I'm new to StormCad and I have to lay out a sewer system with inlets and pipes, when I go and input my parameters they don't show up in the properties dialog. I have Inlet Catchment Data that I can't find. If someone can help, it is very appreciated.
Hello Francisca,
Once you layout the elements, you can then input the element data in bulk in element flex tables or in physical alternatives. E.g. if you wish to input the inlet data then you can go either inlet flex table or physical alternatives.
To access physical alternatives, Go to Analysis > Alternatives > Physical Alternatives and Flex tables , View>Flex tables > Select Element flex tables.
When you say input parameters don't show up in element properties, could you please post a screenshot of that?
You should go to quick start lessons first to understand how to input the data and how StormCad works, here is reference to that.
Learning Resource Guide for New Users of Bentley StormCAD
Regards,
Sushma Choure
Bentley Technical Suppport
What kind of inlet catchment data do you have? Runoff hydrograph? Time vs Flow curves?
The way a typical storm network is configured in StormCAD is that you have catchments at the upstream which have data like runoff coefficients and area. These drain into catch-basins (inlets) which capture the runoff generated by the catchment and carry it downstream through conduits towards the outfall.
Since you are using StormCAD you would be analyzing using the GVF-Rational solver which uses the Rational method to generate runoff. For this you need to specify IDF storm data which will be used to compute rainfall intensity. This rainfall intensity will be used along with the catchment parameters such as area and runoff coefficient to calculate runoff (flow) from the catchment.
Try going through some examples from the Quick Start Lessons found under the Help section of StormCAD to understand how your network can be configured. Also, refer the link Sushma shared above for learning resources on StormCAD.
Hope this helps.
Yashodhan Joshi