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load currently open ifc file

1. A by Arv on 26 Oct 2022, edited 26 Oct 2022 #

   Doesn't model = ifcopenshell.file() load currently open file? After this, when I use walls = model.by_type('IfcWall'), i get an empty list. What I am doing wrong.

2. C by Cyril on 26 Oct 2022, edited 26 Oct 2022 # +1 votes

   In Blender + BIM Add-on context you mean ? If so check wiki page : https://wiki.osarch.org/index.php?title=BlenderBIM_Add-on/Using_the_Python_console_with_BlenderBIM_Add-on

   
    ifcopenshell.file()
   

   Above command just create a new empty ifc file. So it is perfectly logic that you get an empty list.

   I think the current correct way using blenderbim is :

   
   from blenderbim.bim import helper
   
   model = helper.IfcStore().get_file()
   

3. A by Arv on 26 Oct 2022 #

   Thanks @Cyril

   Is there a documentation for blender.bim api

4. M by Moult on 26 Oct 2022 # +1 votes

   @Arv to get the actively loaded IFC in the BlenderBIM Add-on session, you can do:

   
   import blenderbim.tool
   
   model = blenderbim.tool.Ifc.get()
   

   It uses what @Cyril recommended under the hood but is an intended publicly accessible API instead of an internal detail.

   You can find documentation here: https://blenderbim.org/docs/ and https://blenderbim.org/docs-python/

5. A by Arv on 26 Oct 2022 #

   Thanks @Moult

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