• Geopak, drainage system design Error

    Hello ! I'm getting this error after running my network. "Capacity for Inlet 11B Exceeded Bypass Flow Unassigned" Does anybody know what this error means and how to fix it ? Any suggestion is highly appreciated. Thanks. RE
  • Converting between SUDA and Legacy Geopak

    Current Version: Power GEOPAK V8i (SS10) I am in the process of starting a new drainage design and am trying to determine the most efficient workflow in order to provide the following: - 2D Drainage Layout - Inlet and Pipe Computations - Drainage…
  • Analyze Pond - No Results

    I am working in MicroStation Power GEOPAK V8i. I have a terrain file, existing ground, corridors, etc. all working no problem. I am attempting to model in a detention pond for a storm sewer design. The current iteration for the "pond" will be a detention…
  • Geopak Drainage - Incorrect Loss Calculations

    I'm using Geopak Drainage on MicroStation SS4. I noticed that the values reported for "Total Loss at Upstream of Link" do not appear to be using the loss equations listed in the Help Documents for Geopak. Is this a known issue? I've calculated the Terminal…
  • Geopak Water & Sewer - Sewer Lines Outside of TIN

    Is it possible to add sewer lines that do not fall within the limits of the reference TIN in Geopak Water & Sewer? For example, I have existing sanitary sewer lines (with known inverts) that extend beyond the limits of the TIN, but the program will not…
  • DDB FIle password protected

    I have a ddb file that i would like to add some items to to show existing pipe as a different linestyle but it seems to be password protected. Is there any way to remove this password?
  • Geopak SS4 Drainage tool areas error

    Hi, I have been using Geopak for a project where I need to change some of the areas that I assigned to some inlets. I changed those areas in the dgn and then I used the area tools to assign them to the inlets. Those inlets it might have or not areas…
  • SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenRoads for SEAPac - July 3, 2019 - You're Invited!

    OpenRoads for SEAPac Special Interest Group; Subsurface Utilities Drainage and Analysis in OpenRoads Designer – Part 1 Host: Paul Cusack, Presenter: Alan Benger 3 July 2019 - 11:00 AM AEST Register Now Join industry colleagues for this OpenRoads…
  • Bentley Drainage Options

    ref: https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/147484/drainage-design-options I am looking for a summary of products that Bentley offers on design of drainage systems. I have been searching…
  • Geopak Drainage - Create drainage structure schedule

    I am using geopak drainage and have proposed pipes and catch-basins/inlets. How can I create a drainage structure schedule using geopak or something close to it? Thanks
  • Open Geopak drainage (.gdf) in Inroads Drainage

    Storm drain network was done in geopak, however am not very familiar with geopak and only use Inroads Storm and Sanitary. I have the geopak .gdf file, but can i open it in Inroads? That is, can I import geopak drainage file into Inroads? -Ken
  • Does the watershed delineation tool work with SS2 or only SS3?

    I have been trying to use the watershed delineation tool with the SS2 geopak v. 8.11.07.494 and microstation v. 8.11.07.443 but whenever I do, it doesn't analyze the area right. I had a trainer come to my company last week and he had SS3. When he…
  • GEOPAK Junction Loss Methodology

    I am a longtime user of GEOPAK Drainage, and I have always been a little confused on what methodology Drainage uses for junction losses. Specifically, what are "Method 1" and "Method 2" under Drainage Preferences...Junction Losses...Simple and Complex…
  • Geopak Drainage Labeler error

    I am trying to use the Drainage Labeler but the dialog box shrinks and I can't expand it. See screencaps below. I actually have to Save and reopen Drainage to get the dialog box back open to be able to chose a different style. Anybody else having…
  • Geopak Drainage Tool Analysis Line string overload

    I have a project with two miles of interstate both north and southbound. The state is worried about hydroplaning so we used a mobile lidar system to obtain the surface information. I created a surface from the collected points and ran the "drainage patterns…
  • Nodes With No Width

    Generating stormwater conveyance system profiles. We set up a custom drainage library, created and analyzed a network. When generating a profile of the network the nodes are shown as single lines. I haven't been able to determine where I need to define…
  • Power GEOPAK SS3 Drainage Profiles Error

    To Whom it May Concern, I just realized that Drainage draws crossing pipes in profiles incorrectly. The ellipses get drawn with the crown at the proposed invert and I have to manually move them up to the correct elevation. I just wanted to bring someone…
  • GEOPAK Drainage drgmsg.txt file

    Can anyone explain why items from other Networks are listed when Designing or Analysing a Network within Drainage? On a related note, are there any plans to enhance this error reporting system to help pinpoint issues? Thanks, Aaron
  • Civil 3D Pipe Network Conversion

    My company is trying to develop a way to utilize the intelligent Civil 3D Pipe Networks, but we are required by most of our clients to display all of our data in a 3D model in Microstation. I am trying to create a workflow to convert Civil 3D 2012 Pipe…
  • Export StormCAD V8i to PowerCivil V8i Drainage - Missing Catalog References

    I have a StormCAD network which I am trying to export into PowerCivil, however I get the following error message: " Project cannot export to drainage file. The project must contain all catalog references for catch basins." How do I rectify this…
  • GeoPAK Drainage - Create a Drop Inlet in DLB

    I'm trying to create a standard drop inlet with open sides for use in GeoPAK drainage. The one I'm using is similar to this: ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/cmd/cserve/standard/bridge/ilhste02.pdf My issue is that the DLB…
  • Re: GEOPAK Drainage - Design taking a long time at 80%

    Josh - The percentage counter increments based on large chunks of processing and not necessarily a linear progression. So the first 10% might be for areas computation and next 10% for node calcs. (no idea if those are reality just examples) My point is…
  • Re: Power Civil: Import HECRAS

    Neil, There is no tool to directly import that format. You could try exporting to a more generic format from the other product OR edit the file you have to remove all data except the XYZ data. Then you can import that data using the DTM…
  • Re: Geopak Drainage Area Accumulation and Time of Concentration

    Hi Matthew, apologies for the delayed response... Friday was busy! Ok, I know there are better qualified folks out there to answer this question... If we could get DTM (Dan Calistrat) or Mr Vose involved, we'd get a better quality answer. But, in…
  • GEOPAK Drainage - Design taking a long time at 80%

    When I do a GEOPAK Drainage "Network Design", the progress bar quickly jumps to 80% and seems to hang there for quite some time. For the particular network that I am working on it takes 3.5 minutes to finish after getting to 80%. It feels much longer…