Applies To Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Other Original Author: Dan Iannicelli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem What Project Files Does Bentley SewerGEMS V8i and CivilStorm V8i Maintain? Problem ID#: 78717 Solution These are filename extensions of the files associated with a Bentley SewerGEMS V8i project: Project files: .swg, .dwh, .mdb , .stsw, .sqlite Results files: .out (model output), .bin, .gut, .eqt, .hyg (hydrology output), .cul, .swm (SWMM data file). There is one set per scenario. These are filename extensions of the files associated with a CivilStorm project: Project files: .csd, .dwh, .mdb, .stsw, .sqlite Results files: .out (model output), .bin, .gut, .eqt, .hyg (hydrology output), .cul, .swm (SWMM data file). There is one set per scenario. The .mdb or SQLite (more recent versions) file is the most important file because it contains all modeling data, and includes everything needed to perform a calculation. This file is an open access database format file and can be viewed and edited. The .swg and .csd files contain data such as annotation and color-coding definitions. This file is an open .xml format file and can be viewed and edited. The .dwh file is used by the Stand-Alone mode only, and contains the drawing. This is a binary format file. Whenever you create a file with a name of Filename, three files are created: Filename.mdb or Filename.sqlite ilename.swg or File.stsw Filename.dwh When you move a file and speed is important, it is best to place all three in a .zip file, which will greatly reduce file size. Then copy or move the zip file and unzip it. Every time you save the file, you not only overwrite the previous version but you also convert the old files to .bak files. Each file will have it's original file name plus the extension .bak, for example Filename.swg.bak. If your file becomes corrupted or you accidentally delete it, you can go back to the previous version by simply removing the .bak suffix from the file name and using that file (after deleting the corrupted file if necessary). You can usually delete the results files because they you can regenerated them by rerunnng your model. To send your model to other Bentley SewerGEMS V8i users: To send your model fieles to otheri users, you only need to send the project files (.swg (.stsw), .dwh, and .mdb (.squlite) for SewerGEMS) or (.csd (.stsw), .dwh and .mdb (.sqlite) for CivilStorm). The results files will be recreated when the scenarios associated with the model are calculated.
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Wiki Page: What Project files do Bentley SewerGEMS and CivilStorm Maintain?
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Wiki Page: What files are needed to run the program?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Other Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley and Dan Ianicelli, Technical Support Group Problem There are a number of different files in the folder containing the model files. What are these files and which are needed to run the program? Problem ID#: 41749 Solution A number of different file types are created as the model is saved and computed. In order to open and compute a model in the standalone versions of the products, two files are needed. These are the starter file (see below for the file extension) and the database file (.xxx.mdb, where "xxx" is the same as the starter file). Backup files are created as well. These will often have file extensions ending in the letter "k," such as .mdk or .bak. In addition, output files are created. Standard output files have a file extension of .out. Report files will be .rpc. Other results files associated with a hydraulics and hydrology line of Bentley products are: Results files: .rpc, .out (model output), .bin, .gut, .eqt, .hyg (hydrology output), .cul, .swm (SWMM data file). There is one set per scenario. If you are running your program integrated with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, or Microstation, other files types are necessary as well. For AutoCAD, you will have .dwg file with the same name as your model starter file. For ArcGIS, you have a geodatabase (.mdb). For Microstation, you will have a drawing file (.dgn). For the standalone additions of the products, the following are the two files needed to run and compute a given model: WaterCAD/WaterGEMS/HAMMER: .wtg & .wtg.mdb (wtg.sqlite) SewerCAD: .swc & .swc.mdb (.stsw.sqlite) SewerGEMS: .swg & .swg.mdb (.stsw.sqlite) CivilStorm: .csd & .csd.mdb (.stsw.sqlite) StormCAD: .stc & .stc.mdb(.stsw.sqlite) Pondpack V8i: .ppc & .ppc.mdb (note for Pondpack V10, only the .ppw file is needed) The .mdb or sqlite (more recent versions) file is the most important file because it contains all modeling data, and includes everything needed to perform a calculation. This file is an open access database format file and can be viewed and edited. The .swg,.csd, .stsw, .wtg, .ppc, .stc, and .swc files contain data such as annotation and color-coding definitions. This file is an open .xml format file and can be viewed and edited. The .dwh file is used by the Stand-Alone mode only, and contains the drawing. This is a binary format