aggregate"
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
-    obj: bpy.props.StringProperty()
    ifc_class: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="IFC Class", default="IfcElementAssembly")
    aggregate_name: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="Name", default="Default_Name")

@@ -157,7 +166,7 @@ class BIM_OT_add_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
            return
        aggregate = self.create_aggregate(context, ifc_class, self.aggregate_name)

-        for obj in context.selected_objects:
+        for obj in tool.Blender.get_selected_objects():
            element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
            if not element:
                continue
@@ -182,7 +191,7 @@ class BIM_OT_add_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                )
            core.assign_object(tool.Ifc, tool.Aggregate, tool.Collector, relating_obj=aggregate, related_obj=obj)

-    def create_aggregate(self, context, ifc_class, aggregate_name):
+    def create_aggregate(self, context: bpy.types.Context, ifc_class: str, aggregate_name: str) -> bpy.types.Object:
        aggregate = bpy.data.objects.new(aggregate_name, None)
        aggregate.location = context.scene.cursor.location
        bpy.ops.bim.assign_class(obj=aggregate.name, ifc_class=ifc_class)
@@ -216,16 +225,25 @@ class BIM_OT_select_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator):
    bl_idname = "bim.select_aggregate"
    bl_label = "Select Aggregate"
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
    obj: bpy.props.StringProperty()
    select_parts: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=False)
+    one_level_deep: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
+        name="One Level Deep", description="Select only immediate children, not recursively", default=False
+    )

    @classmethod
    def description(cls, context, properties):
        if properties.select_parts:
-            return "Select Aggregate and Parts"
+            return "Select Aggregate and Parts.\n\nCtrl+click to select only one level deep"
        else:
            return "Select Aggregate"

+    def invoke(self, context, event):
+        if event.type == "LEFTMOUSE" and event.ctrl:
+            self.one_level_deep = True
+        return self.execute(context)
+
    def execute(self, context):
        all_parts = []
        for obj in context.selected_objects:
@@ -241,14 +259,27 @@ class BIM_OT_select_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator):
                obj.select_set(False)

        if self.select_parts:
-            all_objs = []
+            selected_parts = []
+
            for part in all_parts:
                if part.IsDecomposedBy:
-                    for subpart in part.IsDecomposedBy[0].RelatedObjects:
-                        all_parts.append(subpart)
-                all_objs.append(part)
+                    for rel in part.IsDecomposedBy:
+                        for subpart in rel.RelatedObjects:
+                            selected_parts.append(subpart)

-            for element in all_objs:
+                            # If not limited to one level, traverse deeper
+                            if not self.one_level_deep:
+
+                                def add_descendants(elem):
+                                    if elem.IsDecomposedBy:
+                                        for rel in elem.IsDecomposedBy:
+                                            for deeper in rel.RelatedObjects:
+                                                selected_parts.append(deeper)
+                                                add_descendants(deeper)
+
+                                add_descendants(subpart)
+
+            for element in set(selected_parts + all_parts):
                obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(element)
                if obj:
                    obj.select_set(True)
@@ -256,9 +287,11 @@ class BIM_OT_select_aggregate(bpy.types.Operator):
        else:
            for aggregate_element in all_parts:
                aggregate_obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(aggregate_element)
-                aggregate_obj.select_set(True)
-                bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = aggregate_obj
+                if aggregate_obj:
+                    aggregate_obj.select_set(True)
+                    bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = aggregate_obj

+        self.one_level_deep = False  # <-- forcibly reset
        return {"FINISHED"}


@@ -293,6 +326,7 @@ class BIM_OT_break_link_to_other_aggregates(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operato
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}

    def _execute(self, context):
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(bpy.context.active_object)
        aggregate = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_aggregate(element)
        if not aggregate:
@@ -304,8 +338,8 @@ class BIM_OT_break_link_to_other_aggregates(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operato

        for part in parts:
            pset = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_pset(part, "BBIM_Linked_Aggregate")
-            pset = tool.Ifc.get().by_id(pset["id"])
-            ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.remove_pset", tool.Ifc.get(), product=part, pset=pset)
+            pset = ifc_file.by_id(pset["id"])
+            ifcopenshell.api.pset.remove_pset(ifc_file, product=part, pset=pset)

