Thanks Jesse
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Forum Post: RE: Problems when only one pump working
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Wiki Page: Error "Pressure engine output..." (Solution 500000078563)
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N\A Area: Output and Reporting Subarea: N\A Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem The following error appears when attempting to compute or validate a model: "Pressure engine output set references a deleted selection set." Product: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version: 08.11.XX.XX Area: Analysis/Computation, Problem ID#: 56800, ERRORMESSAGE Solution Under Analysis > Calculation Options, check the "Output Selection Set" field. If it's set to " ", choose the correct selection set, or "All". See Also
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Wiki Page: How can I create a selection set from data I have in an excel spreadsheet?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How can I create a selection set from data I have in an excel spreadsheet? Solution Option 1 1) List the labels or ID's of the elements you will be selecting horizontally across a single row of your spreadsheet. 2) Save the file as a comma separated value (.CSV) file. 3) In whichever of our programs you're using go to View > Queries and choose to create a new query 4) Choose the element type you'll be creating the query for 5) Then you can create a query similar to this one, which uses 'Label' as the field you're going to be selecting elements based on. Label IN () 6) Now open the .CSV file inside Notepad or another text editor and copy the comma separated labels you have. 7) Paste what you have inside the parentheses of your query and click the "Validate on Ok" check box. Then click the OK button to close the query. 8) Now double click the query name to highlight the elements in the drawing pane. 9) Right click on the elements in the drawing pane and choose "Create Selection Set" Option 2 This solution assumes that you already have a label field or ID field in your spreadsheet with labels or ID's that match the elements you have in your model. 1) Create a user data extension field for whichever element you will be creating a selection set for. 2) Add a column to your spreadsheet that will be used as an identifier of which elements you are going to have in your selection set. The column can contain a word or number. Something simple such as using the word "Updated" or the number 1 in the column will work. Just make sure that if you use a word you created the user data extension and assigned it the text type or if you are using a number you gave the user data extension a numeric field type. The only purpose of this field to update the elements you want to include in your selection set, so it doesn't matter what information goes into the field. 3) Start ModelBuilder (Tools > Modelbuilder) and create a new run. 4) Choose your Excel worksheet as the data source type and proceed to step 5 (field matching) of Modelbuilder. 5) On step 5 choose the Key field and in the field matching step just match the new user defined field name with the column that you created on in your spreadsheet. 6) Proceed to the last step of ModelBuilder and choose to the following options found in the screen shot below and then hit "Finish". This will automatically create a selection set based on the elements that you modified.
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Wiki Page: System.ArgumentException: Unicode surrogate characters must be written out as pairs
Applies To Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley Hammer Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Original Author: Sushma Choure, Bentley Technical Support Group Error while saving the model When opening SELECTseries 4 version of a Haestad Methods product (or earlier), the following error message is generated: System.ArgumentException: Unicode surrogate characters must be written out as pairs together in the same call, not individually. Consider passing in a character array instead. at System.IO.BinaryWriter.Write(Char ch) at Haestad.Support.Storage.BinaryStorageWriteStream.Write(Char achar) at Haestad.Drawing.TextDrawingObjectTableModule.Write(IStorageWriteStream astream) at Haestad.Drawing.MultiLineTextTableModule.Write(IStorageWriteStream astream) at Haestad.Drawing.AnnotationData.Write(IStorageWriteStream astream) at Haestad.Drawing.LayerDefinition.Write(IStorageWriteStream astream) at Haestad.Drawing.Domain.DrawingStorageElement.Write(IStorageWriteStream astream) at Haestad.Support.Storage.BinaryStorageFileBase.WriteElement(IStorageElement aelement) at Haestad.Support.Storage.StorageManagerBase.Write(IStorageWriteContext acontext) at Haestad.Framework.Application.StorageProjectFileBase.Write() at Haestad.Drawing.Domain.DrawingFile.SaveAs(ProjectProperties app) at Haestad.Drawing.Domain.DrawingFile.Save(ProjectProperties app) at Haestad.Framework.Application.ProjectBase.Save(ProjectProperties app) at Haestad.Framework.Windows.Forms.Forms.HaestadParentForm.SaveProject(IProject aiproject) at Haestad.Framework.Windows.Forms.Forms.HaestadParentForm.SaveCurrentFile() at Haestad.Drawing.Control.Forms.GraphicalDrawingParentForm.menuButtonItemFileSave_Activate(Object sender, EventArgs e) at TD.SandBar.ToolbarItemBase.OnActivate() at TD.SandBar.ToolBar.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at TD.SandBar.ToolBar.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) Steps To Resolve : This is likely related to the background file, specifically related to a text drawing element that may be added. Some characters may have been added in that string that is causing something to fail at save time. Deleting the dwh should resolve the issue, as the text drawing elements are only in the dwh file. If it does not, try purging some text from the original drawing file and resaving the drawing as a DXF 2010 format. Or copy only .stsw & .stsw.mdb files to a new folder. With WaterGEMS closed, clean out your temp folder. %temp%\Bentley\WaterGEMS. Delete all files left in this folder. Now open model from new folder & try saving it.