file. Whenever you create a file with a name of Filename, three files are created: Filename.mdb or Filename.sqlite Filename.swg, Filename.stsw, Filename.wtg Filename.dwh When you move a file and speed is important, it is best to place all three in a .zip file, which will greatly reduce file size. Then copy or move the zip file and unzip it. Every time you save the file, you not only overwrite the previous version but you also convert the old files to .bak files. Each file will have it's original file name plus the extension .bak, for example Filename.swg.bak. If your file becomes corrupted or you accidentally delete it, you can go back to the previous version by simply removing the .bak suffix from the file name and using that file (after deleting the corrupted file if necessary). You can usually delete the results files because they you can regenerated them by re-running your model. To send your files to another user of the software you only need to send the project files (.swg (.stsw), .dwh, and .mdb (.sqlite) for SewerGEMS etc...). The results files will be recreated when the scenarios associated with the model are calculated.
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Wiki Page: What is the expected text file format for IDF import?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley StormCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem What is the format of text file import for storm data? In the "storm data" window, what format does the .txt/.csv IDF data need to be in, when clicking the import button? Problem Number 31419 Solution When importing an ASCII text file, the following format is assumed: The very first line of the imported text file contains the return periods. The first entry in each succeeding line of the file contains the storm duration, assumed to be in the duration display units in the model. All other entries represent rainfall intensities, which are assumed to be in the current display unit. 2,5,10 - Storm Frequency The values after the comma are the intensities for each frequency Storm Duration is the first value in each column - 0.083 , 4.2,4.9,5.5 0.250 , 2 .7,3.2,3.5 0.500 , 1.8,2.2,2.4 1.00 , 1.1, 1.4, 1.6 It's important to make sure there are no spaces between your data values. For example: 2,5,10 0.083,4.2,4.9,5.5 0.250,2 .7,3.2,3.5 0.500,1.8,2.2,2.4 1.00,1.1, 1.4, 1.6 Here is the resulting IDF storm event group: Step: 1) Setup your data in the format above. 2) Create a new user defined IDF table 3) Click the import button 4) Choose the file and click
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Wiki Page: Center-to-center vs wall-to-wall length and slope calculations
Applies To Product(s): Bentley StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Calculations Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Are pipe lengths & slopes based on the distance between the upstream/downstream structure (eg. catchbasin) walls, accounting for the length and width of the structure? Problem ID#: 35487 Solution Currently, the width/length of the structure is not considered and is only used in the headloss calculations. Pipe lengths & slopes are calculated based on center-to-center distance. Meaning, the pipe length & slopes are calculated based on the difference between the upstream invert and the downstream invert of the pipes. See Also Scaled Length difference between Subsurface Utilities products & Haestad standalone products.
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Wiki Page: "Error opening feature class" when importing FlexTable shapefile information into ArcMap
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley PondPack Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Output and Reporting Original Author: Kathy Wiggins, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Error after exporting flex table information into a shape file. The export from WaterGEMS will proceed without error. It is when the user tries to open the shapefile in ArcMap that the following error is generated: Error opening feature class. The field type is invalid or unsupported by the operation. Solution This results from the Notes field in the WaterGEMS flextable being included in your shapefile export. If you remove the Notes field from your flextable and then do an export to shapefile, the export and re-opening the shapefile in ArcMap works just fine
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Wiki Page: In CivilStorm or SewerGEMS, what is the difference between a suppressed or contracted weir?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley SewerGEMS Version(s): 08.09.XX.XX , 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem In CivilStorm or SewerGEMS, what is the difference between a suppressed or contracted weir? Solution A contracted weir has its crest and side so far removed, respectively, from the bottom and sides of the weir box or approach channel in which it is set, that full contraction, or reduced area of flow, is developed. If the weir conforms to the sides of the approach channel above the crest and the channel sides extend downstream beyond the crest, thereby preventing lateral expansion of the nape, the end contractions are suppressed.
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Wiki Page: User notification: "Tank elevation is different than the tank base elevation..." and Modeling Vertical Pipes in HAMMER
Applies To Product(s): Bentley HAMMER Version(s): 08.XX.XX.XX Area: Calculations Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem The following warning message is displayed in the user notification window after computing a transient simulation: "Tank elevation is different than the tank base elevation. If this is an elevated tank, the transient analysis results will be more accurate if the tank inlet pipe is modeled explicitly." Problem ID#: 39448 Solution This message is an informational warning, not an error. The calculations will not be stopped, but your results may not be accurate. The reason is because in this case, the time that it takes for a transient wave to travel from the bottom of the elevated tank to the top will not be accounted for. To help visualize this, please refer to the diagram below. The "Elevation (Base)" field in the tank properties represents the bottom of the tank itself, whereas the "Elevation" field in the "Physical" section of the properties represents the ground elevation. If your "Elevation" field is lower than then "Elevation (base)", it implies that the tank is elevated and therefore a distance of piping extends from the ground to the bottom of the tank. This distance of pipe is not accounted for automatically. In the Steady State/EPS solver (or in our WaterCAD or WaterGEMS products), this extra pipe does not need to be explicitly modeled, but it may make a difference for a transient analysis. Since this is an informational warning, you can choose to ignore it if you do not feel a significant difference will occur in your results. If you choose to model the pipe explicitly, you can still keep the base and physical elevations as-is and ignore the warning. However, if you'd like to model the pipe explicitly to account for the wave speed, etc, the recommended approach would be to model the vertical pipe that extends from the ground to the bottom of the tank. To do this, try the following steps. Place a junction where the vertical pipe is connected to the underground pipe main. Enter the correct node elevation for this connection, then connect the vertical pipe to the tank. For "Elevation (Ground)" on the tank, enter the elevation where the vertical pipe connects to the tank. With the correct elevations entered, set the pipe to use a user-defined length. With the correct data entered, the program will correctly calculate the modeling effects as a vertical pipe. While the pipe will be correctly modeled as a vertical pipe, the appearance in the drawing will be two-dimensional, or a plan view, of the system. Note that the profile may not correctly display the vertical pipe. However, the results from the analysis will be accurate.
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Wiki Page: WaterGEMS and WaterCAD TechNotes and FAQs
This article provides a list of in-depth TechNotes and FAQs for Bentley WaterCAD and WaterGEMS products. To search within this page, press [Ctrl]+F. Frequently Asked Questions WaterGEMS and WaterCAD General FAQs Automated Fire Flow FAQ WaterGEMS For ArcGIS FAQ Modeling Carbon Emission Analysis and Energy Cost Analysis Converting older WaterCAD/WaterGEMS files into WaterCAD/WaterGEMS V8i format and saving presentation settings Creating controls, conditions, actions and controls sets Creating formula-based User Data Extensions Energy Cost and Energy Management Flushing in WaterGEMS/CAD V8i SELECTSeries 4 and 5 Flushing in WaterGEMS/CAD V8i SELECTSeries 6 + SCADAConnect Simulator in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i SELECTseries 5 SCADAConnect Simulator for WaterGEMS (V8i SELECTseries 6 and CONNECT edition) How does the Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) work? How does the Pressure Sustaining Valve (PSV) work? How to edit demands, unit demands, or a subset of demands globally Importing A CAD (eg. DXF or DGN) Drawing Using ModelBuilder Importing Demands From A Spreadsheet Importing Time Series Data Using ModelBuilder Modeling Air Valves At High Points Modeling a Connection to an Existing System Pump Station and Pump Combination Curves Running a Criticality Analysis Running Pipe Break Analysis Setting Up Pressure Dependent Demand System head curves with no downstream storage Understanding Automated Fire Flow Results Using Darwin Calibrator Using Darwin Designer Using Darwin Scheduler Using Network Navigator Using Pipe Renewal Planner Troubleshooting Troubleshooting and Understanding Loadbuilder Troubleshooting "Network Unbalanced" Troubleshooting negative pressures at pumps, junctions, & other node elements What's New What's new in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i SELECTseries 2 What's new in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i SELECTSeries 3 What's new in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i SELECTSeries 4 What's new in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i SELECTSeries 5 What's new in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i SELECTseries 6 What's new in WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER V8i SELECTseries 6 with CONNECT Integration What's new with WaterGEMS and WaterCAD CONNECT Edition See Also WaterCAD Product Information WaterGEMS Product Information Haestad Product TechNotes And FAQs Haestad Methods Water Solutions on Bentley Website
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Wiki Page: Error 1935 when installing Flowmaster 08.11.01.03.
Applies To Product(s): Bentley FlowMaster Version(s): 08.11.01.03 Area: Installation Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Error 1935 when installing Flowmaster 08.11.01.03. Solution If you get this error try to see if there are any auto updates that you have not run or check for updates on the Microsoft Website for you computer. Install these and restart your computer.
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Wiki Page: How do you consider only a selection set of elements with LoadBuilder?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx Area: Modeling Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How do you consider only a selection set of elements with Loadbuilder? Solution In the Standalone platform, choose the name of your selection set for the node/pipe layer. For example, "Junction\Selection set 1" in the water products or "Manhole\Selection Set 1" in the storm and sewer products. If you are using WaterGEMS or SewerGEMS in the ArcGIS platform, you can only choose the feature class from the geodatabase, so you must use a workaround similar to this: 1) Double click the selection set to select the elements 2) Right click the junction layer in the table of contents and choose Data > Export Data 3) For "Export," select "Selected features: and choose to use this layer's source data for the coordinate system 4) Choose a file/path and click OK 5) In LoadBuilder, select this shapefile for the node layer, instead of the junction feature class in the geodatabase. A similar process can be followed for pipe selection sets if using nearest pipe allocation.
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Wiki Page: Unable to compute with GVF Rational solver when model ends at a pond
Applies To Product(s): Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley StormCAD Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx Area: Modeling Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem In a CivilStorm or SewerGEMS model using StormCAD's GVF Rational solver, or a StormCAD model, the design function is not working and gives a user notification that says that nodes are disconnected from the outfall. Solution If there is a pond with no outfall downstream of it, this notification will be generated. Basically, this is an invalid setup. The user will need to include elements downstream of the pond, which will need to end an outfall that is not connected to a pond. In addition to modeling elements downstream of the pond, the user could also make the pond inactive and set the existing outfalls as "Free Outfall" boundary types. Note: The GVF-Rational solver doesn't model pond storage, so there might not be a need to model the pond anyway. If the pond is needed to model the Implicit solver later, you could always make the pond active for only those scenarios. If you need the pond for any reason, you would need something downstream before the model will compute.
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Wiki Page: When installing WaterCAD, the following 1935 error: An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'policy.9.0.Microsoft.VC90.
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley WaterCAD, Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Installation Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem When installing WaterCAD, the following error message occurs: Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly' policy.9.0.Microsoft.VC90.MFCLOC,version="9.0.30729.5570",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" ,type="win32-policy"'. Problem ID#: 85087 See Also: WaterCAD Solution This may be related to issues installing the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable x86 that is distributed in vc9redist_x86.EXE file within the setup.exe. This is the prerequisite that deploys 32-bit VC9 runtimes and it comes from Microsoft. The WaterCAD installation file is a self-extracting file, meaning that the different executable files within the main setup file are run automatically without you needing to install the different components individually. However, the individual files can be extracted and run individually. For this issue, try installing the file "vc9redist_x86.EXE" by extracting it from the installing file. If you run into a similar error, you will need to contact Microsoft for further support. If the file installs successfully, then try installing WaterCAD again.
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Wiki Page: How do I perform a clean uninstall and reinstall of the Hydraulic and Hydrology products?
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Other Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group How To How do I perform a clean uninstall and reinstall of the Hydraulics and Hydrology products? Solution - Windows 7+ These steps assume you're using Windows 7, 8 or 10. 1) Uninstall the application using the Windows uninstall procedure from the control panel > Programs and Features 2) After it's done browse to and delete the following folders, if they still exist. Note : " " is your Windows user account (typically firstname lastname) " " is the name of the program of interest. C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Bentley\ C:\Users\ \AppData\Roaming\Bentley\ C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\ C:\ProgramData\Bentley\ C:\Users\ \Documents\Bentley\ Note: Please make sure there are no model files that are needed in this location 3) Download a new copy of the installer file using these directions . This will help assure that the copy of the installer package you have is not bad. If that doesn't resolve the issue or you are having Licensing Issue with the software please try the instructions below under "Licensing Cleanup". Solution - Windows XP or 2000 These steps assume you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000 1) Uninstall the application using the Windows uninstall procedure from the control panel > Add/Remove programs 2) After it's done browse to and delete the following folders, if they still exist. Note : " " is your Windows user account (typically firstname lastname) " " is the name of the program of interest. C:Documents and Settings\ \Local Settings\Application Data\Bentley\ C:\Documents and Settings\ \Application Data\Bentley\ C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Bentley\ C:\Program Files\Bentley\ C:\Users\ \Documents\Bentley\ Note: Please make sure there are no model files that are needed in this location 3) Download a new copy of the installer file using these directions . This will help assure that the copy of the installer package you have is not bad. Licensing Cleanup If the above doesn't resolve the issue or you are having Licensing Issue with the software please try the instructions below. Please note that any changes made to the registry are permanent, so it's advisable that you speak to your IT professional when trying the steps below or make sure to back up your registry before hand. Also, be sure that you have your activation key handy, or copy it somewhere, from the License Management Tool > Tools > Options. 4) Open the registry by going to your start button and typing in "regedit" without the quotation marks into the search bar and then hit enter. You will need to have administrative permissions to write to the registry. 5) Browse to and delete the following registry locations if they exist: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bentley\Municipal Products Group HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bentley\Licensing HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\Municipal Products Group HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\Licensing HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bentley\Municipal Products Group HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bentley\Licensing 6) Close the registry, re-enter the license information in the License Management Tool and Municipal License Administrator, then try to open the software. See Also Hydraulics and Hydrology Product Licensing (Activation) FAQs and Troubleshooting [TN]
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Wiki Page: Access denied or file already in use error that points to output files
Product(s): SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Other Problem When attempting to compute a model, an error message appears indicating that access to the output file is denied, or that the file is already in use. Example: UnauthorizedAccessException Details --------------------------- Press Ctrl-C to copy details to clipboard: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Users\_____\AppData\Local\Temp\Bentley\SewerCAD\_____________.swc.mdb.$$$_1_1579_0.out' is denied. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.File.Delete(String path) at Haestad.Calculations.Alabama.Domain.AlabamaResultDataConnection.De activate(Int32 scenarioID) at Haestad.Domain.ModelingObjects.NumericalEngineBase.CloseResultFile s(ModelingElementCollection scenarios) at Haestad.Domain.ModelingObjects.NumericalEngineBase.Run(ModelingEle mentCollection scenarios) at Haestad.Alabama.Application.AlabamaParentFormModel.ComputeImpl(Int32 scenarioId, Boolean isBatchRun) at Haestad.Alabama.Application.AlabamaParentFormModel.Compute(Int32 scenarioId, Boolean isBatchRun) at Haestad.Alabama.Application.AlabamaParentFormModel.Compute() at Haestad.Alabama.Application.AlabamaParentFormUIModel.ExecuteComman d(CommandType type, Object data) at Haestad.Framework.Windows.Forms.Application.HaestadParentFormUIMod elBase.ExecuteCommand(CommandType type) at Haestad.Alabama.Forms.SewerCADXMParentForm.ExecuteCompute() --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Problem ID#: 74802 Solution Please try the following: 1) Close out of docking managers, then try computing again. 2) Save your work, close the program and restart it, then try again. 3) With the software closed navigate to the desktop and locate the shortcut to the program. Right click on it and select "Properties". Click on the Compatibility tab. In this tab click the check box for Run this program as an administrator and then click "Apply" then "Ok". Now try to open and run the model. If this doesn't work go on to step four. 4) Browse to the directory that has the model files in it. Locate the main two model files. For the latest versions of the storm and sewer products, look for the .STSW and .STSW.SQLITE file. For the latest versions of the water products, look for .WTG and .WTG.SQLITE. Copy only these two files, to another folder. Reopen that copy of the model and try again.
