Version 2024.c of the CYPE programs listed below incorporates product libraries from different manufacturers so that they can be downloaded and used in the BIM model generated by the program.
All CYPE programs can be installed in their different versions (Professional Version, Evaluation Version, Campus Version, Temporary License). In previous versions, users could only choose the type of version to be installed from the classic CYPE menu.
As of version 2024.a, the selection of version types has been implemented in all CYPE programs on the BIMserver.center platform.
As of version 2024.d, this selection can be made during the installation of all CYPE programs, regardless of where they are downloaded.
As of version 2024.c, users will be able to manually define whether they want to exclude the surface area of the different spaces from the fire compartment to which they are assigned.
The different zones that include this possibility are:
In the management of the reports, a new type of report, the Annex, has been included. In this report, users can find additional information on the fire sectors included in the project.
This information can be checked, modified and created from the checks applicable to each of the fire sectors in the standard.
Evacuation origins are used to associate the occupation (or part of it) of a space with an evacuation route, in order to check evacuation paths, lengths and exits.
This new tool allows us to consider the evacuation of spaces which, due to their characteristics, do not require an evacuation route in their interior (dwellings) or which, due to their size or geometry, do not require one either.
It can also be used to distribute the occupation of a single space over different spans of the evacuation route.
As of version 2024.c of CYPEFIRE, users can manage the maximum distance travelled from the end of the staircase in the check panel ("Evacuation" section, "Maximum length from the end to the exit of the building" option).
To do this, simply activate the check on the panel and specify the maximum permissible distance.
In version 2024.b, protected zones have been included. Protected zones are spaces enclosed by fire-resistant compartmentation elements, designed to allow users to evacuate the building and even to remain inside if necessary.
As well as being enclosed by fire-stopping elements, protected zones may also require the installation of a smoke control system and that the distance to one or more exits does not exceed the maximum permitted distance.
In order to make CYPEFIRE more versatile, both in the different cases of outdoor propagation (vertical, horizontal and roof-façade) and in firefighter intervention (access road and manoeuvre space), the possibility of requiring more demanding checks as the evacuation height of the building increases has been implemented.
As of version 2024.b, users can force the program to set the occupancy of risk rooms to zero. If this is done, all the spaces assigned to risk rooms will not contribute any occupancy to the evacuation, regardless of the occupancy set in them.
The "Protected lobbies" were the only types of compartments that could be assigned directly from the space itself.
From now on (version 2024.b), "Protected lobbies" shall be entered in the same way as all other compartments (fire compartments, risk rooms, stairways, protected zones) to make it easier to use the "Assign" tool.
Also, as of version 2024.b, the "Minimum built surface area" check for "Protected lobbies" has been included.
In version 2024.b, establishments have been included. Establishments are building zones that group together the different fire sectors designed and that are under the same ownership.
The following checks can be carried out on establishments:
For the implementation of the Portuguese code in CYPEFIRE, new checks relating to fire compartments have been developed. These checks can be edited from the general options menu. Among the checks implemented, the following are to be noted:
