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IFC Builder

Font size

The "Font size" option has been added to the general configuration menu of the applications. This tool allows users to increase or decrease the basic size of the font used in the user interface of the programs. Thanks to this implementation, the accessibility of the applications has been improved while also ensuring the correct visibility of the content on devices with different screen resolutions.

To enter a "Basic size" the "Set custom font size" option must be checked. The size users can enter is the application's basic font size. Any other font sizes that may exist in the program's interface will be automatically modified proportionally according to the change in the basic size.

It is important to note that, as this is a common parameter, its modification will affect all installed CYPE tools.

Exporting spaces in the glTF file

As of version 2023.a, IFC Builder exports job spaces to the 3D visualisation file in glTF format. Thanks to this improvement, spaces are now displayed in the 3D view of applications that read contributions generated with IFC Builder, as well as in the web viewer of the BIMserver.center platform.

The geometry of the spaces is contained in a separate glTF file from the one containing the construction elements.

Exporting new quantities to IFC files

As of version 2022.f, IFC Builder includes the following base quantities for its corresponding IFC entities in the IFC file that it exports to the BIMserver.center project:

  • Screed and Internal floor slab (“Qto_SlabBaseQuantities”)
    • Width
    • Perimeter
    • Gross Volume
    • Net Volume

These new quantities can be used in the Open BIM Quantities application for creating the bill of quantities of the architectural model.

General improvements

Version 2021.g of CYPE’s programs is a closing version of the 2021 version.

As well as the new features and improvements expressly indicated in each version of CYPE software, process optimisation involving internal updates for all our programs is normally included. In each revision, all programs are systematically checked and changes are made to improve their performance, therefore, we recommend that our users (in this case those of v.2021) always update their version to the latest one, regardless of the country for which they are using CYPE software or the language in which it is installed.

Search tool for spaces

A new tool has been added in IFC Builder (Architecture > Spaces > Search) and in CYPECAD MEP (Spaces > Search) that allows users to search for architectural spaces and mark them in the drawing area. When the tool is activated, a panel is displayed where users can write a reference. The application will highlight the names of the spaces that contain the substring entered totally or partially, depending on whether the "Only whole word" option is activated. In this way, it is easier for users to identify spaces in projects of large dimensions with a large number of spaces per floor.

Only available on the BIMserver.center platform

As of the 2021.b version, the application, IFC Builder, will be available exclusively on the BIMserver.center platform. Therefore, it will not be installed with the software package that is downloaded from CYPE’s website.

User Coordinate System (UCS)

A tool has been added with which users can modify the coordinate system of the application. This tool is being implemented in several applications. In the 2021.a version, the tool is available in the following applications:

  • IFC Builder
  • CYPECAD MEP
  • CYPEHVAC
  • CYPEPLUMBING Sanitary Systems
  • CYPEPLUMBING Water Systems
  • CYPEPLUMBING Solar Systems
  • Open BIM Lighting
  • CYPELUX
  • CYPELUX CTE
  • CYPELUX RECS
  • CYPELUX HQE
  • CYPELUX LEED

Quantities of the architectural model

New parameters regarding the dimensions of the spaces of the architectural model have been added. These parameters will be exported as quantities in the IFC file that is generated for the project of the BIMserver.center platform. The information of the quantities can be interpreted by the Open BIM Quantities application to create the bill of quantities of the architectural model of the building. This new feature is also implemented for CYPECAD MEP.

New parameters:

  • Gross perimeter (IFC Quantity: GrossPerimeter)
  • Net perimeter (IFC Quantity: NetPerimeter)
  • Gross wall area (IFC Quantity: GrossWallArea)
  • Net wall area (IFC Quantity: NetWallArea)
  • Area of openings in walls

Export quantities to the BIM project

As of the 2020.c version, IFC Builder allows users to export the quantities of the project, in FIEBDC-3 (.bc3) format, to the linked BIM project on the BIMserver.center platform. This information is generated automatically, is available to all the members of the project work group and can be downloaded to then import it in budget management programs such as Arquimedes.

In the “Export” menu of the “Export in IFC format” panel of IFC Builder, users can activate the “Export quantities (FIEBDC-3)” option.

Import PDF files as drawing templates

As of the 2020.c version, users can import files in PDF format in CYPE programs to use them as drawing templates.

This way, PDF files join DWG, DXF and the most common image format files as files that can be used as templates on each floor.

The programs that can currently use this feature are:

  • CYPECAD MEP
  • IFC Builder
  • CYPEHVAC Radiant floor
  • GIACOMINI, ORKLI, POLYTHERM, ROTH, SAUNIER DUVAL and UPNOR Open BIM Systems.

In upcoming versions, this feature will be implemented in other CYPE programs in which data is introduced by floor.

View shadows on the 3D model of the building

As of the 2020.a version, in the 3D view of the application, it is possible to show the shadows of the model and those produced by adjacent buildings. This new functionality is available in the “Shadows” group, in the left side menu of the 3D Views window.

When the shadow view is activated, they are projected onto the buildings represented in the 3D view and on the ground (if it is included in the 3D view).

The location of the project must be indicated by stating its “Orientation” and its “Latitude”. By default, the orientation will be obtained from the project (Project > Project > Orientation) although it is possible to modify it in the 3D view.

Users can choose the solar time and any day of the year on which the shadows are to be reproduced, as well as show the position of the sun and its trajectory.

It is also possible to represent an animation of the 3D view in which the daily variation of the shadow is observed every day of the year at the selected time. The animation can be stopped at any moment, allowing users to view the shadows that are cast at any time and day of the year.

New requirements and warnings

New requirements and warnings have been included in the 2019.h version, which communicate between applications included in the Open BIM workflow.

  • Requirements
    • Between “Open BIM Water Equipment” and “CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms”
      Power outlets must be introduced near household appliances. More information.
  • Warnings
    • Between “CYPEDOC CTE HS 3” and “IFC Builder”
      In homes, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms and lounges must have exterior carpentry.
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