Set up and run 1D simulations.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
With your model network and event boundaries set up,
00:06
you can run a model simulation to test the performance of the network over time.
00:11
For this tutorial, you use the sewer network, along with previously created event data to run a simulation.
00:19
To complete this exercise, open the transportable database .icmt file for this tutorial.
00:27
Before running a simulation, a typical workflow is to receive a model from a client or consulting firm.
00:34
This may contain the files you need for your simulation.
00:38
Otherwise, you will need to create them first.
00:41
From the File menu, select Open, then Open transportable database.
00:48
Navigate to the folder with the downloaded files for this tutorial and select Running_Sim.icmt.
00:57
Click Open.
00:59
If you see a message to open the database in read-only mode, click Yes.
01:04
Next, copy the model group and paste it into your database.
01:09
In the Explorer window, right-click Running_Sim, and click Copy.
01:15
Right-click the Main Database and select Paste: Running_Sim (with children).
01:23
In the popup window, click Continue.
01:26
Close the Explorer window.
01:29
In the Model Group, expand the Running_Sim and 1D Sewer Model groups.
01:36
You can see that there is already a simulation set up.
01:39
When copying a simulation into an .icmt file, ICM brings in all associated files.
01:48
You can double-click to open the Design Run to view a completed design simulation setup.
01:54
Close the Run View window.
01:57
You can now create a new run using the 2001 Typical Year_Evap rainfall event under the Ancillary files group.
02:07
Right-click the 1D Sewer Model Group and select New InfoWorks > Run to open the Run View.
02:15
In the Run title field, enter “TSR Run”.
02:20
From the Model Group, drag 1D Simulation Model into the InfoWorks network section.
02:27
Notice that the border of the InfoWorks network section in the Run View turns from red to green,
02:34
giving you a visual cue of success.
02:37
You can now add event data to the Run View by similarly dragging the events into each appropriate section:
02:50
Wastewater Profile into Waste water;
02:53
Trade Profile into Trade waste;
02:57
and the Treatment Works selection list into Additional objects to be gauged.
03:03
Note that when you are dragging these data objects,
03:06
they can only be dropped into the appropriate sections of the Run View
03:10
or collectively into the run title area
03:13
Set the time-related parameters for the run: For the Start, set a start date of March 4, 2001,
03:21
in the proper date format for your region,
03:24
and a start time of 00:00;
03:27
In the Timestep(s) field, enter 15;
03:31
Set the Results timestep multiplier to 20;
03:34
This will give results for all objects every 300 seconds.
03:39
Set the Gauge timestep multiplier to 4;
03:42
This will give results for gauged objects every 60 seconds.
03:46
The Duration of the event should be 1 day.
03:50
You can change the units to Days from the drop-down list.
03:54
With these settings, you are ready to run the simulation.
03:59
Click Run Simulations.
04:01
The Schedule Job(s) popup allows you to set where and when the simulation runs.
04:08
For this tutorial, leave the defaults as is, and click OK.
04:13
From the Window menu, select Job Control window to display the order and status of scheduled simulation jobs.
04:21
Expand the Window menu again and select Job Progress window to view the progress of the simulation as it runs.
04:29
You can also open the Job Progress window from the View and control progress icon on the Job Control toolbar.
04:37
In the Main Database, double-click the Design Run to run this simulation for a comparison to the TSR Run.
04:45
This simulation was already set up, but it does not have any results.
04:50
You can set up timestep options to define the criteria under which the Dry Weather Flow (DWF) Mode applies.
04:58
This can be used to speed up long time series simulations
05:02
or commonly to terminate a design rainfall simulation after a set dry period following rainfall.
05:09
Click Timestep control to open the Timestep Control Options dialog.
05:15
Inspect the Rainfall tab.
05:18
Check for rainfall has been enabled with a Lag (min) of 300.
05:24
Click OK.
05:25
In the Run View, click Re-run simulations.
05:29
In the Schedule Job(s) popup, click Cancel.
05:33
The Design Run job appears in the Job Control window.
05:37
As the runs complete, the color of the rows in the Job Control window change to green to indicate a successful simulation.
05:46
The color of the simulation icon in the Main Database also provides information on the status of the simulation after it has been run.
05:55
For this tutorial, both simulation icons should be green.
05:60
You now have a set of simulation results to analyze and interrogate,
06:04
using the analysis tools within InfoWorks ICM.
00:04
With your model network and event boundaries set up,
00:06
you can run a model simulation to test the performance of the network over time.
00:11
For this tutorial, you use the sewer network, along with previously created event data to run a simulation.
00:19
To complete this exercise, open the transportable database .icmt file for this tutorial.
00:27
Before running a simulation, a typical workflow is to receive a model from a client or consulting firm.
00:34
This may contain the files you need for your simulation.
00:38
Otherwise, you will need to create them first.
00:41
From the File menu, select Open, then Open transportable database.
00:48
Navigate to the folder with the downloaded files for this tutorial and select Running_Sim.icmt.
00:57
Click Open.
00:59
If you see a message to open the database in read-only mode, click Yes.
