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Create a flood section window.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
Once you have a set of results and a ground model loaded onto the GeoPlan, you can create a flood section window.
00:10
This cross section view displays the ground level, which ICM interpolates from the ground model;
00:16
and water levels, which ICM calculates from the water surface generated in river reaches, storage areas, and 2D meshes.
00:24
To start, from the File menu, select Open>Open transportable database.
00:30
Open the folder where you downloaded the files for this exercise and select the .icmt file.
00:36
Click Open.
00:37
If a popup displays about opening the database as read-only, click Yes.
00:44
Right-click the top-level folder and select Copy.
00:47
When the popup displays, click Continue.
00:50
In the Explorer window, right-click the Database and select Paste (with children).
00:56
In the Copying popup, enable Copy simulation results and Copy ground models.
01:02
Click Continue.
01:03
Open 2D Dam Breach on the GeoPlan to ensure the model opens with the simulation results applied.
01:10
To create a flood section window, in the GeoPlan Tools toolbar, select the New Section View tool.
01:17
Use the mouse to adjust the view of the 2D River Model, so you can see the end where the water flows in.
01:23
On the GeoPlan, click near the inflow boundary,
01:26
and then draw a segmented line in the direction of flow, clicking three more times as you extend the line.
01:32
A section window is created and displays the ground level and water levels.
01:38
The water level appears as steps due to calculations made by ICM.
01:43
You can use the progress bar or the Replay Control toolbar to view the water levels at different times in the simulation.
01:50
For example, at around the 00:23:00 point, you can see that a bit of a pool is forming at the small ridge,
01:56
but by 00:28:00, it starts to fill up behind it.
02:01
If needed, you can export a flood section window to AutoCAD.
02:04
To do this, right-click the window and select Export to AutoCAD DWG.
02:11
To close the section window, right-click the 2D River Model flood section tab and select Close tab.
Video transcript
00:03
Once you have a set of results and a ground model loaded onto the GeoPlan, you can create a flood section window.
00:10
This cross section view displays the ground level, which ICM interpolates from the ground model;
00:16
and water levels, which ICM calculates from the water surface generated in river reaches, storage areas, and 2D meshes.
00:24
To start, from the File menu, select Open>Open transportable database.
00:30
Open the folder where you downloaded the files for this exercise and select the .icmt file.
00:36
Click Open.
00:37
If a popup displays about opening the database as read-only, click Yes.
00:44
Right-click the top-level folder and select Copy.
00:47
When the popup displays, click Continue.
00:50
In the Explorer window, right-click the Database and select Paste (with children).
00:56
In the Copying popup, enable Copy simulation results and Copy ground models.
01:02
Click Continue.
01:03
Open 2D Dam Breach on the GeoPlan to ensure the model opens with the simulation results applied.
01:10
To create a flood section window, in the GeoPlan Tools toolbar, select the New Section View tool.
01:17
Use the mouse to adjust the view of the 2D River Model, so you can see the end where the water flows in.
01:23
On the GeoPlan, click near the inflow boundary,
01:26
and then draw a segmented line in the direction of flow, clicking three more times as you extend the line.
01:32
A section window is created and displays the ground level and water levels.
01:38
The water level appears as steps due to calculations made by ICM.
01:43
You can use the progress bar or the Replay Control toolbar to view the water levels at different times in the simulation.
01:50
For example, at around the 00:23:00 point, you can see that a bit of a pool is forming at the small ridge,
01:56
but by 00:28:00, it starts to fill up behind it.
02:01
If needed, you can export a flood section window to AutoCAD.
02:04
To do this, right-click the window and select Export to AutoCAD DWG.
02:11
To close the section window, right-click the 2D River Model flood section tab and select Close tab.
Once a set of results and a ground model are loaded onto the GeoPlan, a flood section window can be created.
This cross section view displays the ground level, which ICM interpolates from the ground model; and water levels, which ICM calculates from the water surface generated in river reaches, storage areas, and 2D meshes.
To use the Section View tool, the ground model must be loaded:
To create a flood section window:
A section window is created and displays the ground level and water levels. The water level appears as steps due to calculations made by ICM. The progress bar or the Replay Control toolbar can be used to view the water levels at different times in the simulation. For example, at around the 00:23:00 point, notice that a bit of a pool is forming at the small ridge:
By 00:28:00, it starts to fill up behind the ridge:
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