Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Modeling Problem Can WaterCAD or WaterGEMS perform a transient analysis? [Problem ID#: 56628] Solution No, in order to perform a transient analysis, you will need to open the model in Bentley HAMMER, which is a separate product. WaterCAD and WaterGEMS do not have transient analysis functionality. The transient-related elements and attributes still show up so that you may include them while developing the model in WaterCAD or WaterGEMS for a steady state/EPS, then later open it in HAMMER. [Solution ID#: 500000078449] See Also What's New with HAMMER CONNECT Edition HAMMER TechNotes and FAQs
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Wiki Page: Can WaterCAD or WaterGEMS perform a transient analysis?
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Wiki Page: Change the diameter of all isolation valve to match the diameter of its referenced pipe
Product(s): WaterGEMS and WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX and 10.00.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem Is there a way to change the diameter of every isolation valve in a WaterGEMS or WaterCAD model to match the diameter of its referenced pipe? [Problem ID#: 41659] Solution Yes, you should be able to do it with this process: 1) Create a new isolation valve FlexTable with just the isolation valve label, isolation valve diameter and referenced pipe fields. 2) Export the flextable to shapefile. 3) Use Modelbuilder to sync-out the pipe diameters to the shapefile's DBF file, associating by the pipe label field and choosing to only update. 4) Use ModelBuilder again to import the shapefile back in and update the isolation valve diameter fields. [Solution ID#: 500000068171] See Also How does the diameter of an isolation valve effect the calculated results? Minor losses for Isolation Valves WaterGEMS and WaterCAD TechNotes and FAQs
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Wiki Page: How does the diameter of an isolation valve effect the calculated results?
Product(s): WaterGEMS and WaterCAD Version(s): 08.09.400.34+ and 10.00.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem How does the diameter of an isolation valve effect the calculated results of a WaterCAD / WaterGEMS model? [Problem ID#: 33406] Solution The diameter is used to determine the velocity through the valve. If no minor loss coefficient is entered for the isolation valve, the only effect this will have would be the reported velocity at the valve location (reported in the isolation valve properties.) However, if you enter a minor loss coefficient (which you should) the diameter will effect the headloss through the valve. This is because the headloss equation considers velocity and as the diameter decreases, the velocity increases. See Also Minor losses for Isolation Valves Change the diameter of all isolation valve to match the diameter of its referenced pipe
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Wiki Page: Minor losses for Isolation Valves
Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS Version(s): 10.00.00.50 Area: Calculations Problem I've entered a minor loss coefficient for an isolation valve but the calculated minor loss in the associated pipe is zero. Solution As of version 10.00.00.50, headloss resulting from a minor loss coefficient on an isolation valve is included in the "Headloss (Friction)" result field in the associated pipe. This is noted in the Description field seen at the bottom of the Property Grid when selecting the "Headloss (Minor)" or "Headloss (Friction)" property of a pipe. See Also How does the diameter of an isolation valve effect the calculated results? Change the diameter of all isolation valve to match the diameter of its referenced pipe
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Wiki Page: What does the red cross mark (or red X) icon next to the label field of a catalog indicate?
Product(s): SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem What does the red cross mark icon (or red X) next to the label field of a catalog indicate? This applies to the Conduit Catalog, Gutter Catalog, Culvert Inlet Coefficients Catalog. Solution The icon with the red X in the catalog means that the connection to the related engineering library has been broken, but it's still showing in the conduit catalog because you had a reference to it there before that connection was broken. This could happen if the engineering library was deleted, or if the model was opened on another computer that does not have the same library. Despite this connection to the engineering library being broken, the catalog items can still be used in the model. The icon is just informational. To re-establish the engineering library connection, follow these steps: 1) Go to Components > Conduit Catalogs. 2) Click the engineering library icon and choose "browse engineering library" 3) If your custom engineering library is not present here, click the new button, choose "Add existing" and locate the library XML file. 4) Close the window from the previous step and click the first conduit item in the catalog 5) Click the engineering library icon and choose "connect to library" 6) Select the library XML file that the selected conduit should be synchronized to and click "select". If the conduit is nested within a folder, you will need to click the check box next to that entry that matches the name in the conduit catalog list, then click "select". 7) Back in the main conduit catalog list, click that conduit again, then click the engineering library icon and choose "synchronize to library". 8) You may need to repeat steps 4-7 for the other conduits in your catalog, if the icons next to them still show a red x.
