Creating Custom Calculated Results with Formula User Data Extensions

March 7, 2016, 6:59 am

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Have you ever wished that a certain result field was available? Have you ever wanted to add your own attribute in addition to the other available attributes for your elements? Did you know that User Data Extensions can extend the available attributes of your model elements, including attributes whose value is derived from a formula? To learn more, watch this short video that explains how. The video covers the User Data Extensions dialog and Formula entry window for formula-derived User Data Extensions

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Applicable products/versions: WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD - SELECTseries 2 and higher

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Craig Calvin,
Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

A Tip on Comparing Results from Multiple Scenarios in HAMMER

March 15, 2016, 6:38 am

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Are you a Civil or Hydraulic Engineer using Bentley HAMMER to compare effectiveness of different surge protection strategies? Did you know that there is an easy way to visualize results for multiple scenarios at the same time? To learn more, watch this short video that explains how. The video covers the Additional Scenarios feature in the Transient Results Viewer.

Applicable products/versions: HAMMER V8i SELECTseries 3 (08.11.03.XX) and higher

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Happy Modeling,

Scott Kampa
Technical Support Engineer, Senior
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Learn about what’s new in the recently updated SS5 storm/sewer and SS6 water products

March 16, 2016, 9:39 am

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Bentley's hydraulics and hydrology products are now integrated with CONNECT services. The following articles explain the enhancements implemented with the release of Bentley's Hydraulics and Hydrology CONNECT Integrated products. All updates to the earlier versions of the water and storm/sewer products are also included in this release.

What's new in WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER V8i SELECTseries 6 with CONNECT Integration?

WaterGEMS V8i SELECTseries 6 (build 08.11.06.113)
WaterCAD V8i SELECTseries 6 (build 08.11.06.113)
HAMMER V8i SELECTseries 6 (build 08.11.06.113)

What’s new in StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS and CivilStorm V8i SELECTseries 5 with CONNECT Integration?

SewerGEMS V8i SELECTseries 5 (build 08.11.05.113)
CivilStorm SELECTseries 5 (build 08.11.05.113)
SewerCAD V8i SELECTseries 5 (build 08.11.05.113)
StormCAD V8i SELECTseries 5 (build 08.11.05.113)

In addition to the CONNECT integration, this release of storm and sewer products also implements many other time saving enhancements. You can now easily export your project's time series data to Excel format. There have also been many significant improvements to FlexTables.

Click here to download the latest versions of the products.

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Flextables Tips & Tricks

March 29, 2016, 7:27 am

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Chance are you use Flextables frequently in your modeling work. Did you know that you can now freeze columns, filter on selected rows, perform a text search and more? To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

Sort arrows
Quick add/remove column
Freeze column
Filter on selected rows
Automatic selection of current column in filter dialog
Search

Applicable products/versions:

WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER: 08.11.06.58 and higher
SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD: 08.11.06.113 and higher

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Mark Pachlhofer,
Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Taking Advantage of Multiple Numerical Solvers in SewerGEMS

April 12, 2016, 11:31 am

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Did you know that if you have SewerGEMS, you also have SewerCAD and StormCAD? (and if you have CivilStorm, you also have StormCAD) The functionality and numerical solvers of these products are included with SewerGEMS and have the ability to do things such as automatically design pipes and perform a peak flow analysis without having to convert your model or open it in another product. To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

•Using the Implicit Dynamic and GVF Convex (SewerCAD) solvers in a small wasterwater model.
•Using the Implicit Dynamic and GVF Rational (StormCAD) solvers in a small stormwater model.
•Extreme Flow methods for sewer flow peaking
•Rational method-based automated design of stormwater pipes

Applicable products/versions:
•SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD: 08.11.03.77 and higher

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Jesse Dringoli,
Manager, Technical Support
Bentley Systems, Inc.