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Wiki Page: Fire flow analysis of multiple hydrants at the same time
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem How can I model a fire event where multiple hydrants are flowing at the same time? Solution The traditional automated fireflow routine in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS will apply and analyze fireflow at one node (hydrant) at a time. Each fireflow node run is independent. So, the automated fireflow routine currently cannot run multiple hydrants at once. Situation #1 - multiple nearby hydrants provide fire flow at the same time Consider one of the following approaches: 1) Use one single node to represent all of the hydrants that will be flowing. For example if you have three hydrants that need to provide 1000 gpm, consider the needed fireflow to be 3000 gpm, then use a junction in the vicinity of the hydrants in question as the fireflow node. You'll then need to ensure that you have enough hydrants to deliver that 3000 gpm. 1) Combine the hydrant nodes into one, located near the middle of the three and with a lateral pipe (or lateral property of the hydrant) set to be equivalent to the three laterals, so as to not skew the results. Place the 3000 gpm needed fire flow on that new hydrant. 3) Perform a standard steady state analysis (not automated fireflow) with the required fire flow applied to each hydrant, check the results (pressure), adjust the demand as needed, repeat. Situation # 2 - two fires are occurring at the same time, at opposite ends of town When talking about multiple fires (not multiple hydrants for the same fire), the fires are usually far enough apart that distribution capacity is not the issue. The limitation is usually source/storage. The question would be "Do you have enough water in storage to make it through 2 hours?" In this case, configure a few EPS scenarios with two fires running at the needed fire flow and watch how the pumps and tanks behave. It makes a difference if the fires are in the same pressure zone or different zones. If they are in different zones, there may be very little interaction between the fires if each zone has its own storage. Situation # 3 - I want to know what combination of hydrants need to be flowed It would not be practical to run a fire flow analysis for an exhaustive combination of all pairs of nodes. Let's say you have 20,000 node model. Running every pair would results in 400,000,000 runs which would take a long, long time to run and you'd probably run out of memory along the way. See Also Fire flow analysis (forum discussion) Understanding Automated Fire Flow Results
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Forum Post: Converting older versions of StormCad to more current versions
Currently, converting StormCad SELECTseries 3 (08.11.03.84) to either SELECTseries 5 or 6. Popup window stated "This model contains one or more User-defined formulas-fields that may need to be manually reviewed since they may have been affected by schema-updates introduced in this version of the software." Is there something that is loss in the conversion that would tabulate calculations output differently. In addition, attempted to open files in Projectwise (08.11.11.605) and using SELECTseries 5, the message window stated the following: Projectwise prompt to open the files to access is not an option directly thru StormCad (08.11.03.113) vs. the explorer (08.11.11.605) similar to the below example for Pondpack (08.11.01.56) which is compatible. Do you have any workarounds or insight for the various versions to be compatible without losing valid data and output?
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Forum Post: RE: Converting older versions of StormCad to more current versions
hello Kyrra, For the user data extension error , please see below wiki it should help you.
