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Transcript
00:04
The tracing tools are used to view the direction of water
00:06
flow both upstream and downstream of specific objects in a network.
00:12
These tools are generally used when a problem is found in the network such as a
00:16
reported water quality issue and you need to trace the problem back to its source.
00:22
It is worth noting that the tracing tools can only be used with results
00:27
in the model group window.
00:29
Click and drag the bridge con run into the workspace to open it
00:33
in the toolbar, click the trace and select links upstream button,
00:37
then select a hydrant in the network.
00:40
In this example, a hydrant in the far right DMA is selected
00:45
immediately the entire flow path upstream of the hydrant is
00:49
highlighted in red leading to its source at the reservoir.
00:53
Click other hydrants in the network to see how the upstream trace changes.
00:57
In this example, all the objects do ultimately trace back to the reservoir.
01:03
You can also trace where water is flowing
01:05
downstream of a specific point in the network
01:08
in the toolbar, select the trace and select links downstream button
01:12
and then click any object in the network
01:15
here.
01:16
When an object close to the reservoir is selected,
01:18
nearly the entire network is highlighted.
01:22
But when a hydrant further in is selected,
01:23
only a small section of the network highlights.
01:27
These are only quick examples.
01:29
But you can see how powerful these tools can be when you
01:32
need to trace any kind of issue in the water network.
Video transcript
00:04
The tracing tools are used to view the direction of water
00:06
flow both upstream and downstream of specific objects in a network.
00:12
These tools are generally used when a problem is found in the network such as a
00:16
reported water quality issue and you need to trace the problem back to its source.
00:22
It is worth noting that the tracing tools can only be used with results
00:27
in the model group window.
00:29
Click and drag the bridge con run into the workspace to open it
00:33
in the toolbar, click the trace and select links upstream button,
00:37
then select a hydrant in the network.
00:40
In this example, a hydrant in the far right DMA is selected
00:45
immediately the entire flow path upstream of the hydrant is
00:49
highlighted in red leading to its source at the reservoir.
00:53
Click other hydrants in the network to see how the upstream trace changes.
00:57
In this example, all the objects do ultimately trace back to the reservoir.
01:03
You can also trace where water is flowing
01:05
downstream of a specific point in the network
01:08
in the toolbar, select the trace and select links downstream button
01:12
and then click any object in the network
01:15
here.
01:16
When an object close to the reservoir is selected,
01:18
nearly the entire network is highlighted.
01:22
But when a hydrant further in is selected,
01:23
only a small section of the network highlights.
01:27
These are only quick examples.
01:29
But you can see how powerful these tools can be when you
01:32
need to trace any kind of issue in the water network.
Tracing tools are useful for problems in the network, such as a reported water quality issue, because you can trace the problem back to its source. Tracing tools can only be used with results.
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