Workflows supported by the program
As CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms is an Open BIM tool and is connected to the BIMserver.center platform, it offers different workflow options.
Data entry
Free modelling / with templates
- Defining the elements in the system by entering them freely in CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms.
- Defining the elements in the system in CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms based on DXF/DWG, DWF templates or images (.jpeg, .jpg, .bmp, .wmf).
Importing BIM models
If the CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms project is linked to a BIM project on the BIMserver.center platform, the following actions can be carried out:
- Importing the model with the building geometry. This allows users to generate the building’s floor plan and to enter the system’s elements 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 position of home appliances to be used in the automatic electrical outlet generation process in CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms:
- Importing home appliance models from CYPE Architecture.
- Importing the geometry of the sanitary appliances to be used in the process of automatic generation of electrical zones in CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms:
- Importing sanitary appliance models from CYPE Architecture.
- Importing sanitary appliance models from Open BIM Water Equipment.
Data output
- Exporting drawings to DXF, DWG and PDF formats.
- Exporting the bill of quantities to FIEBDC-3 format.
- Exporting the information generated with CYPELEC Electrical Mechanisms to the BIMserver.center platform using IFC and GLTF formats. The information can then be viewed by authorised project participants and the circuit and load distribution of the system can then be modelled with CYPELEC Distribution.
