Is possible divide a pipe into junctions automatically?

Hello Fabian,

I'm curious why you would want to do this? Are you looking to add elevations along a length of long pipeline to check pressure at key elevations? If so, you could consider adding Spot Elevations at those locations.

The easiest way to subdivide the 10,000 m into 100 m long increments would probably be to use an Excel worksheet. Set up columns for label, X and Y coordinate. The first row could have a label like MH-1 with the respective X and Y coordinate of the first manhole. You could then use Excel functionality to increment the label (MH-2, MH-3, etc) for each row and increment the X coordinate by 100 m for each row.

If the pipe is not flat, the process would be a bit more tricky. If it has bends/vertices, you might need to export the pipes and nodes to shapefile format using the export button in the respective Flextable, then use an external application such as ArcGIS to split it up as needed, then use ModelBuilder in WaterGEMS to re=import the elements as pipes and junctions.

Another, perhaps more far-fetched method would be to use Element Property Inferencing in one of our storm or sewer products (SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm). You would lay out a manhole at the start and stop end location of the 10,000 pipe, then use the "layout new manholes" option in Element Property Inferencing to layout the manholes between it. The tool will evenly space the manholes with new pipes. You could then use the Conduit and manhole flextable to export to Shapefile format, then use ModelBuilder in WaterGEMS to re-import the elements as pipes and junctions.

Hello Fabian,

I'm curious why you would want to do this? Are you looking to add elevations along a length of long pipeline to check pressure at key elevations? If so, you could consider adding Spot Elevations at those locations.

The easiest way to subdivide the 10,000 m into 100 m long increments would probably be to use an Excel worksheet. Set up columns for label, X and Y coordinate. The first row could have a label like MH-1 with the respective X and Y coordinate of the first manhole. You could then use Excel functionality to increment the label (MH-2, MH-3, etc) for each row and increment the X coordinate by 100 m for each row.

If the pipe is not flat, the process would be a bit more tricky. If it has bends/vertices, you might need to export the pipes and nodes to shapefile format using the export button in the respective Flextable, then use an external application such as ArcGIS to split it up as needed, then use ModelBuilder in WaterGEMS to re=import the elements as pipes and junctions.

Another, perhaps more far-fetched method would be to use Element Property Inferencing in one of our storm or sewer products (SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm). You would lay out a manhole at the start and stop end location of the 10,000 pipe, then use the "layout new manholes" option in Element Property Inferencing to layout the manholes between it. The tool will evenly space the manholes with new pipes. You could then use the Conduit and manhole flextable to export to Shapefile format, then use ModelBuilder in WaterGEMS to re-import the elements as pipes and junctions.