        linked_aggregate_group = next(
            r.RelatingGroup
@@ -313,7 +347,7 @@ class BIM_OT_break_link_to_other_aggregates(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operato
            if r.is_a("IfcRelAssignsToGroup")
            if "BBIM_Linked_Aggregate" in r.RelatingGroup.Name
        )
-        tool.Ifc.run("group.unassign_group", group=linked_aggregate_group, products=[aggregate])
+        ifcopenshell.api.group.unassign_group(ifc_file, group=linked_aggregate_group, products=[aggregate])

        return {"FINISHED"}

@@ -378,7 +412,7 @@ class BIM_OT_disable_aggregate_mode(bpy.types.Operator):

    def execute(self, context):
        bpy.ops.object.select_all(action="DESELECT")
-        bonsai.core.aggregate.disable_aggregate_mode(tool.Aggregate)
+        core.exit_aggregate_mode(tool.Aggregate)
        return {"FINISHED"}


@@ -388,7 +422,7 @@ class BIM_OT_toggle_aggregate_mode_local_view(bpy.types.Operator):
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}

    def execute(self, context):
-        props = context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties
+        props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()
        objs = [o.obj for o in props.editing_objects]
        if props.in_aggregate_mode:
            if context.space_data.local_view:
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from bpy.props import (
    CollectionProperty,
 )
 from bonsai.bim.module.aggregate.decorator import AggregateDecorator, AggregateModeDecorator
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union


 def can_aggregate(relating_obj: bpy.types.Object, related_obj: bpy.types.Object) -> bool:
@@ -98,16 +99,27 @@ class BIMObjectAggregateProperties(PropertyGroup):
        poll=poll_related_object,
    )

+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        is_editing: bool
+        relating_object: Union[bpy.types.Object, None]
+        related_object: Union[bpy.types.Object, None]
+

 class Objects(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
    obj: PointerProperty(type=bpy.types.Object)
    previous_display_type: bpy.props.StringProperty(default="TEXTURED")
    previous_hide_select: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=False)

+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        obj: Union[bpy.types.Object, None]
+        previous_display_type: str
+        previous_hide_select: bool
+

 class BIMAggregateProperties(PropertyGroup):
    in_aggregate_mode: BoolProperty(name="In Edit Mode", update=update_aggregate_mode_decorator)
    editing_aggregate: PointerProperty(name="Editing Aggregate", type=bpy.types.Object)
+    previous_editing_aggregate: PointerProperty(name="Editing Aggregate", type=bpy.types.Object)
    editing_objects: CollectionProperty(type=Objects)
    not_editing_objects: CollectionProperty(type=Objects)
    aggregate_decorator: BoolProperty(
@@ -115,3 +127,16 @@ class BIMAggregateProperties(PropertyGroup):
        default=False,
        update=update_aggregate_decorator,
    )
+    previous_state: BoolProperty(
+        name="True if it was previously in aggregate mode",
+        default=False,
+    )
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        in_aggregate_mode: bool
+        editing_aggregate: Union[bpy.types.Object, None]
+        previous_editing_aggregate: Union[bpy.types.Object, None]
+        editing_objects: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Objects]
+        not_editing_objects: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Objects]
+        aggregate_decorator: bool
+        previous_state: bool
@@ -49,11 +49,14 @@ class BIM_PT_aggregate(Panel):
        layout = self.layout
        row = layout.row()
        row.label(text="Aggregate Decorator")
-        row.prop(context.scene.BIMAggregateProperties, "aggregate_decorator", icon="HIDE_OFF", text="")
+        props = tool.Aggregate.get_aggregate_props()
+        icon = "HIDE_OFF" if props.aggregate_decorator else "HIDE_ON"
+        row.prop(props, "aggregate_decorator", icon=icon, text="")
        if not AggregateData.is_loaded:
            AggregateData.load()

-        props = context.active_object.BIMObjectAggregateProperties
+        assert (obj := context.active_object)
+        props = tool.Aggregate.get_object_aggregate_props(obj)

        if props.is_editing:
            row = layout.row()
@@ -76,10 +79,8 @@ class BIM_PT_aggregate(Panel):
            if AggregateData.data["has_relating_object"]:
                row.label(text=AggregateData.data["relating_object_label"], icon="TRIA_UP")
                op = row.operator("bim.select_aggregate", icon="OBJECT_DATA", text="")
-                op.obj = context.active_object.name
                op.select_parts = False
                op = row.operator("bim.select_aggregate", icon="RESTRICT_SELECT_OFF", text="")
-                op.obj = context.active_object.name
                op.select_parts = True
                row.operator("bim.enable_editing_aggregate", icon="GREASEPENCIL", text="")
                row.operator("bim.add_aggregate", icon="ADD", text="")
@@ -131,12 +132,11 @@ class BIM_PT_linked_aggregate(Panel):
        if not AggregateData.is_loaded:
            AggregateData.load()