01:04
Next, copy the model group and paste it into your database.
01:09
In the Explorer window, right-click Running_Sim, and click Copy.
01:15
Right-click the Main Database and select Paste: Running_Sim (with children).
01:23
In the popup window, click Continue.
01:26
Close the Explorer window.
01:29
In the Model Group, expand the Running_Sim and 1D Sewer Model groups.
01:36
You can see that there is already a simulation set up.
01:39
When copying a simulation into an .icmt file, ICM brings in all associated files.
01:48
You can double-click to open the Design Run to view a completed design simulation setup.
01:54
Close the Run View window.
01:57
You can now create a new run using the 2001 Typical Year_Evap rainfall event under the Ancillary files group.
02:07
Right-click the 1D Sewer Model Group and select New InfoWorks > Run to open the Run View.
02:15
In the Run title field, enter “TSR Run”.
02:20
From the Model Group, drag 1D Simulation Model into the InfoWorks network section.
02:27
Notice that the border of the InfoWorks network section in the Run View turns from red to green,
02:34
giving you a visual cue of success.
02:37
You can now add event data to the Run View by similarly dragging the events into each appropriate section:
02:50
Wastewater Profile into Waste water;
02:53
Trade Profile into Trade waste;
02:57
and the Treatment Works selection list into Additional objects to be gauged.
03:03
Note that when you are dragging these data objects,
03:06
they can only be dropped into the appropriate sections of the Run View
03:10
or collectively into the run title area
03:13
Set the time-related parameters for the run: For the Start, set a start date of March 4, 2001,
03:21
in the proper date format for your region,
03:24
and a start time of 00:00;
03:27
In the Timestep(s) field, enter 15;
03:31
Set the Results timestep multiplier to 20;
03:34
This will give results for all objects every 300 seconds.
03:39
Set the Gauge timestep multiplier to 4;
03:42
This will give results for gauged objects every 60 seconds.
03:46
The Duration of the event should be 1 day.
03:50
You can change the units to Days from the drop-down list.
03:54
With these settings, you are ready to run the simulation.
03:59
Click Run Simulations.
04:01
The Schedule Job(s) popup allows you to set where and when the simulation runs.
04:08
For this tutorial, leave the defaults as is, and click OK.
04:13
From the Window menu, select Job Control window to display the order and status of scheduled simulation jobs.
04:21
Expand the Window menu again and select Job Progress window to view the progress of the simulation as it runs.
04:29
You can also open the Job Progress window from the View and control progress icon on the Job Control toolbar.
04:37
In the Main Database, double-click the Design Run to run this simulation for a comparison to the TSR Run.
04:45
This simulation was already set up, but it does not have any results.
04:50
You can set up timestep options to define the criteria under which the Dry Weather Flow (DWF) Mode applies.
04:58
This can be used to speed up long time series simulations
05:02
or commonly to terminate a design rainfall simulation after a set dry period following rainfall.
05:09
Click Timestep control to open the Timestep Control Options dialog.
05:15
Inspect the Rainfall tab.
05:18
Check for rainfall has been enabled with a Lag (min) of 300.
05:24
Click OK.
05:25
In the Run View, click Re-run simulations.
05:29
In the Schedule Job(s) popup, click Cancel.
05:33
The Design Run job appears in the Job Control window.
05:37
As the runs complete, the color of the rows in the Job Control window change to green to indicate a successful simulation.
05:46
The color of the simulation icon in the Main Database also provides information on the status of the simulation after it has been run.
05:55
For this tutorial, both simulation icons should be green.
05:60
You now have a set of simulation results to analyze and interrogate,
06:04
using the analysis tools within InfoWorks ICM.
With a model network and event boundaries set up, a model simulation can be set up to test the performance of the network over time. For this tutorial, you use a sewer network, along with previously created event data, to run a simulation.
Before running a simulation, a typical workflow is to receive a model from a client or consulting firm. This may contain the files needed for the simulation. Otherwise, the files need to be created first:
To copy the model group to the database:
To set up the simulation:
Notice that there is already a simulation set up. When copying a simulation into an .icmt file, ICM brings in all associated files.
Now, create a new run using the 2001 Typical Year_Evap rainfall event:
Note that when dragging these data objects, they can only be dropped into the appropriate sections of the Run View or collectively into the run title area.
To set the time-related parameters for the run:
To run the simulation and view the progress:
The Job Progress window can also be opened from the Job Control toolbar by clicking the View and control progress icon.
To set up a comparison simulation:
This simulation is already set up but does not have any results.
Set up timestep options to define the criteria under which the Dry Weather Flow (DWF) Mode applies. This can be used to speed up long time series simulations or commonly to terminate a design rainfall simulation after a set dry period following rainfall.
The Design Run job appears in the Job Control window. As the runs complete, the color of the rows change to green to indicate a successful simulation.
The simulation icons in the Main Database also change color to indicate the simulation status. For this tutorial, both should be green.
A set of simulation results is now available to analyze and interrogate, using the analysis tools within InfoWorks ICM.
