Ever wished you could easily export all element information at once, including time-series data? (multiple timesteps). Watch this short video to see how this can be done with the Export to Excel feature.

Applicable Products: 

- WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER 08.11.06.58 and greater
- StormCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm 08.11.05.113 and greater

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Mark Pachlhofer
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Export data to an Excel spreadsheet

Do you want to attach a background image and have it automatically placed in the correct coordinates? Did you know that the CONNECT Edition of Bentley Hydraulics and Hydrology products can utilize World files to do this? To see this in action, watch this short video.

Applicable Products: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, StormCAD
Applicable Versions: CONNECT Edition (10.00.00.XX)

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Craig Calvin
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location

How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?

This article uses WaterGEMS as an example, but the same steps could apply to HAMMER and SewerGEMS.

Most workflows that I have encountered involve a user taking GIS information and building a hydraulic model. Some users may want to work from the opposite direction with an already constructed Haestad product hydraulic model and build a GIS database. This is probably not as common a situation, but may happen if a user is more familiar with the hydraulic modeling software than using GIS software and there is currently no GIS information available. There are a few ways to build a geodatabase file from a Haestad product hydraulic model. The first way assumes the user knows a little about ArcMap and how to use it while being familiar with Bentley’s ModelBuilder tool.

The first step is to open WaterGEMS for ArcMap and load the model file. Then open the geotable for all the elements in your model and add all the fields that should be included in the geodatabase being built. Next use the geoprocessing tool called “Feature class to Geodatabase (multiple)”, which is used to construct the geodatabase from all the elements in the hydraulic model.

The next steps must be done in WaterGEMS  for ArcMap because it has the ModelBuilder data source option of a geodatabase file.  Start ModelBuilder and choose the database that was created in the above steps. In step 3 of ModelBuilder, make sure all the boxes are checked. Proceed through step 4 and in step 5, the field mapping step, select the fields that are going to be maintained in sync with the geodatabase for future maintenance of the GIS data. Use the model “Label” field as your 'Key field' for step 5. Make certain that each label is unique.  

After setting up the mappings, syncing the data in and out to the model requires the user to click the “Build Model” or “Sync Out” icons in the ModelBuilder window.

The other way to build a GIS geodatabase is to convert your model elements to shapefiles. This can be  done using WaterGEMS standalone or one of the other platform products and is accomplished by opening each flextable, editing the flextable to include all the columns that are needed in the shapefile (geodatabase), clicking on the icon in the upper left hand corner of the table. This needs to be done for each table in the model that contains elements.  Then rename the columns if necessary and click the “Ok” button. Once the flextables are converted a GIS system can be used to construct a geodatabase from the shapefiles.

We are pleased to announce the availability of updated CONNECT Edition releases for the following products:

• WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER (10.00.00.55)
• SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD and StormCAD (10.00.00.45)

These new versions can be downloaded from the Fulfillment Center and provide the following notable enhancements:

• Added support for AutoCAD 2018 integration (32 and 64-bit). This was the primary focus of this release. Note that AutoCAD 2016 and 2017 are still supported in this release as well.
• Added support for ArcMap 10.5 integration (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS and HAMMER). Note that earlier versions of ArcMap are still supported as well.
• An updated version of the CONNECTION Client is included.
• The Municipal License Administrator tool is now more clear regarding available platforms (Standalone, AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcGIS) in your license. It is also more clear when the feature level configuration is stored for the current Windows user only (such as when setting as a limited rights users).
  
  
• (WaterGEMS) Sorting of Control overrides in SCADAConnec Simulator is now saved
  
  
• (SewerGEMS and CivilStorm) - The Explicit (SWMM) numerical solver version has been upgraded from 5.1.010 to 5.1.012.
• (StormCAD, CivilStorm and SewerGEMS) - You are now able to enter the same multiplier for more than one return periods in the "Use Rational Method Frequency Factor" table in the calculation options.
• (StormCAD, SewerCAD, CivilStorm and SewerGEMS) - Lateral link elements are no longer included on the license check for number of links.
  