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Wiki Page: E, B, D IDF coefficients vs a, b and n
Product(s): SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm, PondPack Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX 10.00.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem What happened to the E, B, D coefficient IDF curve type? IDF curve equation coefficients E, B, and D are now labeled A, B, and N. [Problem ID#: 39295] Solution The naming of the coefficients in the IDF curve equation format has changed in V8i. Mapping for the new naming convention is as follows: e -> n b -> a d -> b [Solution ID#: 500000065903] See Also Import IDF Equation Storm Data
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Wiki Page: Import IDF Equation Storm Data
Product(s): SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm, PondPack Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX 10.00.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem This article discusses how to import IDF curve equation storm data using ModelBuilder. Solution 1. Create a spreadsheet containing information for importing the storm data labels. The following formatting and fields should be used. The units for Equation Duration and Equation Intensity should be entered using the corresponding values below. Equation Duration Unit Equation Intensity Unit ms 328 cm/day 21 sec 234 cm/h 22 min 195 cm/min 23 hours 99 in/day 109 days 55 in/h 110 years 274 in/min 111 mm/day 189 mm/h 190 mm/min 191 2. Create a spreadsheet (or worksheet in the same spreadsheet) containing information for importing the storm data details. The following formatting and fields should be used. Note : the "Storm Identifier" field must contain a unique GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) for each row. They are only important internally on the Haestad product side, so when preparing the spreadsheet, the exact GUIDs you enter do not matter. If your data does not have GUIDs, seek a generator tool to generate a list of GUIDs to populate the "Identifier" column. If you cannot local a suitable GUID generator from an internet search, contact technical support. 3. Use ModelBuilder to import the Storm Data labels. a. Open ModelBuilder from the Tools menu. b. Set the data source type to Excel 2013/2010/2007 (12.0) c. Browse to and select the Excel file created in step 1. d. Select the sheet created in step 1 e. Click Next four times until you reach the page to specify field mappings for each table. f. Set the Table type to "Storm Data" g. Enter the Key Fields (Label) and map the spreadsheet fields to the corresponding property. The names of the columns seen above are the names of the fields to map to. Click next. h. Select Yes to build the model now and click Finish. 4. Use ModelBuilder to import the Storm Data details. a. Open ModelBuilder from the Tools menu. b. Set the data source type to Excel 2013/2010/2007 (12.0) c. Browse to and select the Excel file created in step 2. d. Select the sheet created in step 2. e. Click Next four times until you reach the page to specify field mappings for each table. f. Set the Table type to "Storm Data, Storm Event" g. Map the spreadsheet fields to the corresponding property. The names of the columns seen above are the names of the fields to map to. Click next. h. Select Yes to build the model now and click Finish. See Also What is the expected text file format for IDF import? How do I import a return event for a dimensionless curve from the engineering libraries?
