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Out of memory error when loading a background file
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, PondPack Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When loading a background layer an out of memory error is generated…
1 month ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Junction vs. Hydrant
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Problem What are the differences between the hydrant and junction elements? What are the pros and cons of using a hydrant versus…
4 months ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Default Engineering Library missing
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, PondPack Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Libraries/Catalogs Problem The default engineering libraries appear to be missing…
11 months ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
How to turn on and off dashed lines associated with taps or customer meters
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When a tap node is placed, a dashed line appears to show which link the tap…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Elements appear disconnected when zooming in
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, SewerCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Output and Reporting Problem When zooming into the drawing, the elements seem to be disconnected…
7 months ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Multi-user Workflows
Jesse Dringoli
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, HAMMER, PondPack Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Data Input and Model Creation Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Extracting Setup contents and prerequisites
Larry Abla
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, SewerCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Installation Problem In some cases, you may need to extract…
8 months ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
User Notification: "The number of active pipes in this model exceeds the number of pipes allowed for your license"
Jesse Dringoli
Applies To Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, StormCAD, SewerCAD, PondPack, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Licensing Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Where can I find a manual (user guide)?
Larry Abla
Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, PondPack, CulvertMaster Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10..XX.XX.XX Area: Help and Documentation Solution For the OpenFlows products…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Re-aligning annotations to pipe orientation
Jesse Dringoli
Applies To Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, PondPack Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Output and Reporting Original Author: Jesse Dringoli, Bentley…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
How can I model a backflow preventer?
Jesse Dringoli
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem How can I model…
11 months ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Estimating a pump curve for a model
Larry Abla
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem How do I develop a pump curve if the only known information is…
over 2 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Exporting model elements to shapefiles
Larry Abla
Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.00.XX.XX Area: Output and Reporting Problem How do I convert my model elements into shapefiles? (for…
1 month ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
"Is variable speed drive?" vs "Is variable speed pump?"
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem What is the difference between the " Is variable speed drive? " check box in the "motor" tab of a pump…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Distributing a lump sum demand or load over a large area
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem How can you distribute a lump sum demand over a large area? For example you have a single polygon…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Changing units and decimal precision in Properties, Flextables, graphs or profiles
Scott Kampa
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, CivilStorm, StormCAD, SewerGEMS, PondPack, SewerCAD, HAMMER, FlowMaster Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Layout and Data Input Problem How can I change the units, in the properties…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Darcy-Weisbach Headloss Calculations in Steady State and EPS
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Calculations Problem What is the process that WaterCAD and WaterGEMS use to compute headloss using the Darcy Weisbach friction method, considering…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Rapid flow oscillation between hydraulically close tanks
Craig Calvin
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): 10.XX.XX.XX, 08.11.XX.XX Area: Modeling Problem How do I model hydraulically close tanks? Flow oscillates rapidly between two nearby tanks. Explanation In general, tanks that…
over 5 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Understanding and Controlling Hydraulic Results in Output Files
Jesse Dringoli
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Output and Reporting Introduction When a model is computed, hydraulic results are stored in separate files called…
4 months ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Can ModelBuilder or LoadBuilder use shapefiles that have just a defined geographic coordinate system?
Jesse Dringoli
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer…
over 1 year ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
DXF or DGN layers missing in ModelBuilder
Jesse Dringoli
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, SewerCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Layout and Data Input Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Element symbology, such as color coding and annotations, are not displayed correctly in the drawing pane
Scott Kampa
Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, PondPack Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Output and Reporting Problem Description Element symbology, such as color coding and annotations…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
How do I match the results I am getting from Darwin Calibrator in my model?
Scott Kampa
Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Problem You have done the manual run using Darwin Calibrator, but…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
When working in ArcGIS mode, why are the tools in the product menu and toolbar greyed out?
Scott Kampa
Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, HAMMER Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Environment: ArcMap Area: Layout and Data Reporting Problem When working in the ArcMap platform, why are the tools in the OpenFlows product …
over 2 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
Setting the correct feature level in the Municipal License Administrator
Yashodhan Joshi
Product(s): WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, SewerCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD Version(s): 10.01.XX.XX and earlier Area: Licensing Problem 1) How can I properly configure the program to use an appropriate feature…
over 4 years ago
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
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