Open up and Look Around

Start HERE – or There or There

Rather that start from Square Zero, we’ve skipped that heavy burden.

_Pond Design – BEGIN *.dgn:

·       the file has been created from seed

·       references attached

·       Scenarios and Alternatives set up

·       Time-varying Storm Data set up

·       (some) Outfall Structures laid out

·       Pre- and Post-Development Catchments (Drainage Areas)) defined

_Pond Design - Everything But the Pond Feature.dgn

·       this file skips to the “absolute minimum” pond-specific content.  Start with this file to work through the steps starting with creating the Pond Feature and network connections.

_Pond Design - xComplete.dgn

·       While “working through the process” increases learning retention significantly, sometimes clicking through a completed workflow is sufficient.  It’s certainly faster.

Open a Pond_Pond Design*.dgn file

Determine where you want to start. 

The step-by-step starts with: _Pond Design – BEGIN *.dgn

 If you’re inclined to not work through the exercise, try:

·       _Pond Design - Everything But the Pond Feature.dgn

It’s pretty lean.

Recommendations

View Display Rules

Bentley delivers with their workspace a Display Style/View Display Rule called “Drainage Is Active” (or “SU Active Display” in earlier versions).  It hides the elements inactive in the current scenario.  Hiding elements is always a bit risky.  I’ve cleaned things up a bit, giving it a more precise name Drainage Inactive Hidden (and hiding the Inactive Catchments (they were overlooked) and  including a Display Style/View Display Rule called Display Inactive Shaded, were Inactive elements are shaded rather than hidden. 

Always Know the Current Scenario

Keep the Scenario dialog open and visible at all times.

Ensure that the Post-Development Scenario is Current

Verify that the Hydraulics are Ready

1. Launch CivilStorm
2. Click Drainage and Utilities > Tools > License Activation > CivilStorm.
3. Click on the Site Outfall structure and hover to get the Context Menu
4. Click Graph

Graphs allow selection of data from multiple Scenarios. 

1. Select both the Existing and the Proposed Scenarios.

The fields selected by default are specific to the object selected.  Flow (Total Out) is what we want here.

• If one or both curves are missing, then Compute the missing Scenario(s).