• loadbuilder

    every time i try to use loadbuilder it brings the "attempted to read or write protected memory", help please!!!!!
  • Unable to Import WaterGEMs file.

    Hello, I am having trouble associating a WaterGEMs file with the WaterGEMS for Autodesk Civil 3D 2019. I can open the .wtg in WaterGEMS and all the nodes, pipes, and scenarios show up, but when I try to open the .dwg in the WaterGEMS for Autodesk Civil…
  • WaterCAD for AutoCAD

    We are dealing with a problem while we use WaterCAD in AutoCAD. We are referencing a drawing in AutoCAD (using xref command) and when we try to draw an object we receive the following message: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object…
  • H2ONET to WaterCAD Conversion

    I have a few city water models running on an old H2ONET on AutoCAD R14 (!). We recently upgraded to WaterCAD V8i for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. I'm not having the best success converting the H2ONET files to something WaterCAD reads right away. There are a…
  • Re: WaterGems support for ArcGIS 9.3?

    Ben WaterGEMS V8 XM is not supported for ArcGIS 9.3. Development of the next WaterGEMS V8 XM SELECT update is currently underway. I spoke to one of the developers who is updating the GIS interoperability. He informs me that their are certain programming…
  • How can I relabel junctions according to their X or Y in XM version?

    Hi dear friends When I wanna relabel model junctions in watercad XM, I can not find the option of sorting them into their coordination (X or Y). At previous versions of sewercad or watercad we could sort the manholes or nodes according…
  • Hammer results interpretation

    Hello I have modeled a raw water pumping line from a low to a high elevation using Hammer to compute up surge and down surge. My problem is even when using a hydronumatic tank i am getting negative pressures in the pressure envelope at the tail…
  • WaterCad Select Series 2 Copy Graph Data Problem

    I am having problems with copying data from the graph data tab. My problem is that when I copy all the data the header row is not copied. So when I paste in excel I have no idea what the data in each column represents. This woudn't be a problem if WaterCad…
  • How to design open drains in sewer gems sanitary

    1) how can i design open drains in sewer gems sanitary? 2) I have search the help it shows that rectangular rounded section is avalible but when I try to change the shape , the option for " rectangular rounded section" is not avalible.
  • WaterCAD/GEMS v8i - ondemand elearning course - 'GIS basics using ArcGIS 9.3'

    When going through the above online tutorial, the 'Module Overview' page was also displayed in the 'Using ArcCatalog' page, inhibiting me from doing the tutorial as the following steps were a continuation of the first one ie. 'Using ArcCatalog' Is…
  • Changing Length (Scaled) in water cad v 8i

    Can we change the setting Length (Scaled) m to normal custom length m . (Where we can enter our own length values). U can see the picture to get clear Idea. Thank You
  • Water modeling - flows passing through a closed pipe

    I am attempting to model a connection an existing distribution system. The goal is to supply two houses with drinking water and fill tanks for fire flows. What I have done is brought the water to the housing complex, then one line proceeds to the houses…
  • Darwin Calibrator Inactive Elements

    I'm fairly new to the software and have been going through the on demand courses. I have a decent understanding of how Darwin Calibrator works but I'm struggling with one thing. I have numerous inactive pipes in my model. Typically these are either…
  • Use of LoadBuilder

    Hello There, Is anyone could help to explain how to use LoadBuilder? I have imported scaled network, I can obtain all information as such population density, Land use Pattern etc. My problem is I want to assign demands according to area and population…
  • WaterCAD age calculation fails

    I have run into a recent problem. I've been trying to do a age calculation on our water system and for some reason the largest duration I can calculate is 128 hrs. If I change it to 129 hrs the calculation fails and I get an error: Calculation Engine…
  • Initial conditions,KNOWN water level in the tank in every time step

    Regards to all. The existing water supply network belongs to III elevation zones of much larger water supply system and ends with the tank of III elevation zone. It is necessary to design new water supply network of IV elevation zone. In the…
  • Average Demand Calculation and Fire Flow

    My model is fine and everything works fine however the design criteria for demand is 2.1 multiply by the average demand + Fire Flow (as indicated in the snapshot) I have setup the Scenarios and alternative for this criteria based on the BASED DEMAND…
  • cannot control the flow stored

    Hi I am designing a water supply system of a city in which I am using 14 pumps to supply water to 6 tanks and from each tank the water is supplied to junctions. Both junctions and pumps have different patterns. I am facing following problems …
  • New WaterCAD/GEMS & HAMMER Content in METRIC!

    The Bentley Institute has been working hard to grow content for users and are happy to share that we now have many hours of metric content available to meet your global needs for training material. Special features include hands on training material using…
  • Unusual Flow Results

    I'm getting some unusual results and am unable to find a solution. I'm trying to better calibrate our model near an area where 2 pressure zones meet. I've performed a fire flow analysis and tried to confirm the pressures and flow in that area. A flow…
  • Hammer Analysis in Raw Water Transmission System

    I'm trying to evaluate the need for surge protection at new well locations in a raw water transmission system. I have a network of 6 wells all pumping to the water treatment plant. I'm new to Water Hammer and surge analysis so I'm just looking for some…
  • What would you do for a vanilla project?

    I don't have the plugin for the Autodesk 2012 Civil 3D with regards to Water/SewerCAD. I use the standalone. My last project worked but was very tedious when trying to export from Civil 3D Pipe Network to water/sewerCAD and using model builder to bring…
  • WaterCad Select Series 2 Unidirectional Flushing - No Option for Pressure Constraint

    The newer version of WaterCAD Select Series 2 seems to have removed the option to specify a pressure constraint for flushing alternatives. I don't know when this was removed, but for me it would be very useful to specify a pressure constraint. The…
  • Reporting the Physical Properties of a Junction

    Hi All, i'm writing a C# code using WaterObjects.NET to report for every junction its Physical properties : (elevator, areas, emitter coefficent). Which classes/feaures may help me? For example from the programming manual i found that scenarios…
  • Model Spring Flow

    I'm trying to model a spring with a flow of approximately 1,000 gpm. The flow is set by a weir prior to entering the water distribution system. The spring has the highest elevation in the water system and if I don't include a flow control device then…