Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley WaterGEMS Version(s): 07.00.xx.xx, 06.xx.xx.xx, 05.xx.xx.xx Environment: N/A Area: N/A Subarea: Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How do I import old WaterCAD or WaterGEMS files (such as version 7 and older) into WaterCAD or WaterGEMS V8i Solution The steps to take depend on the version that the models were last saved in. The first option is for files saved in version 6.0, 6.5 or 7.0, where the model consists of both a WCD and MDB file. The second option is for files saved in version 5.0 and below, in which there is only a WCD file. WaterCAD or WaterGEMS files from version 7, 6.5 and 6.0 If you have model files from version 6.0, 6.5 or 7, they will consist of a .WCD and .MDB file. The .WCD file contains presentation settings, such as color coding and labeling. The .MDB file contains most of the model data. If you have the .MDB file, you can import the older model by opening WaterCAD or WaterGEMS V8 and going to File > Import > WaterCAD/WaterGEMS database. Browse to the .MDB file for the older model and select it. A file upgrade wizard will open. Follow the steps and dismiss the first prompt about presentation settings. The model will open in a new untitled worksheet. Save the model and the model will now be in the WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V8 format. Using the above approach, any color coding or annotations with the older model will not be retained. These can be recreated through Element Symbology (View > Element Symbology). However it is also possible to retain these by first exporting the presentation settings to a special .XML file. This requires that WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V7 and WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V8i is installed on the same machine and that V8i has been installed second. Further steps to do this can be found below in the section "Exporting Presentation Settings". Exporting Presentation Settings Presentation settings, such as color coding and annotation are not included when importing an older model database, since these are stored in the .WCD file. You can recreate them in the Element Symbology manager in V8i, but if you have WaterCAD/WaterGEMS version 7 installed on the same machine as WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V8i, there is another way. Note that V8i needs to be installed after V7. Note also that V8i SELECTseries 1 did not have this option (in this case, it is recommended that you upgrade). To do this, after saving the .WCD file into the version 7 format, go to File > Export > Bentley WaterCAD V8 XM Presentation Settings. This will create a .XML file in the folder that the model is stored. When you import the .MDB file and open the file upgrade wizard, the .XML file should be automatically detected as long as the file is stored in the same folder as the .MDB file. Continue through the wizard to upgrade the model. Once it is imported, go to View > Refresh Drawing. The color coding should now be applied. WaterCAD or WaterGEMS files from version 5.0 or older If you have model files saved in version 5.0 or older, you need to use V7 as a bridge. Previous to version 6.0 all model data was saved into the .WCD file. Starting in version 6.0, most of the modeling properties were stored in the .MDB file, while presentation settings were stored in the .WCD file. To import these old model files, the first step is to open the WCD file in WaterCAD/WaterGEMS version 7. There is a version of WaterCAD/WaterGEMS version 7 that will work with SELECTserver licensing, however that version of the program is not compatible with Windows Vista or later operating systems. If you are installing on a Windows XP machine (or a virtual machine using XP) it can be installed on the same machine as the current V8i program. It will use the same licensing information as well. Next, open the WCD file in WaterCAD/WaterGEMS version 7. You will see a message stating that the program has detected that it is an older version and that it will upgrade the files to the version 7 format. Once the program opens, save the file. If you now browse to the folder that the model is stored, you will find a .MDB file as well. No,w open WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V8i. Go to File > Import > WaterCAD/WaterGEMS database. Select the .MDB file associated with the model and follow the steps in the file upgrade wizard. The model will open in an untitled worksheet. Save the file and it will now be in the V8i format. What if I don't have access to the older version and need to retain presentation settings? If you do not have access to version 7 (or a Windows XP computer/VM) and need to retain presentation settings or convert a V5.0 (or below) model, compress the model files (.WCD or .WCD and .MDB) into a zip file and submit them to technical support for conversion. This can be done via the Hydraulics and Hydrology Forum (a confidential file transfer process is available) or by Service Request. What if my model file was saved in Cybernet? (Pre-WaterCAD) See below article: Converting Cybernet model files to the V8i format
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Wiki Page: Importing older WaterCAD/WaterGEMS files into WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V8i
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Can you provide some clarification on exactly what you're doing? Are you trying to use the Terrain Extractor (Trex) feature to populate elevation from a contour CAD file? Did you enter elevations while using the AutoCAD integrated version and then open the model in standalone and observe that the elevations did not save? Perhaps you're looking at a different scenario? Some further details and/or screenshots would greatly help us understand so we can assist you.
