In the 2020.e version, the "Bill of quantities" tab has been added in "CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems". Now, users have tools that can be used to generate and manage the bill of quantities of the elements that have been introduced in the program.
More information on this new feature can be found in the "Bill of quantities" tab in project phase Open BIM applications section, which affects several CYPE Open BIM programs.
The hydraulic analysis of singular losses produced by accessories and valves has been included in CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems. This new feature includes the following program updates:
The "Bill of quantities" tab has been added to the toolbar of some of the applications that are integrated in the Open BIM workflow. In the 2020.e version, the first Open BIM programs to have this tab are:
This tab will be integrated into the remaining Open BIM applications in upcoming versions.
The "Bill of quantities" tab provides users with tools to generate and manage the bill of quantities of the installation that each program analyses. Within this tab, users can extract the quantities of the model and, based on that information, generate the real project items. This process is carried out using a correspondence system between the elements that have been measured in the design model and the concepts of the bill of quantities (mapping). This equivalence is stored on a local drive or network, so that it can be extended progressively and used in future projects.
In order to enter project prices easily, users can import complete databases as well as individual concepts from cost databases that have been developed in accordance with the FIEBDC-3 standard (.bc3), such as the CYPE construction cost database Generador de precios.
A cost database and mapping example have been included for installation elements for most of the programs that have the bill of quantities tab. Remember that they are just examples and you can create your own mappings and cost databases.
The documents of the bill of quantities can be extracted in several types of reports (Quantities, Cost breakdown structure, Priced bill of quantities, Detailed priced bill of quantities, BoQ summary) and can be exported in HTML, DOCX, PDF, RTF and TXT formats.
The bill of quantities can also be exported, in "FIEBDC-3" format, from the "Bill of quantities" tab of each program, to then be used in cost management programs such as Arquimedes.
The "Bill of quantities" tab is also included in "Open BIM Quantities" (new program of the 2020.e version). Unlike other applications that include the "Bill of quantities" tab, "Open BIM Quantities" allows users to extract the quantities from BIM models that have been defined using the IFC standard (in their "Quantities of the BIM model" tab) . The other programs extract it from the installation that has been introduced in the program itself. Once the quantities have been extracted, the process to generate the bill of quantities in "Open BIM Quantities" is carried out in its "Bill of quantities" tab, as is done with the other Open BIM applications that contain the tab.
In the 2019.h version of "CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems", a tool has been implemented that allows users to introduce sprinkler systems quickly and easily. This tool (Automatic generation) can be found in the "Hydraulic analysis" section of the toolbar.
To use it, some general parameters have to be defined that will allow the program to carry out the distribution:
Once the data of the panel has been defined, users only have to select the spaces in which the sprinkler system is to be generated automatically.
As of the new 2019.h version, “CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems” includes the EN 12845:2016 code.
This code is activated in the "General Options" panel by selecting the European flag, in the same way as it is done with the other implemented codes "NFPA 13" and "CP 52: 2004 Singapore Standard”.
As with the other two regulations, the EN 12845:2016 code can be imported and the necessary modifications are carried out using the "Specific requirements for each space" tool on each type of risk and so adjust the checks if necessary.
As of the 2019.h version, “CYPEFIRE Sprinklers” becomes “CYPEFIRE Hydraulic Systems” due to the increase of the program’s abilities since the previous update.
The hydraulic analysis of fire hose reels and their checks were included in the 2019.g version, regardless of the existence of sprinklers in the installation.
As of the 2019.g version, CYPEFIRE Sprinklers carries out an exhaustive analysis to design fire hose reels.
From the “General options” panel, users can access the data, which as of now, will be configured in the fire hose reel design:
Once the previous steps have been completed and the analysis has been carried out, the indicated checks can be seen for the fire hose reels.
In addition to the standards configured in the program, implemented in the 2019.f version of CYPEFIRE Sprinklers is the possibility to allow users to designfire protection installations using sprinklers by customising design configurations of other standards or providing their own technical configurations. Therefore, users have the option to modify standards that are already included in the program and to introduce the regulations that they wish.
To do so, the “Specific requirements button for each space” has been added in the “General data” section of the “General options” dialogue box, which opens another dialogue with the same name.
This dialogue may contain information or may be empty:
The space data that is modified by users or the new data introduced can be saved and recovered in other projects using the buttons that appear below the code selection flags.
The specific requirements that can be configured for each space are:
The “Pipes” and “Supports” sections are added in the “General data” dialogue box (“General options” > “General data”) where users can define the maximum separation between supports and the minimum allowable rod respectively.
Since its first version, CYPEFIRE Sprinklers has designed hydraulic fire extinguishing networks in accordance with the "NFPA® 13" standard (National Fire Protection Association). In the 2019.f version, the program can design in accordance with the "CP 52: 2004" standard (Singapore Standard - Code of practice for automatic fire sprinkler system). In order to be able to select one or another standard, the flags of the countries corresponding to each code have been included in the "General Options" dialogue.
Singapore Standard. Code of practice for automatic fire sprinkler system.
Implemented in CYPEFIRE Sprinklers.
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.
The way in which the requirements of an automatic fire extinguishing installation are notified for projects coming from CYPEFIRE Design and CYPEFIRE CTE has been updated.
Now, when users have defined a sprinkler installation in the previously mentioned applications, but it has not been defined in CYPEFIRE Sprinklers, an error will appear in the space in which it is lacking, warning of its inexistence and the program that has foreseen it.
When CYPEFIRE Sprinkler users introduce the automatic extinguishing installation, the error message, although in the information of the space, the program that has foreseen the requirement remains and informs the user whether it has been fulfilled.
