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Make changes to a control and then simulate them using scenarios.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
Much of your time spent working in info works.
00:06
W S pro will be adjusting networks and simulating their hydraulic performance.
00:11
However, there will be times when you need to make changes to a control.
00:15
For example,
00:16
you may want to add a new control profile to
00:19
an object to change how it behaves during a simulation.
00:24
Start by creating a new scenario.
00:27
Click and drag the bridge net network into the workspace to open the GEO plan
00:32
in the toolbar. Click the create scenario button
00:36
in the create new scenario dialogue, enter the name PR V
00:41
click, OK.
00:44
Click the find network objects button
00:49
in the network, find dialogue,
00:50
check the box next to links and ensure that
00:53
in the match identifier group box asset is selected.
00:58
Enter the asset ID 239191 in the wildcard type box. Then click select and find
01:06
the valve is highlighted in red.
01:09
Click the properties button,
01:11
then click the valve to open its properties window.
01:15
Notice that the mode id is listed as PRV
01:20
in the profiles row, click more which is the ellipsis button.
01:25
This opens a window that shows the valve's profiles.
01:28
But in this example, no profiles currently exist
01:33
to give the valve profile data.
01:35
You can copy and paste it from an external source or as in this example,
01:39
enter the data manually
01:41
note that if you do copy and paste the month and day
01:44
entries need to match your local system or you could encounter an error
01:48
in the valves profile window,
01:50
open the date and time drop down and choose the active date.
01:53
In this case may 2nd 2022
01:56
keep the default time of zero hours. Zero minutes, zero seconds.
02:01
Notice that the 05 for the month is highlighted.
02:05
This is because you can select parts of the date and time to change them.
02:09
Add two more date and time entries both for May 2nd
02:13
for the second entry. Click the 00 for the hour and change the time to six hours.
02:19
Zero minutes, zero seconds,
02:23
repeat this for the last entry, changing it to 20 hours,
02:26
zero minutes and zero seconds
02:31
next under the pressure column for each of those three times. Enter values of 2024
02:43
You will now create a new run.
02:46
First,
02:46
commit the changes you just made to both
02:48
the bridge net network and bridge con control.
02:52
Then create a new run and title it pr V.
03:00
Then click and drag the bridge net network into the network group box
03:06
in the scenarios. Tab check the boxes next to base and PRV
03:13
click save, then run,
03:16
click Yes,
03:16
in the notification to confirm that you
03:18
want to proceed with running the simulations.
03:23
Once the simulations are complete
03:25
in the model group window,
03:27
expand the PRV run and click and drag PRV bridge con into the GEO plan
03:35
in the toolbar click graph and then click the node downstream from the valve.
03:39
In the GEO plan.
03:42
A dialogue opens asking what you want a graph for
03:46
click pressure,
03:48
check the box next to add control profile
03:51
and then click OK.
03:54
A graph appears showing that the PRV scenario is now controlling to the profile.
03:59
You imported
04:01
close the graph.
04:04
You can compare the PRV bridge can run with the results bridge can run
04:09
right. Click it,
04:11
select open as
04:13
and then click as alternate results for comparison.
04:17
Click OK,
04:21
click the graph button again
04:23
and then click the node downstream from the PRV.
04:27
In this example, pressure is still highlighted in the dialogue.
04:31
Also the add control profile and graph
04:34
alternate results options should both be checked.
04:38
Click OK.
04:40
A graph opens showing the results of the two runs simultaneously. For comparison,
04:46
when you are finished reviewing the information, you can close the graph.
Video transcript
00:04
Much of your time spent working in info works.
00:06
W S pro will be adjusting networks and simulating their hydraulic performance.
00:11
However, there will be times when you need to make changes to a control.
00:15
For example,
00:16
you may want to add a new control profile to
00:19
an object to change how it behaves during a simulation.
00:24
Start by creating a new scenario.
