Cype Architecture Download
Geri Cutcher
Its design was based on two fundamental phases in the digital development of a project: the architectural design phase and the 3D/BIM modelling phase. Thus, it was designed to adopt both traditional modelling tools (surface areas, edges, intersections, extrusions, curves, etc.) and the new BIM modelling tools (walls, floor slabs, roofs, columns, etc.), which when combined allow users to move from sketches to architecture effortlessly.
The CYPE Architecture work environment follows the style of several CYPE modelling tools and features a system of dockable windows that can be customised to adapt the workspace to the project's needs.
The CYPE Architecture program is divided into 3 main groups: "Sketch", "Architecture" and "Furniture".
CYPE Architecture has been developed on a dual sketch-architecture basis, which allows users to design the initial conception of the building via the "Sketch" feature. Then, it is given an architectural entity by means of the building elements in the "Architecture" tab. Finally, CYPE Architecture offers the possibility of furnishing the building using the "Furniture" tab.
Users also have the option of starting the project without being linked to the BIMserver.center platform. To do this, simply uncheck the "Link to a BIMserver.center project" box in the top left-hand corner.
When creating a new job and selecting a project hosted on the BIMserver.center platform via "Select project", the "Import of BIM models" window appears, which shows the files contained in the project in IFC format.
Clicking on the first tool, "DXF-DWG templates", will open a pop-up window called "Template views manager" in which templates can be managed and imported to the job in DXF, DWG, PDF or JPG formats, among others.
When clicking on the "Add" option, another window called "Available files" will appear. Here, a new file is added from "Add" and the type of format to be displayed is changed ("DXF-DWG files" appears by default). Select the file and accept the window. If the document consists of several pages, the "Page number" to be imported must be specified.
Once the templates have been imported to the job, select the tool located on the right, "DXF-DWG Templates (F4)", to proceed with the selection of views. Once the desired view has been selected, the window is accepted and it will appear in the graphic window of the current view.
In order to snap entities or elements from the previously imported DXF or DWG file, the third tool, "Template object snaps (F3)", must be activated. From the pop-up window, the "Activate object snaps" checkbox and/or the "Activate object snap tracking" checkbox can be marked, along with the references that will be active.
The reference tools allow users to generate grids and enter lines and arcs. These reference options support the development of models and diagrams and are drawn as dashed lines in the program. By default, these lines are shown in pink.
CYPE Architecture's sketching tools guarantee that the program is highly flexible and versatile. Modelling started in the "Sketch" tab can later be transformed into "Building elements" in the "Architecture" tab.
As well as a general layer, which contains all the information created with the sketch tools, both lines and surface areas can be associated with separate visibility layers. See more on this topic in the "Managing the visibility section of the project elements" section.
Two colours will be associated with each element in the list, referring to the two sides of the same surface area that can be coloured in the sketch. Users can also define the opacity of each of these colours, as well as enter them.
Drawing objects allow users to combine lines, surface areas and groups, isolating them from the rest of the elements in order to make it easier to manage sets of drawing elements ("Move a group of elements", "Copy", "Rotate", "Symmetry", etc.). Furthermore, objects isolate the elements they contain from the rest of the drawing, preventing them from overlapping each other.
When an object is created it is added to a local library, unlike drawing groups, which do not have a library. The library allows objects to be exported and imported for reuse. Furthermore, sketch objects are related to each other, so changing an object affects any copies of that object.
To modify an object, click on "Explode", make the necessary changes and then re-create the object with the same reference as the object to be changed. This will overwrite the object in the library and therefore all its copies.
The editing tools for sketch elements can be applied to lines, surface areas and groups of elements. These tools shall be used when editing elements previously drawn with the tools described in the "Drawing" group.
The "Levels" tool allows BIM levels to be created. Levels are particularly important when modelling building elements as, by default, each level must be associated with a dimension. When a level is created, the program also allows an associated view to be created.
When entering building elements and spaces, an association will automatically be established with the corresponding level that has been entered. Besides this, users can always manually associate a level when entering these elements.
Creating types makes it easier to enter data into the BIM model and is useful for establishing classifications. The definition of types is especially important for developing other building projects, either for generating thermal and acoustic analyses, for measurements in the model or for other design tools.
When entering building elements, users can select a previously created type from the type library. The types created in the project can also be exported in order to be reused in future projects. Using types appropriately will save modelling time.
Tags allow users to associate specific characteristics of the elements and to associate normative parameters, as well as to establish other types of classifications such as, for example, "Walls to be demolished" in renovation projects.
Once the sketch drawing has been created using grids, lines or surface areas, the building elements are entered, taking the sketch elements as a reference. Please note that sketch elements do not need to be included in order to create the building elements.
In this menu, several features can be managed, such as writing the reference, activating or deactivating the automatic level detection, selecting the entry mode that is specific to each element and adjusting it to suit the element in question.
In this menu, several features can be managed, such as entering the reference, activating or deactivating the automatic level detection and adjusting to suit the element in question.
Defining spaces is particularly important for the development of projects in other disciplines, either to generate an analytical model for thermal and acoustic analyses, to make measurements in the model, or for other design tools.
Should there be a space with a trapezoidal section, the "Adjust space" tool should be used to automatically trim the space following the inclined planes defining the roof or possible inclined walls.
The reports can be part of the project's technical specifications and are exported to the BIM model. Even the space tables can be exported to Open BIM Layout so that they can be inserted into the project's panels. Any changes to the space table due to modifications made to the CYPE Architecture model will be reflected in Open BIM Layout.
To create a group, the "New group" button must be selected, which will result in the appearance of a tab where a reference must be assigned to the group. Next, users select the elements of the group and right-click to confirm the selection of the elements of the group.
Several functions are available for modifying existing groups. A new group can be created from an existing group, elements can be added to previously created groups, and elements can be unlinked from a group.
Furthermore, in the "Edit groups" section, there are a number of specific tools aimed at group management, including the following: "Explode group", "Edit group", "Delete group", "Move group", "Rotate group" and "Copy group".
The "Colours" group allows users to create a colours and textures library that will be used to generate a building with a specific aesthetic, giving it a more realistic appearance.
When modelling walls and floor slabs in CYPE Architecture, the intersections are not solved as soon as they are entered. It is later, when the building model has been inserted, that these intersections can be solved, either automatically or manually.
Allows users to automatically solve all the intersections in the model. If this is the first time resolving the intersections of a given project, choose the "All" option. If some intersections have already been solved before, and to avoid losing those intersections, select the "Pending" option.
Furniture is fundamental for the design of the building and allows end clients to understand the distribution and function of each of the spaces. This is why CYPE Architecture has 3 three furniture libraries: the generic elements library, the user library and the manufacturers' library.
Each group has different options. In turn, these options contain various types of elements that can be customised according to the user's preferences, allowing the dimensions, colour and transparency to be modified.
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