Export to TecnoMETAL® 4D from Metal 3D, CYPECAD and Integrated 3D structures of CYPECAD
Exported elements
CYPECAD, the Integrated
3D structures of CYPECAD and Metal
3Dcan export the analysed and designed structure to TecnoMETAL
4D.

External loads acting on the structure can be introduced in CYPECAD, Metal 3D
or the Integrated 3D structures, so to obtain its optimum design in accordance
with the selected code. Additionally, using the Joints
I, Joints II and Joints
III modules, construction details of bolted and welded connections of rolled and
welded I sections can be generated.
All this can be exported to TecnoMETAL 4D and obtain a 3D model in the program
with:
- The rolled, welded and cold formed sections described below:
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Rolled
- I sections
- U sections
- Symmetrical angle
- Angle. Only for TecnoMETAL (esp) and TecnoMETAL (ita) libraries.
- Batten plate
- T section. Only for TecnoMETAL (esp) and TecnoMETAL (ita)
libraries.
- Solid circular bar
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Welded
- Rectangular box (without web stiffeners). Only for TecnoMETAL
(esp) and TecnoMETAL (ita) libraries.
- Circular tube
- Symmetrical I sections (without web stiffeners).
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Cold formed
- Simple U section
- Rigid U section
- Simple Z section
- Simple Omega section
- Symmetrical angle
- Angle
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- The remaining bars are described as generic bars (linear bars).
- If the licence
possessed by the user contains the Export to TecnoMETAL and Joints
I modules
of CYPE, the connections resolved by the Joints
I. Welded. module will
also be available in TecnoMETAL 4D.
- If the licence possessed by the
user contains the Export to TecnoMETAL and Joints II modules of CYPE,
the connections resolved by the Joints
II. Bolted. module will also be
available in TecnoMETAL 4D.
- If the licence possessed by the user
contains the Export to TecnoMETAL and Joints III modules of CYPE, the
connections resolved by the Joints
III. Welded. module will also be available
in TecnoMETAL 4D.
This way, the project designed by CYPECAD, Metal 3D or the Integrated 3D structures
of CYPECAD will have all the facilities and possibilities offered by
TecnoMETAL 4D available:
Integrated working in AutoCAD, project drawings, workshop drawings (detailing),
CNC file generation for workshop machinery, marking of all the elements of the job…
Export options
Export to TecnoMETAL 4D is done using the option File > Export > TecnoMETAL 4D
in both CYPECAD and Metal 3D. In CYPECAD, all the Integrated 3D structures are exported
at once to TecnoMETAL 4D.
There are two options when exporting to TecnoMETAL 4D:



- Only geometry and properties of nodes and bars (Export to TecnoMETAL
module not required)
Exports the geometry and steel sections mentioned
in the Exported elements sections to TecnoMETAL 4D. The structure
does not have to be analysed or designed before it is exported. It
does not include the export of joints and so these do not have to be
designed before exporting either.
To
export to TecnoMETAL 4D using this option, the user is not required
to have the Joints I, Joints
II, Joints III or Export to TecnoMETAL modules.

- Complete
detailing of the structure, including joints (Export to
TecnoMETAL and Joints I, Joints II or Joints III modules required)
Export
to TecnoMETAL 4D includes: the geometry of the job, the steel sections
of the types listed in the Exported elements section, and the detailing
corresponding to the steel elements designed by the Joints I, Joints
II and Joints III modules (depending on the Joints module acquired
with the user license). The job and joints must be analysed before exporting to
TecnoMETAL 4D.
In order
to use this option, the user license must contain the Export to TecnoMETAL
module as well as, at least, one of the Joints modules:
Requirements for exporting to TecnoMETAL 4D
The following aspects should be taken into account for CYPECAD or Metal 3D to export
to TecnoMETAL 4D:
- AutoCAD and TecnoMETAL must be installed (consult your local TecnoMETAL distributor
for working system requirements).
- CYPE user licenses must contain the following:
Other CYPECAD modules
- Concrete columns
- Concrete beams
- Steel columns
- Steel beams
- Joist floor slabs (generic concrete joists)
- In-situ, prefabricated and steel joist floors (Joist floor module required)
- Waffle slabs
- Flat slabs
- Composite slabs
- Hollow core slabs
- Shear walls
- Reinforced concrete walls
- Stairs
- Mat foundations and foundation beams
- Concrete block walls
- Pile caps (includes strap and tie beams)(*)
- Pad foundations (isolated and combined) (includes strap and tie beams)(*)
- Baseplates(*)
- Automatic job introduction
- Aluminium sections
- Timber sections
- Joints I. Welded. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Joints II. Bolted. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Joints III. Welded – Building frames with rolled and welded steel I sections
- Export to Tekla
- Export to TecnoMETAL
- Export to in CIS/2 format
(*) Common modules: Pile caps, Pad foundations and base plates are operative
for both CYPECAD and METAL 3D.
Other Metal 3D modules
- Footings
Includes the analysis and design of reinforced or mass concrete footings.
These can be square, rectangular, eccentric, corner or edge centred.
This a common module for Metal 3D and CYPECAD.
- Pile Caps
Analyses and designs pile caps for multiple piles. A wide range of
types are available. They may hold 1, 2, 3 and 4 piles; linear and
rectangular pile caps for any number of piles; pentagonal pile caps
for 5 and 6 piles, and hexagonal for 6 and 7 piles. Includes the analysis
and design of strap and tie beams. It is a common module for Metal
3D and CYPECAD.
- Baseplates
Designs baseplates for any steel column arrangement (simple and composed
sections). This a common module for Metal 3D and CYPECAD.
- Timber sections
Analyses and designs rectangular (constant or variable) and circular
section bars. They may be composed of sawn wood (conifer and poplar
species), sawn wood (frondescent species), homogenous glue laminated
wood and combined glue laminated wood. It also carries
out a fire resistance check.
- Joints I. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
Analyses and designs welded connections of I sections according to
CTE. DB SE-A code and Eurocode 3 of various types.
- Joints II. Bolted. Warehouses with rolled and welded steel I sections
Designed to carry out an automatic analysis and design of I section bolted connections
using prestressed or ordinary bolts (non-prestressed) displayed in
the Types of implemented
bolted connections.
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