The CYPE Building Solution offers all the necessary tools to design, analyze and verify building performance characteristics, from hydraulic systems to wireless coverage and plumbing. It also includes all the CYPE tools to import, create and modify BIM models.
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IFC Builder Creation and maintenance of building IFC models. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow via the IFC standard.
Export the model to several generic or specific versions of the IFC format of the main CAD/BIM programs (Allplan, Archicad, and Revit) to integrate it in the Open BIM workflow. |
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IFC Uploader With this application IFC files can be imported into BIMserver.center platform and be integrated into the CYPE Open BIM workflow. One of the main advantages of connecting to the Open BIM workflow with IFC format files, is that users who have created projects using programs that currently do not have "augmented reality" such as REVIT or ARCHICAD, can now access the augmented reality of their projects for free thanks to the BIMserver.center platform and the "apps" that have been created by CYPE. |
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Open BIM Analytical Model This application has been developed to generate analytical geometric models of buildings in order to carry out their energy and acoustic analysis. You can enter all the elements that make up the analytical model, such as spaces, surfaces, edges, joints etc. You can also indicate the existing relationships between these entities (which spaces they belong to, adjacencies between surfaces, edges that form a joint etc). If there is a BIM project hosted on the BIMserver.center platform that has an architectural model defined through the IFC standard, you can make use of the automatic generation process, while keeping control over the final result. The analytical model can be exported to the project in BIMserver.center and be interpreted by the following CYPE Open BIM tools, dedicated to the thermal and acoustic analysis of buildings:
Thermal analysis: CYPETHERM HE Plus, CYPETHERM EPlus, CYPETHERM RT 2012, CYPETHERM RT 2012 CNOA, CYPETHERM RTExistant, CYPETHERM COMETH, CYPETHERM REH, CYPETHERM RECS Plus, CYPETHERM C.E. |
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Open BIM Carpentry Open BIM Carpentry is a program that has been created to help users to design and create the documentation of the carpentry of a building. Open BIM Carpentry is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. The program allows users to define the types of windows and doors by specifying the type of sheet/pane, the opening system, the size and layout of the opening and blind box. |
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Open BIM Suspended Ceilings Architectural modelling of suspended ceilings. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. Open BIM Suspended ceilings is a program brought about to design the suspended ceilings of any type of building. Open BIM Suspended ceilings can automatically generate the layout of the suspended ceilings, which provides a valuable aid in their subsequent installation in the different rooms. Open BIM Suspended ceilings is immersed in the Open BIM workflow, so it is able to exchange information with other programs. Thanks to this, it can know, for example, the position of lights, sprinklers or the ventilation system, which helps to arrange them correctly in conjunction with the suspended ceiling. |
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Open BIM Vertical Connections Architectural modelling of stairs, ramps and lifts. This application is integrated in the Open BIM flow using the IFC standard. Working with an existing BIM project on the BIMserver.center platform, with "Open BIM Vertical Connections" users can automatically generate stairs or ramps by individual spans, stairwells, ramp cores and lifts. |
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Open BIM Residential Furniture Open BIM Residential Furniture contains a catalogue with numerous furniture combinations for residential building rooms: beds, tables, worktops, shelves, chairs sofas, extractor fans, refrigerators, cookers, microwaves and televisions. The program has a simple interface for users to be able to introduce the elements of the catalogue. Once users select the type of furniture that is to be introduced, a dialogue box appears showing all the combinations that are available for that element. Open BIM Residential Furniture allows users to configure shelves and worktops. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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Open BIM Office Furniture Application for the introduction of furniture arrangement proposals in projects for administrative use. The program has a simple interface for users to be able to introduce the elements of the catalogue. Once users select the type of furniture that is to be introduced, a dialogue box appears showing all the combinations that are allowed for that element. Open BIM Office Furniture allows users to configure shelves and worktops. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPE PLUMBING Water Systems Design analysis of water supply installations, for any type of building, in compliance with predefined standards, personalized design configurations of other standards, or personal technical configurations. CYPEPLUMBING Water Systems carries out the hydraulic design using “Darcy and Weisbach” formulas, and applying the friction factor using the Colebrook and White formula. The software contains catalogues of predefined equipment, is designed for 2D installation with real time 3D view, carries out all calculations and checks for compliance, and is integrated with the Open BIM Workflow via BIMserver.center®. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPE PLUMBING Schematic Diagrams Creation of diagrams for water supply installations. For installations where there are multiple user consumption points, the program creates two diagrams; one from the supply connection point to the meter assembly, and another from the assembly to the users’ shut-off valves. For installations where there is a single user consumption point, the program generates the diagram from the supply connection point to the user shut-off valve. "CYPEPLUMBING Schematic diagrams" automatically generates the diagram of the water supply installation if the BIM model contains adequate information, which can be generated by CYPEPLUMBING Water Systems. If the BIM model does not contain the information, it can be designed manually. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPE PLUMBING Sanitary Systems Design and analysis of wastewater and rainwater evacuation systems, for any type of building, in compliance with predefined standards, personalized design configurations of other standards, or personal technical configurations. The program allows users to define all the settings (drawing and calculation options, selection of materials and equipment, design options and checks to be carried out) required for compliance with the chosen standards. The software contains catalogues of predefined equipment, is designed for 2D installation with real time 3D view, carries out all calculations and checks for compliance, and is integrated with the Open BIM Workflow via BIMserver.center®. The system can be designed using tables by drainage units, areas or flows, or using Manning, Wyly-Eaton, Dawson and Hunter formulae. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPE FIRE Design Design of fire safety installations. Passive (compartmentation, propagation and evacuation methods) and active (safety installations) protection. The program workspace allows you to create and introduce all the necessary elements for a fire protection installation in a quick and easy way. You can identify zones, risk areas, safe areas, stairs in the model and, for each of them, you can specify the requirements of fire extinguishers, sprinklers, alarm systems. CYPEFIRE Design includes the tool to perform the checks related to external propagation, to design evacuation routes, to check the minimum dimensions of the maneuvering spaces and the approach roads that allow the fire brigade to access the building, and to produce documentation of the project and all checks made. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPE FIRE Hydraulic Systems Design and analysis of hydraulic fire extinguishing installations. Includes 'EPANET' software developed by the Water Supply and Water Resources Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Risk Management Research Laboratory. CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems uses the EPANET 2 analysis motor (developed by the “Water Supply and Water Resources Division National Risk Management Research Laboratory”) to carry out the hydraulic calculations required to design the network of sprinklers and fire hose reels. Once the sprinkler systems and hydraulic analysis have been defined, CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems carries out the checks corresponding to the NFPA®13 standard and generates the justification reports and required drawings. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow via IFC standard. |
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CYPELUX Design of normal and emergency lighting installations. Features:
This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPELUX LEED Justification of the natural lighting requirements which are necessary to obtain the LEED v4 certification. In order to carry out this calculation, a BIM model that contains, at least, the geometric information of the building must be imported. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. This product includes the Radiance software developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |
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CYPEHVAC Ductwork Duct network project, with analysis, design and calculation. CYPEHVAC Ductwork presents a 3D work environment that allows duct installations to be designed quickly and easily, both in a 3D view as well as in any other type of 2D view (floor plan, elevation, etc). The program checks and designs the duct networks in accordance with ASHRAE standards. This application is integrated in the Open Workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPEFIRE Pressure Systems Design of pressure differential systems in accordance with the European EN 12101-6 code. CYPEFIRE Pressure Systems generates a report for each system that has been designed, detailing the system types, an estimate of the leaks through doors, windows and walls, the flow that has been obtained for each design criteria, etc. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPEFIRE FDS Design of complex building models to run fire evolution simulations using the fluid dynamics computational standard FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator). CYPEFIRE FDS is a multifunctional tool that can be very useful for firefighter training and for the technicians responsible for the design of the extinguishing systems, temperature control and smoke evacuation systems (SCTEH), to evaluate the fire safety of the buildings during the project stage as well as for the reconstruction of fire scenarios. Once the simulation has been carried out using the FDS analysis engine, CYPEFIRE FDS can display the data in Smokeview or with Graphs. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPETHERM LOADS Thermal load calculation of buildings according to the Radiant Time Series Method (RTSM), proposed by ASHRAE, integrated in the Open BIM workflow via the IFC4 standard:
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CYPETHERM EPlus Modelling and energy simulation of buildings with EnergyPlus™. A powerful tool for the energy simulation of buildings, allowing their energy demand to be determined, as well as the energy performance of the HVAC systems, determining the energy consumption by building services and energy vector used. After the simulation of the building’s energy model is launched, and reports with the results can be obtained:
This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPEHVAC Schematics Design of circuit diagrams for hydronic air conditioning installations. CYPEHVAC Schematics is not just a tool for drawing circuit diagrams. It has important advantages compared to conventional drawing programs:
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CYPEHVAC Hydronics Design of water distribution installations for air conditioning. It designs radiators (two-pipe system), fan coils, boilers and heat pumps, by attributing the loads of each of these elements. CYPEHVAC Hydronics is integrated in the Open BIM workflow. The program obtains the geometry of the building from the BIM project to which it is linked and the calculated thermal loads from CYPETHERM LOADS. The program can design the entire installation (terminal equipment, pipes and generating equipment), and can also partially design equipment and pipes without the need to introduce the entire installation. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPEHVAC Radiant Floor BIM modelling and design of radiant floor installations. It is included in the Open BIM workflow and can be downloaded from the BIMserver.center platform. CYPETHERM Radiant floor replaces the tools that CYPETHERM HVAC had in previous versions to calculate hydronic radiant floor installations. To use CYPETHERM Radiant floor, the user license must contain the “Radiant and cooling floor” permit. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPETHERM HVAC Design of HVAC installations (heating, ventilation and air conditioning). This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPEPLUMBING Solar Systems
Design of solar thermal collection installations. The design of the system can be carried out on 2D templates from the BIM model using IFC files or DXF-DWG, DWF files or images (.jpeg, .jpg, .bmp, .wmf), which can be included in the program, with real-time 3d view option. CYPEPLUMBING Solar Systems designs the thermal installation using the F-Chart method and performs the hydraulic analysis, using the "Darcy and Weisbach" formulas, and calculates the friction factor using the "Colebrook and White" equation. The program contains predefined equipment catalogues to develop the installations and also allows users to define their own customized catalogues. It designs the networks in accordance with the selected code or customized configuration, carries out the corresponding checks, and creates a graphical analysis of the results, plus drawings, reports, and exportability to the BIM project. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPELEC CORE Design of low voltage electrical installations. It allows users to draw single-line diagrams of the installation and configure the features of the composing elements. The calculation checks performed in the application are based upon the specifications from the international IEC regulations. Different types of supplies are available: low voltage network, single generator set and electrical substation. CYPELEC performs precise calculations by using the symmetrical components method to obtain short-circuit currents according to IEC 60909, or calculation of unbalanced three-phase systems, and generates plans with detailed information about the lines and loads. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPELEC Networks Electrical power systems analysis for high/medium and low voltage installations. Charge flow and short circuit. The design checks carried out by the program are based on the specifications of the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC). It has a simple graphical interface that allows users to easily create and edit power diagrams and single line diagrams. It incorporates a large variety of electrical equipment to create diagrams such as, for example, power supplies, generators, two and three winding transformers, low and medium voltage cables, high voltage transmission lines, capacitor banks, electrical loads and motors, etc., as well as protection devices and other electrical switchgear. CYPELEC Networks analyses of the load flow and calculates the voltages and phase shifts in buses, the currents in lines and branches, and the active and reactive power flows of the electrical system. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPELEC Switchboard Design of distribution the enclosures that are present in electrical installations (cabinets, panels, switchboards). To begin working with CYPELEC Switchboard, users must be connected to a previously created BIM model. The program imports the geometry of the building from the BIM model, if it exists in the model, and that has been generated and included in the model by CAD/BIM programs such as IFC Builder, Allplan, Archicad or Revit using IFC files.
