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Viewing the SWMM Report Results with he Civil Storm Flex table and other querying tools

Hi All,

So we run the model using the SWMM Explicit engine in Civil Storm (CONNECT) and we can see the SWMM Calculation summary in the text format but yet we want to be able to query those node specific results to identify on the map those nodes with flooding duration exceeding X hours or having a flood volume exceeding a certain threshold which is tedious if we'll use labels to look them up. can we do that is select using attribute or filtering in flex tables 

Also, I notice despite some manholes having long duration of being flooded and and a sizable flooding volume, the reported ponded depth is still zero (Actually all of them!) so what is this indicating?

If we export the model to the SWMM V5.1 and open and run it there, will we be able to spatially sub-select based on the flooding results (duration and volumes) to locate on the map? I can't imagine that software with such capability while the Haested product line user interface lacking it.. That will surprise me

Does the calculated Max Hydraulic gradient line in civil storm ever record a value greater than the cover level in cases of flooding or it resets? Analyzing existing systems make you ask these kind of questions that we don't face when designing new systems..anyhow; looking forward for your answers?

Thanks

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  • Thanks. That explains a lot on what to expect from each solver.

    On the results viewing side, I tried last night and loaded the EPA SWMM 5.1 software to my work laptop (which runs all Haested products including Civil Storm fine and even Auto-desk Civil 3D and Esri Arc Map and other things) and I exported one of the models from Civil Storm to SWMM 5.

    When I tried running it, EPA SWMM 5.1 froze. I am not sure if it is an issue in the exported file format or if the exported model once opened in EPA SWMM 5.1 tries to use more memory than available and causes the "out of memory" error. Civil Storm was less demanding to run the same model successfully although it is loaded with so much more options and utilities to even compare!

  • Hi AHQ,

    EPA-SWMM is a 32-bit application, so the amount of memory it can access is limited. You are likely using the 64-bit version of CivilStorm, which can access all of your system memory.


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

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