-        obj = context.active_object
-        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
-        props = obj.BIMObjectAggregateProperties
+        assert (obj := context.active_object)
+        assert (element := tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj))
        row = layout.row(align=True)

-        if element.Decomposes:
+        if element.Decomposes or element.IsDecomposedBy:
            Number_Linked_Aggregates = AggregateData.data["total_linked_aggregate"]
            if not Number_Linked_Aggregates:
                row.label(text="Not a Linked Aggregate")
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import os

 import ifcopenshell.api.alignment
-import ifcopenshell.api.alignment.add_stationing_to_alignment

 import bpy
 import json
@@ -38,13 +37,12 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.selector
 from datetime import datetime
 from dateutil import parser, relativedelta
 from bpy_extras.io_utils import ImportHelper
-from typing import get_args, TYPE_CHECKING
-from typing_extensions import assert_never


 class ImportAlignmentCSV(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator, ImportHelper):
    bl_idname = "bim.import_alignment_csv"
    bl_label = "Import Alignment CSV"
+    bl_description = " Import alignment from the provided .csv file."
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
    filename_ext = ".csv"
    filter_glob: bpy.props.StringProperty(default="*.csv", options={"HIDDEN"})
@@ -63,9 +61,7 @@ class ImportAlignmentCSV(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator, ImportHelper):
    def _execute(self, context):
        self.file = tool.Ifc.get()
        start = time.time()
-        alignment = ifcopenshell.api.alignment.create_alignment_from_csv(self.file, self.filepath)
-        ifcopenshell.api.alignment.create_geometric_representation(self.file, alignment)
-        ifcopenshell.api.alignment.add_stationing_to_alignment(self.file, alignment=alignment, start_station=0.0)
+        alignment = ifcopenshell.api.alignment.create_from_csv(self.file, self.filepath)

        # IFC 4.1.5.1 alignments cannot be contained in spatial structures, but can be referenced into them
        sites = self.file.by_type("IfcSite")
@@ -25,13 +25,23 @@ classes = (
    operator.EditAttributes,
    operator.GenerateGlobalId,
    operator.CopyAttributeToSelection,
+    operator.ExplorerAddEntity,
+    operator.ExplorerEnableEditingEntity,
+    operator.ExplorerDisableEditingEntity,
+    operator.ExplorerEditEntity,
+    operator.ExplorerShowUIPopup,
    prop.BIMAttributeProperties,
+    prop.ExplorerEntity,
+    prop.BIMExplorerProperties,
    ui.BIM_PT_object_attributes,
+    ui.BIM_PT_explorer,
+    ui.BIM_UL_explorer,
 )


 def register():
    bpy.types.Object.BIMAttributeProperties = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=prop.BIMAttributeProperties)
+    bpy.types.Scene.BIMExplorerProperties = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=prop.BIMExplorerProperties)


 def unregister():
@@ -26,30 +26,46 @@ import bonsai.bim.helper
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 import bonsai.core.attribute as core
 import bonsai.core.spatial
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Union, Literal
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bonsai.bim.prop import Attribute
+    import bpy.stub_internal.rna_enums as rna_enums


-def get_objs_for_operation(operator_properties, context):
+def get_objs_for_operation(
+    operator_properties: "AttributesOperator", context: bpy.types.Context
+) -> list[bpy.types.Object]:
    if operator_properties.obj:
        return [bpy.data.objects[operator_properties.obj]]
    if operator_properties.mass_operation:
        return context.selected_objects[:]
-    return [context.active_object]
+    obj = context.active_object
+    assert obj
+    return [obj]


-class EnableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator):
-    bl_idname = "bim.enable_editing_attributes"
-    bl_label = "Enable Editing Attributes"
-    bl_description = "ALT + Left Click to enable editing attributes on all selected objects"
-    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+class AttributesOperator:
    obj: bpy.props.StringProperty(options={"SKIP_SAVE"})
    mass_operation: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=False, options={"SKIP_SAVE"})

