Introduction
CYPE 3D is a program created to carry out the analysis of 3D structures made of steel, concrete, composite steel and concrete, aluminum, wood, or any other material, including the design of connections (welded and bolted connections of rolled and reinforced steel sections in I-shaped and hollow sections) and the foundation using baseplates, footings, pile caps, tie beams, and strap beams.
As well as checking and designing structures made up of nodes and bars, the program has the option of adding shells (flat 2D elements with a constant thickness and polygonal perimeter that are broken down into finite elements) to analyse their stresses and strains.
The fire resistance of sections can be checked, the structure can be analysed for seismic resistance, and, thanks to the integration of the OpenSees analysis engine, advanced analyses can be carried out, such as determining critical buckling load factors or modal vibration analysis.
The program can generate design reports, including checks performed according to different regulations for each element, and structural drawings. Models created with CYPE 3D can also be imported into CYPECAD as integrated 3D structures for joint design, as well as exported to CYPE Connect and StruBIM Steel for designing and analysing connections in detail.