CYPE 3D

Until version 2025.b of CYPE 3D, when moving the vertices of a panel with the "Loads > Move panels" tool, the surface loads associated with the panel remained in their original position, forcing the user to move the surface loads as well.

As of version 2025.b, the surface loads will be automatically adjusted to the new position or geometry of the panel.

In CYPE 3D version 2025.b, the "Divide panels" tool has been implemented. This tool allows a panel to be divided in two by a straight line.

As well as dividing the panel, all surface loads associated with the panel are also divided. To split a panel, select the two points on the panel outline that define the splitting segment.

As of version 2025.b, CYPE 3D will use hardware acceleration for drawing the model. This implementation provides a smoother movement of the model, among other advantages.

In version 2025.b, the option to draw filled force diagrams has been implemented.

In the "Forces" window, by activating the new "Draw the diagrams with infill" option, the drawing of the force diagrams will be filled with yellow and red colours for negative and positive values.

As of version 2025.b, the size of the texts displayed on the screen in the work area can be edited.

The "View options" window includes the "Text size" section, where users can vary the size using a percentage, with 100% being the default size.

In version 2025.b, the drawing of 3D elements has been implemented.

Up until now, bars were drawn schematically as one-dimensional elements and shells as two-dimensional elements.

As of version 2025.b, users can choose how elements are drawn, schematically or in 3D. This selection can be made independently for each tag (in the new "Tags" dockable window from version 2025.b).

When the 3D representation is selected, the bar texts are not represented to improve the display.

As of version 2025.b, the "Drawing preferences" window, which was located in the "Job" menu, has become a dockable window with the name "Display options".

These options, which are very common when using the program, have been placed within the program's main dialogue box to provide users with direct access to them.

In previous versions, the program had display layers. With the "Layer management" tool, users could create layers and define their configuration, and each element could have one or more layers assigned to it.

As of version 2025.b, this tool is now called "Tags" and will be one of the dockable windows that users can keep on screen (more information on the new CYPE 3D version 2025.b dockable window environment). This window is divided into several sections: the list of tags, the list of categories and other drawing options.

While defining and analysing the model, users often need to show or hide certain elements and enable or disable elements that can be snapped (for deleting, editing, etc.). This implementation gives users direct access to this tool. One of its main advantages is being able to activate/deactivate the display and/or snapping of elements according to tags or categories with a click of the mouse.

As of version 2025.b, CYPE 3D features a new dockable window system that replaces the main screen user interface. As a result, users can now customise the workspace to suit their needs.

Dockable windows can be moved and resized. They can be either floating windows, pinned to a location within the application's main dialogue box, dragged outside of it, or even moved to another monitor.

More information on Dockable windows can be found in the link to the new feature from version 2023.e.