+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        obj: str
+        mass_operation: bool
+
    def invoke(self, context, event):
        self.mass_operation = event.alt
        return self.execute(context)

-    def enable_editing_attribute_on_obj(self, obj):
-        props = obj.BIMAttributeProperties
+
+class EnableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator, AttributesOperator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.enable_editing_attributes"
+    bl_label = "Enable Editing Attributes"
+    bl_description = "ALT + Left Click to enable editing attributes on all selected objects"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def enable_editing_attribute_on_obj(self, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> None:
+        props = tool.Blender.get_object_attribute_props(obj)
        props.attributes.clear()

        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
@@ -63,7 +79,9 @@ class EnableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator):
                None,
            )

-        def callback(name, prop, data):
+        lookup_attrs = tool.Attribute.does_ifc_class_support_explorer_lookup(element.is_a())
+
+        def callback(name: str, prop: Union["Attribute", None], data: dict[str, Any]) -> None | Literal[True]:
            if name in ("RefLatitude", "RefLongitude"):
                new = props.attributes.add()
                new.name = name
@@ -77,8 +95,19 @@ class EnableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator):
            if name in ("PredefinedType", "ObjectType") and has_inherited_predefined_type:
                props.attributes.remove(len(props.attributes) - 1)
                return True
+            if lookup_attrs and (name in lookup_attrs):
+                new = props.attributes.add()
+                new.name = name
+                new.ifc_class = data["type"]
+                new.data_type = "enum"
+                new.is_optional = True
+                new.enum_items_dynamic = lookup_attrs[name]
+                new.use_explorer_ui = True
+                value: Union[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, None] = data[name]
+                if value is not None:
+                    new.enum_value = str(value.id())

-        bonsai.bim.helper.import_attributes2(element, props.attributes, callback=callback)
+        bonsai.bim.helper.import_attributes(element, props.attributes, callback=callback)
        props.is_editing_attributes = True

    def execute(self, context):
@@ -87,21 +116,16 @@ class EnableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator):
        return {"FINISHED"}


-class DisableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator):
+class DisableEditingAttributes(bpy.types.Operator, AttributesOperator):
    bl_idname = "bim.disable_editing_attributes"
    bl_label = "Disable Editing Attributes"
    bl_description = "ALT + Left Click to disable editing attributes on all selected objects"
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
-    obj: bpy.props.StringProperty(options={"SKIP_SAVE"})
-    mass_operation: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=False, options={"SKIP_SAVE"})

-    def invoke(self, context, event):
-        self.mass_operation = event.alt
-        return self.execute(context)
-
-    def disable_editing_attributes_on_obj(self, obj):
-        props = obj.BIMAttributeProperties
-        props.is_editing_attributes = False
+    def disable_editing_attributes_on_obj(self, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> None:
+        props = tool.Blender.get_object_attribute_props(obj)
+        props.attributes.clear()
+        props.property_unset("is_editing_attributes")

    def execute(self, context):
        for obj in get_objs_for_operation(self, context):
@@ -118,10 +142,10 @@ class EditAttributes(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
    def _execute(self, context):
        self.file = tool.Ifc.get()
        obj = tool.Blender.get_active_object(is_selected=False)
-        if not (element := tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)):
+        if not obj or not (element := tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)):
            return

-        def callback(attributes, prop):
+        def callback(attributes: dict[str, Any], prop: "Attribute") -> None | Literal[True]:
            if prop.name in ("RefLatitude", "RefLongitude"):
                if not prop.is_null:
                    try:
@@ -130,8 +154,11 @@ class EditAttributes(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                        attributes[prop.name] = None
                    return True

-        props = obj.BIMAttributeProperties
+        props = tool.Blender.get_object_attribute_props(obj)
        attributes = bonsai.bim.helper.export_attributes(props.attributes, callback=callback)
+        lookup_attrs = tool.Attribute.does_ifc_class_support_explorer_lookup(element.is_a())
+        if lookup_attrs:
+            bonsai.bim.helper.process_exported_entity_attribute(attributes, list(lookup_attrs))
        ifcopenshell.api.attribute.edit_attributes(self.file, product=element, attributes=attributes)

        tool.Root.set_object_name(obj, element)
@@ -165,13 +192,12 @@ class GenerateGlobalId(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                element.GlobalId = ifcopenshell.guid.new()

        obj = context.active_object
-        if not obj or not obj.BIMAttributeProperties.is_editing_attributes:
+        if not obj or not (props := tool.Blender.get_object_attribute_props(obj)).is_editing_attributes:
            return {"FINISHED"}