00:27
Click and drag the bridge net network into the workspace to open the GEO plan
00:32
in the toolbar. Click the create scenario button
00:36
in the create new scenario dialogue, enter the name PR V
00:41
click, OK.
00:44
Click the find network objects button
00:49
in the network, find dialogue,
00:50
check the box next to links and ensure that
00:53
in the match identifier group box asset is selected.
00:58
Enter the asset ID 239191 in the wildcard type box. Then click select and find
01:06
the valve is highlighted in red.
01:09
Click the properties button,
01:11
then click the valve to open its properties window.
01:15
Notice that the mode id is listed as PRV
01:20
in the profiles row, click more which is the ellipsis button.
01:25
This opens a window that shows the valve's profiles.
01:28
But in this example, no profiles currently exist
01:33
to give the valve profile data.
01:35
You can copy and paste it from an external source or as in this example,
01:39
enter the data manually
01:41
note that if you do copy and paste the month and day
01:44
entries need to match your local system or you could encounter an error
01:48
in the valves profile window,
01:50
open the date and time drop down and choose the active date.
01:53
In this case may 2nd 2022
01:56
keep the default time of zero hours. Zero minutes, zero seconds.
02:01
Notice that the 05 for the month is highlighted.
02:05
This is because you can select parts of the date and time to change them.
02:09
Add two more date and time entries both for May 2nd
02:13
for the second entry. Click the 00 for the hour and change the time to six hours.
02:19
Zero minutes, zero seconds,
02:23
repeat this for the last entry, changing it to 20 hours,
02:26
zero minutes and zero seconds
02:31
next under the pressure column for each of those three times. Enter values of 2024
02:43
You will now create a new run.
02:46
First,
02:46
commit the changes you just made to both
02:48
the bridge net network and bridge con control.
02:52
Then create a new run and title it pr V.
03:00
Then click and drag the bridge net network into the network group box
03:06
in the scenarios. Tab check the boxes next to base and PRV
03:13
click save, then run,
03:16
click Yes,
03:16
in the notification to confirm that you
03:18
want to proceed with running the simulations.
03:23
Once the simulations are complete
03:25
in the model group window,
03:27
expand the PRV run and click and drag PRV bridge con into the GEO plan
03:35
in the toolbar click graph and then click the node downstream from the valve.
03:39
In the GEO plan.
03:42
A dialogue opens asking what you want a graph for
03:46
click pressure,
03:48
check the box next to add control profile
03:51
and then click OK.
03:54
A graph appears showing that the PRV scenario is now controlling to the profile.
03:59
You imported
04:01
close the graph.
04:04
You can compare the PRV bridge can run with the results bridge can run
04:09
right. Click it,
04:11
select open as
04:13
and then click as alternate results for comparison.
04:17
Click OK,
04:21
click the graph button again
04:23
and then click the node downstream from the PRV.
04:27
In this example, pressure is still highlighted in the dialogue.
04:31
Also the add control profile and graph
04:34
alternate results options should both be checked.
04:38
Click OK.
04:40
A graph opens showing the results of the two runs simultaneously. For comparison,
04:46
when you are finished reviewing the information, you can close the graph.
InfoWorks WS Pro allows you to make changes to a control. For example, you can add a new control profile to an object to change its behavior during a simulation.
First, create a new scenario:
Notice that in the GeoPlan, the valve is highlighted in red.
In the Properties window, under Valve Control, notice that the Mode ID is listed as “PRV”.
Note: If you copy and paste the entries from an external source, the month and day need to match your system, or you could encounter an error.
![The Model Group window with the PRV run group expanded, and the GeoPlan with [PRV] BridgeCon open.](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/innovyze/infoworkswspro/2023/images/iwsp2023M04U07_Mkng_Chngs_to_Cntrl_009.png)
To Compare the [PRV] BridgeCon run with the BridgeCon Run:
Review the graph displaying results of the two runs for comparison.
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