Levels of detail
The level of detail (LOD) concept is used in some contexts to describe the degree of complexity of the representation in models created using a particular computer program.
Level of detail in data import and export processes
The level of detail required when importing data into CYPE programs varies and depends on the capabilities and requirements of each program. Similarly, the level of detail in the files resulting from data export from CYPE programs varies and does not necessarily contain all the information held in the program's native file.
You can consult the resources for each program to find out what information each tool is capable of processing or generating during data import and export.
If problems are encountered when reading data, a general recommendation would be to simplify the original model created in other programs to facilitate these import processes, particularly in the case of models with complex geometries.
Level of detail achieved by models created using CYPE software
Generally speaking, the level of detail in the models created using each of CYPE's programs is unique and depends on the tools used in each program during the data entry process.
This means that, even for the same project or model, some tools allow objects or entities to be added with a high level of detail due to the large amount of information they contain (for example, materials or equipment from the CYPE Cost Database or the Open BIM Database, which include geometric information, technical characteristics, and pricing and management data), whilst other tools allow elements with a more simplified definition to be inserted.
Furthermore, in some cases, each program offers specific options that provide summary results or enable faster calculations using partial simplifications, without this being linked to any specified level of detail.
You can consult the resources for each program to find out what information to enter and the configuration parameters required when using each of the program's tools, as well as to find out about the tools available for configuring calculations or obtaining results.
