Workflows supported by the program
As an Open BIM tool connected to the BIMserver.center platform, CYPELEC Distribution offers different workflow options.
Data entry
Free modelling / with templates
- Defining the elements of the system by freely entering them in CYPELEC Distribution.
- Defining the elements of the system in CYPELEC Distribution based on DXF/DWG, DWF or image templates (.jpeg, .jpg, .bmp, .wmf).
Importing BIM models
If the CYPELEC Distribution job is linked to a BIM project on the BIMserver.center platform, the following actions can be carried out:
- Importing the model with the geometry of a building. This allows users to generate the floor plan of the building and to insert the elements of the system based on this geometry:
- Importing models designed in CYPE Architecture.
- Importing models designed in IFC Builder.
- Importing models in IFC format with IFC Uploader (generated by CAD/BIM programs such as Allplan, Archicad and others).
- Importing models designed in Autodesk Revit with the Open BIM - Revit Plugin.
- Importing the location of the electrical mechanisms and light points from CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms, allowing the automatic assignment of receivers to their position.
Data output
- Exporting reports to HTML, DOCX, PDF, RTF and TXT formats.
- Exporting drawings to DXF, DWG and PDF formats.
- Exporting information generated with CYPELEC Distribution to the BIMserver.center platform. This allows users authorised to participate in the project to view it and export the distribution of electrical panel and subpanel circuits to programs such as CYPELEC Core, CYPELEC REBT, CYPELEC RETIE or CYPELEC NF for analysing low-voltage electrical systems.
