Why is this happening and how to correct it. I have seen other forums referencing this that have either been due to Skelebrator (something I have never used), and to correct it by "compact Database" option under "Tools" (this did not help, error persists). The solutions have been to send the files in question to Bentley. I uploaded the files in question to your "Communities Secure File Share site" with my email and name but have no idea if they went through or how to access them there again. Thank you, Tim Weaver
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Forum Post: Engine Error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" when attempting to run a transient simulation after a steady state run.
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Forum Post: RE: Engine Error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" when attempting to run a transient simulation after a steady state run.
Hello Tim, The error message is a bit generic. I see some files you have uploaded, but it appears that only the .wtg files are included. We would need the .wtg.sqlite file in order to open and compute the model. One other thing you can try is to browse to where the model files are saved and create a new folder. Copy just the .wtg and wtg.sqlite files to the new folder and then open the model from the new folder location. If there is an issue with one of the supporting files, this workflow can resolve the issue. If it doesn't sending the .wtg.sqlite files to us as well will allow us to look into the issue. Please post here so that we know that it is available. Regards, Scott
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Wiki Page: How is the clear opening area of a grate inlet determined?
Product(s): StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerGEMS Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem How is the clear opening area of a grate inlet determined? Solution The clear opening area of the grate depends on the opening ratio of the grate as well as the clogging factor you specify. HEC-22 defines an opening ratio for each grate type, and the grate type is selected in a dropdown in the Inlet Catalog. See Chart 9A and Chart 9B near the end of the HEC-22 manual for the ratios used for each of the grate types. You can see more information about the HEC-22 inlet equations in the "Theory" section of the Help documentation. See Also Which dimensions are used when inputting grate information for inlets in StormCAD ?
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Forum Post: RE: optimization darwin designer
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Forum Post: RE: optimization darwin designer
as i mentioned when you run with darwin designer the velocity or pressure exceeds the limitation. thank you for your consideration.
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Forum Post: RE: PondPack ICPM Differing Tailwaters
Hello Jason, Try adding a "chimney" above the top of the underground storage system, per this article: Modeling surcharging of an enclosed storage Basically this involves adding an additional elevation far above the top of the actual pipe top, with a tiny increase in volume. This allows the HGL to rise above the actual pipe top, without any overflow or extra storage effects. You may need to use a smaller output increment and/or ICPM timestep.
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Wiki Page: Bentley Application Support Policy for PondPack, FlowMaster and CulvertMaster
Product(s): PondPack, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster Version(s): 08.11.01.56 (PondPack), 08.11.01.03 (FlowMaster), 03.03.00.04 (CulvertMaster) Problem Bentley has established the following Application Support policy, first announced at the Year in Infrastructure conference 2017 : "With the scheduled availability of its full CONNECT Edition application portfolio, Bentley Systems’ technical support for pre-V8i versions of applications will end on January 1, 2019 . The V8i generation of applications was introduced in 2008. Users can be assured that Bentley Systems’ technical support, and support in ProjectWise, for V8i versions of applications will continue until January 1, 2021 ." What does this mean for PondPack, CulvertMaster and FlowMaster? Solution Note: the following was written as of February 20th, 2018. CulvertMaster, FlowMaster and PondPack are still developed products; we do not currently have any plans to deprecate them in favor of another product. We will still continue to provide support and address any issues that arise with the latest available versions of these products, which are currently all V8i generation (including CulvertMaster 3.3). The end-of-support cutoff date of January 1 st , 2019 announced at the Year in Infrastructure conference applies to versions below V8i, such as PondPack 10.0. Pre-V8i products can still be used and licensed after this date, but Technical Support will not be provided. More information on this policy will be communicated to Bentley users. Regarding the end-of-support date of January 1 st , 2021 for Pre-CONNECT Edition – we plan to address this to ensure that you will still be able to receive Technical Support for the latest versions of these products. Rest assure, your users will not be “stuck”. Regarding PondPack: We strongly encourage migrating users of PondPack 10 to the latest version (V8i), to take advantage of enhancements and new features, and to enable continued access to Technical Support in 2019. A list of learning resources is available here including an FAQ specifically on moving from V10 to V8i and on-demand training included with a SELECT or ELS subscription. Technical Support can assist with any specific questions or concerns regarding PondPack V8i, and there are numerous articles available in the Wiki . CivilStorm can be an upgrade path for PondPack in some cases, but is not necessarily intended as a replacement. Although CivilStorm includes pond analysis features and the PondMaker design tool (in addition to other advanced functionality), there are some tools and reporting capabilities in PondPack that may be better suited for users focused on pond design. The general layout of the network is also simpler and can lend to faster pond design for simple systems. Similarly, although the different types of components available in FlowMaster and CulvertMaster can be modeled in CivilStorm, it can sometimes be very convenient and beneficial to be able to quickly set up a worksheet for a given component. As mentioned above, we will continue to provide Technical Support for the latest versions. See Also
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Forum Post: RE: PondPack ICPM Differing Tailwaters
Additionally, I see you mentioned that you are using version 10.1. We strongly encourage migrating from 10 to the latest version (V8i), to take advantage of enhancements and new features, and to enable continued access to Technical Support. Note that version 10 is also not officially supported on any operating system that Microsoft still supports. A list of learning resources is available here including an FAQ specifically on moving from V10 to V8i and on-demand training included with a SELECT or ELS subscription. Technical Support can assist with any specific questions or concerns regarding PondPack V8i, and there are numerous articles available in the Wiki .
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Forum Post: RE: How to set up and assign private customer pump stations to investigate effects on network
Hello Habeeb, Apologies for the delay in response. If you only need to assess the instantaneous impact on pressure that these private pumps have on the rest of the system, you could consider running a steady state simulation with the pumps modeled as junctions. You would enter a demand on the appropriate number of junctions, based on an assumed maximum number of running pumps. For example if there are 30 nodes total and ~10 of those 30 have pumps, and those represent 505 * 30% = ~150 pumps, how many of those 150 pumps will be running simultaneously? If you wanted to make a conservative assumption on that, you could add an estimate of the respective pump flow rate as a demand on those nodes. For example if you assumed a maximum of 50% of the pumps running at the same time, you would add the demand on 5 of those 30 nodes. The demand would be equal to the flow rate of the respective number of running pumps, and the program would calculate the pressure in the network accordingly. Using the same example of 50% simultaneous running, if each individual pump has a flow rate of 1 L/s and the 5 nodes represent 75 running pumps, then you would place a demand of 150 / 5 = 15 l/s As far as which nodes would be used to represent as pumps - since you are modeling 505 households (~150 with pumps) as 30 nodes, you may want to spread them out evenly. You could also set up a few scenarios to check the sensitivity to that distribution (try one scenario where they are evenly distributed, one scenario where most are on one side of the model, one scenario where most are on the other side of the model, etc) However, if you need to get more detailed to see for example the impact that these private pumps have on the water level of the source, you may need to run an EPS (extended period simulation). This would allow you to assess the impact from the change in water level and the pumps turning on or off. However, you may not be able to get accurate results with this method unless you explicitly model all of the individual pumps, so that you can model all of their respective controls and tanks. The pump controls would be necessary to accurately model the rising and falling of the respective tank and its corresponding impact. Therefore if a steady state is adequate, that might be the best approach. Others on the Community may be able to provide further input.
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Wiki Page: Profile Print Preview is cut off or does not display the profile
Product(s): StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx Area: Output and Reporting Problem When viewing a profile in Print Preview or printing the profile, the profile either does not display all (leaving only the header and footer), or it is cut off and the entire profile is not visible. Example: Solution This issue may be caused by the display settings on your computer. To fix this, try the following steps. Close the program and open the Windows Control Panel , then choose Display . Depending on the operating system, you may see either a dropdown box of a slider per the screenshots below, to change the Scale Factor / Scaling. When the slider is set to the middle, or the "scale" larger than 100%, this may cause the issue in question. Therefore, we recommend either moving the slider to the "smaller" side, or selecting 100% for the scale, then click Apply. This will change the appearance of applications on your computer, basically making them appear smaller. The upside to this is that it should fix the Print Preview issue. Once you make this change and click Apply, open the Haestad product. Open an engineering profile and look at the fit-to-page print preview. The entire profile should then appear on the screen. See Also Printing Profiles in Storm and Sewer products displays a lot of white space
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Forum Post: RE: StormCAD Profile views won't print
Hi Ana, I'm glad to hear that the scaling adjustment resolved the issue. I have updated the related wiki article accordingly, for future reference. Note that I do still recommend upgrading to the CONNECT Edition. Here are some articles that highlight some of the great new features and enhancements we've added since the version you have: What's new in StormCAD CONNECT Edition What's new in StormCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1
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Forum Post: RE: What is the correct format for an input string?