A Tip on How To View Extended Node Graphs Directly in HAMMER

March 6, 2016, 6:42 am

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Are you a Civil or Hydraulic Engineer currently using HAMMER’s text reports to create transient result graphs in Excel? Did you know HAMMER SELECTseries 5 can directly graph transient results without manually going through the text output-to-Excel process? To learn more, watch this short video that explains how this works. The video covers graphs of transient results for specific elements such as pump speed, hydropneumatic tank gas pressure, volume, turbine speed, gate position, and more.

Applicable products/versions: HAMMER SELECTseries 5 and greater

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Happy Modeling,

Scott Kampa
Technical Support Engineer, Senior
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Pinpoint Mass Balance Problems with the Hydraulic Reviewer

May 24, 2016, 11:02 am

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Have you ever encountered a challenging storm or sewer model in SewerGEMS or CivilStorm and wished you could easily pinpoint areas of instability? Did you ever wish you could report overflow volumes on a per-node basis? Did you know that the Hydraulic Reviewer tool can be used to help with this? To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

Reporting total inflow, outflow and overflow volume for specific wetwells, catchbasins, manholes and ponds
Identifying instability (volume deviation) for specific wetwells, catchbasins, manholes and ponds.
Identifying pipes with high deviation (change in flow from one timestep to the next)

Applicable products/versions:
•SewerGEMS and CivilStorm: V8i and higher (Implicit and Explicit numerical solvers)

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Mark Pachlhofer
Technical Support Engineer, Senior
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Send Your Hydraulic Model and Results to Anyone Using Bentley Map Mobile Export

May 31, 2016, 4:39 am

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Have you ever had a need to send hydraulic model information to someone else who doesn't have the software? Did you know that any user can see the plan view, input and results on a smartphone or tablet for free? watch this short video to see how this can be done using the Map Mobile export feature. The video covers:

Configuring the Map Mobile i-model export dialog
Uploading an exported Bentley Map Mobile i-model via Itunes
Viewing your model on an ipad with Bentley Map Mobile: plan view, input and results

Applicable products/versions:

SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD: 08.11.04.54 and higher
WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER: 08.11.05.61 and higher

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Douglas Miranda,
Application Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Easily compare Model results and SCADA data with the SCADA Element

June 20, 2016, 9:40 am

≫ Next: Benefits of Using Customer Meters in your Hydraulic Model

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Did you ever wish you had a way to easily visualize and compare SCADA results along with model results? Did you know that the SCADA Element and SCADAConnect feature can be used to do this quickly and easily? To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

Connecting to the SCADA Data source in SCADAConnect
Laying out and configuring the SCADA Element
Graphing SCADA data along with model results

Applicable products/versions:

WaterCAD and WaterGEMS: V8i SELECTseries 5 and higher (08.11.05.61+)
SewerGEMS: V8i SELECTseries 4 and higher (08.11.04.54+)

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Douglas Miranda
Application Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Benefits of Using Customer Meters in your Hydraulic Model

June 26, 2016, 9:00 pm

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Do you want to be able to track each individual customer meter demand in your hydraulic model? Would you like to able to identify the customers that are effected by a simulated event such as a contamination? Did you know that the Customer Meter element in WaterGEMS and WaterCAD can be used to do this? To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

Importing Customer Meters from an external data source
Assigning Customer Meter demands to junctions with Loadbuilder
Using Queries to select customer meters associated with junctions that get water from a contaminated tank
Using the External Customer Meter Data feature to show details (such as address) for affected customers

Applicable products/versions:

WaterCAD and WaterGEMS: V8i SELECTseries 5 and higher (08.11.05.61+)

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Scott Kampa
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Easily Simulate a Pipe Break with SCADAConnect Simulator

June 29, 2016, 2:15 am

≫ Next: Using Pipe Renewal Planner to Identify the Most Critical Pipes for Replacement

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Sometimes you may have a need to quickly simulate what happens in your water system if a pipe break were to occur at a certain location. The request may come from an Operator who does not have experience with WaterCAD or WaterGEMS. Did you know that the SCADAConnect tool can be used to do this quickly and easily? To learn more, watch this short video and check out the other resources at the bottom. The video covers the following:

Computing a Pipe Break event in SCADAConnect Simulator
Viewing the effect on pressure after the break
Using Alerts, Queries and the External Customer Meter tool to locate affected customers.

Applicable products/versions:

WaterCAD and WaterGEMS: V8i SELECTseries 5 and higher (08.11.05.61+)

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Douglas Miranda
Application Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Using Pipe Renewal Planner to Identify the Most Critical Pipes for Replacement

June 30, 2016, 2:43 pm

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Are you interested in saving money by proactively replacing pipes before they break or become sources of leakage? Did you know that the Pipe Renewal Planner tool in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS can help you identify the most critical pipes for replacement or rehabilitation? To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

Overview of Pipe Renewal Planner Aspects, Scores and workflow
Computing and reviewing Pipe Renewal Planner results
Color coding pipe scores to visualize areas most in need of replacement of rehabilitation

Applicable products/versions:

WaterCAD and WaterGEMS: V8i SELECTseries 2 and higher (08.11.02.31+)

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Craig Calvin
Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Save Time using Engineering Libraries, Shared Flextables and Seed Files

July 18, 2016, 9:38 pm

≫ Next: Using Criticality to See What Happens When a Pipe is Taken Out of Service

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

When working on models, you may be spending extra time re-entering standard information that you use in every model. Did you know that you can use features like Engineering Libraries and Seed files to store standard information to save time on model setup? To learn more, watch this short video. The video covers the following:

Creating Engineering Libraries to share and reuse frequently used information such as pipe sizes, inlet sizes and pump definitions across multiple models and multiple computers
Creating Shared Flextables to share and reuse standard tabular report configuration across multiple models and multiple computers
Using Seed files to configure and reuse a model template with your company standards such as pipe sizes, design constraints, labeling, units, color coding, annotations and more.

Applicable products/versions:

WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD: V8i SELECTseries 2 and higher

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Sushma Choure,
Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Using Criticality to See What Happens When a Pipe is Taken Out of Service

July 25, 2016, 11:39 pm

≫ Next: Quickly Fill In Missing Elevations with Element Property Inferencing

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

When a pipe break occurs or a pipe needs to be taken out of service, customers may be impacted when the isolating valves are closed. Did you know that the Criticality and Segmentation tools in WaterCAD and WaterGEMS can tell you details of what happens in this case, such as the demand shortfall? To learn more, watch this short video and check out the other resources at the bottom. The video covers the following:

Establishing and color coding segments with Segmentation.
Reporting demand shortfall per segment with Criticality.
Using the External Customer Meter tool to identify affected customers.

Criticality is available in both WaterCAD and WaterGEMS V8i. For resources on learning how to use Criticality, check the "See Also" at the bottom of this post.

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Douglas Miranda
Application Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Quickly Fill In Missing Elevations with Element Property Inferencing

August 5, 2016, 11:57 am

≫ Next: CONNECT Edition release of SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, and StormCAD

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Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Have you ever encountered a situation where some pipe or node elevation data is missing and needs to be populated? Did you know that the Element Property Inferencing tool (available in SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm) can quickly interpolate these elevations for you, and can even create new pipes and nodes between existing known structures? To learn more, watch this short video and check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section. The video covers the following:

Using the "Follow Existing Path" option to interpolate ground and invert elevations on existing elements.
Using the "Layout New Elements" option to create new pipes and nodes between existing elements.
Viewing the updated elevations in the Property Grid

Applicable products/versions:

SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm V8i SELECTseries 2 and higher

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Scott Kampa
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

CONNECT Edition release of SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, and StormCAD

August 19, 2016, 8:37 am

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A new release of the storm and sewer products is now available. These include:

SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition (build 10.00.00.40)
CivilStorm CONNECT Edition (build 10.00.00.40)
SewerCAD CONNECT Edition (build 10.00.00.40)
StormCAD CONNECT Edition (build 10.00.00.40)

The following identifies some of the new features and enhancements in this release of the products:

• New Ribbon interface
• New property connection element
• Automated catchment delineation
• Energy costing (SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, and SewerCAD only)
• Improved tables for engineering profiles
• Customizable reports
• AVI creation from time results (SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, and SewerCAD only)
• Numerous usability enhancements

These products will also integrate with MicroStation CONNECT SELECTseries 4 and AutoCAD 2016 and 2017 (32 bit/64 bit). SewerGEMS will integrate with ArcGIS 10.2, 10.2.2, 10.3, and 10.4.1.

All previous updates to the earlier releases of the storm/sewer products are also included in this release. Click this link to download the latest versions of the products.

Thank you.

Regards,

Bentley Technical Support

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Assess Sustainable Stormwater Management with Low Impact Development Controls

August 23, 2016, 6:19 am

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≪ Previous: CONNECT Edition release of SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, and StormCAD

Part of the Hydraulics and Hydrology Video Series (more info)

Do you have an interest in applying sustainable stormwater management practices to promote infiltration, evaporation and nutrient utilization? Did you know that CivilStorm and SewerGEMS have a Low Impact Development (LID) element that can be used with your existing hydrology and hydraulic model to assess the impact of bioretential cells, porous pavers, rain barrels, etc. To learn more, watch this short video and check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section. The video covers the following:

Layout and configuration of LID elements
Configuration of the LID Controls dialog
Comparison of catchment runoff results before and after adding Low Impact Development

Applicable products/versions:

SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm V8i SELECTseries 3 and higher

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Scott Kampa
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Learn about what’s new in the recently released CONNECT Edition storm and sanitary sewer products

September 2, 2016, 11:21 am

≫ Next: Using Tractive Stress to ensure self-cleaning pipes

≪ Previous: Assess Sustainable Stormwater Management with Low Impact Development Controls

Interested in learning about what's new in the latest versions of Bentley's storm and sewer products?

The following articles provide an overview of new features and changes in the recently released CONNECT Edition storm and sanitary sewer products:

What's new in SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition
What's new in CivilStorm CONNECT Edition
What's new in StormCAD CONNECT Edition
What's new in SewerCAD CONNECT Edition

All updates to the earlier versions of the these products are also included in this release.

Click here for information on downloading the latest versions of the products.

Thank you.

Regards,

Bentley Technical Support

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Using Tractive Stress to ensure self-cleaning pipes

September 20, 2016, 6:00 am

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Are self-cleaning pipes an important consideration in your sewer system design? Did you know that the Tractive Stress feature can assess this and even size pipes to ensure that your system is self-cleaning? To learn more, watch this short video and check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section. The video covers the following:

Setting a global or local target tractive stress
Using color coding to visualize where pipes are self-cleaning

Applicable products/versions:

V8 XM and V8i: SewerGEMS and SewerCAD (GVF-Convex numerical solver)
CONNECT Edition: SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm (GVF-Convex, Explicit (SWMM) and Implicit)

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Scott Kampa
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Taking Advantages of CAD Functionality in Standalone versions

September 23, 2016, 12:08 am

≫ Next: Quickly check hydraulic result trends with Sparklines

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Working inside the MicroStation or AutoCAD platform of your Haestad product has it's benefits, such as a familiar user interface and precision drawing tools.

However, if you prefer the Standalone interface or if version compatibility is a concern, the Standalone interface has some powerful functionality that can often allow you to accomplish everything you would normally use the MicroStation or AutoCAD interface to accomplish.

To learn more, watch this short video and check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section. The video covers the following:

Converting CAD files into a model network with Modelbuilder
Displaying CAD files as background layers
Exporting the model plan view and profiles to CAD format

Applicable products / versions: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm V8i and higher

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Sushma Choure
Technical Support Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.