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Wiki Page: Valve Type field assumptions and use with a TCV
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx Area: Modeling Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem What is the purpose of the "Valve Type" field in the properties of a TCV? When is this used and what are the assumptions behind it? Do I need to use this dropdown field when I need to model a Globe, Butterfly, Gate, Ball or Needle valve? Solution The selection made from the "Valve Type" field for a TCV (butterfly, globe, etc) allows the program to relate "relative closure" (%) to a discharge coefficient, based on the entered "fully open discharge coefficient". This feature is only used when the Valve Coefficient Type is set to Valve Characteristic Curve type. (this type allows you to specify closure, whether initial or in a pattern/control, based on a "%open" valve, which may be more convenient or meaningful than a headloss or discharge coefficient) So, if you need to model one of the valves in the dropdown, like a Globe, Butterfly, etc, this option could be used, but is not required. You could simply select Headloss coefficient or Discharge coefficient as the coefficient type and enter the corresponding value to the position being modeled. Or, you could go into further detail by entering the "fully open discharge coefficient" and selecting respective type in the Valve Type dropdown. You'll then be able to enter the position of your valve (either initial or on a relative closure pattern for EPS) in terms of percent closed, and the program will determine the discharge coefficient to use based on the fully open discharge coefficient along with a typical Globe valve relationship (see chart below) for that particular percent closure value. This applies to steadystate/EPS in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS as well as a transient simulation in HAMMER. The initial percent open and corresponding discharge coefficient will be used by HAMMER as the starting, initial conditions. You can then configure a transient Operating Rule to change the position (relative closure) over the course of the transient simulation. You would set the initial relative closure equal to the position in the initial conditions. This chart is based on Fok, A.T.K., “A Contribution to the Analysis of Energy Losses in Transient Pipe Flow”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Ottawa, 1987. T/Tc is time over time to fully close (so 0.5 would mean 50% closed/"stroke") and A/Ao is area over full area (which can be correlated to discharge coefficient). Basically it shows the relationship between stroke and discharge coefficient. Meaning, one particular valve will have a different flow control characteristic when closed half way versus another type of valve. If your particular valve doesn't align with these relationships, you always have the option to choose "user defined" as the valve type, then enter your own relationship between %closed and %discharge coefficient. Or, you could of course enter valve positions the traditional way using headloss coefficient or Discharge coefficient instead of %closed. The curves in the chart above have the functional form: 1 – Yk ... where needle valves have k = 2.0; circular gate valves, k = 1.35; and globe valves k = 1.0; or (1 – Y )k ... where for ball valves, k = 1.35; and butterfly valves, k = 1.85. More information can be found at the following paper: Fok, A.T.K., “A Contribution to the Analysis of Energy Losses in Transient Pipe Flow”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Ottawa, 1987. Note: most valve manufacturers can provide the discharge coefficient(s) See Also Modeling Reference - Valves
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Forum Post: Volumen total de cámara - dipping tube - Hammer
Buenos días, quisiera hacer una consulta acerca de los datos a ingresar para calcular un tanque dipping tube. En que lugar se ingresa el volumen total del tanque? porque si no entiendo mal, puedo ingresar la cota de base y techo del dipping tube, que con el diámetro obtengo el volumen, también ingreso el volumen de la cámara de compresión, pero lo que me falta comprender es como adopta el programa el volumen desde donde termina el dipping tube hasta el fondo del tanque. Entiendo que cuando el nivel de liquido se encuentra entre el fondo y el techo del dipping tube, funciona como tanque sealed, y cuando el nivel baja por debajo del dippping tube funciona como tanque unidireccional o de descarga (surge tank), pero no comprendo en donde se ingresa el volumen para modelar ese funcionamiento, o el área y las cotas de nivel. Muchas Gracias Atte Ing Diego Capponi
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Forum Post: UDF Program and Hydrant Connectivity using WaterGEMs
Hi, I'm looking to create a UDF program with an existing hydraulic model. The problem I'm encountering is that the hydrants and laterals were not physically connected in GIS so when importing the elements into the model, the hydrants are not connected to the system. From an asset management perspective, it may not make sense to split pipes at hydrant taps, so I'm trying to develop the best way to incorporate the locations of the hydrants into the UDF analysis. What you recommend as the best solution to ensure that I maintain a 1 to 1 relationship with GIS? Here is some of my thought process: 1.) Splitting the pipes in WaterGEMs may affect model updates from GIS and break the 1 to 1 relationship 2.) Would creating a selection set of connected junctions nearest to my hydrants be a good option, assuming the location of isolation valves is not compromised by the 'moving' of the hydrant? 3.) Is there a way to associate a hydrant with a pipe, similar to how an isolation valve is associated with a pipe, thereby removing the need to split pipes in the model? Thanks! Mike
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Wiki Page: How can I limit my users from accidentally selecting the wrong products or features?
