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Transcript
00:03
After a water age analysis has been conducted,
00:06
you can view the results as a graph and as an animation of the map display
00:11
to begin
00:12
double click the desired project dot APR file to open
00:16
Agis Pro.
00:17
Once the project starts,
00:19
click the info water pro tab to open the info water pro ribbon
00:24
in the project panel, click initialize
00:27
in the map, select any junction
00:30
in the model explorer on the attribute tab, click the graph icon
00:35
in the report manager that opens change the graph parameter to water age.
00:40
Water quality parameters are only listed when
00:43
a water quality simulation is performed.
00:46
Note the initial rise in water age
00:49
at time zero,
00:50
all pipes are full and the age is showing as
00:53
zero because an initial water quality value was not entered.
00:57
Water quality results typically level out after stable conditions are reached
01:02
click hide to close the report manager.
01:06
You can also set up color coding of the water
01:09
age analysis simulation results over time in the map.
01:13
In the model explorer use the output dropdown list or drag
01:16
the time bar to change the time to 184 hours.
01:22
Next, you can set the display options for the animation
01:26
on the info water pro toolbar in the view panel, click map display
01:32
in the map display dialogue, select junction as the element type
01:36
and active output as the data source.
01:40
Now set the data field to water age hours.
01:45
The class is to five
01:47
and then click set breaks
01:51
in the table, leave the values for the color and size columns as they are
01:55
set the values for the break column for the five rows from top to bottom to 48
02:07
click apply.
02:10
Now select pipe as the element type
02:13
and active output as the data source
02:17
set the data field to water age hours, the classes to five
02:21
and then click set breaks
02:25
in the table. Set the value to two for the size column for all five rows,
02:31
set the values for the break column for the five rows from top to bottom to 48
02:43
click apply
02:45
click close to close the map display window
02:48
back in the model explorer, change the output time bar to a different time.
02:54
As soon as you do, the color is update in the map to reflect the current output values
02:59
in large models.
03:00
Dragging the time bar may cause the map to freeze as
03:03
it loads in the new data corresponding to the time step.
03:06
You can disable refresh output to prevent this.
03:09
But you would need to re enable it to update the map at your desired time step.
03:14
Now you are ready to set up an animation of this color coded map,
03:19
drag the output time bar back to 180 hours
03:24
in the model explorer on the command center tab, expand the tools folder
03:28
and then double click animation editor
03:32
in the animation editor, dialogue,
03:34
select save animation to file and then enter a name of age and then click create
03:41
a screenshot is taken of the thematic map at each output timestep.
03:45
This takes a few minutes to complete.
03:48
Be aware that if you did not zoom to the extent of the model,
03:51
then your animation only includes the features that were in
03:54
the viewable map area when the animation was created.
03:58
Once it is completed recording the time steps,
04:00
double click animation viewer in the tools folder
04:04
in the animation viewer, click the delay setting, hourglass icon
04:10
in the display delay pop-up,
04:12
set the delay time to 250 milliseconds and then click OK.
04:18
When playing the animation for optimal results,
04:20
the viewer should be the same size and dimensions as the map area.
04:24
When the animation was created,
04:28
click the fast forward icon to animate the map to see how the
04:31
colors display the water age within the junctions and pipes over time.
04:35
As the animation plays,
04:37
you can easily distinguish the areas where the water is moving well,
04:41
the darker more red colors show locations where water may be stagnating
04:46
water pooling up for too long at a specific location can lead
04:49
to water quality issues like microbial
04:52
growth and increased disinfectant byproduct formation.
04:55
These are the areas where high
04:57
water age mitigation strategies should be considered
05:00
when you are finished reviewing the animation. Close the animation viewer
05:05
on the info Water pro ribbon in the view panel,
05:08
click reset map display to reset the display
05:11
to the default as set in the preferences.
Video transcript
00:03
After a water age analysis has been conducted,
00:06
you can view the results as a graph and as an animation of the map display
00:11
to begin
00:12
double click the desired project dot APR file to open
00:16
Agis Pro.
00:17
Once the project starts,
00:19
click the info water pro tab to open the info water pro ribbon
00:24
in the project panel, click initialize
00:27
in the map, select any junction
00:30
in the model explorer on the attribute tab, click the graph icon
00:35
in the report manager that opens change the graph parameter to water age.
00:40
Water quality parameters are only listed when
00:43
a water quality simulation is performed.
