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CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms

New requirements and errors

The applications included in the Open BIM workflow of the 2019.g version include new requirements and errors that are communicated between them.

Between “Open BIM Residential Furniture” and “Open BIM Electrical Mechanisms”
Electrical outlets should be introduced near electrical appliances.
Between “CYPEFIRE CTE” and “IFC Builder”
The horizontal and vertical dimensions of façade openings must be at least 0.80 m and 1.20 m respectively, and be located at a height, with respect to the floor, not exceeding 1.20 m, according to DB SI 5 Fire-fighter intervention - Section 2.

The requirements and errors that are currently implemented in the Open BIM workflow can be found in the “List of requirements and errors” section of the “Open BIM workflow requirements” webpage.

Export drawings and quantities to the BIM model

As of the 2019.f version, “Open BIM Electrical Mechanisms” exports the following documents to the BIM project to which the project is connected:

Electrical drawing (DXF)
Quantities report (PDF)
Quantities (FIEBDC-3)

To be able to export the quantities (PDF and FIEBDC-3) the “Quantities” option must be activated in the dialogue box that appears when exporting to the BIM model.

Key included in electrical drawings

The electrical drawing can include the key of the symbols that have been used. To do so, simply activate the corresponding “Key” option in the drawing generation process.

Reference elevation in the “Floor plans” table

In the Floor Plans section in the side menu of the program interface, a new column has been implemented: “Reference elevation”, which indicates the height of each floor of the architectural model of the project. This is very helpful when having to introduce the height of the electrical equipment.

Mechanisms for USB and HDMI connections

Three new types of mechanisms have been included:

Mechanism with USB connection
Mechanism with HDMI connection
Mechanism with USB and HDMI connection

Switchgear envelopes

As of the 2019.f version, the following envelopes can be introduced in “Open BIM Electrical Mechanisms” so they can be represented on drawings and in the 3D view:

Main breaker load centre
Load centre
Switchboard
Secondary switchboard

Two icons have been implemented in the toolbar to introduce and position the envelopes.

Protection volumes

The program offers users the possibility to define protection volumes corresponding to bathtubs or showers based on the dimensions of these elements.

The protection volumes depend on the location that contains the bathtub or shower, the separation from the walls and whether there are fixed walls.

The protection volumes are defined in international standard IEC 60364-7-701 and are the determinants for the positioning of the electrical mechanisms.

The program allows for the specifications of the aforementioned standard IEC 60634-7-701 to be loaded, as well as its transposition into Spanish, the standard UNE-HD 60364-7-701. This selection is carried out using the "Project" button in the toolbar.

With this selection the program loads the geometry corresponding to each of the volumes, as well as the permissiveness to contain electrical mechanisms inside them.

The program emits a warning when the electrical mechanism is inside an unauthorized volume or to provide information on the conditions if allowed.

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.

Open BIM Electrical Mechanisms (new program)

CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms is a free program for users to design the arrangement of electrical mechanisms (such as switches, sockets and audiovisual and telephony connectors) based on an architectural model located on the BIMserver.center platform.

CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms is integrated in the Open BIM workflow.

The program allows users to define the activation circuits by connecting mechanisms and light points.

The output of the program includes: