Introduction

For this tutorial you need some data files. You can download these files here. Please download and unzip these files before you start with this tutorial.

Importing and running a model

Import Coquitlam Vancouver network

• Choose import from the file menu
  

• browse to the folder containing the Coquitlam-Vancouver-Canada dataset, select the network.tp file to import the model

• add map to the project, show network on the map (contained in model input)
  

Define discretization

• rightclick on the map and select "Generate Computation Points" leave all defaults and click ok
  
  The following image displays a detail of the discretization that was generated:
  

• Open the first input boundary condition
  
  The view shows a generated boundary condition in the shape of a sine. Leave the boundary condition as it is.
  

• Inspect and modify model properties
  First activate the propertygrid and after click on model to show model properties in the propertygrid. The property grid can be used to change the calculation timesteps, start time and end time. Change the output timestep to 10 minutes so output will be generated at each calculationstep.
  

• run model
  After the model run has finished successfully the property grid should show Status:finished.

Model results can be visualized by using the map and on tables. We will start with visualizing the waterdepth on the map. Drag the model output depth to the map. Disable the inputgrid in the maplegendview by unchecking it.

Change the legend settings for waterlevel using the values as displayed in the following screendump

Position the timeseriesnavigator at the bottom of the screen and use it to visualize results at different timesteps

Create model from scratch

• Add flowmodel
  Right click on project to add a new model (FlowModel1D)
• Add map
  Right click on project to add a new map
• Drag network to map
  Select the network from the model input and drag it to the map.
  

• Add branch
  Select add new branch from the network editor toolbar
  
  draw branch on the map
  add cross section to the branch
  
  

Rigthclick on the map and select generate calculation points. Use default values

Activate the tab network, and open the cross section to show the cross section you just added to the map. Keep the default geometry.

Open the first boundary condition to show the input boundary conditions. Activate the tab datastructure and rightclick to generate a default set of calculation values.

Change boundary condition type for the second boundary to water level. Open the boundary condition and using the datastructure window generate a water level of zero at all timesteps.

Drag the resulting waterlevel to the map and display results at different times for the water level.