-        props = obj.BIMAttributeProperties
        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)

-        if not element.is_a("IfcRoot"):
+        if not element or not element.is_a("IfcRoot"):
            return {"FINISHED"}

        if self.use_selected and obj in context.selected_objects:
@@ -191,8 +217,147 @@ class CopyAttributeToSelection(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
    name: bpy.props.StringProperty()

    def _execute(self, context):
-        value = tool.Blender.get_active_object().BIMAttributeProperties.attributes.get(self.name).get_value()
+        obj = tool.Blender.get_active_object()
+        assert obj
+        props = tool.Blender.get_object_attribute_props(obj)
+        value = props.attributes[self.name].get_value()
        total = core.copy_attribute_to_selection(
            tool.Ifc, tool.Blender, tool.Root, tool.Spatial, name=self.name, value=value
        )
        self.report({"INFO"}, f"Attribute was successfully copied to {total} elements.")
+
+
+class ExplorerAddEntity(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.explorer_add_entity"
+    bl_label = "Add Entity"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def _execute(self, context) -> None:
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+
+        entity = ifc_file.create_entity(props.ifc_class)
+        tool.Attribute.refresh_uilist_entities()
+        tool.Attribute.enable_editing_entity(entity)
+        tool.Attribute.import_entity_attributes(entity)
+
+
+class ExplorerEnableEditingEntity(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.explorer_enable_editing_entity"
+    bl_label = "Enable Editing Entity"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def execute(self, context) -> "set[rna_enums.OperatorReturnItems]":
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+        assert (active_entity := props.active_entity)
+        entity = ifc_file.by_id(active_entity.ifc_definition_id)
+
+        tool.Attribute.disable_editing_entity()
+        tool.Attribute.enable_editing_entity(entity)
+        tool.Attribute.import_entity_attributes(entity)
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
+class ExplorerDisableEditingEntity(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.explorer_disable_editing_entity"
+    bl_label = "Disable Editing Entity"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def execute(self, context) -> set["rna_enums.OperatorReturnItems"]:
+        tool.Attribute.disable_editing_entity()
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
+class ExplorerEditEntity(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.explorer_edit_entity"
+    bl_label = "Edit Entity"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def _execute(self, context) -> None:
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+        entity = ifc_file.by_id(props.editing_entity_id)
+
+        attrs = tool.Attribute.export_entity_attributes()
+        for attr, value in attrs.items():
+            setattr(entity, attr, value)
+        tool.Attribute.refresh_uilist_entities()
+        tool.Attribute.disable_editing_entity()
+
+
+class ExplorerShowUIPopup(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.explorer_show_ui_popup"
+    bl_label = "Show Explorer UI"
+    bl_description = "Show Explorer UI to select element as attribute value or edit it."
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    ifc_class: bpy.props.StringProperty()  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    """Element IFC class."""
+    attribute_name: bpy.props.StringProperty()  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    """IFC class attribute name."""
+    data_path: bpy.props.StringProperty()  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    """Full data path"""
+    preselect_ifc_id: bpy.props.IntProperty(options={"SKIP_SAVE"})  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    """IFC id to preselect in the popup."""
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        ifc_class: str
+        attribute_name: str
+        data_path: str
+        preselect_ifc_id: int
+
+    def invoke(self, context, event) -> "set[rna_enums.OperatorReturnItems]":
+        assert context.window_manager
+        assert self.ifc_class and self.attribute_name and self.data_path
+
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+        props.is_loaded = True
+        props.ifc_class = self.get_attribute_type()
+
+        if self.preselect_ifc_id:
+            props.active_entity_index = next(
+                i for i, e in enumerate(props.entities) if e.ifc_definition_id == self.preselect_ifc_id
+            )
+
+        return context.window_manager.invoke_props_dialog(self, width=400)
+
+    def get_attribute_type(self) -> str:
+        schema = tool.Ifc.schema()
+        entity = schema.declaration_by_name(self.ifc_class).as_entity()
+        assert entity
+        i = entity.attribute_index(self.attribute_name)
+        attr = entity.all_attributes()[i]
+        named_type = attr.type_of_attribute().as_named_type()
+        assert named_type
+        declared = named_type.declared_type()
+        return declared.name()
+
+    def draw(self, context) -> None:
+        from bonsai.bim.module.attribute.ui import BIM_PT_explorer
+
+        BIM_PT_explorer.draw(self, context, is_popup=True)
+
+    def execute(self, context) -> "set[rna_enums.OperatorReturnItems]":
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+        active_entity = props.active_entity
+        if active_entity is None:
+            self.report({"WARNING"}, "No entity selected.")
+            return {"FINISHED"}
+
+        # Apply pending changes for convenience.
+        if props.editing_entity_id:
+            if props.editing_entity_id == active_entity.ifc_definition_id:
+                bpy.ops.bim.explorer_edit_entity()
+            else:
+                bpy.ops.bim.explorer_disable_editing_entity()
+
+        # Very important to do it after changes applied, otherwise enum might update
+        # and index will be pointing to a different element.
+        exec(f"{self.data_path} = '{active_entity.ifc_definition_id}'")
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+    def cancel(self, context: bpy.types.Context) -> None:
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+        if props.editing_entity_id:
+            bpy.ops.bim.explorer_disable_editing_entity()
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