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, HAMMER, WaterCAD, SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Licensing Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Description My company is on Bentley SELECT OpenAccess and I see many different Haestad products (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, HAMMER,WaterCAD, SewerCAD) listed in the Municipal License Administrator tool. How can I limit my users from selecting the wrong products or product configurations accidently, to avoid unintended overages / QTL? Resolution This can be done with the use of Custom Activation Groups (CAG). These will allow you to generate a separate license activation key that is filtered down to specific products and feature levels. When using the new key on a particular computer, the user will be limited to only those products and features that you chose in the CAG.
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Wiki Page: How do you add color coding to an element?
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx, 10.00.xx.xx Area: Output and Reporting Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group How To: How do you add color coding to an element? Steps to Accomplish You can add color coding through Element Symbology. The steps to do this can be found below. Note : It is not possible to have more than one color-based (or size-only based) color coding entry active at the same time. The first time in the list will be the one that is displayed in that case. It is possible to use the Shift Up or Shift Down buttons in element symbology to move the color coding or annotation items in the list to that the more important one is active if more than one item is checked. However, it is possible for a color-based and a size-based color coding entry to be active at the some time. So if you wanted to have color-based entry based on flow and a size-based entry based on pipe diameter, you could have these active at the same time. This is sometimes docked to the left of the drawing, and can also be obtained by going to View > Element Symbology. In Element Symbology, right-click on "Pipe" and choose New > Color Coding. This will open a new dialog that will allow you to set up the color coding. You can then choose the field you want to color code by clicking the dropdown menu for "Field Name": If you only want to color code a certain selection set of items, you can choose that in the Selection Set field. Next you will need to set a range for the diameter. This can be done automatically by clicking the "Calculate Range" button. The program will detect the smallest and largest value for the property. The default number of steps is 5. These values can be manually adjusted. On the left side of the color coding dialog is where you set the colors that will be used. In the upper-left, you can select the dropdown windor for "Options" do define if you want to use Color, Size, or both color and size. If the size option is used, different elements will not only have a different color, but also a different size. To automatically assign a range of colors, click the Initialize button on the left side of the color coding properties dialog. By doing this, the program will assign colors to the property field range you assigned on the right side of the dialog. These colors can be adjusted manually by selecting the cell in the Color column. If you use the Size or Color and Size option, a Size column will be added as well. This can be manually adjusted. To apply the color coding properties to the drawing, click Apply, then OK. The color coding should be applied. If not, try going to View > Refresh Drawing. Note : If the property field you are color coding by is a calculated results field, you may need to calculate the model before the color coding will appear in the drawing. In addition, not all calculated results fields will be available all calculation types. For instance results that are specific to water age or fire flow will only be available for those types of analyses. Otherwise, the results will be listed as "N/A" and the range will not be available. See Also How do I annotate model elements?
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Wiki Page: How can I reduce the number of pipes in my model?
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Problem How can I reduce the number of pipes in my model? Problem ID#: 74797 Solution To reduce the number of pipes in a model try to combine pipes that have equivalent diameters and roughnesses. If you have access to Skelebrator (Tools > Skelebrator) in WaterCAD/GEMS if you have that feature available to you. You can also use of Laterals and Customer elements to assign demands along the length of a pipe instead of creating extra nodes (which split the pipe). Furthermore, you can also use isolation valves instead of valve node elements (like GPVs or TCVs) to model valves, as the isolation valves do not split the pipe. See Also Series Pipe Merging in Skelebrator not working for pipes with zero diameter Pipes not merging when using Skelebrator with series pipe merging Customer Meter Elements and the External Customer Meter Data Manager
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Wiki Page: Setting the correct feature level in the Municipal License Administrator
Product(s): WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Licensing Problem/Symptom 1) How can I properly configure the program to use an appropriate feature level (pipes, inlets, ponds, AutoCAD/Standalone, etc) based on the needs of my particular project and on what I am licensed for? (to avoid accidental overage / QTL) 2) I'm getting a message when computing my model that I've exceeded the number of registered pipes / inlets / ponds but I don't have more than what I'm licensed for. 3) When trying to open the program in AutoCAD mode, I'm getting a message that there is "no valid for AutoCAD license..." 