00:46
Note the initial rise in water age
00:49
at time zero,
00:50
all pipes are full and the age is showing as
00:53
zero because an initial water quality value was not entered.
00:57
Water quality results typically level out after stable conditions are reached
01:02
click hide to close the report manager.
01:06
You can also set up color coding of the water
01:09
age analysis simulation results over time in the map.
01:13
In the model explorer use the output dropdown list or drag
01:16
the time bar to change the time to 184 hours.
01:22
Next, you can set the display options for the animation
01:26
on the info water pro toolbar in the view panel, click map display
01:32
in the map display dialogue, select junction as the element type
01:36
and active output as the data source.
01:40
Now set the data field to water age hours.
01:45
The class is to five
01:47
and then click set breaks
01:51
in the table, leave the values for the color and size columns as they are
01:55
set the values for the break column for the five rows from top to bottom to 48
02:07
click apply.
02:10
Now select pipe as the element type
02:13
and active output as the data source
02:17
set the data field to water age hours, the classes to five
02:21
and then click set breaks
02:25
in the table. Set the value to two for the size column for all five rows,
02:31
set the values for the break column for the five rows from top to bottom to 48
02:43
click apply
02:45
click close to close the map display window
02:48
back in the model explorer, change the output time bar to a different time.
02:54
As soon as you do, the color is update in the map to reflect the current output values
02:59
in large models.
03:00
Dragging the time bar may cause the map to freeze as
03:03
it loads in the new data corresponding to the time step.
03:06
You can disable refresh output to prevent this.
03:09
But you would need to re enable it to update the map at your desired time step.
03:14
Now you are ready to set up an animation of this color coded map,
03:19
drag the output time bar back to 180 hours
03:24
in the model explorer on the command center tab, expand the tools folder
03:28
and then double click animation editor
03:32
in the animation editor, dialogue,
03:34
select save animation to file and then enter a name of age and then click create
03:41
a screenshot is taken of the thematic map at each output timestep.
03:45
This takes a few minutes to complete.
03:48
Be aware that if you did not zoom to the extent of the model,
03:51
then your animation only includes the features that were in
03:54
the viewable map area when the animation was created.
03:58
Once it is completed recording the time steps,
04:00
double click animation viewer in the tools folder
04:04
in the animation viewer, click the delay setting, hourglass icon
04:10
in the display delay pop-up,
04:12
set the delay time to 250 milliseconds and then click OK.
04:18
When playing the animation for optimal results,
04:20
the viewer should be the same size and dimensions as the map area.
04:24
When the animation was created,
04:28
click the fast forward icon to animate the map to see how the
04:31
colors display the water age within the junctions and pipes over time.
04:35
As the animation plays,
04:37
you can easily distinguish the areas where the water is moving well,
04:41
the darker more red colors show locations where water may be stagnating
04:46
water pooling up for too long at a specific location can lead
04:49
to water quality issues like microbial
04:52
growth and increased disinfectant byproduct formation.
04:55
These are the areas where high
04:57
water age mitigation strategies should be considered
05:00
when you are finished reviewing the animation. Close the animation viewer
05:05
on the info Water pro ribbon in the view panel,
05:08
click reset map display to reset the display
05:11
to the default as set in the preferences.
After a water age analysis has been conducted, you can view the results as a graph and as an animation of the map display.
Notice the initial rise in water age. At time zero, all pipes are full, and the age is showing as zero because an initial water quality value was not entered.
Notice the colors update in the map to reflect the current output values.
TIP: In large models, dragging the timebar may cause the map to freeze as it loads in the new data corresponding to the timestep. You can disable Refresh Output to prevent this, but you would need to re-enable it to update the map at your desired timestep.
A screenshot is taken of the thematic map at each output timestep. This takes a few minutes to complete. Be aware that, if you did not zoom to the extents of the model, then your animation only includes the features that were in the viewable map area when the animation was created.
TIP: When playing the animation, for optimal results, the viewer should be the same size and dimensions as the map area when the animation was created.
Notice how the colors display the water age within the junctions and pipes over time. As the animation plays, you can easily distinguish the areas where the water is moving well. The darker, more red colors show locations where water may be stagnating. Water pooling up for too long at a specific location can lead to water quality issues, like microbial growth and increased disinfectant byproduct formation. These are the areas where high water age mitigation strategies should be considered.
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