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CYPE Health and safety

Link to the project owner's public profile on BIMserver.center

Now, from the BIMserver.center project information window (displayed by clicking on the project name visible in the top right bar of the application), the owner's public profile page can be accessed on the BIMserver.center platform via the link inserted in the text representing the owner's name.

Element selection tool. Copy multiple times

As of version 2025.a, it is now possible to copy ("Ctrl+C") a group of elements and paste ("Ctrl+V") them in several places with the selection tool. In previous versions, the elements selected for copying could only be pasted once.

The "Element selection" tool was implemented in version 2021.e.

Quick access toolbar

As of version 2025.a, CYPE applications with a "Ribbon" have a customisable quick access toolbar (QAT), located in the top left corner of the program. This bar contains a set of commands that are separate from the active ribbon tab.

To add or remove a command from the quick access toolbar, a button has been included to access the configuration of the toolbar. Clicking it displays a window where users can add commands from the application's menus. Specific commands can be selected or all the commands found in a menu can be added using the "Assign all" button.

The list of commands added to the quick access toolbar provides options to perform the following actions:

  • Move up (move to the left) or move down (move to the right) commands in the toolbar.
  • Add a dividing line to the right of the button.
  • Remove a command or dividing line from the toolbar.

Each application can include several commands in the initial settings of the quick access toolbar and can be restored using the "Default settings" option. Furthermore, applications that are connected to the BIMserver.center platform include the "Update" and "Share" options in their default settings.

New groups and applications. Installing and uninstalling

In version 2025.a, CYPE Menu (which can now be downloaded exclusively from the BIMserver.center platform) has new program groups.

  • Architecture
  • Structures
  • MEP (Mechanical and Plumbing)
  • MEP (Electrical)
  • Energy and acoustic simulations
  • Project management
  • Project documents
  • Interoperability

Most of the CYPE applications are sorted into these groups. In previous versions, most of these applications could only be downloaded as single applications from the BIMserver.center platform.

By downloading and installing CYPE Menu, users will only have the CYPE programs menu installed, but none of the applications included in it will be downloaded or installed. Initially, each of the icons representing the CYPE Menu applications appears in a box with a grey background. When clicking on any of them for the first time (or on the button under the application's name), a contextual menu will appear allowing users to download and install the latest version of that application or an earlier version if available. Earlier versions (from 2024 onwards) will be available for those programs that include paid modules. Normally, free applications will only allow the latest version of these programs to be installed. Any installed version of any application can be uninstalled.

When an application has been installed, by clicking on the button under its name, the context menu that appears includes the "Uninstall" option.

More information on this program menu can be found in the FAQ "How to download and install programs from CYPE’s general menu".

The CYPE Menu download of versions before 2025 (with the applications included) is still available in the download area of the CYPE website.

CYPE Menu. Exclusive download from the BIMserver.center platform

As of version 2025.a, the CYPE program menu can only be downloaded from the BIMserver.center platform.

The CYPE Menu application was already available from version 2024.b on the BIMserver.center platform. Now, in version 2025.a, the advantages of CYPE Menu compared to previous versions, which were downloaded from the download area of the CYPE website, are as follows:

  • As of version 2024.b
    • Once CYPE Menu has been installed, the applications it contains will be installed from this new menu when they are opened for the first time.

  • As of version 2024.f
    • CYPE Menu allows users to manage the updates of the applications it contains.

  • As of version 2025.a
    • New program groups and many CYPE applications that could only be downloaded directly from BIMserver.center are included.
    • The version of each application to be installed can be selected (from version 2024 onwards).
    • Previously installed applications can be uninstalled.

Further information on the new features can be found in the following new features of CYPE Menu version 2025.a.

In the download area of the CYPE website, the download of the program menu for versions prior to 2025.a (in 64-bit and 32-bit) will still be available. In this download area, there is also a link to the BIMserver.center platform "Store" for downloading the 2025.a version of "CYPE Menu".

As a result of these changes, the 32-bit version of the CYPE Menu is no longer available in version 2025.a. As of 18 February 2019 (version 2019.f), the CYPE programs have been running on 64-bit systems. Since then, only the classic CYPE menu could be installed on 32-bit systems. All other applications (downloadable from the BIMserver.center platform) only worked on 64-bit systems. We believe that 32-bit programming is no longer feasible to take advantage of the superior performance of 64-bit processors and operating systems. Users who still want to use certain 32-bit CYPE programs (those available in the "CYPE Menu" prior to version 2025.a) must install a version prior to 2025.a from the download area of the CYPE website, but will not be able to upgrade their programs to later versions. Please refer to our FAQ question "Which version should I download, 64-bit or 32-bit?" for more information on the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Copying elements between floors

CYPE Health and safety version 2024.f includes the possibility of copying elements between floor plans using the "Copy onto another floor plan" feature located in the "Edit" group of the toolbar.

After selecting this option, users must select the elements to be copied (one by one or multiple selection) and right-click the mouse to open the "Copy to floor plans" dialogue box where they can select the floors to which they are to be copied.

This feature was already available in other CYPE programs.

Improvements in the vertical net options

The vertical net options have been updated for a more intuitive user experience, making the manipulation and configuration of these nets easier and more accessible.

Tilting the vertical net supports

Vertical net supports can now be tilted, providing greater flexibility in the design of these systems and allowing them to be adapted to different contexts and architectural needs.

Exporting construction phases

As of version 2024.f, CYPE Health and safety can export the construction phases to the BIM project, making it easier to interoperate and exchange information with other programs and professionals in the industry.

The IFC created during the export incorporates a set of properties called "set_ProjectPhases", showing the initial and final phases for each of the elements in the CYPE Health and safety model.

Selecting the contribution where the elements will be imported from

As of version 2024.f, users can select the contributions from which they wish to import the building elements, as well as import the contributions present in the shared project. These imported elements will become part of the CYPE Health and safety work file and can be used as their own references, associated with construction phases.

In previous versions, CYPE Health and safety imported the building elements of all BIM project contributions that users had selected with the "Update" option (Import of BIM models).

This allows users to decide, for example, whether the elements to be imported into CYPE Health and safety are those from the architectural model or the structural model (even if both are visible in the work environment).

Other improvements and corrections

In CYPE Health and safety version 2024.e, the following improvements and corrections have been implemented:

  • A basic library of elements is included by default.

  • An example job is included.

  • The extension of the jobs is changed to .chs. Previously, in version 2024.c, the extension was .ob3d. To open jobs from version 2024.c in later versions, the file extension must be modified.

  • The representation of the snapped elements has been improved, changing the illumination from solid to wire.

  •  The representation of vertical networks reduces the number of drawing lines in the network.

Editing the reference of the construction phases

As of CYPE Health and safety version 2024.e, the phase reference can be edited.

Also, the phase reference will be modified in the elements assigned to this phase.