4) I'm seeing multiple licenses show up in the Activation status tab of the License Management Tool, some say expired. Is this a problem? Solution The Haestad products (with the exception of FlowMaster and CulvertMaster) use the concept of Feature Levels for licensing. The product can be purchased and/or licensed differently depending on the number of allowable elements in the model. For example, WaterCAD has a pipe limit, such as 2000 pipes, and can also be purchased with or without AutoCAD integration. Since there is a possibility of having multiple available feature configurations for the same product, a tool called the Municipal License Administrator (MLA) must be used on the client computer to select which one the program will use (and log license usage against). If you do not use this tool or select a feature configuration for your product during installation it will default to the lowest limit. If you're encountering an error about exceeding the limit it may be that the default was not set. This concept is especially important for those who are on SELECT OpenAccess , because every possible feature level for every Haestad product will be available to you by default. It is important to understand how to properly set the default feature level and its impact on billing. With SELECT OpenAccess (SOA), the general idea is that you can easily move up to the next feature level when needed (for example if a project expands and the model gets larger) without the need to go through a procurement process and purchase additional licenses. You simply set the default and will be billed based on what you use. However, this relies on proper selection of the default feature configuration so as not to accidentally use a feature level that is too high for your needs. See more further below under " What if I don't want to accidently set the wrong feature limit?" The Municipal License Administrator (MLA) can be accessed from the product's folder off the Start menu (Start > All Programs, Bentley > Program Name > Municipal License Administrator) or on the home screen via the search tool. Upon opening it available products and their feature configurations should display. If they do not click "Refresh Configurations". Left click the row with the configuration you want to use and click the "Make Default" button. Close the MLA, re-open the product in question and confirm the "Size" under Help > About Warning: license charges may be incurred, so please ensure that the correct feature limit is selected. In the above example we can see several feature configurations available for SewerGEMS, StormCAD and WaterCAD. For example, WaterCAD is set to use a 10,000 pipe limit, with the ability to integrate with MicroStation and AutoCAD. Here is the "About" window: How do I know which feature level is appropriate? The feature level selection is primarily dictated by the maximum number of hydraulic model features (such as pipes) that can be present in the model during calculation. You can always open and work on a model that contains more features than you are licensed for, but you will not be able to compute or print. So, you can open If the model has not yet been built, you could check the source data that will be imported (shapefile polylines, DXF polylines, spreadsheet, EPANET file, etc) to see the number of features that will be imported. Note that the use of Laterals and Customer elements , isolation valves and Skelebrator can assist in reducing the number of pipes in a WaterCAD or WaterGEMS model. What if I don't want to accidently set the wrong feature limit? This is especially important if you have a SELECT Open Access subscription, which allows access to all products and feature limits. In general, you should use the lowest feature limit, unless your Site Administrator specifies otherwise. For example, if you know that the maximum number of pipes you will need to use in a given WaterGEMS model is approximately 400, then set your pipe limit to 500. If in doubt, check with your Site Administrator. If you manage licenses for your company consider Custom Activation Groups , which allow you to create separate activation keys with only selected products and features available. For more, see "Custom Activation Groups" under the "See Also" section below. What if I don't see my product / feature level in the MLA First check if the product is checked out. Open the License Management Tool, click the License Checkout tab, and note the list of products at the top. if you see your product/feature listed there but with a zero next to it that means someone has it checked out. If this is the case contact your site administrator for assistance (a site administrator is usually someone the IT department). If the product does not display in the list in the License Management Tool (LMT), contact your Site Administrator to ensure that the correct Activation key is being used (as seen under Tools > Options in the LMT). It could be that you're using a custom activation group or ELS feature configuration with the product hidden, or there are access restrictions in place on the server side. What if two of the same product appear to be set as default? This can happen if you have more than one seat of the license and one of them is checked out. A checked out license will also be forced as default so it will show as an extra line in the MLA. For more information see "Default license configuration not retaining setting" under the "See also" section below. What if multiple feature levels display in the Activation Status area of the License Management Tool? The activation status area will show a history of all feature levels and products that were attempted to be activated in the past. See more here: Products are listed multiple times in the Activation Status tab of the License Management Tool If I set the default configuration will it be set for all Windows users on that computer? Not necessarily. Depending on the permissions that the Municipal License Administrator (MLA) is opened with and the version of the program, the default feature configuration is either stored in the area of the registry that all users can access, or the area that only the user who set the default can access. See below article for more: Setting the Default Feature Configuration as an Administrator, for other Windows Accounts What if I need further help? Check the other resources below under "See Also" or contact technical support. See Also Hydraulics and Hydrology Product Licensing (Activation) FAQs and Troubleshooting [TN] Performing a silent installation for Bentley's Water and Storm Sewer products How can I reduce the number of pipes in my model?
