• InfoWorks WS Pro

Associating a control with a network

Associate a control and/or a demand diagram with a network.


Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:


00:04

You can associate a control and or a demand diagram with a network.

00:08

That way when the network is opened,

00:10

the associated control and demand diagram will already be applied to it.

00:16

First ensure your database is open

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for this exercise. In the ribbon, click the file tab

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open,

00:24

open transportable database,

00:27

then navigate to your desktop,

00:29

select the data folder

00:31

and locate the session three folder.

00:34

Click the file named session three dot WPT and open it.

00:39

A window opens showing the contents of the transportable database

00:44

press and hold shift as you click both the session 03

00:47

and session 03 lock model groups to select both of them.

00:52

Then

00:52

right, click and select copy

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in the model group window, right, click database and click paste all

01:00

close the transportable database window

01:05

in the model group window, expand the session 03 model group,

01:10

open the bridge net GEO plan by clicking and dragging it into the workspace.

01:15

Now that the network is open,

01:17

you can associate a control with it to open both at the same time

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to do so. Right, click the bridge net network and select associate control.

01:29

The associate control dialogue box appears

01:32

to associate the control with the network click and drag the bridge con control from

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the model group window into the control

01:39

group box of the associate control dialogue.

01:42

Next associate the demand diagram as well.

01:46

Expand the demand diagram group and click and drag Bridgetown Adaw

01:51

into the demand diagram group box.

01:54

Click. OK. Then close the GEO plan window

01:58

in the model group window, click and drag the GEO plan into the workspace. Again,

02:03

notice at the top of the window that the control is now linked with the network.

02:08

Realize that this is an optional process and that you

02:11

do not have to associate a control with a network.

02:14

Also be aware that this feature is available only

02:17

for networks using the merge method of version control.

Video transcript

00:04

You can associate a control and or a demand diagram with a network.

00:08

That way when the network is opened,

00:10

the associated control and demand diagram will already be applied to it.

00:16

First ensure your database is open

00:19

for this exercise. In the ribbon, click the file tab

00:23

open,

00:24

open transportable database,

00:27

then navigate to your desktop,

00:29

select the data folder

00:31

and locate the session three folder.

00:34

Click the file named session three dot WPT and open it.

00:39

A window opens showing the contents of the transportable database

00:44

press and hold shift as you click both the session 03

00:47

and session 03 lock model groups to select both of them.

00:52

Then

00:52

right, click and select copy

00:55

in the model group window, right, click database and click paste all

01:00

close the transportable database window

01:05

in the model group window, expand the session 03 model group,

01:10

open the bridge net GEO plan by clicking and dragging it into the workspace.

01:15

Now that the network is open,

01:17

you can associate a control with it to open both at the same time

01:22

to do so. Right, click the bridge net network and select associate control.

01:29

The associate control dialogue box appears

01:32

to associate the control with the network click and drag the bridge con control from

01:37

the model group window into the control

01:39

group box of the associate control dialogue.

01:42

Next associate the demand diagram as well.

01:46

Expand the demand diagram group and click and drag Bridgetown Adaw

01:51

into the demand diagram group box.

01:54

Click. OK. Then close the GEO plan window

01:58

in the model group window, click and drag the GEO plan into the workspace. Again,

02:03

notice at the top of the window that the control is now linked with the network.

02:08

Realize that this is an optional process and that you

02:11

do not have to associate a control with a network.

02:14

Also be aware that this feature is available only

02:17

for networks using the merge method of version control.

Step-by-step Guide

You can associate a control and/or a demand diagram with a network. That way, when the network is opened, the associated control and demand diagram will already be applied to it.

To open a transportable database:

  1. Click File > Open > Open transportable database.

In the InfoWorks WS Pro interface, the File menu expanded, with the Open flyout displayed and Open transportable database selected.

  1. In the file browser, open the Session 3 folder.
  2. In the Session 3 folder, open the Data folder.
  3. Select “Session3.wspt”.
  4. Click Open.
  5. On your keyboard, press and hold SHIFT.
  6. In the transportable database window, click the Session 03 model group.
  7. Click the Session 03 – Lock model group.

The transportable database window with Transportable Database expanded in the file tree, and with the Session 03 and Session 03 - Lock model groups selected.

  1. Right-click the selected model groups and select Copy.
  2. In the Model Group window, right-click Database and click Paste all.

In the Model Group window, the Database shortcut menu with Paste all selected.

  1. Close the transportable database window.
  2. In the Model Group window, expand the Session 03 model group.
  3. Drag-and-drop BridgeNet! into the workspace to open it in the GeoPlan.

In the Model Group window, the BridgeNet network selected under Session 03, and the BridgeNet GeoPlan open in the workspace.

To associate a control and a demand diagram with the network:

  1. In the Model Group window, right-click the BridgeNet! Network and select Associate control.

In the Model Group window, the BridgeNet shortcut menu with Associate control selected and called out.

  1. From the Model Group window, drag the BridgeCon! control into the Associate Control dialog box and drop it into the Control group box.
  2. In the Model Group window, expand the Demand Diagram Group.
  3. Drag BridgeTown ADAW into the Associate Control Dialog box and drop it into the Demand Diagram group box.
  4. Click OK.

The Associate Control dialog box for BridgeNet, with BridgeCon in the Control group box and BridgeTown ADAW in the Demand Diagram group box.

  1. Close the GeoPlan window.
  2. From the Model Group window, drag-and-drop BridgeNet! into the workspace to open the GeoPlan again.
  3. Notice at the top of the GeoPlan window that the control is now linked with the network.

The upper-left corner of the updated GeoPlan, displaying “BridgeNet + BridgeCon [Target]” to indicate that the control is now linked with the network.

Note: This is an optional process. You do not have to associate a control with a network. Also, this feature is available only for networks using the merge method of version control.

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