 import bpy
+import bonsai.tool as tool
 from bonsai.bim.prop import StrProperty, Attribute
 from bpy.types import PropertyGroup
 from bpy.props import (
@@ -29,8 +30,72 @@ from bpy.props import (
    FloatVectorProperty,
    CollectionProperty,
 )
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union


 class BIMAttributeProperties(PropertyGroup):
    attributes: CollectionProperty(name="Attributes", type=Attribute)
    is_editing_attributes: BoolProperty(name="Is Editing Attributes")
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        attributes: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Attribute]
+        is_editing_attributes: bool
+
+
+class ExplorerEntity(PropertyGroup):
+    ifc_definition_id: bpy.props.IntProperty()  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        ifc_definition_id: int
+
+
+class BIMExplorerProperties(PropertyGroup):
+    def update_is_loaded(self, context: object) -> None:
+        if self.is_loaded:
+            # Trigger refresh.
+            self.ifc_class = self.ifc_class
+        else:
+            self.property_unset("is_loaded")
+            self.property_unset("ifc_class")
+            self.entities.clear()
+            self.property_unset("active_entity_index")
+            self.property_unset("editing_entity_id")
+            self.entity_attributes.clear()
+
+    is_loaded: BoolProperty(  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+        name="Toggle Explorer UI",
+        update=update_is_loaded,
+    )
+
+    def get_ifc_class(self, context: object) -> tool.Blender.BLENDER_ENUM_ITEMS:
+        # TODO: Add more entities.
+        classes = [
+            "IfcPostalAddress",
+            "IfcTelecomAddress",
+        ]
+        return [(c, c, "") for c in classes]
+
+    def update_ifc_class(self, context: object) -> None:
+        tool.Attribute.refresh_uilist_entities()
+
+    ifc_class: EnumProperty(  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+        name="IFC Class To Search",
+        items=get_ifc_class,
+        update=update_ifc_class,
+    )
+    entities: CollectionProperty(type=ExplorerEntity)  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    active_entity_index: IntProperty()  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    editing_entity_id: IntProperty()  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+    entity_attributes: CollectionProperty(type=Attribute)  # pyright: ignore[reportRedeclaration]
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        is_loaded: bool
+        ifc_class: str
+        entities: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[ExplorerEntity]
+        active_entity_index: int
+        editing_entity_id: int
+        entity_attributes: bpy.types.bpy_prop_collection_idprop[Attribute]
+
+    @property
+    def active_entity(self) -> Union[ExplorerEntity, None]:
+        return tool.Blender.get_active_uilist_element(self.entities, self.active_entity_index)
@@ -16,22 +16,31 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

+from __future__ import annotations
 import bonsai.bim.helper
+import bpy.types
 from bpy.types import Panel
 from bonsai.bim.module.attribute.data import AttributesData
 import bonsai.tool as tool
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bonsai.bim.module.attribute.prop import BIMExplorerProperties, ExplorerEntity


-def draw_ui(context, layout, attributes):
+def draw_ui(context: bpy.types.Context, layout: bpy.types.UILayout, attributes) -> None:
    obj = context.active_object
-    props = obj.BIMAttributeProperties
+    assert obj
+    props = tool.Blender.get_object_attribute_props(obj)

    if props.is_editing_attributes:
        row = layout.row(align=True)
        row.operator("bim.edit_attributes", icon="CHECKMARK", text="Save Attributes")
        row.operator("bim.disable_editing_attributes", icon="CANCEL", text="")