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Wiki Page: In the data tab of a graph, why do I only see data in increments of the calculation timestep? (Solution 500000069209)
Applies To Product(s): Bentley SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.00.52 Environment: N\A Area: Output and Reporting Subarea: N\A Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem In the data tab of a graph, why do I only see data in increments of the calculation timestep, when intermediate timesteps are present from pressure results? In a model with intermediate timesteps in a pressure subnetwork, why are they reflected in a graph but not in the data tab? Problem ID#: 42742 Solution By default, the data tab of the graph will be shown at every hydraulic/reporting timestep. If you'd like to see intermediate timestep results, this is controlled by the EPS results browser. Go to Analysis > EPS Results Browser and select "All / Pressure" in the "Increment" dropdown. See Also
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Forum Post: RE: hydraulic time step for SewerCAD.
Note that sometimes you may not see all the intermediate results (the changes between the one hour increments) due to the reporting timestep. See related article below: communities.bentley.com/.../22558.in-the-data-tab-of-a-graph-why-do-i-only-see-data-in-increments-of-the-calculation-timestep-solution-500000069209
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Wiki Page: Using Customer Meter Demands with Darwin Calibrator
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMs, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.05.61 Environment: N/A Area: Modeling Subarea: Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Description How does Darwin Calibrator work with customer meter element demands? Background There are two aspects where Customer Meter elements come into play during calibration: 1) Their influence on the overall hydraulics of the system during calibration. Meaning, the flows in the pipes will be effected by the demands from customer meters, which effect other hydraulics such as pressure. 2) Demand Adjustments - you have the ability to specify junctions where the demand may be uncertain and Calibrator will attempt to make suggested adjustments to the demands in order to match field data. There are some things to note when junctions with associated customer meters are included in demand adjustment groups. Customer Meters and Demand Adjustments If you would like to add Demand Groups in Darwin Calibrator for suggestions on adjusted demands, please keep in mind the following. Demand adjustment groups are intended for junction demands where the entered demand is uncertain. So, it is unlikely that you would want to adjust demands that were established from billing meter information. Regardless, to do this, you would select the junctions for your demand group(s) and Calibrator would make adjustments to the base demand as it does with a "normal" junction demand. In the case of a junction with associated customer meters, the total calculated base demand would be the sum of the associated customer element demands for the given timestep. Calibrator will correctly see this and can make/suggest adjustments to that overall base demand. Two things to keep in mind: 1) Currently only junction nodes can be selected in Demand Adjustment groups. It would not make sense to use hydrants (only flowing during flushing or a fire) or individual customer elements (with a known demand). If you have hydrant nodes that should be junctions, you can use the Batch Morph tool, available in the Tools menu. 2) Demand adjustments to junctions with associated customer elements need to be manually applied in the model; they won't be included when exporting a Solution. If for example you had two customer elements associated with a junction, Darwin would not know how to take the single value of the adjusted base demand from the junction and apply it to the two customer elements. Note that Enhancement # 261269 has been filed, to investigate possible changes in a future release. Customer Meters and Overall Hydraulics As explained in the Background section above, the flows in the pipes will be effected by the demands from customer meters, which effect other hydraulics such as pressure. With the initial release of V8i SELECTseries 5, Darwin Calibrator and Darwin Designer only considered demands that were placed on a junction, hydrant, or tank elements. Demands from customer meters were omitted when doing the hydraulic calculations during Darwin calculations, and therefore effected the overall Darwin result (since the flow would be lower than it should be). An update was made available after release, to support the use of the Customer Meter element with Calibrator and Designer. Without this patch, demands from customer meters will not be considered in Calibrator or Designer. This update is available in the SELECTseries 5 cumulative patch sets dated after December 2014. Also, the fix is automatically included in newer versions, starting with SELECTseries 6 (no patch needed). If you are unable to patch SELECTseries 5, see the below workaround. For information on downloading cumulative patch sets, please see the below article. For information on SELECTseries 6, see this article . If further assistance is needed, please contact technical support or post to the Hydraulics and Hydrology forum. How do I download WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster Workaround for SELECTseries 5 Pre-patch and Earlier Versions Updating your version/patch is the ideal solution, but if you would like to convert your customer meter demands to junctions, consider the below steps: 1) Download the attached Excel spreadsheet 2) Open it and become familiar with it 3) Open Modelbuilder (Tools > Modelbuilder) and on step 1 choose Excel 2013/2010/2007 (12.0) as the data source type then click the next button. 