Fix duplicate elements and robust GlobalId lookup

- Remove IfcWallStandardCase from parser (covered by IfcWall as parent type)
- Add seen_global_ids set to prevent duplicate element insertion
- Use scalars().first() instead of scalar_one_or_none() for resilient lookup
- Re-parse required: clears and rebuilds element data without duplicates

backend/app/api/elements.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def get_element_by_global_id(
         .where(Element.global_id == global_id)
     )
     result = await db.execute(query)
-    element = result.scalar_one_or_none()
+    element = result.scalars().first()
 
     if not element:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Element not found")

backend/app/services/ifc_parser.py

@@ -42,13 +42,18 @@ async def parse_ifc_file(
 
     # Extract elements
     element_types = [
-        "IfcWall", "IfcWallStandardCase", "IfcDoor", "IfcWindow", "IfcSlab",
+        "IfcWall", "IfcDoor", "IfcWindow", "IfcSlab",
         "IfcColumn", "IfcBeam", "IfcStair", "IfcRoof",
         "IfcSpace", "IfcFurnishingElement", "IfcBuildingElementProxy",
     ]
 
+    seen_global_ids = set()
+
     for ifc_type in element_types:
         for ifc_element in ifc.by_type(ifc_type):
+            if ifc_element.GlobalId in seen_global_ids:
+                continue
+            seen_global_ids.add(ifc_element.GlobalId)
             storey = _get_storey(ifc_element)
 
             element = Element(

frontend/src/composables/useViewer.js

@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ export function useViewer() {
   let model = null
   let raycaster = new THREE.Raycaster()
   let mouse = new THREE.Vector2()
-  let selectedMesh = null
+  let selectedMeshes = []
   let originalMaterials = new Map()
   let onElementClick = null
 
+  // Map: GlobalId -> array of meshes belonging to that element
+  let globalIdMeshMap = new Map()
+
   const highlightMaterial = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
     color: 0x00aaff,
     emissive: 0x003366,
@@ -21,11 +24,9 @@ export function useViewer() {
   function init(container, onClick) {
     onElementClick = onClick
 
-    // Scene
     scene = new THREE.Scene()
     scene.background = new THREE.Color(0x1a1a2e)
 
-    // Camera
     camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
       60,
       container.clientWidth / container.clientHeight,
@@ -34,14 +35,12 @@ export function useViewer() {
     )
     camera.position.set(15, 15, 15)
 
-    // Renderer
     renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({ antialias: true })
     renderer.setSize(container.clientWidth, container.clientHeight)
     renderer.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio)
     renderer.shadowMap.enabled = true
     container.appendChild(renderer.domElement)
 
-    // Controls
     controls = new OrbitControls(camera, renderer.domElement)
     controls.enableDamping = true
     controls.dampingFactor = 0.05
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ export function useViewer() {
     controls.target.set(0, 3, 0)
     controls.update()
 
-    // Lights
     const ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0xffffff, 0.6)
     scene.add(ambientLight)
 
@@ -64,18 +62,13 @@ export function useViewer() {
     dirLight2.position.set(-10, 20, -10)
     scene.add(dirLight2)
 
-    // Grid
     const grid = new THREE.GridHelper(50, 50, 0x333355, 0x222244)
     scene.add(grid)
 
-    // Click handler
     renderer.domElement.addEventListener('click', onCanvasClick)
     renderer.domElement.addEventListener('dblclick', onCanvasDoubleClick)
-
-    // Resize handler
     window.addEventListener('resize', () => onResize(container))
 
-    // Start render loop
     animate()
   }
 
@@ -85,6 +78,7 @@ export function useViewer() {
         scene.remove(model)
         model = null
         originalMaterials.clear()
+        globalIdMeshMap.clear()
       }
 
       const loader = new GLTFLoader()
@@ -93,14 +87,8 @@ export function useViewer() {
         (gltf) => {
           model = gltf.scene
 
-          // Store original materials for highlight/unhighlight
+          // Build GlobalId -> meshes map
-          model.traverse((child) => {
+          buildGlobalIdMap(model)
-            if (child.isMesh) {
-              originalMaterials.set(child, child.material.clone())
-              child.castShadow = true
-              child.receiveShadow = true
-            }
-          })
 
