• "Specified method is not supported" error in model with saved SWMM results from an older version

    Yashodhan Joshi
    Yashodhan Joshi
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 10.00.00.45, 10.01.00.70 Area: Output and Reporting Problem When opening a model saved in an older version with results files, if the model uses the Explicit (SWMM) solver, the…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Catchments are missing after exporting to EPA SWMM

    MPachlhofer
    MPachlhofer
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX Area: Output and Reporting Problem When exporting a model to EPA SWMM the catchments no longer appear and the catchment inflow is moved to the downstream…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • The result field "Depth (Flooding)" is listed as N/A after computing a model with the SWMM engine. Is there a way to see the depth of flooding for a node?

    Sushma Choure
    Sushma Choure
    Product(s): Bentley CivilStorm, SewerGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Problem The result field "Depth (Flooding)" is listed as N/A after computing a model with the SWMM engine. Is there a way to see the…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Troubleshooting problems with importing EPANET or EPASWMM files

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): WaterGEMS, Hammer, WaterCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When trying to import an EPANET .INP file into WaterGEMS or WaterCAD or an SWMM 5 .INP file…
    • 8 months ago
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  • Modeling septicity / hydrogen sulfide (H2S)

    Scott Kampa
    Scott Kampa
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.04.54 and later Area: Modeling Background This article explains how to analyze hydrogen sulfide formation (sometimes referred to as septicity) in a sewer hydraulic model…
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  • User Notification "The SWMM engine failed during the calculation" using a hot start file with the SWMM solver

    MPachlhofer
    MPachlhofer
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CiivlStorm Version(s): 10.00.00.40 Area: Output and Reporting Problem The user gets a user notification that says, "The SWMM engine failed during the calculation" when using a hot start file with the…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Running a Long Term Continuous Simulation

    Sushma Choure
    Sushma Choure
    Applies To Product(s): CivilStorm, SewerGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i (SELECTseries 2) or later Area: Modeling Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Overview The purpose of this…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • CivilStorm and SewerGEMS results are different from EPASWMM

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): CivilStorm, SewerGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Output and Results Problem When using the Explicit (SWMM) solver in SewerGEMS or CivilStorm, some results such as climatology or washoff appear to be…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Assumptions behind Subarea Routing with the EPA-SWMM Runoff Method

    Sushma Choure
    Sushma Choure
    Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, Connect Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem How does the "Subarea Routing" option work with Percent Impervious and Percent Routed options, with…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Units in SWMM output reports

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Output Problem How can I change the units seen in the text output reports when computing a model with the Explicit (SWMM) solver? Solution In SewerGEMS…
    • 7 months ago
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  • "too few items" , "undefined object" , or "One or more EPA SWMM catchments..." error when computing Explicit (SWMM) solver with blank storm event label(s)

    MPachlhofer
    MPachlhofer
    Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): 08.11.XX.XX, 10.00.00.40 Environment: N\A Area: Other Problem The following errors (or similar) are seen in the SWMM output log when attempting to…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Error computing Explicit (SWMM) solver: "Error 211: Invalid number"

    Scott Kampa
    Scott Kampa
    Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Other Problem When computing a model using the Explicit (SWMM) solver, it fails, generates a red user notification stating…
    • 10 months ago
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  • Modeling an Ideal Pump (Outflow matches Inflow)

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): As of 10.01.01.04 Area: Modeling Problem Is it possible to model an "Ideal" pump, where the outflow from the pump will match the inflow? This might be used for example…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • Wetwell minimum elevation exporting as invert elevation in SWMM 5 file

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): Bentley SewerGEMS, SewerCAD Version(s): 08.11.05.113 Environment: N\A Area: Output and Reporting Problem When exporting to SWMM 5 format (File > Export > SWMM 5), the wetwell “minimum” elevation…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • EPA SWMM solver versions used by SewerGEMS and CivilStorm

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Calculations Problem Which version of the EPA SWMM numerical solver is used by SewerGEMS and CivilStorm, when the active solver is set to "Explicit" in…
    • 7 months ago
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  • Using SWMM Control Sets in SewerGEMS and CivilStorm

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Problem Can SWMM Control Sets be used in Bentley's storm and sewer products? How is the data inputted and utilized? Solution SWMM Control…
    • 4 months ago
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  • How to model aquifers in SewerGEMS and CivilStorm using the SWMM solver

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem How can you model aquifers in SewerGEMS and CivilStorm using the SWMM solver? How can you model the interaction between…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Importing or Exporting to SewerGEMS, CivilStorm from InfoSWMM, Mike Urban, LandXML, or other competitor product.

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD Version(s): 10.XX.XX.XX, 08.11.XX.XX Area: Layout and Data Input Problem Is it possible to import or open a competitor product model in SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD…
    • 8 months ago
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  • Pattern load handling with the Explicit (SWMM) solver

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    Product(s): SewerGEMS, CivilStorm Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem The way in which EPA-SWMM handles pattern vs. time series loads can cause confusion such as: Pattern loads in SewerGEMS…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • SWMM Interface Files

    David Edgren
    David Edgren
    I'm currently running a rather large model that has somewhat extensive hydrology, and I was looking at the option of using the SWMM interface files (rain file, runoff file, RDII file) to save the hydrological results so I don't have to rerun them every…
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    • over 8 years ago
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  • Re: Reporting in SewerGEMs with SWMM engine

    Jesse Dringoli
    Jesse Dringoli
    No, I do not believe there is a way to customize the data included in the SWMM text output file. However, you should in fact be able to also use the flextable and other tools in SewerGEMS such as element properties, graphs, profiles, etc, to see the results…
    • over 13 years ago
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  • Error message in SewerGEMs during validation

    mapengr
    mapengr
    I was validating my model in SewerGEMs and recieved the following message for each of the catchments in the model: "The EPA Runoff calculations failed for this catchment." The user's manual does not give any indication to the source of…
    • over 14 years ago
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