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Wiki Page: Models not opening properly from ProjectWise when manually uploaded via drag / drop
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, SewerCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Other Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Haestad product model files stored in ProjectWise don't open properly when you double click on them. If you drag and drop files into ProjectWise, will this create a relationship between the group of files on Projectwise? Problem ID#: 43637 Solution It is very likely you dragged and dropped the files into ProjectWise. To confirm this look for a little white icon in the lower right hand corner of the file icon. If it's not there you can assume that this is what happened. Model files need to be saved to ProjectWise from within the product in order to properly link them as a File set / Link set. In order to fix the file association follow these steps: 1) Move the files to a location on your hard drive where they can be easily accessed such as your desktop or C:\ 2) Open the Haestad product (such as StormCAD) and ensure that it is properly configured to integrate with ProjectWise . Log into ProjectWise. 3) Open the file by going to FILE > OPEN 4) Once the file is open, go to File > save As (which will automatically open the ProjectWise save dialog if you are integrated). Or, if using an older version (which integrates differently with ProjectWise) go to FILE > PROJECTWISE > SAVE AS and save to your ProjectWise folder of choice. NOTE: This links the database file (ex: .stsw.sqlite) to the program file (ex: .stsw) so the file will now open correctly. When the files are dragged and dropped in this Link Set is not established. See Also ProjectWise_Integration What is the workflow for using ProjectWise with the MicroStation integrated interface and the Haestad product line?
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Wiki Page: ProjectWise Integration
Applies To Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley SewerCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.02.XX + Original Author: Shahzab Bukhari, Bentley Technical Support Group Overview This TechNote should help you understand how the ProjectWise integration works and what you need to do in order to integrate ProjectWise with the Hydraulics and Hydrology products. What is ProjectWise? ProjectWise is a suite of software from Bentley Systems aimed at helping manage, find, and share CAD and geospatial content, project data, and documents. What’s new in ProjectWise? ü Captive Environment ü Spatial Reference System (SRS) ü Single Sign-on and Auto-login support ü Document creation wizards ProjectWise integration must be enabled before the product can directly interact with ProjectWise Note: If you are using the 32-bit version of ProjectWise, you will need to use the 32-bit version of WaterGEMS/CAD. You cannot use the 64-bit version of WaterGEMS/CAd with the 32-bit version of ProjectWise. How to enable ProjectWise? Browse to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\(product name)\8 and open ProjectWiseIntegrationLocalOptions.xml in text editor. Next, f ind the line that sets the PWDIR variable ( PWDIR="") and change it so that it refers to the directory where a supported version of the ProjectWise Explorer is installed, such as PWDIR="C:\Program Files (X86)\Bentley\ProjectWise\". If you have a 64-bit operating system, also set PWDIR64 to the path for ProjectWise. For the MicroStation platform, you must enable the ProjectWise iDesktop integration for Microstation when installing the ProjectWise Explorer client software. You can also Change the ProjectWise Explorer installation to enable this from the Windows Control Panel. The ArcGIS platform will automatically detect an installed ProjectWise Explorer. The AutoCAD platform does not currently support ProjectWise integration. What is Captive Environment? The term captive environment refers to the state of integration when the user cannot save documents to or open documents from the local file system. They are “captive” or forced to work in the ProjectWise environment. Captive Environment Setup for Users Open ProjectWiseIntegrationLocalOptions.xml in text editor. It’s the same file we used for Watergems integration with Projectwise. Locate the following string below on this text file and change UseCaptiveEnvironment =“true” and save it. It will read: *** Make sure to close out of Projectwise and the hydraulics and hydrology programs to see this change. Captive Environment Setup for Administrators Open ProjectWiseIntegrationLocalOptions.xml in text editor. It’s the same file we used for the program's integration with ProjectWise and it is located on your local drive C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\ ProjectWiseIntegrationLocalOptions.xml Locate the following string below on this text file and change UseCaptiveEnvironment =“true” and save it *** Make sure to close out of Projectwise and the hydraulics and hydrology program to see this