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StormCAD - Graphical output of flow in a cross section

With StormCAD, I created my model and it is looking good, computations appear to be working. But now I would like some graphical output. I have been searching help and forums and I cannot find where I can get a graphical output of a cross-section with high water/roadway spread. I can do this by repeatedly entering each cross section into Flowmaster, but there has to be a better way, right? So how do I get a graphical cross-section in StormCad with graphical output of results

  • Hello Joseph, 

    With StormCAD you can create graphs or profiles where cross section elements can be included, however separate cross-section like Flowmaster showing water level cannot be visualized . 

    And if you are using irregular channel cross section type then you can view the cross section details.

    Could you please elaborate how this is important for you, so if possible we can log a feature request for this, which can be in included in future releases of the product. 

    Meanwhile if you are using terrain model then gutter sections can be visualized. 

    Using the Gutter Cross Section Viewer to visualize and view gutter results

    Regards,

    Sushma Choure

    Bentley Technical Suppport

  • When performing spread calculations on a road section, it is a definite plus to visually see the spread at a given location. I have gone ahead and entered 68 separate cross sections into Flowmaster, but this requires some assumptions that are not needed in StormCAD. I would assume this would be an easy element to include in StormCAD. You could go one more step further and show the spread in plan view. If you have the numbers, creating a plan view of the water spread should not be too difficult. Think HEC-RAS, but with catchbasins, manholes and such.

  • Joseph, as seen in the link in Sushma's reply, you can use the gutter cross section viewer in version 10.02.XX.XX and greater to see water surface in cross section view. This is accessed through the gutter properties by selecting the ellipsis button (…) in the Gutter Sections property field.

    Seeing the spread in plan view is something that might be possible in OpenRoads Designer, but we'll discuss internally to confirm.


    Regards,

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