  
• This release also includes fixes to other user-reported issues from the initial CONNECT Edition release.
• Models saved in this version can still be opened in the initial CONNECT Edition releases (10.00.00.50 for WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER or 10.00.00.40 for SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD and SewerCAD)

Do you have a need to assess and optimize the energy cost of pumps in a sewer system? Starting with the CONNECT Edition of SewerGEMS, SewerCAD and CivilStorm, the Scenario Energy Cost tool is now included to help with this. Watch this short video to see how it used.

Applicable Products: SewerGEMS, SewerCAD and CivilStorm
Applicable Versions: 10.00.00.XX and greater

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Scott Kampa
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Using the Scenario Energy Cost tool in SewerGEMS, SewerCAD and CivilStorm

Do you have a need to create standard reports that include several different components such as Flextables, graphs, model plan view, etc? Starting with the CONNECT Edition of Bentley's Haestad products, the Custom Reports feature can be used to create highly customizable reports that include many different types of model input, output and other components. Once configured, you can reuse the report format for other models. Watch this video for a short demonstration.

Applicable products: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm
Applicable versions: CONNECT Edition

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Craig Calvin
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Creating Custom Reports in the CONNECT Edition releases

Did you know that the CONNECT Edition of Bentley's Haestad Hydraulics and Hydrology products use a new Ribbon style user interface? Watch this short video to see highlights of how this new user interface makes it easier to locate tools to accomplish tasks.

Applicable Products: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm
Applicable Versions: CONNECT Edition 

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Scott Kampa
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Ribbon Interface for CONNECT Edition Products

In some situations you may have a need to display specific attributes in tabular format below your profile. In past versions this was possible in standard profiles, but with a limited set of attributes. With the CONNECT Edition, you now have the ability to fully customize the fields shown in profile annotation tables in the Engineering-style profiles. Watch this short video to see how.

Applicable Products: SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm
Applicable Versions: CONNECT Edition 

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Craig Calvin
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Ability to customize profile annotation tables

We are pleased to announce the availability of CONNECT Edition Update 1 of SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, and StormCAD:

SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.70)
CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.70)
SewerCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.70)
StormCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.70)

This Update 1 release is available at no cost for SELECT and ELS subscribers and includes many enhancements and new features to help you be more successful with your storm and sewer hydraulic modeling projects. Below are just a few of the highlights. A more comprehensive list of "What's new" will be available soon.

• ModelBuilder Snapshots
  • Improves model maintenance and synchronization with a GIS by tracking changes to the GIS/source files during ModelBuilder updates.
• Other ModelBuilder Enhancements
  • GIS-ID Control Center: provides an easier way to manage model element GIS-IDs.
  • Selection sets for Sync-in and Sync-out: provides a way to update only certain elements.
  • Command line operation: enables batch-importing for more efficient model building workflows.
• Bing Maps background layer
  • Provides a quick and easy way to add and align aerial imagery and street maps.
• Engineering Standards
  • Enables you to set up standards on physical properties and quickly check for compliance.
• Critical Storm Analysis (SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm)
  • Enables you to quickly view and analyze which storm events were the worst-case (the "critical" storm) for each manhole and catch basin.
• Tracking of storm data source
  • Makes it easier for you to understand the source of your storm events (which engineering library entry.)
• Events in Long-term Simulations (SewerGEMS, CivilStorm)
  • Improves performance of long-term simulation models by skipping dry states between storm events.
• Branch Labeling (SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm)
  • Enables you to easily adhere to standards that label pipes and nodes based on network branches.
• Display TIN triangles in Terrain Models
  • Enables you to better visualize terrain models, to help with catchment delineation and other tasks.
• Tree view for choosing active scenario
  • Makes it more clear and easy to select the appropriate scenario from the dropdown.
• Save to Package
  • Makes it easier to zip and send all related files for a model to someone else.
• More!
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This release also integrates with MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 4 and AutoCAD 2017 and 2018 (32 bit/64 bit). For SewerGEMS, ArcGIS integration supports up to version 10.5.

