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…
Links to What's New in the WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, and HAMMER are now available in the Hydraulics & Hydrology TechNotes and FAQs page. You can find links to the these here:
What's New with WaterGEMS and WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1What's…
We are pleased to announce the availability of CONNECT Edition Update 1 of WaterGEMS, WaterCAD and HAMMER:
WaterGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.72) WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.72) HAMMER CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.72)
Links to What's New in the storm and sewer products are now available in the Hydraulics & Hydrology TechNotes and FAQs page. You can find links to the these here:
What's New with SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1What's New with CivilStorm…
We are pleased to announce the availability of CONNECT Edition Update 1 of SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, and StormCAD:
SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.70) CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.70) SewerCAD CONNECT Edition Update…
In some situations you may have a need to display specific attributes in tabular format below your profile. In past versions this was possible in standard profiles, but with a limited set of attributes. With the CONNECT Edition, you now have the ability…
Did you know that the CONNECT Edition of Bentley's Haestad Hydraulics and Hydrology products use a new Ribbon style user interface? Watch this short video to see highlights of how this new user interface makes it easier to locate tools to accomplish…
Do you have a need to create standard reports that include several different components such as Flextables, graphs, model plan view, etc? Starting with the CONNECT Edition of Bentley's Haestad products, the Custom Reports feature can be used to create…
Do you have a need to assess and optimize the energy cost of pumps in a sewer system? Starting with the CONNECT Edition of SewerGEMS, SewerCAD and CivilStorm, the Scenario Energy Cost tool is now included to help with this. Watch this short video to see…
We are pleased to announce the availability of updated CONNECT Edition releases for the following products:
These new versions can be downloaded from…
This article uses WaterGEMS as an example, but the same steps could apply to HAMMER and SewerGEMS.
Most workflows that I have encountered involve a user taking GIS information and building a hydraulic model. Some users may want to work from the opposite…
Do you want to attach a background image and have it automatically placed in the correct coordinates? Did you know that the CONNECT Edition of Bentley Hydraulics and Hydrology products can utilize World files to do this? To see this in action, watch this…
Ever wished you could easily export all element information at once, including time-series data? (multiple timesteps). Watch this short video to see how this can be done with the Export to Excel feature.
Applicable Products:
- WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER…
Do you often have a need to view a graph of certain elements throughout the model network? The CONNECT Edition release of Bentley Hydraulics and Hydrology products introduces the quick graph feature, which can help save you time with this task. Watch…
Are you interested in saving money by locating potential sources of leakage or other Non-Revenue water usage? In this short video, see how to use field data to detect leakage hot spots in the Darwin Calibrator module of WaterGEMS.
Applicable versions…
Have you ever had trouble getting stable results in SewerGEMS when modeling numerous and/or complex pumping? Are you looking to model more complex controls? Did you know that an EPANET-based pressure solver is available in SewerGEMS, which can provide…
Did you accidentally import isolation valves as a valve type that connects to pipes, such as a GPV? Do you want to reduce the number of pipes in your model by using an isolation valve that associated with a pipe, rather than one that connects to two pipes…
Do your water system Operators want to know what would happen in your system in a what-if situation or event, but don't have experience with using modeling software like WaterGEMS? Did you know what that the HMI Publishing feature in WaterGEMS can display…
Have you ever wanted to apply the same symbology to multiple models? Did you know that Symbology Definitions allow you to reuse color coding and annotations in multiple models without having to re-enter all the information? Watch this short video to see…
Have you ever wanted to perform a transient analysis on a water network that you've designed? Did you know that you can configure the transient analysis while you design the steady state/EPS water model in WaterCAD or WaterGEMS, then directly open the…
There are many ways that the Bentley’s Haestad hydraulics and hydrology products can help ease the use of working interactively with ArcGIS. Below are the three most commonly used ways a user should be familiar with.
1. Creating shapefiles from…
Have you ever had trouble keeping track of controls or wish there was a faster way to create them? In this short video, see how easy it can be to create pump controls with the Control Wizard in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS.
The video covers the following:
If you're a civil engineer working in the field of site drainage design, you have likely had the need to create catchments based on site topology. The good news is that the days of sharpening your red pencil and manually creating these delineation lines…
A question that comes up every now and again when I talk to users is how do I prepare my GIS data for use in WaterGEMS or SewerGEMS for ArcMap? I find the question usually arises from a need to figure out how to keep GIS data in sync for building a model…
If you're a civil engineer working in the field of site design, you have likely had the need to size detention ponds to attenuate postdevelopment peak flow down to predevelopment rates. Did you know that CivilStorm, SewerGEMS and PondPack include a powerful…