Darwin Designer uses a genetic algorithm (GA) generic search paradigm to help hydraulic engineers efficiently plan and design a water distribution system.

The optimization model can be established to include the combination and aggregation of sizing new pipes and rehabilitating old pipes, multiple demand loading conditions, and various boundary system conditions. This will enable a modeler to optimize either an entire water system or a portion of the system with the minimum cost and maximum benefit. The cost effective design and/or rehabilitation solution is determined by the least cost, the maximum benefit, or the trade-off between the cost and benefit. You can select any one of three optimization models to best suit your hydraulic model needs.