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Merging Nodes in Watergems

Hi Everyone,

When I right click a node and select "Merge Nodes in CLose Proximity" it does not merge the Demands onto the node (i.e. keep both demands)) instead it just completely deletes one. How can I merge nodes without losing demand collections?

Regards,

Ryan

  • Hello Ryan,

    This is currently working as expected – demands are not retained for nodes that are removed during a “merge nodes in close proximity” operation. This feature is mainly intended for model clean-up after an initial import from ModelBuilder. Source data often includes extra information resulting in extra nodes that a user may want to remove before proceeding to other steps such as assigning elevations and demands.

    If the demand information was imported via LoadBuilder, a possible workaround would be to re-assign the demands from the same source shapefile in loadBuilder after the merge-nodes operation, choosing a selection set of the node(s) that remained after the merge-nodes operation.

    If you are trying to use this feature to reduce the number of pipes in your model, it may be better to utilize one or more different types of operations in Skelebrator.

    We will look into enhancing the "merge nodes in close proximity" tool in a future version to account for demands (reference # 906295), but in the meantime I have documented the above in the following wiki article:

    Merging Nodes in Close Proximity


    Regards,

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

    Answer Verified By: Ryan Catling