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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