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  • What is the best method for adding new pipelines to existing models whose diameters are frozen? The intent is to minimize design errors and meet requirement of minimum residual head at all nodes

    We have executed distribution network models from about 20 tanks to 20 independent service areas for a client. Pipelines are laid. Now client wants to extend all the networks, by adding 10-15% of pipelines in all models. I have dxf files containing…
  • Visual depiction of allocated service connections to manhole in SewerGEMS

    Greetings, I am trying to automate the allocation of wastewater discharges from plots to manholes in SewerGEMS, and for that, I am using LoadBuilder with the options "Point load data" and "Nearest node". The plots wastewater service connections are…
  • WaterGEMS LoadBuilder Parameters

    Greetings, I have defined the Thiessen polygons and the water meter shapefile layers in a water model, prior to inputting them to LoadBuilder. I have also added to the water meter point feature shapefile, a new field including the demands for each…
  • No items available in Usage Field pulldown menu when adding demands or loading in LoadBuilder

    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, HAMMER Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Problem When using LoadBuilder, there are no available fields available when selecting the Usage Field…
  • Sewer Gems Loadbuilder cannot assign loads

    I am importing point load (near to point method) at SEWERGEMS through Load builder from ArcGIS. I have more approx 800 manholes in the network imported through Modelbuilder. However all the load is only assigned to one node only. Not the all nodes.…
  • loadbuilder

    every time i try to use loadbuilder it brings the "attempted to read or write protected memory", help please!!!!!
  • Demand Allocation

    Hi, I have a billing meter database which compromises properties with two or three kinds of consumption (e.g., residential, commercial and irrigation for an individual property). I imported these duplicate demands by individual LoadBulider run through…
  • Loadbuilder and assigning loads per population density

    Hello, I'm working with sewercad to design and I'm kind of greenish. Initially I had delineated my sewerline catchment manually based on the areas which would flow by topography to the sewerlines from a Gis software and created thiessen polygons from…
  • Using LoadBuilder to assign customer meters to nearest pipe

    I am trying to assign demands to junctions using the LoadBuilder tool, I am using internal data through uploaded customer meter data and I have made sure that the base demand for the customer meters is filled. but after I assign the customer meters to…
  • How to manually make changes to assign Property Connection laterals after using LoadBuilder?

    So I have imported geolocated water meters (and associated flow data) as Property Connections using the ModelBuilder tool. Then I used LoadBuilder to assign those Property Connections to the nearest link. However, some of the laterals were assigned to…
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  • Load Builder

    I have demand shapefile for our monthly average consumption. I used it for my old Model it was working fine with it. When I created a new model as per GIS and tried to used same demand shapefile using same method ( Neared Node) it gives the error by…
  • Water System Demand Between Two Models

    Hello, I have a question regarding the Node Demands. My consulting firm has recieved an old model that is slightly geospacially off and has many incorrect pipe lengths and diameters. So we created a new model from the GIS. My question: Is there…
  • Modeling Water Loss

    Hi, We know that in many places a great portion of the "demand" is due to water loss and we also know that water leakage is directly proportional to the system's pressure. I would like to know, if you are doing and how you are doing to model water losses…
  • Doubt in Watergem node demand

    Hi Guys, I have a doubt in my water gem model. Currently, we are working in the industrial area project, So Each building has specific demand. I provided specific demand to the relative required nodes. My doubt their lot fo nodes has no demand required…
  • using-unit-loads-and-extreme-flow-factors-after-a-loadbuilder-run

    Hi, I was going through the page https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/15903/using-unit-loads-and-extreme-flow-factors-after-a-loadbuilder-run wherin the process to assign unit loads using…
  • LoadBuilder Error: A very high number of Usage Types were found

    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, Hammer, SewerCAD, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, Connect Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When trying to use LoadBuilder, the following error message occurs: "Calculations…
  • Demand Units in WaterGEMS

    Does the "gpd" unit represent thousand gallons per day? For example, if my node has an actual demand of 1,200 gallons/day would the demand read 12 gpd in WaterGEMS?
  • Population Input as plot areas

    Hi , I have a shape file of plot areas with number of people residing in each plot area , Is there any option to import these shape file into SewerGEMS and assign these plot area population to Manholes. Nearest node method in load builder module will…
  • Error after running LoadBuilder: Export failed

    Product(s): SewerGEMS, StormCAD, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When running LoadBuilder, an error message is generated: Export failed. …
  • WaterGEMS: Loadbuilder - How to maintain Load Type After Demand Import

    Good evening: I'm using Load Builder with Arc-GIS and WaterGEMs, I've created Theissan Polygons and have a service area polygon with multiple Load Types: Commercial, Residential, etc. Is there a way to keep the information that states which Load Type…
  • LoadBuilder demand allocation for customer meters with taps and laterals

    Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Modeling Problem How can I use customer meter elements with taps and laterals, but distribute demands to them with LoadBuilder using polygon area…
  • Calculando vazões nos nós com camadas GIS com densidade demográfica

    Product(s): WaterCAD; WaterGEMS; SewerCAD; SewerGEMS; StormCAD; CivilStorm e HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.xx.xx - 10.00.xx.xx Area: Modeling Visão geral Este post mostra como usar shapefiles contendo polígonos com levantamentos…
  • LoadBuilder importing zero flow loads

    Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When trying to bring in loads using LoadBuilder (Projection method…