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Forum Post: StormCAD for Autodesk 2014
I have loaded up an xref file on AutoCAD however, when I begin to create a network using the stormCAD tools in AutoCAD, the snap function seems to disable each time I try to draw the conduit over the x-ref. Any advice?
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Forum Post: RE: StormCAD for Autodesk 2014
You may want to check your snap settings. You can type snap at the command line and the drafting settings will pop up. Check the X/Y spacing as well as the snap type. Depending on what type of xref file you have, you may be able to import the file using ModelBuilder to create the model for you instead of tracing over the drawing. Please check out this support solution on creating a model using ModelBuilder: http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/2821
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Wiki Page: How does the license size work for the different Haestad storm and sewer products?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How does the licensing work for the storm and sewer products (SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, StormCAD? If I own a license for SewerGEMS how many inlets do I get in my license if I used the GVF-Rational(StormCAD) solver in SewerGEMS? Solution SewerGEMS is licensed by the total number of links that you have in your model. Links are considered to be Gutters, conduits, pressure pipes and channels. Inactive links are also counted towards that number. The hydrology won’t compute if you exceed the licensed number of links. If you switch solvers to the GVF Rational solver(StormCAD), the GVF Convex solver (SewerCAD), or the SWMM solver SewerGEMS is still licensed by the number of links you have in your model. SewerCAD like SewerGEMS is also licensed by the number of links, which includes conduits and pressure pipes. Inactive links are counted toward that number. CivilStorm like SewerCAD and SewerGEMS is also licensed by links. Gutters, conduits, and channels are all counted. Inactive links are also counted. Just as SewerGEMS the choice of solver you choose is irrelevant to how the product is licensed. StormCAD is licensed by the number of inlets. Only catch basins/inlets are counted towards that number and inactive catch basins are counted
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Forum Post: RE: "Inflow-Capture curve" or "Gutter Depth vs. Captured Flow" for the scupper Bridge
Thanks Mark for your reply. I just wanted to ask about gutter modelling. As the following shows, there is no specific gutter in the following bridge and inlets will connect as shown. Actually, in SewerGems I just modeled a gutter, Gutter shape: "Conventional", Gutter type: "same as start node Gutter". Please correct me if I am wrong Regards Hamid
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Wiki Page: The columns in the reports created from Report Builder are wrapping around to the next line. How can this be adjusted?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley PondPack Version(s): 08.11.01.xx Environment: N\A Area: Output and Reporting Subarea: N\A Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Description The columns in the reports created from Report Builder are wrapping around to the next line. How can this be adjusted? Steps to Resolve Make sure that you are using the latest version of PondPack with the latest available cumulative patch set applied. See this article and this article for more on patches. Set the report to landscape orientation (File > Page Setup). Do this before opening Report Builder. Adjust the margins (Report > Report Options > Default Margins tab). Do this before opening Report Builder. Try using a different printer or printer driver. This can impact the appearance of the report. If you have a print-to-PDF program available, you can try setting this as the default printer, which has been known to help as well. See Also How do I download WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster Cumulative patch sets for Hydraulics and Hydrology products
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Wiki Page: How do each of the Loadbuilder methods work?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley SewerGEMS Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Modeling Subarea: Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Wiki Author: Dan Iannicelli, Bentley Technical Support Group How do each of the available Loadbuilder methods work and what types of files are required? There is a great deal of good documentation in the Help documentation on this subject. You can find this documentation by goint to Help > Search for Loadbuilder. You will find some good information there. Additionally, below is a brief summary of the different Loadbuilder Methods and how they work. Allocation Billing Meter Aggregation : The service area is typically generated using the Thiessen polygon tool. Whatever billing meter points fall within the service area will be added as a demand to that service area’s corresponding junction. Nearest Node/Pipe : Only need point or polygon shapefile. For polygon, it will use the centroid to calculate proximity. The demand will be added to the junction that is closest to that point shapefile/centroid or