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Manage distinct phases in your project for comparison of design options.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
before you begin the process of designing
00:05
stormwater control elements such as ponds.
00:08
It is important to understand how info drainage handles phase management.
00:14
Normally a design will pass through different stages or phases.
00:18
From initial pre development calculations through to the final design
00:22
phases are also used when you need to design a
00:25
solution for which there may be several different possibilities.
00:29
In other words,
00:30
you're starting model may branch off into other
00:32
scenarios as you explore solutions to the problem.
00:37
Each of these solutions is saved as its own phase
00:41
multiple phases can be saved in the same dot I D D X. File
00:46
begin by expanding the phase management node in the tree view
00:50
and then expand the storm node.
00:53
Currently only the surface network one phases listed.
00:58
Note that this may have a different name
00:60
depending on which exercise file you have open.
01:04
Right click the phase and select duplicate phase.
01:08
Right click the duplicate phase and select rename phase
01:13
in the text box that appears
01:15
named the phase pond design and then press enter.
01:19
You can now select from both phases in the phase selector drop down,
01:24
keep in mind that any edits you make will impact the currently selected phase.
01:29
In the tree view,
01:31
the light bulb icons next to the phases indicate if they are visible in the plan view
01:36
for this example, make sure the light bulb next to surface network one is disabled,
01:42
leaving only the pond design phase visible
01:45
the green go icons next to each phase, indicate
01:49
that they are ready to be run through storm analyses
01:51
as info drainage can analyze multiple phases in one pass.
01:57
For this exercise,
01:58
only the Pond Design Network will be analyzed.
02:01
Therefore, click the go icon next to the default network you started with.
02:07
As soon as you do,
02:08
it changes to a red stop icon.
02:11
Be aware that this network still exists in the background,
02:14
but it will no longer be analyzed.
Video transcript
00:03
before you begin the process of designing
00:05
stormwater control elements such as ponds.
00:08
It is important to understand how info drainage handles phase management.
00:14
Normally a design will pass through different stages or phases.
00:18
From initial pre development calculations through to the final design
00:22
phases are also used when you need to design a
00:25
solution for which there may be several different possibilities.
00:29
In other words,
00:30
you're starting model may branch off into other
00:32
scenarios as you explore solutions to the problem.
00:37
Each of these solutions is saved as its own phase
00:41
multiple phases can be saved in the same dot I D D X. File
00:46
begin by expanding the phase management node in the tree view
00:50
and then expand the storm node.
00:53
Currently only the surface network one phases listed.
00:58
Note that this may have a different name
00:60
depending on which exercise file you have open.
01:04
Right click the phase and select duplicate phase.
01:08
Right click the duplicate phase and select rename phase
01:13
in the text box that appears
01:15
named the phase pond design and then press enter.
01:19
You can now select from both phases in the phase selector drop down,
01:24
keep in mind that any edits you make will impact the currently selected phase.
01:29
In the tree view,
01:31
the light bulb icons next to the phases indicate if they are visible in the plan view
01:36
for this example, make sure the light bulb next to surface network one is disabled,
01:42
leaving only the pond design phase visible
01:45
the green go icons next to each phase, indicate
01:49
that they are ready to be run through storm analyses
01:51
as info drainage can analyze multiple phases in one pass.
01:57
For this exercise,
01:58
only the Pond Design Network will be analyzed.
02:01
Therefore, click the go icon next to the default network you started with.
02:07
As soon as you do,
02:08
it changes to a red stop icon.
02:11
Be aware that this network still exists in the background,
02:14
but it will no longer be analyzed.
InfoDrainage uses phase management to track how a hydraulic design passes through different stages, or phases, from initial pre-development calculations through to the final design.
Phases are also used when a design may need to have several different possible solutions. In other words, your starting model may branch off into other scenarios as you explore solutions to the problem. Each of these solutions is saved as its own phase. Multiple phases can be saved in the same .iddx file.
Note that any edits you make in the model will impact the currently selected phase in the Tree View.
Be aware that this network still exists in the background, but it will no longer be analyzed.
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