Open Channel Cross sections

Question

Hello, 
 I'm looking for clarification for following issues. 
 1. I'm having set of irregular cross sections in my open channel network (simulated in SewerGEMS). Is there any direct way to extract the Station- Elevation points directly? (I'm trying to export it to excel format as a bulk instead of copy pasting the individual section. 
 2. in Conduits, there are two types of irregular conduits namely Irregular Channel, Irregular closed Section. What is the difference between this as both are under conduits. 
 
 Thanks and Regards 
 Sumedha

Jesse Dringoli · Answer

Sumedha NJ said: 1. I'm having set of irregular cross sections in my open channel network (simulated in SewerGEMS). Is there any direct way to extract the Station- Elevation points directly? (I'm trying to export it to excel format as a bulk instead of copy pasting the individual section. 
 You could create a blank spreadsheet with columns for label, station and elevation, then use ModelBuilder to connect to that spreadsheet using the "Cross section, irregular channel section" table type, map the label/key field, station and elevation, then perform a sync-out to that spreadsheet to export all the irregular cross sections in one pass. See: 
 
 Export data to an Excel spreadsheet (See "ModelBuilder Method" section) 
 Using the Sync Out function to update source files using ModelBuilder 
 
 Sumedha NJ said: 2. in Conduits, there are two types of irregular conduits namely Irregular Channel, Irregular closed Section. What is the difference between this as both are under conduits. 
 The irregular channel option is used to model a custom channel with an open top, defined by a station vs. elevation table. 
 The irregular closed section is used to model a custom closed shape (closed top), defined by a depth vs. width table. 
 I will look into publishing an article in our wiki with an explanation of each conduit shape. In the meantime, you can refer to the Help documentation section "Conduit Shapes".

Jesse Dringoli · Answer

Glad to help. 
 I have published a new article in our Wiki explaining all the different section shapes for conduits. See: Conduit Shapes Explained 
 Most of the information is from our documentation but I have added a few details (such as the information I had provided in this thread) and linked to a few related articles.