to the junction adjacent to the pipe, if using nearest pipe. Note: If you choose to use All Pipes and All Nodes for the layers, this will include inactive elements. If you do not want inactive elements, create a selection set and use this for Pipe Layer and/or Node Layer. Distribution Unit Line : Not GIS based. Uses k factors. It can account for unknown demands (leakage/unmetered.) See more here: How does the Unit Line Loadbuilder method work? Equal Flow Distribution : Uses polygons with single demand values. The model nodes that fall within the polygon will get an equally distributed portion of the demand. For example, if the polygon represents 100gpm and two junctions fall within it, they’ll get 50gpm each. Proportional Distribution by area : Uses a service area layer (typically generated using the Thiessen polygon tool) which represents the service area of each junction, along with billing meter polygons with a single demand value. The demand assigned to the junction is based on how much of the flow polygon is overlapping it’s service area. For example, if 25% of the 100gpm demand polygon falls within a junction’s thiessen polygon, then that junction will get 25gpm: Proportional Distribution by population : Requires Thiessen polygon (Service Area Layer), lump-sum demand polygon (Flow Boundary Layer) and population polygon. This method divides the lump-sum flow among the service polygons based upon one of two attributes of the service polygons: the area or the population. The greater the percentage of the lump-sum area or population that a service polygon contains, the greater the percentage of total flow assigned to that service polygon. Note: The flow boundary layer should be a polygon shapefile that is divided into areas or zones (zone A, zone B, etc..) and will include a flow field that has the overall flow for that particular zone. For this method it helps to think of the Service Area Polygons layer as a cookie cutter that is going to be pressed through the population layer and the flow boundary layer. It’s a combination of the weighting of the population layer and zone flow layer data that will determine the loads that are assigned to your service area polygon layers. Projection Projection by Land use : Uses Thiessen polygon (service area layer) and layer of polygons that represent billing meter areas and their associated land use type. The user enters a guess of how much demand per acre is associated with each land use type and based on each polygon’s size, it will then have a specific demand value. This is distributed to the junctions in the same way as with Proportional Distribution By area. Projection by Population : Just like above, except the user is making a guess at how much demand he thinks there is per capita, for each land use type. There is a field in the shapefile for population density, so based on the guess, each polygon will have a resulting demand value, which is distributed to the junctions in the same way as with Proportional Distribution By area.
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Wiki Page: Modifying and adding entries to Engineering Libraries
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley HAMMER Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley PondPack Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Layout and Data Input Subarea: Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group How do I change data in existing engineering libraries or add to it? For example I want to add HDPE to the Material library in WaterGEMS. Steps to Accomplish Option 1: Adding new data This example uses the Material library in WaterCAD/WaterGEMS, but the concept is the same for other library types. 1) Go to Components > Engineering Libraries and click the plus sign next to "Material Libraries" 2) Right click MaterialLibrary.xml and choose "add item" - a new material entry will appear at the bottom of the list. *If you only see the option to "Save as" or "Remove" you should try the following to resolve the issue using the steps found HERE . 3) Right click this new material entry, choose rename and enter the name (such as 'HDPE'). 4) On the right side, enter the friction coefficients, Young's Modulus and Poisson's ratio for your new material, then click close. (Note: The Young's Modulus and Poisson's ratio are only necessary if you need to use the automatic wave speed calculator tool in HAMMER, under Tools > Wave Speed Calculator.) There may be a case where you want to create a new engineer library file (.XML) instead of using an existing. You may also need to create an XML file because one does not exist, such as for the pump definition library. To create a new library file, you can select the New button and choose "New Library". Give the file a name and click Save to create the file. You can then use the steps above to add data to the new library file. Option 2: Editing existing data Again, this example uses the material library, but the concept is the same for other libraries. 1) Go to Components > Engineering Libraries and click the plus sign next to "Material Libraries" 2) Click the plus sign next to the .xml file associated with your engineering library (such as MaterialLibrary.xml) 3) Click the item you would like to edit, change the value(s) on the right side, then click the Close button.
