CYPECAD

CYPECAD is an application specialised in the design and analysis of structures made of different materials (concrete, steel, timber, etc.) with geometry organised in a storey-based layout.

This makes it possible to resolve a wide variety of structural types that adapt to this layout, such as the following:

• framed structures
  (frames formed by reinforced concrete, steel, composite or timber columns and beams);
• floor slab structures
  (one-way slabs, waffle slabs, solid slabs, hollow-core slabs, composite slabs, timber slabs, etc.);
• structures with reinforced concrete walls and plane-stress walls
  (shear walls, load-bearing walls, basement retaining walls);
• structures with masonry walls and concrete block walls;
• and specific structural elements
  (shallow and deep foundations, ramps and staircases, etc.).

In addition, thanks to the integration of CYPE 3D, it can resolve mixed structures, consisting of areas with free geometry, usually solved with steel or timber structures (such as pitched roofs, trusses or steel substructures), together with areas organised by storeys, usually solved with concrete structures (frame or wall systems, and floor slabs).

The building types in which these types of structural solutions are common and which, therefore, can be calculated with the program are very varied and include the following:

• residential buildings (single-family dwellings, multi-family residential blocks, apartment buildings, etc.);
• tertiary-use buildings (offices and public or administrative buildings; hotels and residences; shopping centres and commercial spaces; schools, colleges and universities; hospitals and health centres; libraries, cultural centres and museums, etc.);
• industrial buildings with parts of the structure organised by storeys (industrial buildings and warehouses with slabs, office areas and/or basements);
• service and infrastructure buildings (underground or multi-storey car parks, bus or railway stations, airport terminals, etc.);
• and simple civil engineering structures (tanks and water reservoirs, staircases, passages, etc.).

Below are some examples of structural models developed with the program:

Project selection

After accepting the dialogue box for creating a new job, there is the option of integrating the job into an existing project in BIMserver.center. This is done in the "Project selection" window, which offers the following options:

• On the left-hand side, you can log in with a BIMserver.center account.
• On the right-hand side, the "Select project" option is used to choose an existing project. Another option is to select "Create a new project". In this case, the created project will be visible from BIMserver.center from that moment on.
• There is the option to start the project without being linked to the BIMserver.center platform. To do this, simply uncheck the "Link to a BIMserver.center project" box at the top left.

Empty job/automatic entry

After accepting the project selection window, users are taken to a new window where they can decide whether they want to start with an empty job or import information from other programs:

• The "Empty job" option is used to create a new job in which all the data for floors, groups, columns, beams, slabs and other elements must be entered manually.
  
• The other options allow the import of information from other programs and in other formats:
  • Importing a job from CYPE 3D
    Imports a structure developed in CYPE 3D as an integrated 3D structure. From CYPECAD, it is possible to analyse the foundation or complete the structure with other added elements.
  • Automatic DXF/DWG entry
    Imports a .dxf or .dwg file, as well as the automatic generation of columns and beams from their contours.
  • Automatic IFC entry
    Imports an .ifc file, as well as the automatic generation of floors, columns, beams, floor openings, roofs, footings, centring beams and building elements, based on the data contained in the file.
  • Example of automatic DXF/DWG entry
    Gives an example showing the steps of the wizard for automatic data entry from .dxf or .dwg files.
  • Example of automatic IFC entry
    Gives an example showing the steps of the wizard for automatic data entry from .ifc files.

General data and limit states

After accepting the previous window, the panels for defining the "General data" of the job and the "Limit states" are opened, where they are configured:

• Standards to be used
• Selecting materials
• Design options and reinforcement tables
• Defining loads:
  Permanent loads, live load, wind, earthquake, fire resistance check, additional loadcases.
• Buckling coefficients of columns
• Environment for beams and pile caps