change. Spatial Reference System (SRS) • The SRS is a standard textual name for a coordinate system or a projection, designated by various national and international standards bodies • The primary use of the project's SRS is to create correct spatial locations when a managing a project in the ProjectWise Integration Server's spatial management system. • The SRS name comes from the internal list of spatial reference systems that ProjectWise Spatial maintains on the ProjectWise server and is also known as the "key name." To determine the SRS key name, the administrator should browse the coordinate system dictionary in the ProjectWise administrator tool (under the Coordinate Systems node of the datasource), and add the desired coordinate system to the datasource. For example, the key name for an SRS for latitude/longitude is LL84, and the key name for the Maryland State Plane NAD 83 Feet SRS is MD83F. Single Sign-on and Auto-login support · Single Windows login allow you to login each time you open Microstation or any other platform · Auto-login gives you option to remember the data source next time you log into this application Document creation wizards No Wizard icon — Selecting No Wizard icon and clicking Set as Default means that the standard document creation dialog will open instead of the Advanced Document Creation Wizard. So when No Wizard is set, the Create Document dialog opens when you select Document > New > Document, and the Copy Document dialog opens when you select Document > Copy To. Also, clicking OK in the Create Multiple dialog will automatically create the specified number of documents (with no files attached), and copying or moving documents in ProjectWise Explorer using the drag and drop method will automatically perform the copy or move. Selecting No Wizard here also ensures that if you attempt to create a new document in an integrated application, the application will open whatever ProjectWise dialog it normally uses to create new ProjectWise documents. Advanced Wizard icon — Selecting Advanced Wizard and clicking Set as Default means that the Advanced Document Creation Wizard will be used when creating documents. (The Advanced Document Creation Wizard Properties dialog controls which document creation actions will invoke the Advanced Document Creation Wizard.) Selecting Advanced Wizard here also ensures that if you attempt to create a new document in an integrated application, the application will open the Advanced Document Creation Wizard. Clear Default / Set as Default — Clicking the Clear Default button signifies that you do not want to commit to a default document creation method. When you click Clear Default and the --no default wizard-- message appears in the dialog, this means that the Select a Wizard dialog will open whenever you select Document > New > Document, whenever you create multiple documents using the Create Multiple dialog , and whenever you copy or move documents using the drag and drop method. Clicking the Set as Default button sets whatever method (icon) you select from the list as the default method for creating documents. Setting --no default wizard-- here also ensures that if you attempt to create a new document in an integrated application, the application will open the Select a Wizard dialog. About — When the Advanced Wizard icon is selected, clicking the About button opens an information box that provides — information — about the benefits of the Advanced Document Creation Wizard. Properties — Opens the Advanced Document Creation Wizard Properties dialog , which is used to specify which document creation actions will invoke the Advanced Document Creation Wizard, and which pages on the wizard will be hidden from the user. Saving a model into ProjectWise Be sure to save your model into ProjectWise (so it saves as a file set) as opposed to drag/dropping the files manually. See more here: Models not opening properly from ProjectWise when manually uploaded via drag / drop See Also What is the workflow for using ProjectWise with the MicroStation integrated interface and the Haestad product line? Models not opening properly from ProjectWise when manually uploaded via drag / drop Model results not saving to ProjectWise
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Forum Post: RE: Converting older versions of StormCad to more current versions
Regarding opening files in ProjectWise - it's possible that the StormCAD model was not properly saved into Projectwise as a Link Set. The model needs to be saved to ProjectWise from within StormCAD in order to make the association necessary for the program to recognize both the .STSW and the .STSW.SQLITE files when opening it. The following wiki article has more information on that: Models not opening properly from ProjectWise when manually uploaded via drag / drop ProjectWise integration works a bit differently in the latest version of StormCAD vs. PondPack. For more information on how to integrate with ProjectWise, see the below article: ProjectWise Integration
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