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Wiki Page: Using the WHERE clause and Duplicate option in ModelBuilder
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx Area: Layout and Data Input Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Using the WHERE Clause The WHERE clause is SQL syntax that allows a user to filter the data in a particular table in the source file before importing into a model. As an example, you could use this if you only wanted to import a certain pipe material. In the first step of ModelBuilder, you specify the data source. After selecting the data source type and choosing the data source file itself, you can filter this checking the box next to the WHERE clause box. The "WHERE" clause applies only for selected layer (in this case, "PIPE []"), and different "WHERE" clauses can be specified for different layers. In the screenshot above, the WHERE clause is filtering the list of pipes to show only the pipes with a diameter of 16. Only these pipes would be included in the import at the end of the ModelBuilder process. If the column you want to filter on is a text field, the syntax for the WHERE clause will be similar to the following: Material = 'Ductile Iron'. Note the use of a single quotation mark around the material type. Supported comparison operators are: , =, <>, =, IN and LIKE. Multiple logical statements can be combined by using AND, OR and NOT operators. Parentheses can be used to group statements and enforce precedence. The * and % wildcard can be used interchangeably in a LIKE statement. A wildcard is allowed at the beginning and/or end of a pattern. Wildcards are not allowed in the middle of a pattern. For more information on the WHERE clause and the expected syntax, see the Help topic "Specifying a SQL WHERE clause in ModelBuilder". Note: Some source file types, such as SDE files, allow the use of subtypes. If these exist in your source file, a WHERE statement will need to be included for each subtype. Duplicating Tables The duplicate option (button) is often used in conjunction with the WHERE clause. This can be especially useful if you have a single table in the data source that spans multiple element types. For example a "valves" table that includes rows for PRVs, PSVs and FCVs in WaterCAD or WaterGEMS. These are different node types in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS and a particular table can only be mapped to one. So, you could use the duplicate button to include this table three times, and use a separate WHERE clause in each one to filter it only to the respective node type (assuming there is something that distinguishes them). See Also Building a model using ModelBuilder
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Wiki Page: Copying properties of existing elements using Prototypes
Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Background This article explains how to use the Prototypes feature to copy properties of one element to apply to another, newly created element. This can be useful for example if you need to lay out many of the same element and you already have one element that uses the properties you would like the others to have. Another example would be to duplicate conduits - adding a parallel conduit with the same properties. Solution 1) Right click on the element whose properties you want to copy, choose "Create Prototype" and give it a name (or just accept the default). 2) Confirm in the Prototypes manager that the new Prototype is set as current. 3) Lay out the new element - it will take on the properties of the first element. Repeat these steps for each distinct element/property you want to copy. See Also Changing the default property values when creating model
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Wiki Page: Changing the default property values when creating model
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, HAMMER, PondPack Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem Description When laying out a model, a user would like to have the default value for an element, such as pipe diameter, to be set to a different default value than the one that is used in the program. For example, you may notice that a new pipe always seems to have a diameter of 6 inches and you may want to change that default to something else. Steps to Resolve It is possible to set up a prototype for an element to use a set of default values that you want to use for a model. To do this, go to View > Prototypes. Highlight the element you want to create a prototype for and select New. This will create a new Prototype. You can rename this if you wish. Double-click the new prototype to view the properties. Enter a new value for any field that you want to change the default values. In the Prototype manager, make sure that the prototype is set as the current value. When you create an element of this type, it should now use the values from the prototype. You can create more than one prototype for a given element. If you do this, make sure that you have the correct prototype set as the current one. This is done either by highlighting the prototype and selecting the "Make Current" button, or by right-clicking on the prototype and selecting "Make Current." Note: The ability to duplicate prototypes is available in CONNECT Edition (version 10.00.00.40). How to use Prototypes to copy/duplicate an element See: Copying properties of existing elements using Prototypes How to apply prototypes to a new model. When an element prototype is created, it is only applied to the model being edited. A seed model can be set up and used as a template for new models using the steps below. Step 1 - Create the seed model. Open a new model. Set up the prototypes. Save the model containing the prototypes. Step 2 - Apply the prototypes to a new model Option 1 - Import the prototypes into a new model Open a new model. Go to File > Import > WaterGEMS Database (.sqlite) Browse to the .sqlite file and click OK. Option 2 - Create a new model using the seed model Open the seed model. Go to File > Save As and enter new model name.
