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CYPELEC PV Systems

Improvements in the connection to BIMserver.center

Version 2024.b includes the following improvements and corrections to the connection of applications to the BIMserver.center platform:

After sharing a contribution, there is a delay before it becomes available in the BIMserver.center project. This could result in another application not having immediate access, even if the export was made from the same computer. Now applications can read contributions from the "File directory stored in local cache" before they are accessible in BIMserver.center.
It is now possible to export a contribution without an internet connection. When this occurs, a confirmation dialogue box will appear to inform users that if the contribution is exported, it cannot be shared in the BIMserver.center project. The contribution can be read in another application as long as it is on the same computer and linked to the same project. However, for the contribution to be available on the platform, users will need to "Share" it again with an internet connection.
The uploading process has been improved to allow larger files to be included.
An error that did not allow users to connect to the platform when the "AppData" system folder was not accessible has been fixed.
An error that showed the user as logged in when the session had already expired has been fixed.
The warning messages displayed when there is a problem in the communication with BIMserver.center have been improved.
Now, when creating a new project, the same default fields are used as in the BIMserver.center website.

Links to the BIMserver.center platform

From the BIMserver.center project information window (displayed by clicking on the project name shown in the project information bar - upper right part of the application window) you can access the project page of the BIMserver.center platform via a link that has been inserted in the text indicating the project name.

Likewise, from the information window about the project contributions ("Contributions" option in the project information window), users can access the page of each contribution in the BIMserver.center platform. These links are inserted in the texts indicating the name of each contribution.

Notifications on the project status

The status information bar of the BIMserver.center project is located at the top right of the window of the programs included in the Open BIM workflow. This bar has been available in the applications since version 2022.e and shows a warning icon when there is a problem with the connection to the project, as well as other things. Now, in version 2024.b, users can obtain more information about the warning by hovering the mouse cursor over the icon.

Creating BIMserver.center Corporate projects

As of version 2024.b, users can create projects associated with a "BIMserver.center Corporate" account from all CYPE applications included in the Open BIM workflow. To do this, the "Owner" field has been added to the window for creating a new project. This is a drop-down menu that includes, as one of the available options, the logged-in BIMserver.center user name along with the "BIMserver.center Corporate" accounts to which it has access. When selecting the user name as the owner, the project will be associated with this personal account, as was the case in previous versions. On the other hand, if a BIMserver.center Corporate account is selected, the project will be associated with that account.

Clear cache

The "Clear cache" button has been added to the CYPE applications included in the Open BIM workflow in the "Configuration" dialogue box that opens with the following sequence of commands: Select any of the options in the "BIMserver.center" tool group > "Configuration" option in the dialogue box that appears. When clicking on "Clear cache", the following options are displayed:

Projects
Deletes projects, contributions and documents downloaded from the platform that are in the "File directory stored in local cache".
Sessions
Deletes the data of any active sessions. This action will require applications to be re-authorised to access BIMserver.center.
Log files
Deletes transaction logging from applications with BIMserver.center.

Long access paths

In previous versions, file paths used by applications were limited to a maximum length of 256 characters. This restriction is not specific to CYPE tools but is set by default in the Windows file system. As of version 2024.b, CYPE applications can bypass the restriction and allow the use of an extended path length for a maximum total path length of 10,000 characters. This eliminates the problems caused by the default limit and allows users to work with long access paths.

This improvement is particularly useful when working on projects with a complex directory structure or with long file names. By allowing longer paths, CYPE applications offer greater flexibility in file organisation.

Compatibility with previous versions

The new features implemented in version 2024.a of CYPELEC PV Systems will prevent version 2024.a of the program and subsequent versions from being able to read jobs created with versions prior to 2024.a. These jobs can be read with version 2023.g or the version with which they were created.

Previous versions of CYPELEC PV Systems can be downloaded from the BIMserver.center platform. In any case, we recommend that you always use the latest version for new jobs.

Analysing wiring in the "Single-line" tab

As a result of the removal of the wiring modelling restriction in the "Photovoltaic installation" tab, the wiring parameters and the wiring analyses and checks are carried out in the "Single-line" tab.

Checking and analysing off-grid systems

In version 2024.a, the consumption can be found in the "Design conditions" window. As a result, this data is shared between the predesigner and the model, allowing users to analyse and check off-grid systems on the basis of this consumption in the model.

Optimised analysis of energy produced

The analysis of energy produced by the photovoltaic system no longer considers the optimum tilt for each period (winter and summer). When calculating the tilt factor, the new version now considers the optimum tilt per month depending on the project's latitude. Therefore, the analysis of the energy produced per panel is more accurate.

Calculating the shading factor per string

The introduction of the "String" concept in the program means that when it comes to calculating and generating the shading diagram of the solar panels, users can select whether they want to do this per string or per panel. For this purpose, there are two options in the shading calculation:

Calculating the shading factor per panel
The program calculates each panel's independent shading factor.
Calculating the shading factor per string
The program calculates each panel's shading factor individually and applies the most unfavourable shading factor to all the panels in the string.

Generating shading from solar panels

When creating the shading diagram of the solar panels, in addition to the architectural elements that cast shadows on the panels, the solar panel is added to this function as an own element of shading generation. This way, the generation of shading between the solar panels can be taken into account.

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