In the 2021.c version of CYPEHVAC Ductwork the ability to enter thermal loads in spaces was implemented (manually or automatically read from the BIM model).
As of the 2021.e version, this information, together with the internal design conditions of the spaces, is used to design and analyse the Air Handling Units (AHUs) present in the job.
Thermal loads have been incorporated in the spaces. Now, users can enter the loads manually or they can be read automatically from the BIM project to which the project is connected if it has this information.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) climate database "ASHRAE Weather Data Viewer 6.0" has been added to CYPEHVAC Ductwork.
In the 2021.b version of CYPEHVAC Ductwork, the analysis process of the duct installations has been optimised, and is now faster. This is particularly interesting for large projects.
As of the 2021.a version, CYPEHVAC Ductwork reads the ventilation flow rates of the spaces that have been analysed in CYPETHERM LOADS and in Open BIM COVID-19. This way, users do not have to enter the flow rates for each grille manually, since the program calculates them based on the number of grilles in each space.
Some CYPE OPEN BIM programs have a 3D workspace to enter the elements of the installation. This 3D interface is currently available in the following applications:
A user guide for the tools of this 3D workspace is published with the 2020.f version.
Download it here: 3D workspace. 3D workspace tools user guide.
In the 2020.e version, the "Bill of quantities" tab has been added in "CYPEHVAC Ductwork". 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.
As of the 2020.e version, the workspace of CYPEHVAC Ductwork changes from a 2D to a 3D workspace. With this improvement, users can continue to work on a floor plan as if it were a 2D workspace or use the 3D view.
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.
As of the 202.b version, users can introduce Air Treatment Units together with the duct network in “CYPEHVAC Ductwork”. The design of the ATUs is carried out in the same way as was done in CYPEHVAC Schematics (by introducing the thermal loads and air flows manually).
The introduction of ATUs in CYPEHVAC Ductwork has the following advantages:
Air treatment units can still be introduced in “CYPEHVAC Schematics” to obtain the diagram of the installation. However, the design process that, until this version, was performed in “CYPEHVAC Schematics” is now done in “CYPEHVAC Ductwork”.
As of the 2020.a version, diffusers can be introduced in duct installations.
In the "Air terminals" section of the toolbar, the "Discharge diffuser" button has been implemented with which users can introduce diffusers in the installations. As occurs with the rest of the elements, the program contains a default library and users have the possibility to create their own library using the import/export options.
The 2019.h version of CYPEHVAC Ductwork includes other improvements listed below:
