From version 2022.a, embedded beams and crown beams can be defined individually in the editing panel of the different wall types as well as having a general definition.
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As of version 2022.a, beams can now be entered in a BIM project when they have a correct parametric definition in the IFC file (section + extrusion or section + faces). Users can import beams from our CYPE Architecture modeller, as well as from other BIM modellers.
CYPECAD version 2021.g includes some minor improvements and corrections for the program that could occur in rare situations:
- Exporting plans to PDF format has been improved. Several problems with the "Adobe PDF" printer emulator have been solved.
- As of version 2021.g, beam reinforcement tables defined for standard ACI 318M-14 in jobs following standard ACI 318M-19 can be imported.
- As of version 2021.g, users can snap templates generated during project creation using the "Automatic Introduction IFC" option.
- An error in the discretisation of slabs with sloped planes which could occur due to an accuracy problem when several coplanar panels come into contact has been fixed.
- An error that occurred when activating snaps after adding a floor into a project imported from a BIM model has been fixed.
- Snapping beam axes in the beam input process when the "Orthogonal on/off" option is activated has been improved. Due to a previous improvement in this option, this snap was only possible if the mouse cursor was placed exactly on the beam axis.
Version 2021.g of CYPE’s programs is a closing version of the 2021 version.
As well as the new features and improvements expressly indicated in each version of CYPE software, process optimisation involving internal updates for all our programs is normally included. In each revision, all programs are systematically checked and changes are made to improve their performance, therefore, we recommend that our users (in this case those of v.2021) always update their version to the latest one, regardless of the country for which they are using CYPE software or the language in which it is installed.
CYPECAD version 2021.f also features other slight improvements and corrections to the program that may occur in specific situations:
- Improvement in the "For some reinforcement the compliance factor is less than 100%" warning. Walls with a compliance factor lower than the one selected by the user, and walls with a compliance factor lower than 100% are now reported separately.
- In the "Soil-structure interaction" and "Punching" options, the column references are shown if they are active.
- In the "Soil-structure interaction" section in "Job data report", more information has been added to the strip footings of walls.
- Performance has been improved for several options belonging to property assigning types of menus, such as "Beams - Rigid diaphragm in unconnected beams", "Punching - Lock/Unlock perimeter". When selecting this type of option, the elements are shown in different colours depending on whether or not their properties have to be assigned. Previously, these were displayed after selecting the properties to be assigned.
- The "Panel report" section in the "Job data report" has been improved. Now, the name of the panel is displayed instead of the coordinates.
- An error that arose when analysing jobs that generated result files larger than 2 gigabytes has been fixed.
- Exporting "Hollow core slabs" to "Bills of quantities" has been improved.
- Users can consult the analytical model and the deformed shape of jobs copied to another computer.
- In the "Starts of columns, shear walls and walls by loadcase" section in the "Column, shear wall and wall forces and reinforcement" report, the "Starts" forces are displayed after calculating the structure without generating the reinforcement.
- The text for the "Timber" button in "General data" has been improved so that it is not oversized.
- The display of building elements in 3D view has been improved.
- The text in the initial floor of columns in the "Detailing of columns" drawing has been corrected. This text is shown if "Column detailing along all its height" is selected in the "Type of detailing" option.
- Detecting a column’s fixed point when importing jobs from BIM models or IFC files has been improved.
- Exporting timber element material to IFC files has been improved. Previously, it was exported as "Generic" material.
- Information on foundation elements has been improved in reports and the on-screen query.
- In the "BIMserver.center > Export" option, the data selected in "Deformed shape" is saved for future exports.
- In the foundation element editor, checks are no longer displayed after designing. They can be consulted by clicking on the "Check " button.
- An error has been fixed in the "Load report" section of "Job data report", which could appear if there are poorly defined construction elements on the job site.
- An error that occurred when inserting a strap beam connected to the end of a wall with the same direction has been fixed.
- Entering beams with the "Orthogonal on/off" option activated has been improved. If the second point inserted was close to the axis of a wall, that option may not have been applied.
- The texts for the titles of foundation element checks have been improved. Some checks with certain standards contained strange characters.
- "Additional information" has been restored to the footing check report. In the previous version, this was lost when the report's images were changed.
- An error in the design process for beams with variable depth has been corrected. This occurred in some cases in which the upper plane of the beam was inclined and one of its ends was a secondary beam.
- An error has been fixed in the "3D building view" for certain types of sections in joist floor slabs.
- An error that occurred when retrieving the "Pillar frame" plan has been fixed, this sometimes occurred after deleting stirrups in the column reinforcement editor.
- Distributing stirrups in frames of a single span in overhang has been improved. If one end was a secondary beam, they were always placed up to the external surface of this secondary beam, regardless of the selection made in "Beam Options" > "Reinforcement Arrangement" > "Stirrup Selection" > "Supports on beams".
- An error that occurred with regulation BAEL-91 (R-99) (France) in a job with a "Project situations introduced by the user" selection in "Limit states (combinations)" > "Ground bearing pressures" has been fixed.
- An error in the foundation element editor that occurred after changing the depth, resulting in the equilibrium check not being verified, has been fixed.
- An error in the punching check, that occurred very occasionally when the angle of the column and the panel had almost the same angle, has been fixed. Due to an accuracy error in the processor, it was determined as unequal in this situation.
- An error in the beam frame design process has been fixed in cases where a frame was blocked and, due to a force change, the overhang was modified at one end of the frame.
- An error that arose when entering jobs containing an integrated 3D structure that was not correctly defined has been fixed. From this version onwards, when this happens, a "You must check integrated structure, etc." type of message will be displayed. Normally, this type of error is automatically corrected when editing integrated 3D structures.
- An error in jobs combining both the concrete standard ACI 318-14 and the Ecuadorian NEC-SE-DS 2014 seismic action standard has been solved. From version 2021.f onwards, if the "Criteria of reinforcement by ductility" selection is "None", no criteria according to NEC-SE-DS 2014 will be applied, but seismic requirements according to a D, E, F category for ACI 318-14 will be applied.
Shear wall options have also been added to "General options". CYPECAD can now design shear walls as concrete walls, regardless of the fact that they will be exported as shear walls to be designed correctly in StruBIM Shear Walls.
If this option is activated, CYPECAD will design the reinforcement of shear walls with a reinforcement that withstands the stresses demanded by the acting forces, although it will not carry out any specific shear wall checks, nor will it generate the reinforcement provisions established by the regulations for this type of elements.
The "Allowable tolerance for resistance checks" option has been added to "General options". Using this option, users can configure the allowable tolerance when verifying the compliance of failure limit state checks.
Additionally, it is also possible to select whether or not a warning is displayed in the checks, in case compliance is verified as a result of the configured tolerance.
Add section with an editable document
It is possible to define a section with information created by the user. This information can be added directly or copied from an external document.
This document can include tables, images, and formulas, as well as plain text. The reports including these types of sections must be exported to PDF to view them correctly.
Default reports
The following default reports have been added for being included optionally as sections in customisable reports:
- Node displacements in slabs and waffle slabs
- Node forces in slabs and waffle slabs
- Rectangular slab report
- Global stability analysis report
In version 2021.f of CYPECAD and CYPE 3D, the "Export forces to design connections" option has been added to each respective export dialogue from the design model to the BIM project on the BIMserver.center platform that they are connected to.
When this option is selected in CYPECAD or CYPE 3D, the forces designed at the ends of the steel elements (beams, columns, and also, in CYPECAD, bars in integrated 3D structures) are exported to the BIM project for the hypotheses of the combined actions included in the latest limit states.
Thus, the forces are available for modelling and designing the connections of this project in the CYPE Connect Steel and StruBIM Steel programs (shown in the attached image of the editor for modelling and analysing connections which is included in both programs).
Soon, this editor will also be available for CYPECAD and CYPE 3D.
More information on CYPE Connect Steel.
North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members (Canada).
Implemented in CYPECAD, CYPE 3D and StruBIM CYPE 3D.
North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members (Mexico).
Implemented in CYPECAD, CYPE 3D and StruBIM CYPE 3D.
North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members (USA).
Implemented in CYPECAD, CYPE 3D and StruBIM CYPE 3D.