-        bonsai.bim.helper.draw_attributes(props.attributes, layout, copy_operator="bim.copy_attribute_to_selection")
+        bonsai.bim.helper.draw_attributes(
+            props.attributes, layout, copy_operator="bim.copy_attribute_to_selection", enable_search=True
+        )
    else:
        row = layout.row()
        op = row.operator("bim.enable_editing_attributes", icon="GREASEPENCIL", text="Edit")
@@ -64,3 +73,73 @@ class BIM_PT_object_attributes(Panel):
        if not AttributesData.is_loaded:
            AttributesData.load()
        draw_ui(context, self.layout, AttributesData.data["attributes"])
+
+
+class BIM_PT_explorer(Panel):
+    bl_label = "Explorer"
+    bl_idname = "BIM_PT_explorer"
+    bl_options = {"DEFAULT_CLOSED"}
+    bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES"
+    bl_region_type = "WINDOW"
+    bl_context = "scene"
+    bl_parent_id = "BIM_PT_tab_project_setup"
+
+    def draw(self, context, *, is_popup=False):
+        assert (layout := self.layout)
+        props = tool.Attribute.get_explorer_props()
+
+        if is_popup:
+            layout.label(text=props.ifc_class)
+        else:
+            if not props.is_loaded:
+                row = layout.row(align=True)
+                row.label(text="Explorer UI is not Loaded.")
+                row.prop(props, "is_loaded", text="", icon="IMPORT")
+                return
+
+            row = layout.row(align=True)
+            row.prop(props, "ifc_class", text="")
+            row.prop(props, "is_loaded", text="", icon="CANCEL")
+
+        active_entity = props.active_entity
+        row = layout.row(align=True)
+        row.label(text=f"{len(props.entities)} entities found")
+        row.operator("bim.explorer_add_entity", text="", icon="ADD")
+
+        if active_entity:
+            if active_entity.ifc_definition_id == props.editing_entity_id:
+                row.operator("bim.explorer_disable_editing_entity", icon="CANCEL", text="")
+            else:
+                row.operator("bim.explorer_enable_editing_entity", icon="GREASEPENCIL", text="")
+            # TODO: 'Remove' button?
+
+        layout.template_list("BIM_UL_explorer", "", props, "entities", props, "active_entity_index")
+
+        if props.editing_entity_id:
+            box = self.layout.box()
+            # In popup we accept edits automatically for the convenience.
+            # Othrewise it seems very unintuitive, when you need to click confirmation twice.
+            if not is_popup:
+                row = box.row(align=True)
+                row.operator("bim.explorer_edit_entity", icon="CHECKMARK")
+                row.operator("bim.explorer_disable_editing_entity", icon="CANCEL", text="")
+            bonsai.bim.helper.draw_attributes(props.entity_attributes, box, enable_search=True)
+
+
+class BIM_UL_explorer(bpy.types.UIList):
+    def draw_item(
+        self,
+        context: bpy.types.Context,
+        layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
+        data: BIMExplorerProperties,
+        item: ExplorerEntity,
+        icon,
+        active_data,
+        active_propname,
+    ) -> None:
+        row = layout.row(align=True)
+
+        if item.ifc_definition_id == data.editing_entity_id:
+            row.label(text=item.name, icon="GREASEPENCIL")
+        else:
+            row.label(text=item.name)
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ classes = (
    ui.BIM_PT_bcf,
    ui.BIM_PT_bcf_metadata,
    ui.BIM_PT_bcf_comments,
+    ui.BIM_UL_topics,
 )