For more information on downloading this release, please see the following article:

Downloading Haestad / Hydraulics and Hydrology Software

To discuss any questions or feedback you have on this release, please post on our forum:

Haestad | Hydraulics and Hydrology Forum

Links to What's New in the storm and sewer products are now available in the Hydraulics & Hydrology TechNotes and FAQs page. You can find links to the these here:

What's New with SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1
What's New with CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1
What's New with SewerCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1
What's New with StormCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1

Regards,

Scott Kampa

Bentley Technical Support

We are pleased to announce the availability of CONNECT Edition Update 1 of WaterGEMS, WaterCAD and HAMMER:

WaterGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.72)
WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.72)
HAMMER CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.72)

This Update 1 release is available at no cost for SELECT and ELS subscribers and includes many enhancements and new features to help users be more successful with their hydraulic modeling projects. Below are just a few of the highlights. A more comprehensive list of "What's new" will be available soon.

• ModelBuilder Snapshots
  • Improves model maintenance and synchronization with a GIS or other data source by tracking changes to the GIS/source files during ModelBuilder updates.
• Other ModelBuilder Enhancements
  • GIS-ID Control Center: provides an easier way to manage model element GIS-IDs.
  • Spatial Join: enables the user to synchronize elements by spatial proximity when no unique label field exists
  • Selection sets for Sync-in and Sync-out: provides a way to update only certain elements.
  • Command line operation: enables batch-importing for more efficient model building workflows.
• Bing Maps background layer
  • Provides a quick and easy way to add and align aerial imagery and street maps provided by Bing.
• Change Tracking
  • Enables you to keep track of and review changes made to hydraulic models, including who made the change and when it was made.
• Pump NPSH Analysis
  • Makes it easier to check for pump cavitation by comparing the available Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) to the NPSH required.
• Display System Head Curve for Variable Speed Pumps
  • Provides a more accurate view of pump characteristic curves for different pump speeds in the system head curve tool.
• Tree view for choosing active scenario
  • Makes it more clear and easy to select the appropriate scenario from the dropdown.
• Save to Package
  • Makes it easier to zip and send all related files for a model to someone else for sharing, troubleshooting or archiving.
• More!
  • Subscribe to our Blog for an update when a “What’s new?” article is posted.

This release also integrates with MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 4 and AutoCAD 2017 and 2018 (32 bit/64 bit). For WaterGEMS and HAMMER, ArcGIS integration supports up to version 10.5.

For more information on downloading this release, please see the following article:

Downloading Haestad / Hydraulics and Hydrology Software

Please use our forum to discuss any questions or feedback you have on this release.

Happy Modeling!

Regards,

Bentley Technical Support and Development Teams

Links to What's New in the WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, and HAMMER are now available in the Hydraulics & Hydrology TechNotes and FAQs page. You can find links to the these here:

What's New with WaterGEMS and WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1
What's New with HAMMER CONNECT Edition Update 1

Regards,

Scott Kampa

Bentley Technical Support

If a colleague has done some work on your hydraulic model, you may be left wondering what exactly they did. Or, you may encounter something unexpected and wonder what was recently changed that could have caused it. You may then spend significant time trying to determine and reconcile these changes. Starting with CONNECT Edition Update 1, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER now have a Change Tracking feature to help with this. This feature gives you an audit trail which provides accountability and insights into what led to the model’s current condition, which can ultimately lead to faster project completion. Watch this short video to see how this feature is used.

Applicable Products: WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER
Applicable Versions: CONNECT Edition

Note: storm and sewer products are planned to have this feature starting with their CONNECT Edition Update 2 release.

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Craig Calvin
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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What's New with WaterGEMS and WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1

Displaying a road or aerial map as a background is a powerful way to visualize your hydraulic model and put things into context. Did you know that Bentley's Haestad products have a Bing Maps feature that enables you to quickly and easily connect to aerial and road maps and align them to a model with up to three control points? This powerful and easy to use feature is available starting with CONNECT Edition Update 1. Watch this short video to see how this feature is used.

Applicable Products: WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.XX).

To learn more, check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section below.

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Craig Calvin
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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How to add background aerial and road map images to your model

In your organization, region or jurisdiction, you may have certain standards for hydraulic models, such as an acceptable pipe diameter for certain types of material. Did you know that the Engineering Standards feature enables you to set up these standards and quickly check compliance? This helpful and easy to use feature is available starting with CONNECT Edition Update 1. Watch this short video to see how this feature is used.

