Macro Download Classifications

Description

This macro downloads a series of BIM classification systems from https://github.com/Moult/IfcClassification and places them in the appropriate folder on your computer so they are found by the BIM Classification tool.

Usage

Run the macro. After it has run successfully, the new classification systems will be available in the BIM Classification tool. After the macro has run and the classification systems are installed, you can safely delete the macro.

Install

Through the Addon manager.

Code

Macro_Download_Classifications.FCMacro

import os
import FreeCAD
import requests
import json

target = os.path.join(FreeCAD.getUserAppDataDir(), "BIM", "Classification")
apireq = "https://api.github.com/repos/Moult/IfcClassification/contents/xml"

r = requests.get(apireq)
if r.ok:
    j = json.loads(r.content)
    print("Installing to", target", ...")
    for f in j:
        df = requests.get(f["download_url"])
        with open(os.path.join(target, f["name"]), 'wb') as tf:
            tf.write(df.content)
            print("Downloaded", f["name"])
else:
    print("error getting repo contents")