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Wiki Page: Method of Characteristics vs. Wave Plan Method
Applies To Product(s): Bentley HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Calculations Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem What is the difference between the Method of Characteristics (MOC) used by Bentley HAMMER and the Wave Plan method (sometimes called the "Wave Characteristics" method) used by some other transient modeling software? Solution The MOC is the gold standard for numerical simulation of hydraulic transients because it continues the most widely researched and extensively validated method world-wide. The MOC is inherently stable and efficient, with rigorous and physically-based representations of boundary conditions. Implementations of the MOC are at the heart of the leading transient models, including HAMMER. HAMMER solves transient results at each node and at a number of 'interior points' along most pipes. The 'Wave Characteristic' method is an off- shoot of the wave-plan method developed in the 1960s and used by a single commercial transient model, which only solves transient results at the nodes. Because of this, you may miss out on important changes that may occur between the pipe end points. with the MOC, details along the pipe are accounted for and displayed in the Transient Results Viewer and the user does not need to lay out an excessive number of unnecessary nodes along a pipeline. See below video for more (Please visit the site to view this video) See Also
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Comment on How to model a bridge scupper
What about the "invert elevation" of the Inlet?
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Comment on How to model a bridge scupper
It really doesn't matter in this case. I added some details to the article.
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Wiki Page: How to model a bridge scupper
Applies To Product(s): Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley StormCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Modeling Subarea: Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group How do I model a bridge scupper with a vertical drain pipe connected to the bottom of a catchbasin, to ensure that it has more capacity than the inlet? Steps to Accomplish Conduits are assumed to be horizontal, so connecting a near-vertical conduit downstream of the catchbasin may not work well. A good option to consider is to estimate this using the orifice or weir equation (Depending on the depth of flow inside the catchbasin vault), using the size of the hole. In the CivilStorm/SewerGEMS/StormCAD model, you can simply connect the catchbasin node directly to an outfall via a short conduit (with the assumption that the inlet opening is the restricting factor and the vertical pipe will have as much or greater capacity to drain the water that the inlet opening captures) With the above approach, the invert of the catchbasin (inlet) would not matter, since the hydraulics downstream of the inlet opening do not matter (because the assumption is that you will design it so that the vertical pipe has adequate capacity). You could set the catchbasin invert an arbitrary distance below ground elevation such as 5 feet, or if reasonable and if you need to see it in profile view, you could set it equal to the bottom of the scupper where the water drains out. Similarly, the conduit and outfall inverts would not matter much, though you may want to set them such that they start at the catchbasin invert and have a small slope down to the outfall, so as not to clutter your User Notifications with messages about extreme slopes. If you utilize the "Notes" property, you could make note of your assumption there for future reference. Note: if you're using StormCAD (or the GVF Rational solver in SewerGEMS or CivilStorm), you could omit the conduit and outfall seen in the above screenshot. For more on this, see the "Inlet-Only Hydraulic Calculations" section in this technote: What's new in StormCAD V8i SELECTseries 4?
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Forum Post: RE: StormCAD for Autodesk 2014
It works fine when I draw polylines etc in the drawing however it still doesn't seem to work when I draw a conduit. The snap setting automatically switches off and I must then turn it on each time I create a conduit.
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Forum Post: RE: StormCAD for Autodesk 2014
I tried this here and it works. What are you snapping to?