           scene.add(model)
           fitCameraToModel()
@@ -114,6 +102,88 @@ export function useViewer() {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Walk the scene graph and build a map from GlobalId to all meshes
+   * belonging to that element. IFC GlobalIds are 22 characters long.
+   *
+   * The glb tree typically looks like:
+   *   Node "2XPyKWY018sA1ygZKgQPtU"   <- GlobalId on a group node
+   *     ├── Mesh (frame)
+   *     ├── Mesh (panel)
+   *     └── Mesh (handle)
+   *
+   * We also handle cases where the GlobalId is directly on a mesh.
+   */
+  function buildGlobalIdMap(root) {
+    globalIdMeshMap.clear()
+
+    root.traverse((node) => {
+      const globalId = findGlobalId(node)
+      if (!globalId) return
+
+      // Collect all meshes under this node
+      const meshes = []
+      if (node.isMesh) {
+        meshes.push(node)
+        originalMaterials.set(node, node.material.clone())
+        node.castShadow = true
+        node.receiveShadow = true
+      } else {
+        node.traverse((child) => {
+          if (child.isMesh) {
+            meshes.push(child)
+            if (!originalMaterials.has(child)) {
+              originalMaterials.set(child, child.material.clone())
+              child.castShadow = true
+              child.receiveShadow = true
+            }
+          }
+        })
+      }
+
+      if (meshes.length > 0) {
+        // A GlobalId might appear at multiple levels; merge meshes
+        if (globalIdMeshMap.has(globalId)) {
+          const existing = globalIdMeshMap.get(globalId)
+          for (const m of meshes) {
+            if (!existing.includes(m)) existing.push(m)
+          }
+        } else {
+          globalIdMeshMap.set(globalId, meshes)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a node's name looks like an IFC GlobalId.
+   * IFC GlobalIds are exactly 22 characters of base64-like encoding.
+   */
+  function isGlobalId(name) {
+    if (!name || name.length !== 22) return false
+    return /^[0-9A-Za-z_$]+$/.test(name)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find the GlobalId for a node — either its own name or a parent's name.
+   */
+  function findGlobalId(node) {
+    if (isGlobalId(node.name)) return node.name
+    return null
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Given a mesh, find the GlobalId by walking up the parent chain.
+   */
+  function findGlobalIdForMesh(mesh) {
+    let current = mesh
+    while (current) {
+      if (isGlobalId(current.name)) return current.name
+      current = current.parent
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
   function fitCameraToModel() {
     if (!model) return
 
@@ -150,21 +220,11 @@ export function useViewer() {
 
     if (intersects.length > 0) {
       const mesh = intersects[0].object
-      highlightElement(mesh)
+      const globalId = findGlobalIdForMesh(mesh)
 
-      // Walk up to find the named parent (GlobalId)
+      if (globalId) {
-      let globalId = null
+        highlightByGlobalId(globalId)
-      let current = mesh
+        if (onElementClick) onElementClick(globalId)
-      while (current) {
-        if (current.name && current.name.length >= 22) {
-          globalId = current.name
-          break
-        }
-        current = current.parent
-      }
-
-      if (globalId && onElementClick) {
-        onElementClick(globalId)
       }
     } else {
       clearHighlight()
@@ -197,17 +257,14 @@ export function useViewer() {
   function animatePivot(newTarget) {
     const startTarget = controls.target.clone()
     const startCamera = camera.position.clone()
-
-    // Keep the same camera-to-target offset vector
     const offset = startCamera.clone().sub(startTarget)
 
-    const duration = 300 // ms
+    const duration = 300
     const startTime = performance.now()
 
     function step(now) {
       const elapsed = now - startTime
       const t = Math.min(elapsed / duration, 1)
-      // Ease-out cubic
       const ease = 1 - Math.pow(1 - t, 3)
 
       controls.target.lerpVectors(startTarget, newTarget, ease)
@@ -222,32 +279,30 @@ export function useViewer() {
     requestAnimationFrame(step)
   }
 
-  function highlightElement(mesh) {
+  /**
-    clearHighlight()
+   * Highlight all meshes belonging to an IFC element by its GlobalId.
-    selectedMesh = mesh
+   * This is the single source of truth for highlighting — used by both
-    mesh.material = highlightMaterial
+   * 3D click and sidebar click.
-  }
+   */
-
   function highlightByGlobalId(globalId) {
-    if (!model) return
     clearHighlight()
 
-    model.traverse((child) => {
+    const meshes = globalIdMeshMap.get(globalId)
-      if (child.name === globalId && child.isMesh) {
+    if (!meshes || meshes.length === 0) return
-        highlightElement(child)
+
-      } else if (child.name === globalId) {
+    for (const mesh of meshes) {
-        child.traverse((sub) => {
+      mesh.material = highlightMaterial
-          if (sub.isMesh) highlightElement(sub)
+      selectedMeshes.push(mesh)
-        })
+    }
-      }
-    })
   }
 
   function clearHighlight() {
-    if (selectedMesh && originalMaterials.has(selectedMesh)) {
+    for (const mesh of selectedMeshes) {
-      selectedMesh.material = originalMaterials.get(selectedMesh)
+      if (originalMaterials.has(mesh)) {
-      selectedMesh = null
+        mesh.material = originalMaterials.get(mesh)
+      }
     }
+    selectedMeshes = []
   }
 
   function onResize(container) {