XPSWMM provides a very intuitive point and click user interface, which makes it very easy for users to start building a model. However, when it comes to batch editing tasks, the window centric workflow might not work too well. In this article I’ll show you how to use XPSTables to…

InfoWorks ICM has its own way of managing the different layers and the styles for the map of the model. It might take new users some time to get familiar with the conventions if coming from a CAD or GIS background. GeoPlan is the main window showing the model and…

source: Innovyze Support Portal SWMM5 runoff method is widely used in the United States and many other parts of the world for stormwater applications. Refer to the official hydrology manual for more details, most of the figures and materials here are from this manual. SWMM5 runoff did an excellent job…

Set up a pump station is one of the more complicated modeling tasks. So what is a pump station, and how does it work. I found this 1 min. sump pump video quite helpful. As you can see a pump station does a few things, It collects the water…

source: Innovyze Support Portal When you are calibrating a model, showing the simulated and observed flow and level in the same plot can be quite useful. This can be easily done in XPSWMM. As shown above, for a link, just tell XPSWMM to plot the the flow from another file.

source: Innovyze Support Portal If you are new to modeling, very quickly you’ll find the peak flow can be different in your graph and your model results summary. How can that be, which one is correct? The difference lies in how the peak flow is calculated. The engine keeps track…

Managing scenarios in a model over a long time is challenging, no matter who does it, what software you use, you might feel hopeless at one point or another. Before the use of a scenario manager, things are much simpler, what you have is all it is, there is no…