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Wiki Page: How do I automatically get my layers in ArcMap to display the element style or symbology like in standalone version?
Applies To Product(s): SewerGEMS, WaterGEMS, HAMMER Version(s): 10.00.xx.xx, 08.11.xx.xx Environment: ArcGIS Area: Modeling Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How do I automatically get my layers in ArcMap to display the element style or symbology like in standalone version? Steps to Accomplish If you want to add the symbology and populate the Layer Symbology, use the following steps: Open WaterGEMS or SewerGEMS for ArcMap. From the ArcMap toolbar click Customize > Style Manager... In the Style Manager window click the 'Styles...' button on the upper right hand side. This will open the Style References window. In the Style References window click the 'Add Style to List...' button and browse to the location that you saved the style file in step 2 and then click the Open button. After that click the "Set as Default List" button on the Style References window to add this style to the default list that is populated when opening ArcMap. Next hit the OK button to close the Style References window. Finally click the "Close" button to close the Style Manager window. Now when you go to add in a new or existing SewerGEMS projects all the SewerGEMS symbology will automatically come in when the layers are added to the table of contents. ** If you wanted to only bring in a few icon for the SewerGEMS layers (eg. just the pipes, junctions, pumps, and tanks) you could locate the newly added style in the Style manager window and click the "+" plus sign next to it. This expands the items that make up the style. Next click on the 'Marker Symbols' folder which opens the symbol names and their icons on the right side of the window. The last step is to add an underscore 1 "_1" to the end of the name for the element. Then click the close button. The next time you add an existing model or a new model that layers (elements) symbol we result to the default symbol. See the screen shot below. ** The steps below describe how to simply add the SewerGEMS symbol style to ArcMap without automatically having the SewerGEMS icons populate the layer symbology: On the main ArcMap toolbar go to Customize > Style Manager... Click the "Style" button on the far right side of this window. Click the "Add Style to List..." button in lower left corner of the window. Browse out to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\WaterGEMS" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\SewerGEMS" and locate the style file. With the CONNECT Edition releases, this will be called something like "WaterGEMS_CONNECTEdition.style". For the V8i releases, it will be called something like "wtrgV8i.style". The naming convention for SewerGEMS will be similar. Click on it to select it and hit the "Open" button. Now click the "OK" button to close the "Style References" window and then click the "Close" button to close the "Style Manager" window. Go to each symbol in the Table of Contents and when you go to change the symbol by double clicking on it the SewerGEMS symbols will be an option you can choose from your list. See Also SewerGEMS for ArcGIS FAQ WaterGEMS for ArcGIS FAQ
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Wiki Page: What is the difference between WaterCAD and WaterGEMS?