4) On step two set accept the defaults because this information will not matter for what we are doing. Do the same thing for steps 3 and 4. 5) The field matching you do for step 5 will depend on what information you have entered in your customer meter element. In the screen shot below the example shows how you would go about doing the field matching for most properties of the customer meter element. If you only need to export certain information like customer meter Label and Demand (Base) you don't need to field map all the other columns. 6) On step 6 when asked if you "Would like to build a model now?" choose 'No' and hit the Finish button. 7) On the main Modelbuilder manager make sure the new sheet you created is highlighted in blue by single clicking on it and then hit the "Sync Out Button", which is the button to the left of the question mark icon (Help Button). This will export all your customer meter information to your spreadsheet. 8) Now double click on the Modelbuilder run you created to reopen the Modelbuilder Wizard. Follow the directions in this wiki that explains how to import demands from a spreadsheet to you node elements. https://communities.bentley.com/Products/Hydraulics___Hydrology/w/Hydraulics_and_Hydrology__Wiki/importing-demands-from-a-spreadsheet
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Wiki Page: What is an i-model and why is it a prerequisite? (Solution 500000075623)
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx Environment: N\A Area: Installation Subarea: N\A Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem What is an i-model and why does it show as a prerequisite? Problem ID#: 52222 Solution An i-model is a portable, read-only copy of a model file that can be viewed by users that do not have WaterCAD/GEMS. Under File > Export, you will have a "publish i-model" option, which requires the i-model publishing engine (downloadable from Bentley SELECTservices ). The i-model publishing engine shows as a prerequisite on the download page for WaterCAD/GEMS, but is only necessary if you intend to publish i-models. If you have no need to publish i-models, you do not need to download and install this optional component. An i-model can contain all the elements and their properties for a model for a given scenario and time-step or the information can be filtered so that only a fraction of the elements and their properties are incorporated in the i-model. An i-model can be viewed in MicroStation, ProjectWise Navigator and Bentley View. See Also How do I download the water and storm-sewer hydraulics and hydrology products? Publishing an i-model
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Thank you, aforementioned below my steps, in additional, I am using auto civil 3d integrated and then watercad alone: A- with Autocad civil 3D integrated : 1- creating points. 2- creating surface. 3- saving a copy of it with dxf. 4- then drawing pipe line and junction and then after finalizing, save as DWG. B- with WaterCAD . 1- open my layout. 2- Trex inserting elevation by DXF contour, uploading file, elevation , units which are meters and next 3- I am getting elevation , but they are not the correct for example some of them are more than the actual elev. and other less than real elev.
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Forum Post: node base demand
some of my network nodes ( junction) are just transition nodes which is mean I will not connect them to the House hold; therefore if I insert base demand zero , Is that correct ? . warm regards hussein
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Forum Post: RE: node base demand
The default value is zero if you do nothing. There should be no problem.
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Forum Post: RE: node base demand
well noted and thank you
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Thanks for the details. Ok, so it sounds like the problem with how Trex is assigning elevations. Can you try loading the DXF contour as a background in Standalone to see if it lines up correctly with the model? If it doesn't, check the units or check it back in AutoCAD. If it does line up and you're still seeing a problem with the imported values, please provide a copy of the files (.WTG and .WTG.SQLITE for the WaterCAD model, along with the DXF file, all compressed into one zip file). There are two options for sharing your model on Communities. Either way, be sure to zip your files first. The first option is to attach to your reply on the forum using the Advanced Reply Editor (see link below and to the right of the reply box). If your data is confidential, use the instructions in the link below to send it via Bentley Sharefile. Files uploaded to Sharefile can only be viewed by Bentley. communities.bentley.com/.../7079.be-communities-secure-file-upload
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Ref: http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/5925/t/115139 Thank you very much for the detailed massage. I have another concern regarding time analysis Type, I am a little bit confused about type of the system that I have to use it ( steady state or EPS). Details about my system : I have a deep well operating for two hours per day , the first hour is filling the storage tank which is 30 m3 and then we open gate valve from water tank to flow the water to the network . therefore I am confused in the using of EPS or steady state for analysis . thank in advance
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Conditions in your system are very unsteady over time. You need to use an EPS analysis. You can start by running steady analyses for both the filling and draining condition but you will eventually need to use EPS.
