The following options have been added to the "Project" group in the application toolbar:
Thanks to these tools, the origin and orientation of the reference system of the site can now be defined graphically.
As of version 2023.d of Open BIM Site, object snaps can be used on the reference system origin of the site. To activate or deactivate it, the "Snap" option has been added to the "Reference system of the site" section in the "Own elements" menu found in the left-hand sidebar of the application. This improvement makes it easier to use the editing tools on the site model components.
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.
Since version 2020.f, applications with a 3D working environment include a floating toolbar to make it easier to enter or edit model components on the workspace. The options displayed in this toolbar depend on the active view and the element(s) being entered or edited.
This component is now anchored below the application toolbar. This makes better use of the available space in the user interface.
A new tool has been implemented in the user interface that is common in Open BIM applications with a 3D working environment. Now, the management of the elements from the digital model of the building, which comes from the associated BIMserver.center project, is carried out from the "Elements read" menu located in the left sidebar of the application.
The elements read are structured in the form of a tree based on two classification types: "Models" and "Categories". The organisation by "Models" allows users to inspect each contribution linked to the job and each associated 3D model within it. On the other hand, the "Categories" group the "Elements read" into families according to their features. Next to each tree component, three buttons are displayed to control the visibility, the display mode (solid, transparent or wire) and the object snap. It should be noted that the organisational settings applied to the organisation by "Models" prevail over those indicated by "Categories".
Applications can have default visibility and object snap settings when creating a new view. Furthermore, when entering new components with the tools in the program, the application itself can force the activation or deactivation of the visibility and object snaps of certain categories. When this happens, a yellow padlock will be displayed next to the set options. When users finish using the tool, the tree will return to its original state.
In previous versions, the management of the visibility of BIM project models was carried out in the configuration panel of a view. As a consequence of this improvement, editing is now managed from the "Elements read" menu in the left sidebar and has therefore been removed from the previous location. However, in the editing panel of a view users can indicate whether the view should have its own configuration for viewing these elements or whether it should use the general configuration of the job. For this purpose, the "Use a specific view configuration for the view" option has been added. When this option is active, the "View" text will appear in the "Elements read" menu.
In addition to the component tree of the external models, the "Elements read" menu includes a toolbar with a group of buttons that allow the following actions to be carried out:
In version 2023.a, the management of visibility and object snaps of external elements is available in the following CYPE Open BIM applications:
As of version 2023.a, the following features from the "Edit" menu in the toolbar can be used on the maps in the model:
In order to use object snaps in the maps, the "Snap" option has been added to the list of components of the site model in order to activate it for this type of element.
When using the editing tools on topographic surfaces associated with a map, the modification will also be applied to the texture generated by the map.
Version 2023.a of all CYPE programs that have the "Print/Save the current view" tool (usually all programs that display graphic information in a window) allows any generated 3D model to be exported in FBX format. This is one of the most common and accepted formats among rendering software (Twinmotion, Enscape, Sketchup+Vray, among others).
Exportation in FBX format is found in the dialogue box that opens when selecting the "Print/Save the Current View" button in any of the programs that include this tool. This feature allows users to export any element that is visible in the current window at that moment in FBX format (as well as elements that have been imported from other programs).
The drawing of contour lines has been improved. In the previous version of the application, the representation of contour lines could interfere with topographic surfaces when they were active.
As of version 2022.g, the following tools from the "Edit" menu of the toolbar can be used on the topographic surfaces of the model:
In order to be able to use the reference to objects on topographic surfaces, the "Capture" option has been added to the components list of the site model to capture this type of elements.
As a consequence of the computational cost of triangulating topographic surfaces, a tool has been added to simplify the number of points they contain and thus increase the performance of the application. This option is available in the project's table of topographic surfaces, available from the application's toolbar.
Once the simplification process has been completed, users are advised to review the result and increase its accuracy by editing the topographic points if necessary.
The "Type" column has been added to the project's table of topographic surfaces, available in the application's toolbar. In this new field, users can indicate whether the surface has either a "Mesh" or a "Grid" type definition. A "Grid" type topographic surface is defined by points arranged on the basis of a grid, whereas a "Mesh" type topographic surface is composed of vertices that are arranged without an organised structure. "Grid" type surfaces are more efficient when represented on the drawing area of the program, as the triangulation process has a lower computational cost. However, the points that make up this type of surface cannot be added or edited from Open BIM Site.
Along with the type of the topographic surface, the number of points that define it is also displayed.
The "Topographic surface" column has been added to the project maps table, available in the application's toolbar. For each map, a topographic surface can be selected where the map will be projected and displayed in the drawing area as a texture. If the "Without associated surface" option is selected, the map will be drawn at zero level, as in previous versions of the application.
