CYPE Connect
StruBIM Steel is a program designed to create and maintain BIM models for structural steel details. This program allows users to create an accurate BIM model that includes the necessary elements (sections, plates, bolts, butts and fasteners) to define the structure. . The program provides store drawings in DSTV format for outputting results.
CYPE Connect
CYPE Connect is a tool for modeling, analyzing and code checking connections in steel and timber structures using the finite element method. The program includes the OpenSees© analysis engine, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, for end-to-end analysis. In addition to projects and tests, CYPE Connect is a tool for generating pages with detailed connection drawings.
Workflows supported by the program
CYPE Connect offers a variety of workflow options as it is an Open BIM tool and is connected to the BIMserver.center platform.
- Modeling, analysis and graphical information of individual connections is done entirely in the program itself
- Importing a steel structure previously analyzed in CYPE 3D
- Importing a steel structure previously analyzed in CYPECAD
- Importing structural steel models in IFC format using the IFC Uploader
- Importing structures designed with other tools using the StruBIM Uploader
- Importing structures from an XML file generated by ETABS®
StruBIM Steel includes all the tools from CYPE Connect as part of the connection modeling options, as well as the other options mentioned above. This further defines the advantages of this interaction: CYPE Connect connections can be stored in a local library and imported into StruBIM Steel and vice versa.
Work environment
The CYPE Connect work environment follows the style of other CYPE modeling tools.
The top toolbar contains the main functions for creating project libraries, creating and managing nodes to analyze, and editing and analyzing connections.
The model viewing area is located on the right side of the main interface and allows users to select the connections to be analyzed, as well as view all the elements of the project in 3D.
The list of nodes in the project is on the left. Any element selected in the 3D model is highlighted in the list and vice versa. The program also informs users about the status of each connection using alert symbols.
A detailed view of the node selected in the list or in the 3D model is displayed in the lower left corner.
Getting started
CYPE Connect allows users to work both by creating new assemblies and manually entering forces and combinations, and by importing structural BIM models that the program will interpret to automatically generate assemblies. CYPE Connect can import steel and wood structures nodes and forces designed in CYPECAD and CYPE 3D.
Determination of project characteristics
The following project data can be defined in the “Project” group of the main toolbar:
Choice of code used in connection analysis
As an alternative to detailing the connections made by StruBIM Steel, the program also offers users the option to analyze connections using CYPE Connect, which works together with StruBIM Steel, as long as both programs are included in the license. In this case, the selection of different project material design codes is done in the “Codes” window.
Codes available in the program:
Steel:
ABNT NBR 8800:2008
AISC 360-16 (LRFD)
BS 5950-1:2000
Código Estructural
EAE 2011
Eurocode EN 1993
IS 800:2007
Timber:
Eurocode EN 1995
Concrete:
Eurocode EN 1992
ACI 318M-19
Materials library
CYPE Connect allows you to store the following characteristics of materials used in a project in your material libraries:
Types of steel for sections and plates
The steel needed to fabricate project sections and sheets can be stored in the program library by entering reference, description, modulus of elasticity, Poisson’s ratio, coefficient of thermal expansion, unit weight, yield strength, and fracture strength. It is also possible to specify the resistance criteria depending on the thickness of the material.
Types of steel for screws
The steel needed to characterize the bolts in the project can be stored in the program library by entering the reference, description, modulus of elasticity, yield strength and fracture strength. It is also possible to specify the materials of nuts and washers.
Types of anchor steel
The steel needed to characterize project anchors can be saved in the program library after entering the reference, description, modulus of elasticity, yield strength and fracture strength. It is also possible to specify the materials of nuts and washers.
Types of concrete
The used concrete types can also be stored in the program library. To do this, you must enter the reference, description, compressive strength, compressive strain in concrete at maximum load, and ultimate compressive strain in concrete.
Types of timber
The timber required for the production of structural wooden elements can be saved in the program library by entering its reference, description, type, specific density and other data related to its mechanical resistance. The program includes a wizard that allows you to easily enter the most common types of timber for different applications.
Materials for dowels
The materials needed to characterize dowels can be saved in the program library by entering their reference, description, modulus of elasticity, yield strength and fracture strength. The program includes a wizard that allows you to easily enter the most common types of timber for different applications.
Materials for screws
The materials needed to characterize the bolts can be saved in the program library by entering their reference, description, modulus of elasticity, yield strength and breaking strength. The program includes a wizard that allows you to easily enter the most common types of timber for different applications.
Difference from
other BIM
Using open standards and a software development methodology that promotes continuous development and scalability, any professional can easily learn to use our tools and combine them according to their preferences.