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Wiki Page: WaterGEMS For ArcGIS [FAQ]
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS Version(s): V8 XM and V8i Environment: ArcGIS Area: N/A Subarea: N/A Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group How do I open an existing WaterGEMS model inside ArcMap for the first time? Please navigate to: https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/14036.how-to-open-a-hydraulic-model-in-arcgis-for-the-first-time.aspx How do I create a new WaterGEMS model inside ArcMap? Please navigate to: https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/14155.how-do-i-create-a-new-watergems-sewergems-model-inside-arcmap.aspx How do I open a WaterGEMS model that is already associated with a ArcGIS MXD file? Please navigate to: http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/13455.how-do-i-open-a-watergems-model-that-is-already-associated-with-an-arcgis-mxd-file.aspx What is the easiest way to color code WaterGEMS elements inside the ArcMap platform? Please navigate to: https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12513.how-do-i-color-code-my-elements-in-watergems-or-sewergems-for-arcmap.aspx How do I color code for only one value and then have all other values greater than that be coded another color? https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16825.how-do-i-color-code-for-only-value-and-then-have-all-other-values-greater-than-that-be-coded-another-color.aspx How do I color code different properties for the same layer? I'm double clicking on my elements and the properties for the element aren't appearing. Why? Please navigate to: https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/14243.why-a-double-clicking-on-element-doesn-t-show-the-properties-for-the-element-inside-arcmap.aspx How can I convert my GIS to a WaterGEMS model inside ArcMap? First, follow the steps above for creating a new WaterGEMS model. Then, use Modelbuilder to import the GIS. Modelbuilder is located under the "Tools" menu inside the WaterGEMS V8i menu. Select ArcGIS geometric network or ArcGIS Geodatabase features as the data source type, select your geodatabase features to import and follow the subsequent steps. How do you make elements inactive so they don't show up like you can do in the WaterGEMs standalone? https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/13348.how-do-you-make-elements-inactive-so-they-don-t-show-up-like-you-can-do-in-the-watergems-standalone.aspx What is a Geotable? A geotable is similar to a flextable, but determines which fields/attributes are included in the WaterGEMS geodatabase when working inside the ArcGIS platform. ArcMap interacts directly with the personal geodatabase associated with the WaterGEMS model, not the WaterGEMS database (.wtg.mdb or .wtg.sqlite). The fields selected in the geotable are the fields linked between the WaterGEMS model database and the geodatabase. ArcMap can then apply symbology effects from the available geotable fields. What are some operations that I should NOT be performing in WaterGEMs for ArcMap? There are two operations that you should NOT perform when in WaterGEMS for ArcMap session: DO NOT add your own field to a WaterGEMS layer (Pipe, Tanks, Junction, etc...). DO NOT add files or manipulate anything in the WaterGEMS geodatabase file. Performing either of these operations could potentially corrupt the feature class in the WaterGEMS geodatabase or cause some kind or disconnect between the geodatabase and the WaterGEMS project files making the files unreadable. Can I add a field to a WaterGEMS layer without corrupting the feature class or geodatabase? Yes, you can add your own custom fields to a layer in your feature class but, it needs to be done through the WaterGEMS interface. What you'll need to do is click on the WaterGEMS toolbar and find the Tools menu. Off the Tools menu you should look for User Data Extensions and select it. This will open the user data extension manager where you can create a field for any one of your WaterGEMS elements. Details about how to use this feature can be found in the help documentation by searching the keywords "User Data Extension" or can be found here for "Creating Formula Based User Data Extensions". Which versions of WaterGEMS support which versions of ArcGIS? WaterGEMS version Compatible ArcGIS versions 08.11.04.58 10.2*, 10.1 08.11.04.57 10.1 SP1, 10.2** 08.11.04.50 10.0 SP5*, 10.1 08.11.03.19 9.3.1 SP2, 10* 08.11.02.31 9.3.1, 10* 08.11.01.32 9.3, 9.3.1 08.11.00.30 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3* 08.09.400.34 9.0, 9.1, 9.2* 08.09.165.12 8.3, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2* * Officially certified for this version only. **Only available if you have the latest patch set installed. I've integrated WaterGEMS with ArcGIS and I have the correct versions, but I don't see the WaterGEMS menu. Why? In ArcMap, right click in the gray area at the top-right corner. You should see several WaterGEMS entries available to add as toolbars. At a minimum, make sure "WaterGEMS layout toolbar" is selected. If I'm working in ArcMap without a WaterGEMS model open, am I still using a WaterGEMS license? For version 08.11.00.30 and below, you will still be using a WaterGEMS license. To prevent this from happening, you would need to first un-integrate WaterGEMS from Arcmap by using the "WaterGEMSXMUnreg.exe" file, located in the installation folder. Please be sure you have the latest cumulative patch set applied, before attempting this. In build 08.11.01.32 and later, license usage is only be recorded if you have an open WaterGEMS project in your ArcMap session. After working on a project in ArcGIS mode and saving an .mxd, why does the WaterGEMS model not appear when reopening the .mxd? The .mxd file is not linked to the WaterGEMs files so, after reopening the map, you must load the WaterGEMS project, under WaterGEMS > View > Project Manager. When working in ArcGIS mode, why are the tools in the WaterGEMS layout toolbar grayed out? First, you must open or create a WaterGEMS model in your current map, using the Bentley