Per Moult's round 4 review. The assertion change (get_parent_library(root) now returns the IfcProject instead of None) is correct: in the old library-only test model a top-level library had neither IfcRelNests nor IfcRelDeclares, so None meant "top level". In the new spec-valid model a top-level library is always declared to the guaranteed IfcProject via IfcRelDeclares, so get_parent_library correctly resolves it through the HasContext branch instead of falling through to None. get_project_hierarchy already keys top-level libraries under the project for exactly this reason, so the library tree still renders correctly. Auditing every caller found one real bug in EditProjectLibrary, which Gorgious56 originally wrote for the library-only model. Its move-library logic assumed a top-level library (previous_parent_library is None) needed no cleanup before nesting it under a new parent, and that unnesting a library back to the project needed no new relationship because it was "already assigned by default". Both assumptions relied on a top-level library never actually holding a IfcRelDeclares, which is no longer true. Reproduced live: moving a project-declared library under another library left its old IfcRelDeclares dangling alongside the new IfcRelNests (an invalid double parentage), and moving a nested library back to the project left it with neither relationship, orphaning it out of the tree entirely. Fixed by tearing down whichever of IfcRelDeclares/IfcRelNests the library previously had before establishing whichever one the new parent requires, instead of assuming which prior state applies. Added tests: get_parent_library resolving a nested sub-library to its library parent (the third contract case alongside project-declared and orphaned), and both EditProjectLibrary reparenting directions, which fail without the operator.py fix and pass with it. Verified live in headless Blender (isolated profile, source-loaded, never the real profile): all 20 test/bim/module/project tests pass. Ran the full test/bim suite before and after on the identical harness: 123 failed/1294 passed before, 123 failed/1297 passed after, identical failing test names in both runs (diffed), the extra 3 passes are the new tests above. This change was made with the assistance of an AI tool.
IfcOpenShell
IfcOpenShell is an open source (LGPL) software library for working with Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). Complete parsing support is provided for IFC2x3 TC1, IFC4 Add2 TC1, IFC4x1, IFC4x2, and IFC4x3 Add2. Extensive geometric support is implemented for the IFC releases IFC2x3 TC1 and IFC4 Add2 TC1. Extending with support for arbitrary IFC schemas is possible at compile-time when using C++ and at run-time when using Python.
In addition to a C++ and Python API, IfcOpenShell comes with an ecosystem of tools, notably including IfcConvert (an application to convert IFC models to other formats), Bonsai (an add-on to Blender providing a graphical IFC authoring platform), and many other libraries, CLI apps, and more. Support is also provided for auxiliary standards such as BCF and IDS.
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| Name | Description | License | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcf | Library to read and write BCF-XML and query OpenCDE BCF-API modules | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| bonsai | Add-on to Blender providing a graphical native IFC authoring platform | GPL-3.0-or-later | |
| bsdd | Library to query the bSDD API | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifc2ca | Utility to convert IFC structural analysis models to Code_Aster | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifc4d | Convert to and from IFC and project management software | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifc5d | Report and optimise cost information from IFC | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcbimtester | Wrapper for Gherkin based unit testing for IFC models | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcblender | Historic Blender IFC import add-on | LGPL-3.0-or-later* | |
| ifccityjson | Convert CityJSON to IFC | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcclash | Clash detection library and CLI app | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcconvert | CLI app to convert IFC to many other formats | LGPL-3.0-or-later* | |
| ifccsv | Library and CLI app to export and import schedules from IFC | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcdiff | Compare changes between IFC models | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcedit | CLI wrapper for ifcopenshell.api IFC model mutation functions | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcfm | Extract IFC data for FM handover requirements | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcmax | Historic extension for IFC support in 3DS Max | LGPL-3.0-or-later* | |
| ifcmcp | MCP server for querying and editing IFC building models | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcopenshell-python | Python library for IFC manipulation | LGPL-3.0-or-later* | |
| ifcpatch | Utility to run pre-packaged scripts to manipulate IFCs | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcquery | CLI tool for querying and inspecting IFC building models | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifcsverchok | Blender Add-on for visual node programming with IFC | GPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ifctester | Library, CLI and webapp for IDS model auditing | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
The IfcOpenShell C++ codebase is split into multiple interal libraries:
| Name | Description | License |
|---|---|---|
| ifcgeom | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| ifcgeom_schema_agnostic | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| ifcgeomserver | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| ifcjni | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| ifcparse | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| ifcwrap | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| qtviewer | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |
| serializers | Internal library for IfcOpenShell | LGPL-3.0-or-later* |