Workflows supported by the program in a "Thermal loads" project

When selecting the "Thermal loads" project type, CYPETHERM offers the following workflow options.

Data entry

Free-form modelling/modelling using templates

• You can draw the building's geometric and structural model, as well as neighbouring buildings and other obstacles, directly from scratch in CYPETHERM by entering them freely in the "3D Model" tab.
• Modelling in the "3D Model" tab of CYPETHERM can be carried out using DXF-DWG or DWF templates, or images (.jpeg, .jpg, .bmp, .wmf).

Importing IFC or DXF/DWG files and generating the 3D model

• If you have an IFC file containing the building’s geometry, you can import it into the "3D Model" tab in CYPETHERM using the "Import CAD/BIM" and "Import IFC models" options and, using a wizard, automatically generate the geometry for the following model elements: walls, floor slabs, roofs, windows, doors and skylights.
• If DXF or DWG files are available, these can also be imported into the "3D Model" tab in CYPETHERM using the "Import CAD/BIM" option, "Automatic generation from DXF/DWG files". Using a wizard, the geometry of the building’s walls and partitions, floor slabs, doors and windows is generated automatically.

You can then make the necessary adjustments in the "3D Model" tab to complete it.

Once the building geometry has been created or imported and adjusted in the "3D Model" tab, the program lets you generate the thermal model using the relevant option, thereby taking you to the "Thermal model" tab.

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

If you link the CYPETHERM model to a BIM project on the BIMserver.center platform, you can carry out the following actions:

• Importing the model containing a building’s geometry. This generates the geometric information for the thermal model. The available options include the following:
  • If the model has been designed in CYPE Architecture and shared on BIMserver.center, once it has been processed by Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared once again on BIMserver.center.
  • If the model has been designed in IFC Builder and shared on BIMserver.center, the geometric data can be imported without needing to use any intermediate software.
  • If the model has been designed in Autodesk Revit, the model data must be shared with BIMserver.center using the Open BIM – Revit plug-in. Once the model has been processed by Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared once again on BIMserver.center.
  • If the model has been designed using CAD/BIM software such as Allplan, ArchiCAD or other programs capable of generating an IFC file, this file must be uploaded to the BIMserver.center project via the web platform’s tools. After processing through Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared once again on BIMserver.center.

• Importing the model containing a building’s construction system. This enables the generation of information relating to the structural elements of the thermal model. The available options include the following:
  • Importing construction systems designed in CYPE Construction Systems. Using CYPE Construction Systems is useful if you have used CYPE Architecture, Revit or other CAD/BIM software to create the geometric model, or if you have used IFC Builder without entering the information relating to the construction systems.
  • Importing construction systems designed in IFC Builder.
  • Importing construction systems designed in CYPECAD MEP.

• Importing the site model. This lets you incorporate information relating to site features, such as nearby buildings or other obstacles, which will affect the automatic analysis of shadows cast on the elements of the CYPETHERM model. The available options include the following:
  • Calculating shadows based on the buildings entered into the model designed in Open BIM Site and shared on BIMserver.center. After processing through Open BIM Analytical Model, the analytical model generated by this program can be imported and shared once again on BIMserver.center.
  • Calculating shadows based on nearby buildings and other obstacles in the model designed in IFC Builder.
  • Calculating shadows based on nearby buildings and other obstacles in the model designed in CYPECAD MEP.

• Importing the model with the building’s lighting analysis. This allows the installed lighting power data for the spaces to be incorporated. The available options include the following:
  • Importing the installed lighting power for the spaces in models developed in CYPELUX.

If you import a model from BIMserver.center, there is no need to go via the "3D Model" tab in CYPETHERM: you will start working in this program directly in the "Thermal model" tab.

Data output

CYPETHERM includes the following data output options:

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