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64-bit Version

As of the 2019.f version, CYPE programs (those downloaded from our website and those downloaded from the BIMserver.center platform) are compiled for 64-bit systems. The 64-bit compilation of CYPE software implies the use of the superior features of 64-bit processors and operating systems compared to those of 32 bits.

Please bear in mind that you must have a 64-bit operating system to be able to work with any 64-bit software.

In any case and as a temporary measure, the 2019.f version is available in 64 and 32 bits on the download area of our webpage. The programs that can be downloaded from the BIMserver.center platform are only available in 64 bits. If you have a 64-bit operating system, you can work with either the 64-bit and 32-bit version of our software, although we strongly recommend that you install the 64-bit CYPE software version.

You can see which operating system is installed on your computer by clicking on "Control panel > System".

Since 64-bit microprocessors began to be massively introduced into personal computers from 2003 and from the Windows XP version, Microsoft already offers the two versions of its operating systems (32 and 64 bits). We understand that almost all our users will have computers with 64-bit processors (x64) and 64-bit operating systems.

It could occur that a user may wish to work with a computer with a 64-bit processor but with a 32-bit operating system. It would be very strange if the computer had a 32-bit processor (x86 - computers over 15 years old). If any of these is your case, we advise you to talk to your hardware or software provider to update your situation as soon as possible. However, you can download the 32-bit version and work with CYPE programs that can be downloaded from our website until your situation is up-to-date.

Import the topographic model of the land

Any of the infrastructure programs (Water Supply, Sewage, Electrification and Gas Supply) can import a topographic model of the land if the project is connected to a BIM model located in BIMserver.center that contains an IFC4 file with the landa data defined in an “IfcGeographicElement” type entity.

If an IFC of these characteristics is imported, the land will appear on the screen represented with contour lines and when the nodes of the network are introduced, the elevation of the land where they are located will be used automatically, greatly aiding in the definition of the network.

If additionally, the geometry of the land is to be visible in the 3D views of the program and in the 3D viewer of BIMserver.center, the IFC4 must have an associated GLTF file that includes that 3D view.

The reading of topographic models of the land is also included in the new equivalent infrastructure programs that are installed from the BIMserver.center platform (CYPE Water Supply, Open BIM Sewage, CYPE Electrification and CYPE Gas Supply).

Connection to a BIM model

In the 2019.e version of CYPE software, its "suite" of urban infrastructure programs (Water Supply, Sewage, Electrification and Gas Supply) is included in the Open BIM workflow. From then on, the "suite" can be accessed, as it could until now, from the CYPE program menu (with its classic name); and as programs that can be downloaded from the "BIMserver.center" platform:

CYPE Water Supply
Can be installed in Spanish, Catalan, French and Portuguese
Open BIM Sewage
Can be installed in Spanish, Catalan, French and Portuguese
CYPE Electrification
Can be installed in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese
CYPE Gas Supply
Can be installed in Spanish, Catalan, English and Portuguese

Both versions of each type of infrastructure are the same tool, with the same way of working during the introduction, analysis, design and obtaining of the documentation of the installation. The only difference between the classic versions of the infrastructure programs and those that can be downloaded from the BIMserver.center platform, is that in the classic, the connection to a BIM model is optional and those of the BIMserver.center platform must be connected to a BIM model.

Some of the advantages of including the infrastructure programs in the Open BIM workflow are:

Import the topographic model of the terrain
If an IFC4 file exists in the BIM model, which is located on the BIMserver.center that includes the data of the terrain in an entity of the type “IfcGeographicElement”.
Import the 3D view of other specialties
Export the documents and 3D view of the installation to the BIM model
Update the imported information of the BIM model