@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class AddBcfBimSnippet(bpy.types.Operator):
    def poll(cls, context):
        props = tool.Bcf.get_bcf_props()
        props_are_filled = all(
-            (getattr(props, attr) for attr in ("bim_snippet_reference", "bim_snippet_schema", "bim_snippet_type"))
+            getattr(props, attr) for attr in ("bim_snippet_reference", "bim_snippet_schema", "bim_snippet_type")
        )
        if not props_are_filled:
            cls.poll_message_set("Some BIM snippet fields are empty.")
@@ -1208,9 +1208,11 @@ class ActivateBcfViewpoint(bpy.types.Operator):
        self.file = tool.Ifc.get()
        bcfxml = bcfstore.BcfStore.get_bcfxml()
        assert bcfxml
+        assert context.scene

        props = tool.Bcf.get_bcf_props()
        blender_topic = props.active_topic
+        assert blender_topic
        topic = bcfxml.topics[blender_topic.name]
        if self.viewpoint_guid:
            viewpoint_guid = self.viewpoint_guid
@@ -1234,6 +1236,7 @@ class ActivateBcfViewpoint(bpy.types.Operator):
        cam_height = context.scene.render.resolution_y
        cam_aspect = cam_width / cam_height

+        assert isinstance(obj.data, bpy.types.Camera)
        obj.data.background_images.clear()
        if viewpoint.snapshot:
            obj.data.show_background_images = True
@@ -1273,7 +1276,7 @@ class ActivateBcfViewpoint(bpy.types.Operator):
        if tool.Bcf.get_viewpoint_bitmaps(viewpoint):
            self.create_bitmaps(bcfxml, viewpoint, topic)

-        self.setup_camera(viewpoint, obj, cam_aspect, context)
+        self.setup_camera(viewpoint, obj, cam_aspect, context, cam_height, cam_width)
        return {"FINISHED"}

    def setup_camera(
@@ -1282,7 +1285,10 @@ class ActivateBcfViewpoint(bpy.types.Operator):
        obj: bpy.types.Object,
        cam_aspect: float,
        context: bpy.types.Context,
+        cam_height: float,
+        cam_width: float,
    ) -> None:
+        assert isinstance(obj.data, bpy.types.Camera)
        if viewpoint.visualization_info.orthogonal_camera:
            camera = viewpoint.visualization_info.orthogonal_camera
            obj.data.type = "ORTHO"
@@ -1400,6 +1406,7 @@ class ActivateBcfViewpoint(bpy.types.Operator):
            self.hide_spaces(context)

    def hide_spaces(self, context: bpy.types.Context) -> None:
+        assert context.area
        old = context.area.type
        context.area.type = "VIEW_3D"
        bpy.ops.object.select_all(action="DESELECT")
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ from bpy.props import (
    FloatVectorProperty,
    CollectionProperty,
 )
-from functools import partial
-from typing import Literal
-from typing_extensions import assert_never
 from bcf.agnostic.extensions import get_extensions_attributes
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union

@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

+from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import bpy
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 from . import bcfstore
 from bpy.types import Panel
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bonsai.bim.module.bcf.prop import BcfTopic, BCFProperties


 class BIM_PT_bcf(Panel):
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf(Panel):
    bl_parent_id = "BIM_PT_tab_collaboration"

    def draw(self, context):
+        assert self.layout
        layout = self.layout
        layout.use_property_split = True
        layout.use_property_decorate = False
@@ -125,6 +131,7 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf_metadata(Panel):
        # without adding them to specific topic.
        # Currently we just handle it the same way as in v2
        # documents are accessed and managed from topics.
+        assert self.layout
        layout = self.layout
        layout.use_property_split = True
        layout.use_property_decorate = False
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf_metadata(Panel):
        bcf_v3 = bcf_verison.startswith("3")

        topic = props.active_topic
+        assert topic
        bcf_topic = bcfxml.topics[topic.name]

        layout.label(text="Header Files:")
@@ -303,6 +311,7 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf_comments(Panel):
        row.prop(props, "comment_text_width")

        topic = props.active_topic
+        assert topic
        for comment in topic.comments:
            box = self.layout.box()

@@ -341,3 +350,20 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf_comments(Panel):
        row.prop(props, "has_related_viewpoint")
        row = layout.row()
        row.operator("bim.add_bcf_comment")
+
+
+class BIM_UL_topics(bpy.types.UIList):
+    def draw_item(
+        self,
+        context,
+        layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
+        data: BCFProperties,
+        item: BcfTopic,
+        icon,
+        active_data,
+        active_propname,
+    ) -> None:
+        if item:
+            layout.prop(item, "title", text="", emboss=False)
+        else:
+            layout.label(text="", translate=False)
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
@@ -1 +1 @@
 .8.2
 .8.4
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`SVG [mustache](https://mustache.github.io/) templates that will be used for sheets and fill be filled with infromation from the sheet's IfcDocumentInformation attributes (e.g. Identification, Name, Revision, etc).`