I use modelbuilder to import shapefile/ excel data...excel data seem to be very easy to use for my side.
My weakness is...when i import start and stop point,my line is not connected to junctions, i edit unnecessary lines manually?? Qn is how to connected automatic disconnected line to the nearest junction with corresponding pipe diameter like my extension line???
Answer i was faiting for??? What's easy way to import data via model builder?? Whow longer will it take to prepare data shapefile and importing via modelbuilder.
Hello Gadama,
The ModelBuilder wiki includes all of the steps to import source file data into ModelBuilder. You can also find information in the Help documentation.
As for creating a shapefile, that is outside of the scope of this forum, but you can likely find information with an Internet search. This link from ESRI may be a good start. If you don't have access to GIS or some CAD program to create a file type like a shapefile or DXF file, you can still use the spreadsheet. You would simply need to define the coordinates for the nodes in your model and define the start and stop nodes for your pipes.
Regards,
Scott
If your model is not huge,you can manually build it in WaterGEMS/SewerGEMS. If you have a background map, you can use it in the background so that the model is to scale. If you don't have a scaled background, you can just draw a schematic and enter lengths manually. In the early days of modeling, this is how all models were built.