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem What is the difference between WaterCAD and WaterGEMS? Solution WaterGEMS is a superset of WaterCAD, so you will get everything you have in WaterCAD plus more with WaterGEMS. Model files use the same file format so files saved in the same version can be opened between both products. There are two main differences between WaterCAD and WaterGEMS. Six additional modules are available in WaterGEMS The following modules are available in WaterGEMS but not in WaterCAD. You will still see menu items and will be able to open these tools in WaterCAD, but WaterCAD will not be able to license them since the individual modules can no longer be purchased separately. They remain in the product though, for users who had previously purchased the modules separately. (they will show as a separate line item in the license) 1) Pipe Renewal Planner Asset management tool that ranks pipes based on performance aspects (pipe capacity, pipe break history, and critical pipe segments) and optionally, property aspects (material, location, year installed, etc...) to choose which pipes are the most critical to monitor for repairs. *The results from pipe renewal planner can be used in finalizing your capital/master plan 2) Darwin Designer Enter your hydraulic constraints, allowable pipe sizes, and associated unit costs and run automatic or manual designs. The genetic algorithm methodology will evaluate hundreds of thousands of design and rehabilitation strategies based on any of these three objectives: cost minimization, maximizing benefits, or multi-objective. 3) Darwin Calibrator Find optimal values for any combination of the model parameters such as pipe roughness, junction demands, and link operational status, that best match the real-life situation in your hydraulic system. Darwin Calibrator is effective at predicting the most likely areas of hidden leakage hotspots by employing a powerful genetic algorithm optimization technology. *The leakage detection feature won the IWA Project Innovation Award in 2008 4) Darwin Scheduler Find optimal pump operations for fixed or variable speed pumps, optimize your pumps to reduce energy used in the system, and/or reduce the cost of operations of the pumps in the system 5) Skelebrator Skelebrator automatically removes network complexity while maintaining connectivity, hydraulic equivalence, and reallocating assigned demands to your chosen specification 6) SCADAConnect Connect your SCADA data directly to your model to easily calibrate an unlimited number of signals based upon real world conditions, apply initial real world conditions, or compute demands based upon SCADA measured flow rates Four Different Platforms WaterGEMS Includes a Standalone version plus the ability to integrate with three platforms: MicroStation, AutoCAD, and ArcGIS. With ArcGIS integration you have the ability to leverage ArcGIS capabilities. WaterGEMS provides full geodatabase integration, so you can create, display, edit, run, map, and analyze hydraulic models from a geospatial environment. Unlike competing solutions, WaterGEMS and WaterCAD shares the same file type across all the available environments (ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Microstation, & Standalone).This allows the user to easily collaborate with contractors, clients, or colleagues, who can work with the model on their preferable platform and send it back to you to work on in your preferable platform. For example, they will be able to work with the ArcMap platform and send the model back to you with no import, conversion, or loss of information in any way and you could work with the model in Standalone, Microstation, or AutoCAD platform. WaterCAD WaterCAD can be purchased as a StandAlone application where you get the StandAlone version and ability to integrate with Microstation. It can also be purchased with the ability to integrate with the AutoCAD platform where you get the StandAlone, Microstation, and AutoCAD versions at additional cost. WaterCAD cannot be integrated with ArcGIS and doesn't have the ability to use the six tools mentioned above unless the user had previously purchased them at an additional cost. Beyond this, equal versions of WaterCAD (i.e. 08.11.05.61) and WaterGEMS (i.e. 08.11.05.61) are identical.
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Forum Post: RE: UDF Program and Hydrant Connectivity using WaterGEMs
Hello Michael, There are plans to include a feature like what you are looking for in the next release of WaterGEMS and WaterCAD. When this feature is available, the hydrant would attach to the pipe with a lateral element and not split the pipe. There is a workaround for this. You can include the hydrants in the model as customer meter elements. Customer meters can be connected to pipes using taps and laterals in the current release of WaterGEMS (WaterGEMS CONNECT Edition). Taps and laterals will connect to a pipe without splitting it, allowing you to retain the 1:1 relationship with the GIS source file. I will send you a private message to get your contact information. That way I can create a service request and link the enhancement to it, and you will receive a message when the enhancement is included in WaterGEMS. Thanks, Scott
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