Hello Mike, I see that the error mentions Snapshots. Did you configure the snapshots feature? If so, can you tell us a bit more about how you set it up and are using it? Can you provide a screenshot of the related ModelBuilder step? Is this the first time you've used this snapshot feature for this file, or are you updating the model from the GIS? Does it work if you disable snapshots? Generally speaking that is a generic error that can happen when the program was expecting data to be of a certain type (such as numeric vs. text vs. date). The problem could be related to something specific in your model, your dataset, or how ModelBuilder was configured to work with the data. Providing screenshots of the ModelBuilder steps, and a copy of both the model and the GIS (shapefiles?) would be very helpful in troubleshooting. Please also include the ModelBuilder connection file (.MBC) as explained here . This information can be sent via one of the methods explained in the article Sushma previously provided.
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Wiki Page: How to obtain log information for SCADAConnect
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Other Original Author: Akshaya Niraula, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How to obtain log information? How to enable SCADAConnect logging? Solution SELECTseries 6 (08.11.06.58) and CONNECT Edition (10.XX.XX.XX) In V8i SELECTseries 6 and CONNECT Edition, the SCADAConnect log file is available from the Configure Ribbon: SELECTseries 5 (08.11.05.61) In V8i SELECTseries 5, the SCADAConnect log file is available from the main toolbar: SELECTseries 4 (08.11.04.58) and below In V8i SELECTseries 4, to obtain a log please first make sure that saving log option is toggled. From the Tools menu of SCADAConnect, go to Options and Advanced tab. Please make sure "Enable Advanced Logging" is checked. Generally the default location where the log file is saved, is at the following location: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\ \local Settings\Application Data\Bentley\WaterGEMS\8\SCADAConnect.log Vista or higher: C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Bentley\WaterGEMS\8\SCADAConnect.log See Also SCADAConnect Simulator SCADAConnect Simulator for SS6 SCADAConnect - SewerGEMS
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Forum Post: RE: SewerGEMS in ArcMap - Disappearing Fields
Hi Craig, thank you for the reply. This article did have a solution to my issue. Instead of referencing the "Is Active" attribute through the ArcMap symbology editor, I have since turned on SewerGEMS rendering and am defining the symbology through Tools > Layer Symbology. This way I can control how all inactive elements are shown rather than trying to control Active/Inactive elements through the symbology tab under the properties of a feature class. This is a much more streamlined approach, and I will be using this for all of my symbology definitions from here out! I hope this helps someone with the same issue of handling inactive elements. Thanks again.
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Forum Post: RE: Flowmaster open channel analysis issue
I just realised that this is not exatly the ccorrect subforum for flowmaster. So instead could someone atlaest just tell me if its normal that results comparing from Mannings method and Darcy-Weisbach method have a difference of around 2 times ?
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Forum Post: RE: Flowmaster open channel analysis issue
Hello Rihards, You've posted to the right place - FlowMaster is a Haestad product. Generally speaking the different friction methods are not comparable unless you happened to use roughness coefficients that were roughly equivalent (the material library can help with that this it may still not be exact.) What value were you using for the Mannings n? You mention "0.3", but a typical Mannings n is on the order of 0.013. When you say that you are getting a "result" that is 2x bigger, which result are you referring to? The size of the channel for a given flow, or vice versa? Roughly how large of a flow are you looking at? If needed, you can share the FlowMaster model (.FM8 and .MDB, zipped) using one of the below methods: Sharing Hydraulic Model Files on the Haestad Forum
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Wiki Page: How to control the display of Active Topology for elements on the ArcGIS/ArcMap Platform?
Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, HAMMER Version(s): 10.XX.XX.XX and 08.11.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem Description How to control the display of Active Topology for elements on the ArcGIS/ArcMap Platform? Background The display inactive topology setting for Bentley products (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, HAMMER) in ArcMap works differently than it does in the standalone products. In standalone, when an element is set to be inactive, it will display as configured in the Options menu (Tools > Options > Global tab). When using these Bentley products in ArcMap, with the default configuration, setting elements to be inactive will only toggle the Is Active attribute in the GeoFlextable. Resolution There are two ways to view and edit the display of active topology for elements in the ArcGIS/ArcMap platform. Option 1 - Use the Bentley Product's Renderer Enable "Apply [Product] Renderer" and "Auto Refresh". To enable these settings, open the "Bentley [Product]" menu, select View and select each setting. A checkmark next to the setting indicates it's enabled. To control how inactive elements display in the drawing view, open the Bentley [Product] menu, select Tools, and click Options. In the Options dialog, select the Global tab. Unchecking the box next to Display Inactive Topology will remove inactive elements from the drawing and the box to the right controls the color inactive elements will display with. Option 2 - Use ArcMap's Layer Symbology Notes: The steps below will need to be completed for each Layer (ie. element type). The symbology defined using this method will not be applied when "Apply [Product] Renderer" is enabled (Bentley SewerGEMS/WaterGEMS/HAMMER > View > Apply SewerGEMS/WaterGEMS/HAMMER Renderer). Steps: In the ArcMap table of contents right click on a layer, and select Properties. on the pop up dialog box and click on the Symbology tab of the layer properties dialog. In the Layer Properties dialog select the Symbology tab, click on Categories in the left pane and select Unique values. In the Value Field dropdown menu select Is_Active and then click Add All Values. After doing this, and two new symbols should appear (0-Inactive, and 1-Active). Uncheck the box next to to remove that unnecessary value from the Table of Contents dialog. To change the icon and color that the inactive and active elements will display with, double-click in the symbol column next to the corresponding value. To prevent inactive elements from displaying, set the color to No Color. Repeat this process for each layer (ie. element type). Make sure to select Apply and OK to save the changes. See Also Active Topology Management
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Forum Post: RE: SewerGEMS in ArcMap - Disappearing Fields
Connor have you already upgraded your SewerGEMS? Did the Synchronze Drawing command help? I am not able to reproduce this issue, though I have not yet tried testing on a virtual machine with limited rights. I suspect the problem may be with your version, or permissions. I will plan to take a deeper look this weekend if I am able to.
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Wiki Page: Using Change Tracking for insights into model changes
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): 10.01.00.72 and Later Area: Output and Reporting Problem How can I track changes that have been made to a model? Solution https://youtu.be/9O0_C9h9z2o What the Change Tracking feature does If a colleague has done some work on your hydraulic model, you may be left wondering what exactly they did. Or, you may encounter something unexpected and wonder what was recently changed that could have caused it. You may then spend significant time trying to determine and reconcile these changes. Starting with CONNECT Edition Update 1, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER now have a Change Tracking feature to help with this. This feature gives you an audit trail which provides accountability and insights into what led to the model’s current condition, which can ultimately lead to faster project completion. Storm and sewer products are planned to have this feature starting with their CONNECT Edition Update 2 release. Change Tracking enables you to keep track of and review changes made to your hydraulic model in a tabular format, including: The user that made the change When the change was made What type of change was made Adding, modifying, deleting and restoring elements Adding, deleting, duplicating, and merging alternatives Using ModelBuilder when executing a synch-in or global editing a column in a FlexTable Note: The latest changes are displayed first in the table. How to control when Change Tracking is enabled for new and existing hydraulic models By default, change tracking is disabled. To access the change tracking options, click the command button in the bottom-right corner of the Review group on the Review tab of the ribbon. The change tracking options include options for both new and existing hydraulic models. The default for new hydraulic models is "Prompt". With this option, you are prompted whether you want change tracking enabled or disabled. You also have the option of “Track” and “Do Not Track”. If you select “Track”, then all new hydraulic models will have change tracking on by default. If you select “Do Not Track” then all new hydraulic models will have change tracking disabled by default. For existing models, the default is “Always Prompt”. You will only be prompted about change tracking for an existing model if it is not already tracked. You also have the option of “Track” and “Do Not Track”. If you select “Track”, then all existing models you open that are not already being tracked will be tracked. If you select “Do Not Track” then all existing models will continue to have tracking disabled. The final option for existing models is “Prompt Once (for older models)”. This option applies to models saved in a previous release and not yet saved in the current release. You are prompted whether you want change tracking enabled or disabled. The prompt you get for either new or existing hydraulic models is the following: The change log is a SQLite database with an extension of log.sqlite and is part of each individual project. This file is managed whether logging is enabled or disabled. If change tracking is disabled but you attempt to view tracked changes, you are prompted: If you answer Yes, then the change lot is opened. If you click No, the change log is not opened. See Also Blog: Using Change Tracking for insights into model changes What's New with WaterGEMS and WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1
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Forum Post: RE: SewerGEMS in ArcMap - Disappearing Fields
I am waiting on Helpdesk to install the latest version of SewerGEMS. The synchronize drawing command didn't seem to have an effect. I've also noticed that when View > Apply SewerGEMS renderer is checked when I come back in the model, my symbology seems to be detached from the model (see screenshot below). I do believe this is a symptom of a larger issue; maybe we can set up a remote access session on Monday if that would help. I appreciate all the work you've put into this analysis, and I wish I had better news for you!
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