Forum Post: Re: Export StormCAD V8i to PowerCivil V8i Drainage - Missing...
Hello John,Check the chart on page two of the attached snipit from the documentation on GEOPAK drainage file import/export. It shows the mapping for library objects between GEOPAK/PowerCivil and...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: HAMMER error message
This is a generic error that can occur in a number of different situations when the transient results become too unstable. This may happen in some cases where extreme results are reached, such as very...
View ArticleWiki Page: Using Darwin Calibrator
Applies To Product(s):Bentley WaterGEMS or Bentley WaterCAD (with additional license configuration) Version(s):V8 XM and V8i Environment: N/A Area: Modeling Subarea: N/A Original Author:Scott...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Modelling Air Accumulation
Hi Benson,HAMMER does not have a way to determine how much air accumulates in a pipeline under normal conditions, because this process happens quite slowly relative to the transients that HAMMER...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Bentley Water Product Deployment by Network Admins: Microsoft...
Thanks Jesse, that helps a lot!
View ArticleForum Post: Announcement: Tags and Tag Cloud
Greetings Hydraulics and Hydrology Community members,As some of you may have noticed, we've just added a tag cloud to the right side of the H&H forum. This can be useful for quickly finding the...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: WaterGEMS Caibration Problem
Thanks Mr. Ben for your explanation. Mr. Akshaya .. Sorry for the delay to response where I was busy during the last period to make some corrections for elevation data. Here are my responses to your...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Sewercad Is not Picking design percent full from the Table
The "Design Percent Full" item in one of your screenshots (2.jpg) is only applicable when using local design contraints. It is a user-defined field, meaning you would need to enter the value for it. In...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Flow Boundary Layer
Hi ffirdaus1906,The flow boundary layer is a polygon shapefile layer that separates your model into different flow areas. If you don't have one from the county, city, town, or state for the area you...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: modelling with pumping system
Hello,We have a TechNote that goes through the general steps for creating controls. This TechNote can be found at the following link: communities.bentley.com/.../2567.aspxIn general, you will have...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Connecting Model Elements
Looks like Ben beat me too it. He's 100% correct.
View ArticleForum Post: Re: How to Model Partially Closed Valve with FCV Valve data
There is a technote on modeling partially closed valves. Here is a link to it: communities.bentley.com/.../5445.aspx
View ArticleForum Post: Re: WaterCAD and .NET Dependencies
Re: >> The latest LOH memory issues we ran into were just recently with our previous Win XP 32-bit/WaterGems SS4 combo<<Did you ever try using 4GT (4 Gigabyte tuning). Our 32-bit stand...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: PondPack MRM
Thomas, If you changed your predevelopment Tc then I would expect your target outflows to change a little bit, but I suppose it's possible that it might not change (depending on how much you changed...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Load building - keeping water meter number
Hi Marc,I've been banging my head on the wall for years trying to figure this one out (with all manner of LoadBuilder/WaterCAD "tricks" tried). For similar reasons, for Quality Checks and diagnostics...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: transients in Hammer for a hydro scheme
Want help on two new problems-First - In a hydropower scheme model, I have modeled a restricted orifice surge tank as surge protection device. In the instant load rejection case, If I model it as a...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: WaterCAD Calibration
There are really two parts to adjusting a model to improve calibration. The first is figuring out why the model and field data disagree (what parameter are you adjusting) and the second is making the...
View ArticleForum Post: Steady-State Sewer Model
I'm interested to know how everyone is using steady-state sewer models for their collection system. What kind of scenarios (dry and weather loading, pump station operations, etc) help to evaluate the...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Elevated Tank Modeling
If you are trying to get 3500 gpm through an 8 in. and altitude valve, then there will be a lot of head loss and you should include it. You shouldn't have that combination but if you do, you should...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Flow Boundary Layer
Just a quick clarification on the Flow Boundary field when using one of the Area based methods in the Loadbuilder tool in either WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS or SewerCAD. The polygons here contain...
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