WaterGEMS > Project menu. Also, you must be in editing mode to use the tools. Go to Editor > Start Editing. How can I enable the flow arrows and active topology colors when working in ArcGIS mode? Go to Bentley WaterGEMS > View > Apply WaterGEMS renderer. Once the Renderer is applied, you can use the "show flow arrows" check box, under the same menu. How do I remove a color coding from a WaterGEMS layer? First right click on the layer you want to remove the color coding from in the table of contents and then select 'Properties' from the pop up menu to open the layer properties dialog. Now navigate to the Symbology tab and look on the left hand side of the dialog box (see image below). Here you should see that 'Quantites' - 'Graduated Colors' is selected. All you need to do now is click on 'Features' instead of 'Quantities' and then click Apply, OK. The color coding should be removed from the layer. In WaterGEMs for ArcMap I don't see a dashed line connecting the customer meters to the associated element like I do in WaterGEMS standalone. Why is this? https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/17223.in-watergems-for-arcmap-i-do-not-see-a-dashed-line-connecting-the-customer-meters-to-the-associated-element-like-i-do-in-watergems-standalone-why-is-this.aspx When annotating or color coding in the ArcMap platform, why aren't all the WaterGEMS attributes available? The attributes available to color code and annotate on are based on the attributes included in the geotables. So, click the Bentley WaterGEMS V8 menu > View > Flextables. In the Flextables manager, open the "Geotable" corresponding to the element type in question. The fields shown in this table will be linked to the geodatabase and thus will be available to ArcMap for symbology. Use the yellow 'edit' button to add or remove attributes. What is the best procedure to take to when creating a shapefile or feature class to help ensure that when I bring a model in using modelbuilder I won't run into problems with pipes or junctions not being connected correctly? The best way to help ensure that everything comes in correctly using modelbuilder starts when the file that you are trying to bring in is created in ArcMap. When creating the file you should make sure to turn on all your snapping options so the elements are actually connected in ArcMap and there aren't gaps between the elements. Another thing that you want to do is make sure that you are laying out the elements correctly according to WaterGEMS rules. This means that every pipe needs to have some type of node element attached at either end. Node elements include junctions, tanks, valves, reservoirs, and pumps. If possible it's also advised to create a new pipe between each two nodes elements. This means that instead of laying out all your pipes first when creating your shapefile (feature class) you would create things in the following manner: Create a node element Create the line element representing the pipe Create the end node element for the line Repeat steps 1-3 until finished. What is the difference between using the "WaterGEMS for ArcMap" shortcut versus opening ArcMap regularly? When opening the "WaterGEMS for ArcMap" shortcut, the main WaterGEMS menu toolbar will always be visible. Besides this, both methods are the same. WaterGEMS will be registered in ArcMap for both cases and license utilization will only occur when a WaterGEMS project is loaded. See Also Product TechNotes and FAQs Haestad Methods Product Tech Notes And FAQs [[General WaterGEMS V8 FAQ|General WaterGEMS V8 FAQ]] WaterGEMS V8 Modeling FAQ External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server
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Wiki Page: "Unexpected drawing version..." or "Object reference..." error when opening model
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Environment: N/A Area: Other Subarea: Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Error or Warning Message "Unexpected drawing version: 39" (or similar) error or "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error when opening the software "Unexpected drawing version: 40" Explanation This error can occur when you are trying to open a model created in a more recent version of the software than the version that you have, or when one of the supporting files (such as output or drawing file) is corrupt. Resolution First, check if the version that you're using is greater than or equal to the version that the model was created in (look at See Also section below) . You will need to upgrade to the version of the software used for this issue or upgrade to the latest version of the software if you are using an older version. If you're using a version of the software that's greater than or equal to the version that the model was last saved in, check the support files. In the same folder as the model (or in the results file path specified under Tools > Options > Project), you may see several files beside the main project files. To ensure that they are not the cause of the problem, copy the main two project files (either .wtg and .wtg.sqlite or .wtg and .wtg.mdb, depending on your version) to a different folder and try opening it from there. We have seen cases where the .dwh file can sometimes be the issue and it can safely be deleted because it is regenerated when reopening the model. You should make sure that you have the latest patch set applied to the software. You can find directions on how to do that here . If the above does not work you can also try to import that database file by going to File > Import > WaterCAD database See Also Locating the version number of the software a model was created using
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Forum Post: Filling Water Tank
Is waterCad could prove the pipes size and tank filling from the top as described below? The purpose is to size the pipe to be able to fill 500 cu.m in two hours (pipe length = 300m), the velocity in the proposed pipe 1 m/s. how is the model could be? and is the model can show the filling time of the tank?
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