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CYPE Connect

Print management by categories of elements

In version 2023.d, the print management of elements according to their category has been added. From "3D Scene" > "Drawing attributes", users can access the dialogue box that allows them to select the categories to be printed ("Print by category" tab). Unchecked categories will be displayed on screen but will not be printed. This implementation is particularly relevant, for example, with connection symbols, which should be displayed on screen so they can be tagged, but not printed (see new feature "Connection symbols in drawing layouts").

Line type editing for vector image scenes

Line style editing by category has been added. The dialogue box for editing the line style can be accessed from the "3D Scene" tool > "Drawing attributes" option. When the scenes are defined as a vector image, the edges of the elements can be seen on screen according to the line style and the colour chosen by the user between the identification colour or the printing colour.

Text-only tag

A new type of tag has been added where only text is displayed. This tag is particularly relevant to StruBIM Steel model views and assembly drawings, where the automatic tag is generated for the bars, aligned to their axis.

Section depth editing

Up until version 2023.d, section depth could not be edited. Therefore, the scene was displayed from the position of the section line to the end.

As of version 2023.d, the depth can be edited. This way, parts of the scene that are not relevant to the section drawing can be omitted.

Angle dimensioning

The dimensioning tool "Angle by vertex and 2 points" has been implemented. This tool allows angles to be dimensioned using 3 points. First, the angle's vertex must be selected, followed by a point on each side.

Continuous dimensioning

A new dimensioning tool has been added. This tool allows more than one section to be continuously dimensioned. This type of dimensioning allows the "Relative distance", the "Accumulated distance" or the "Relative and accumulated distances" to be displayed.

Drawing hidden lines

Hidden lines can now be drawn in scenes. Users can select the categories of elements that generate hidden lines in each scene from the editing panel of the "Vectorization" option.

The dialogue box for editing the drawing style of the hidden lines can be accessed from the "3D Scene" tool > "Drawing attributes" option.

New scene drawing modes: "Vector image" and "Hybrid image"

In previous versions, the Open BIM Layout, StruBIM Steel and CYPE Connect programs had the following scene drawing modes: "Normal image" and "Monochrome image". As of version 2023.d, two additional modes have been added:

Hybrid image
Image with coloured elements and edge vectors.
Vector image
Image without colour fill of the elements, with vector lines.

The type of image can be selected from the editing panel in each scene.

The following options can also be accessed from "Vectorization":

Generate polygons with infill in the cuts by planes
Generate segments at surface intersections
Speed up the vectorization process using the GPU

Connection symbols in drawing layouts

In version 2023.d, connection symbols are included in the "Drawing composition" in order to label the connections in the views of the structure. The connection symbol can be snapped with the "Tag" tool. The automatic tag will display the connection reference. The connection symbols will not be printed by default, however, users can manage this printing (see the new feature "Print management by categories of elements").

Options for displaying weld length and dimension on weld tags

Weld tags display information about the welds in the model. Tags can be fully edited once entered, however, when entering tags, users are given the option to display or hide the dimensions and length, if applicable.

Automatic tagging of the type of electrode used in welds

As of version 2023.d, in the notes section, the automatic weld tag now includes the reference of the electrode used as long as it has been defined in the operation where the weld is generated.

Improved weld generation

As of version 2023.d, welds can be applied to the internal contours of openings. This improvement, together with the improvements in clash detection and opening introduction, allows users to design and size connections with fitted plates, bars crossing openings, etc.