Workflows supported by the program

As CYPETHERM LOADS is an Open BIM architectural modelling tool and is connected to the BIMserver.center platform, it offers different workflow options.

Data entry

Free modelling / with templates

• The geometrical and constructional model of the building as well as nearby buildings and other obstacles can be drawn directly and from scratch in CYPETHERM LOADS by free input in the "3D model" tab.
• Modelling in the "3D model" tab of CYPETHERM LOADS can be carried out based on DXF-DWG, DWF templates or images (.jpeg, .jpg, .bmp, .wmf).

Importing IFC files and generating the 3D model

• If an IFC file with the geometry of the building is available, it can be imported into the "3D Model" tab of CYPETHERM LOADS with the "Import IFC" option and, using a wizard, automatically generate the geometry of the following model data: walls, floor slabs, roofs, windows, doors and skylights. The corresponding adjustments can then be made in the "3D model" tab to complete the model.

After creating or importing and adjusting the building geometry in the "3D model" tab, the program generates the thermal model with the corresponding option, thus moving to the "Thermal loads" tab.

Importing BIM models from BIMserver.center and generating the thermal model

If the CYPETHERM LOADS 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 is used to generate the geometrical information of the thermal model. The following options are available:
  • If the model has been designed in CYPE Architecture and shared in BIMserver.center, after going through Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared again in BIMserver.center.
  • If the model has been designed in IFC Builder and shared in BIMserver.center, the geometric information can be imported without using any intermediate program.
  • If the model has been designed in Autodesk Revit, its information must be shared to BIMserver.center using the Open BIM - Revit Plugin. After passing through Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared again in BIMserver.center.
  • If the model has been designed in CAD/BIM programs such as Allplan, ArchiCAD and others capable of generating a file in IFC format, this file must be incorporated into the BIMserver.center project using IFC Uploader. After going through Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared again in BIMserver.center.

• Importing the model with the construction systems of a building. This generates the information related to the building elements of the thermal model. The following options are available:
  • Importing construction systems designed in CYPE Construction Systems. The CYPE Construction Systems step is useful if CYPE Architecture, Revit or other CAD/BIM programs have been used to create the geometric model, or if IFC Builder has been used without entering the information relating to the construction systems.
  • Importing construction systems designed in IFC Builder.

• Importing the site model. This incorporates information about site elements, such as nearby buildings or other obstacles, which will affect the automatic calculation of shadows on the elements of the CYPETHERM LOADS model. The following options are available:
  • Calculating shadows based on the buildings entered in the model designed in Open BIM Site and shared in BIMserver.center. After going through the Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared again in BIMserver.center.
  • Calculating shadows based on nearby buildings and other obstacles in the model designed in IFC Builder.

• Importing the model with the lighting analysis of the building. This makes it possible to incorporate data on the installed lighting power in the spaces. The following options are among those available:
  • Importing the installed lighting power in the model spaces developed in CYPELUX.

If a model is imported from BIMserver.center, there is no need to go through the "3D model" tab of CYPETHERM LOADS: the work in this program will start directly in the "Thermal loads" tab.

Data output

CYPETHERM LOADS provides the following data output options:

• Exporting reports to HTML, DOCX, PDF, RTF and TXT formats.
• Exporting drawings to DXF, DWG and PDF formats.
• Exporting of the information generated with CYPETHERM LOADS to the BIMserver.center platform using IFC formats. The thermal load information generated by CYPETHERM LOADS can be used by the following programs:
  • CYPEHVAC
    Design and analysis of hydronic, refrigerant and ducted air-conditioning systems.
  • CYPEHVAC Radiant Floor
    Design and analysis of radiant floor heating systems.