waterRIDE FLOOD > INTERFACE (Manager)

There are 5 general steps to setting up a waterRIDE™ Flood project:

1) Convert hydraulic data into waterRIDE™ format using the convert group on the Import panel or other converter tools such as waterRIDE™ 1D Surface.

2) Add converted hydraulic data layers to the project

3) Add supporting GIS layers to the project.

4) Set up a various views under a logical table of contents

5) As each view is configured, the display styles for the model (generally made active) and GIS layers will need to be setup.

General suggestions:

•Use a new "base node" for each ARI/model scenario. Build a "view tree" by making relevant layer active and adjusting the active field (eg separate views for depth, level, velocity, Hazard, VxD, velocity vectors etc) in child views under that base view. Usually, it is a good idea to have the base node depict the flood extent by making water level active, setting the number of contours to 1, and an interval of 1000 (ie everything with a level up to 1000 will be coloured blue, be default).

•Try to avoid "blank views". If you are using a base node as a divider in the project tree, try including the airphoto in this view. Changing views to white space can interrupt the flow of your project

•Use "copy branch" once you have built your first branch to build the other branches (eg build a branch for the 100yr flood, then use copy and paste replace to rapidly build the tree for the 20yr, 50yr, 200yr etc)

•Create a view with a GIS layer containing address to allow the user to quickly search for an address

Tutorial

To illustrate setting up a project in the basic waterRIDE™ interface, a tutorial is available. The tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a new project including: adding files, designing a table of contents, changing the display styles of layers, and adding and using links.

The tutorial will be available on the waterRIDE website: www.waterRIDE.net

Getting Started

Getting Started