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Thank you for the responding . One thing very important, I forgot to mention is that demand per house Hold is fixed which is 2000 liters and I will modified it by increasing 15% as head loss in general, actually, my deign is for IDP camp, each tent has a kitchen and each kitchen unit has 2000 liter tank as storage unit , otherwise, there are no other consumption. do I need to use EPS? warm regards
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
It is difficult to estimate the demand patterns in this type of system. The key is that as long as the system is pressurized, the demand should follow normal water use patterns. It is important that the source tank no drain completely. I assume that the 2000 L is 2000 L/day? Even that seems a bit high if your only use is drinking and cooking. How many people are there in a house on average?
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Forum Post: RE: WaterCad elevation transfer
Yes , 2000 liter / day, for 24 persons living inside 4 tents, is using for drinking ,cooking , toilet and bath. the network and elevated water tank already existed and it is designed by Epanet, the main problem some part of the camp,the pressure is zero; therefore, I am re designing is by adding some new pipe line .
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Wiki Page: Viewing HAMMER results for multiple scenarios
Applies To Product(s): Bentley HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.03.XX+ Environment: N/A Area: Output and Reporting Subarea: Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group How To: View HAMMER results for multiple scenarios in the Transient Results Viewer. Steps to Accomplish If you have multiple scenarios where you have different protection setup, such as different devices or different setups for a single protection device, it is possible to view Time History and Extended Node Data results for more than one scenario on a single graph. This applies to HAMMER V8i SELECTseries 3 (08.11.03.XX) and higher. To do this, make sure you have computed all scenarios that you want to graph and then open the Transient Results Viewer. Choose the Time History tab (this works for Extended Node Data as well). You will see an item called Additional Scenarios. Click the ellipsis button next to this and the dialog below will open: This shows all additional scenarios that have been computed. The active scenario you are already will not be listed. Check the scenario or scenarios you want to view in addition to the active scenario and click OK. Now when you plot a graph, you will see results for both the active scenario and the other scenarios you selected. Note that this option would only work in the report point you are graphing exists in all scenarios you are graphing. See Also A Tip on Comparing Results from Multiple Scenarios in HAMMER General HAMMER FAQ
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Wiki Page: Change scale of imported EPANet or DXF drawing
Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS Version(s): 08.11.02.31 Environment: N\A Area: Output and Reporting Subarea: N\A Problem After importing a model from EPANet or DXF, can I change the scale of the drawing? Product: WaterGEMS V8i Version: 08.11.02.31 Area: Output/Results Presentation, DEFINEDSTEPS See Also: WaterCAD Solution The model will be imported at the scale it was created in (it uses the X/Y coordinates of the elements in the original model). There isn't a way to adjust the scale in WaterGEMS. You can move the drawing to different coordinates, by selecting the elements and dragging and dropping. If you have WaterGEMS for AutoCAD or MicroStation, you can use the scaled tools in those programs to scale your drawing. See Also
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Forum Post: What are the procedural steps to optimized and fix-up water level in elevated Reservoir for 24 x7 suytem
Sir, Now I am working on hydraulic modeling for conversion to 24 x 7 supply system from intermittent system. In this regards , I want to some guidance to optimized and fix-up water level in elevated Reservoir to feed the distribution system . please help me to do the same by waterGEMS. With Regards Ashutosh Das M.tech student(2014-16) IIT, Kharagpur
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Forum Post: Is it possible to import a model from a competitor product such as InfoWorks ?
Sir, I have received a model with extension .inp. This analysis has been done in Infoworks. What is the procedure to import model into WaterCAD V8i, if there is any? Thank you for your time.
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