Applicable Products: SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.XX) and greater

To learn more, check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section below.

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Craig Calvin
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Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Using Engineering Standards

We are pleased to announce the availability of CONNECT Edition Update 1 (build 10.01.01.04) of the following Bentley Hydraulics and Hydrology products:

• WaterGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)
• WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)
• HAMMER CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)
• SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)
• CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)
• SewerCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)
• StormCAD CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04)

This release is available at no cost for SELECT and ELS subscribers and includes enhancements and new features to help you be more successful with your hydraulics and hydrology modeling projects. Below are some of the highlights.
 
All Products

• Compatible with AutoCAD 2019
• Compatible with ArcGIS 10.6
• FlexTables are sorted by label in Custom Reports
• Sort in the Selection Set and Contour managers 

Storm and Sewer Products (SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm)

• Support for broken back culverts
• New storm event group types
  
  • Australian rainfall and runoff
  • Flood estimation handbook (United Kingdom)
• Ability to set the default annotation styles for engineering profiles
• Sort FlexTable by branch from upstream to downstream  (i.e. dendritic)
• Storm Event Wizard

Models saved in this release are compatible with (can be opened in) the previous “CONNECT Edition Update 1” release with version 10.01.00.7X.

This release integrates with MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 4 and AutoCAD 2017, 2018, and 2019 (32 bit/64 bit).
For SewerGEMS, WaterGEMS, and HAMMER, ArcGIS integration supports up to version 10.6.
 
See the "What's New" articles below for more information on the enhancements and features introduced with this release.
What's new in SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD and CivilStorm CONNECT Edition Update 1 (Build 10.01.01.04)
What's new in WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, and HAMMER CONNECT Edition Update 1 (Build 10.01.01.04)
 
For more information on downloading this release, please see the following article:
Downloading Haestad / Hydraulics and Hydrology Software
 
Please use our forum to discuss any questions or feedback you have about this release.
 
Happy modeling!
 
Regards,
Bentley Technical Support

Do you want to prevent pump cavitation damage? In this short demonstration, see how the CONNECT Edition of WaterCAD and WaterGEMS enables you to quickly assess pump Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH).

Applicable Products: WaterCAD and WaterGEMS CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.XX) and greater

To learn more, check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section below.

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Craig Calvin
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Calculating Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)

If you're interested in a gentle introduction to OpenRoads Subsurface Utilities (StormCAD, CivilStorm), we (Bentley Institute) finally made some introductory classes that don't assume you are a Roadway Designer.

The OpenRoads Designer - Subsurface Utilities Learning Path starts with a Navigating the OpenRoads Interface class, followed by an Evaluating Subsurface Utilities class.  In an hour, you be able to distill everything you could distill from a StormCAD or CivilStorm file.

QuickStart for Terrain Display makes you a master of evaluating Terrain (contours, flowlines, etc.).

The remaining classes cover the OpenRoads flavor of doing things you already know how to do.  You'll be an expert in no time.

We are pleased to announce the availability of CONNECT Edition of the following Bentley Hydraulics and Hydrology products:

• PondPack CONNECT Edition (10.00.00.02)
• FlowMaster CONNECT Edition (10.00.00.02)

This release is available at no cost for SELECT and ELS subscribers and includes the following updates:

What's new in PondPack CONNECT Edition?

What's new in FlowMaster CONNECT Edition?

For more information on downloading this release, please see the following article: Downloading Haestad / Hydraulics and Hydrology Software

Are you keeping your model in sync with a GIS? Do you wish you had more insight into what has changed since the last update? In this short demonstration, see how the ModelBuilder Snapshots feature in the CONNECT Edition of Bentley's Haestad products enables you to make better model synchronization decisions by keeping track of changes in your GIS.

Applicable Products: WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm: CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.00.XX) and greater

To learn more, check out the additional resources in the "See Also" section below.

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Yashodhan Joshi
Product Engineer
Bentley Systems, Inc.

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Using ModelBuilder snapshots to help track changes and updates between source file and model file