The option: “Match” has been added in the “Edit” group of the toolbar. This option allows users to copy the properties of a selected light to the one selected straight after it. When the reference element is selected, a window appears where the properties to be applied to the other elements can be selected.
The option: “Measure lengths on plan” has been added in the “Edit” group of the toolbar.
The check: “Optimisation of natural light”, established in the NF HQE code has been implemented. To be able to apply this check, users must have the “Optimisation de l’éclairage naturel suivant la norme NF HQE” permits.
The program calculates the daylight factor at several points of the precinct using the RADIANCE tool. Once calculated, CYPELUX displays the daylight factors on-screen.
If users pace the cursor on a zone, the program displays the level achieved (niveau B, P or TP) for the zone.
CYPELUX generates justification reports for the complete project and for each specific zone. More information can be found in the new features of the 2017.h version on our French webpage.
A new option has been added in the “Daylight” panel, which allows users to activate or deactivate the calculation of the daylight quotient, regardless of whether or not the lighting produced due to natural light effects is to be included in the results.
An option has been introduced to display the results obtained at each design point of the zones defined in CYPELUX. This way, as well as being able to visualise the representation of the contour lines and contour maps on plan, it is also possible to inspect the value of each sensor used by the program.
A new option “Natural lighting” as a “Type of lighting” has been added in the “Rendering configuration” panel. This way, it is now possible to select the daylight scene to view the project.
Thanks to the daylight analysis that has been included in CYPELUX, it is now possible to determine the daylight factor values for each project space. The daylight factor expresses the ratio between the illuminance at a point indoors due to natural daylight and the illuminance it would have if there were no obstructions. This coefficient is indicative of the usage level of natural light.
As of the 2017.g version, CYPELUX incorporates the calculation of the illuminance produced by natural light. To obtain these values, the CYPELUX project must be associated with a BIM model containing, at least, the geometric definition of the building.
A library is also included in the program, which can be accessed from the toolbar, and contains the types of windows and skylights that are present n the project. Users can indicate the “Transmission grade” and “Refraction index” of the glass.
To be able to launch the analysis, as well as having to specify the properties of the glazed openings, the light conditions must be described using the “Daylight” option in the toolbar of the program. Specified in this panel are the daylight parameters such as the type of sky based on the CIE standard, the location of the building and its orientation, which can be obtained from the BIM model, if it has been defined in it.
The autosave option has been implemented in the 2017.e version of CYPELUX. The autosave can be carried out in two ways:
Neither option is activated by default. Hence, users must activate the option they wish to apply.
Thanks to the inclusion of the Radiance analysis motor in CYPELUX, users can represent the lighting effects produced by the installation of normal or emergency lighting on a precinct.
To do so, the View option has been added to the program. This option contains three new buttons:
As of the 2017.e version, CYPELUX uses the Radiance analysis motor (developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) to carry out the lighting analyses for normal and emergency lighting. This new analysis methodology provides more precise results for indirect lighting, carry out the discretisation of non-point light sources and view realistic light scenes.
With the 2017.c version, users can copy elements from one floor plan to another using a new button located in the Edit menu of the toolbar. Users must choose which CYPELUX entities are to be duplicated (amongst the options available are the lights which make up the lighting installation and safety/protection elements, such as evacuation routes and equipment) to then choose on which floor they must be duplicated.
This tool, which has already been implemented in other programs, such as CYPETHERM HVAC, is of great importance when trying to reproduce the same distribution on different floors of a BIM model, where floor plans are defined by the geometry of the IFC.
