Options Dialog Box - Hydraulic Model Tab
This tab is available for the Options Drainage only.
| Geospatial Settings | |
|---|---|
| Spatial Reference | Used for integration with Projectwise Geospatial. You can leave the field blank if there is no spatial information. |
| Element Labeling Options | |
| Element Identifier Format | Specifies the format in which reference fields are used. Reference fields are fields that link to another element or support object (pump definitions, patterns, controls, zones, etc.). |
| Result Files | |
| Specify Custom Results File Path? | When this box is checked, the result files are placed in the directory as specified in the Path field described below. When this option is checked, the result files are moved (as opposed to copied) to a temp directory when the model is opened. They are moved back to the custom location when the model is closed (not when the model is saved). When this box is unchecked, the result files get saved to default location of the model directory and next to the lead project file. |
| Root Path | This field allows you to specify a directory for making the building of a custom path easier. You can type the path manually or choose the path from a Browse dialog by clicking the ellipsis (...) button. |
| Path Format | This field allows you to build up the Path option by placing the pieces of the path together as symbols. These can include the root path, the model directory, etc. You can type the path manually and use predefined attributes from the menu accessed with the [>] button.. |
| Path | Displays a dynamically updated view of the custom result file path based on the settings in the Root Path and Path Format fields. This field is not editable. |
| Pipe Length | |
| Round Pipe Length to Nearest | When this box is checked, the program will round to the nearest unit specified in this field when calculating scaled pipe length. |
Results Files and the Temp Directory
When you compute, the generated result files are stored in the [temp]\Bentley\Drainage and Utilities directory, where [temp] is the temporary directory for the current user. If the user saves this model, the result files are, by default, copied from the temp directory to the model's directory. When a model is opened, the result files are copied from the model directory to the temp directory, where they are opened from. When a model is closed, the model and result files are deleted from the temp directory. However in some rare cases if an error occurs, the files may not be deleted. It is therefore good practice to periodically delete all files from the [temp]\Bentley\Drainage and Utilities directory, but only when Drainage and Utilities is not running.
Using a Custom Result Files Location
After setting up the Options for saving result files to a Custom Results File Location, you will need to select button to update the files in this location. After a successful compute, navigate to the File backstage and the Database Utilities grouping of menu items. Select the button Copy Results to Custom Result File Location and confirm result files now exist in that specified directory. After a subsequent recompute in the future, opt for the button Update Results in Custom Result File Location to have the cached result file set refreshed.