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Transcript
00:03
A 2D simulation is automatically run when a simulation is carried out on a network that contains at least one 2D zone.
00:11
For this exercise, you run a simulation on a simple network with a 2D mesh and a 2D base linear structure.
00:19
To begin, from the File menu, select Open > Open transportable database.
00:25
Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the exercise files for this tutorial, select the .icmt file, and then click Open.
00:34
If you see a popup about opening the database as read-only, click Yes.
00:40
Right-click the top-level folder and select Copy.
00:44
Right-click the Database and select Paste.
00:48
In the Copying popup, enable Copy ground models, and then click Continue.
00:53
From the Database, right-click on the Model Group and select New InfoWorks > Run.
00:58
A 1D or 2D simulation uses the same Run setup window.
01:03
However, when you are undertaking a 2D simulation, the 2D parameters can be used to refine the 2D settings.
01:10
In the Run window, set the following parameters:
01:14
Set the Run title to 2D Dam Breach.
01:18
From the Database, drag 2D River Model and drop it into the Model network area.
01:23
From the Database, drag 2D inflow and drop it into the Inflow area.
01:29
Set the Results timestep multiplier to 1.
01:33
Set the Duration to 2 hours.
01:36
Click 2D parameters.
01:39
Cycle through the tabs to familiarize yourself with the various 2D-specific run settings.
01:44
Open the GPU tab, and then under Use GPU card for 2D calculations, make sure that If suitable card is available is selected.
01:54
GPU cards can be used to considerably accelerate the 2D calculation speed.
01:59
A message is displayed in the log if a suitable GPU card is not found.
02:05
For the purposes of this exercise, no other 2D parameters need to be changed from the defaults.
02:11
Click OK to close the 2D Parameters window.
02:15
Click Run simulations.
02:17
In the Schedule Job(s) popup, click OK.
02:21
From the Window menu, select Job control window to display the status of scheduled simulation jobs.
02:28
Select the simulation and use the view and control progress button.
02:32
You will see that the 2D part of the job progress is active.
02:36
The simulation should complete relatively quickly,
02:39
as you are using large 2D elements, and the majority of these are dry during the simulation.
Video transcript
00:03
A 2D simulation is automatically run when a simulation is carried out on a network that contains at least one 2D zone.
00:11
For this exercise, you run a simulation on a simple network with a 2D mesh and a 2D base linear structure.
00:19
To begin, from the File menu, select Open > Open transportable database.
00:25
Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the exercise files for this tutorial, select the .icmt file, and then click Open.
00:34
If you see a popup about opening the database as read-only, click Yes.
00:40
Right-click the top-level folder and select Copy.
00:44
Right-click the Database and select Paste.
00:48
In the Copying popup, enable Copy ground models, and then click Continue.
00:53
From the Database, right-click on the Model Group and select New InfoWorks > Run.
00:58
A 1D or 2D simulation uses the same Run setup window.
01:03
However, when you are undertaking a 2D simulation, the 2D parameters can be used to refine the 2D settings.
01:10
In the Run window, set the following parameters:
01:14
Set the Run title to 2D Dam Breach.
01:18
From the Database, drag 2D River Model and drop it into the Model network area.
01:23
From the Database, drag 2D inflow and drop it into the Inflow area.
01:29
Set the Results timestep multiplier to 1.
01:33
Set the Duration to 2 hours.
01:36
Click 2D parameters.
01:39
Cycle through the tabs to familiarize yourself with the various 2D-specific run settings.
01:44
Open the GPU tab, and then under Use GPU card for 2D calculations, make sure that If suitable card is available is selected.
01:54
GPU cards can be used to considerably accelerate the 2D calculation speed.
01:59
A message is displayed in the log if a suitable GPU card is not found.
02:05
For the purposes of this exercise, no other 2D parameters need to be changed from the defaults.
02:11
Click OK to close the 2D Parameters window.
02:15
Click Run simulations.
02:17
In the Schedule Job(s) popup, click OK.
02:21
From the Window menu, select Job control window to display the status of scheduled simulation jobs.
02:28
Select the simulation and use the view and control progress button.
02:32
You will see that the 2D part of the job progress is active.
02:36
The simulation should complete relatively quickly,
02:39
as you are using large 2D elements, and the majority of these are dry during the simulation.
A 2D simulation is automatically run when a simulation is carried out on a network that contains at least one 2D zone. This example runs a simulation on a simple network with a 2D mesh and a 2D base linear structure.
A 1D or 2D simulation uses the same Run setup dialog box, but in the case of a 2D simulation, 2D parameters can be used to refine the 2D settings.
GPU cards can be used to accelerate the 2D calculation speed. A message is displayed in the log if a suitable GPU card is not found.
Notice that the 2D part of the job progress is active. This simulation should finish quickly, as large 2D elements are being used, and the majority of these are dry during the simulation.
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