Conversion From SewerCAD to Inforworkses

CONVERSION FROM SEWERCAD

TO INFOWORKSTO INFOWORKS

Working in SewerCAD

Open SewerCAD model for Foul Water Project

-Create flex table for Manholes, Conduits and Outfalls for required attributes

-Create shape files from flex tables

Create Flextables For Mhs, Conduits and Outfalls in SewerCAD

Create Shape Files For Mhs, Conduits and Outfalls in SewerCAD

Create Shape Files For Mhs, Conduits and Outfalls in SewerCAD

Working in GIS

- Open cadastral file in GIS to get PIN no. for each plot

- Map PIN no. of plots to the MH no. and Population provided in Excel sheet

- Create shape file for plots, manholes and population

Open Cadastral File in GIS

Map PIN nos. to Corresponding MHs and Population in GIS

Create shape file for Plots in GIS

Working in Infowroks CS

Open InfoWorks Admin to Create a new master dataabse

- Database new master database

- Browse to preferred folder and give database a name

- Database select master database

- There are two boxes in the dialog: select preferred folder for Local root

- InfoWorks will create a folder with a long name in this location, for new

projects (for existing projects there needs to be a local root folder here)projects (for existing projects there needs to be a local root folder here)

- Browse to location of preferred master database and select OK

- View InfoWorks Explorer (opens active database)

- For a new project create a new catchment group / model group as per

project

- Close IW Admin

Creating a new master database

Selecting a master database

Selecting a master database from list of recently used databases

Viewing a master database in InfoWorks Admin

Creating a Catchment or Model Group

Working in InfoWorks Proper

Open InfoWorks CS For a Foul Water Project

- Select Master Database (similar to Admin)

- Create a new network

- Import Full Flag Set

- Set up User Defined Defaults

- Import from SewerCAD using Open Data Import Centre (ODIC)

- Note Import Nodes first (coordinate data): Elevation; Label and Dia- Note Import Nodes first (coordinate data): Elevation; Label and Dia

- Outfalls are special types of nodes change type during import

- Import Links next: Dia; USIL; DSIL; Start node; Stop node

- Import subcatchments from GIS-cadastral - PIN

Create a new network in InfoWorks

Import User Defined Flags

Update User Defined Defaults

Import Network Objects using ODIC