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Open BIM Lightning BIM modelling of safety installations against lightning risks using lightning rods with early streamer emission (ESE). The software is designed to carry out the realistic design of the lightning protection installation in a 3D environment. The main function of the application is to determine the zones protected by early streamer admission lightning conductors. The program calculates the zones protected by the early streamer admission lightning conductors based on the data defined in the "General parameters", along with the properties and location of the lightning rods and with the protection radius. Once the calculation has been performed, Open BIM Lightning automatically generates the relevant documents and plans to justify the lightning protection installation. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPETEL Systems BIM modelling of the infrastructure of telecommunications systems, in accordance with standard design codes or custom requirements. CYPETEL Systems contains the tools that are required to define the spatial position of the telecommunications infrastructure elements (panels, inspection boxes, taps and pipes) in the BIM model. The program has an elements library, which can be configured by users; the properties of each element that is integrated in the program can be defined; custom elements can also be imported. The elements that are placed on the plan will also be visible in the 3D view of the program. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPETEL Schematics Analysis and design of telecommunications system diagrams. CYPETEL Schematics is distributed in 4 tabs:
The program generates all the installation equipment quantities automatically. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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CYPETEL Wireless Design of indoor wireless networks. Coverage analysis. The software has the tools required to design wireless communication systems, where users can define their installation properties as well as the factors that intervene in the design:
Once the analysis of the designed installation has been carried out, the program has different options to view the results (contour maps and contour lines) superimposed on floor plans and in the 3D view. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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Open BIM Cost Estimator Estimate of the construction costs of a building, during the preliminary phases of the project, based on the built surface area, height of the building and the construction, typological, geographical and socio-economic factors. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. |
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Arquímedes The most complete tool for Project Management: bills of quantities, project certifications and specifications. It features:
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Open BIM Layout Composition of drawings with views and sections that have been created based on BIM models. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. The drawings that are generated by the program can be viewed on the BIMserver.center platform by the authorised participants of the BIM project (specifically in the "Files" section of the project). This allows users to access all the information from any device and at any time. |
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Open BIM Model Checker Tool to check BIM projects, including management of issues of the model. This application is integrated in the Open BIM workflow using the IFC standard. The program has three main features:
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App BIMserver.center Mobile Using the BIMserver.center application, you can manage and consult the projects that are being developed on the platform in an agile an intuitive manner. Using the updating service in the cloud that is provided by BIMserver.center, you can manage and share all your BIM project files, keep all the information up-to-date at all times and work on several devices simultaneously.
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App BIMserver.center AR With the BIMserver.center AR application, you can browse through your projects and view them in augmented reality. Additionally, you can select which files are to be viewed and check the properties of each of the elements that make up the model. View your models hosted in BIMserver.center in augmented reality directly, without having to carry out any previous steps. You can place your models on any type of surface, browse through them and, using multi-touch gestures, move, scale and rotate them.
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App BIMserver.center VR From BIMserver.center VR, you can access the projects that are being developed on the platform from a completely virtual environment. Thanks to the direct connection to BIMserver.center, you can manage your projects in virtual reality, without having to perform any previous steps. Once one of your projects has been uploaded to BIMserver.center, and using the controls of your virtual reality headset, you can browse through the project, inspect its elements and consult their properties interactively.
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Manufacturer's system requirements are generally the bare minimum that you need to run the software and insufficient for effective and productive operation of the product.
Our suggested "real world" mid-range desktop system key specifications to properly run CYPE are as follows:
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