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What does Percent Not Converging Mean in SWMM5?

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In SWMM 5 there is a Routing time step summary which tells the modeler the minimum time step during the simulation based on the CFL condition, the average time step, maximum time step, the percent of time spent in steady state, the average iterations per step and the percent not converging.  The percent not converging means the percent of the time the link flows and node depths did not converge within the maximum number of trials per time step (Figure 1).   *************************   Routing Time Step Summary   *************************   Minimum Time Step           :     0.52 sec     Average Time Step           :     8.76 sec   Maximum Time Step           :    10.00 sec   Percent in Steady State     :     0.00   Average Iterations per Step :     2.14   Percent Not Converging      :     1.69 Figure 1.   Maximum number of trials per time step The Percent Non Converging is the percent of time at least ONE link did not converge within the maximum number of trials per time step.  The Per

Innovyze Retires InfoWorks SD in Favor of More Powerful Next-Generation InfoWorks ICM Collection Systems Modeling Software

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Press Room  |  Products  |  News  |  Events  |  The Company   Innovyze Retires InfoWorks SD in Favor of More Powerful Next-Generation InfoWorks ICM Collection Systems Modeling Software InfoWorks ICM Poised to Dominate Storm Sewer Systems Modeling and Management for Next Decade and Beyond Broomfield, Colorado, USA,  December 30, 2014  —  Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced it has retired its  InfoWorks SD  software, which is being succeeded by the more powerful, next-generation  InfoWorks ICM . Current users may continue to use and receive support for  InfoWorks SD  until  December 30, 2015 . Since its initial release in 2010 (three years after the introduction of  InfoWorks SD ),  InfoWorks ICM  has rapidly become the solution of choice for collection systems modeling by utilities, municipalities, local authorities cities, stormwater agencies, and their engineering consultants around the worl

How to Make a Trapezoidal Inflow Time Series in InfoSWMM

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You can make a Trapezoidal shaped Time Series in InfoSWMM by using the following steps: .        Use the Inflow Icon at a Node in the Attribute Browser .        Use either an Inflow Time series with date/time/value or .        A baseline flow value with a pattern .        The time series comprise a Date that matches your simulation time period .        A hour:minute:second Time value in the Time Series Table .        A flow unit with the units used in the General Tab of Run Manager .        This time series is entered in the Attribute Browser under Time Series in the Operation Tab How to Make An Inflow Time Series at a Node in InfoSWMM

The EPA SWMM 5 code and the various versions of Visual Studio

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The EPA SWMM 5 code and the various versions of Visual Studio. If you have multiple versions of Visual Studio on your computer you might have toolset issues.  Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 are for Windows 7, Visual Studio 2013 is for Windows 8 Visual Studio 2012 uses the v11 toolset Visual Studio 2013 uses the v12 toolset Visual Studio Configuration Properties

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How to Make Scatter Graphs in InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM

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How to Make Scatter Graphs in InfoSWMM and H2OMap SWMM Scatter graphs of velocity on the X axis and depth on the Y axis are important to help understand the reason for flow/depth relationships in flow surveys.  You can make a scatter graph in InfoSWMM by plotting the link flow and the by clicking on the Report button.  A right mouse click will bring up the Data Scatter Plot option. The column on the left of the selected columns will be the X Axis column of data. The column on the right will be the Y Axis column of data.  The default is depth followed by velocity. The order variables can be changed by using the Format Icon (bullet 1) followed by the Scatter Plot selection of velocity/depth (see Figure 1 for an example).  Figure 2 shows how to make a Log/Log Scatter Graph in InfoSWMM using the Properties Icon. Figure 1.  The Basic Velocity vs Depth Scatter Graph in InfoSWMM Figure 2.  The Log/Log Options for a Scatter Graph.

Happy Holidays!

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Innovyze Releases InfoMaster V5.0 With Extended Work Order Management, Valve Criticality Analysis, Linear Extended Yule Process Pipe Failure Model

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Press Room  |  Products  |  News  |  Events  |  The Company   Innovyze Releases InfoMaster V5.0 With Extended Work Order Management, Valve Criticality Analysis, Linear Extended Yule Process Pipe Failure Model Highly Advanced Analytical Asset Management Tool Optimizes Water/Sewer Network Rehabilitation Prioritization, Capital Planning Programs for Sustainable Infrastructures Broomfield, Colorado, USA,  December 16, 2014  —  Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today introduced  InfoMaster  Generation V5.0, with new and improved analysis and reporting applications. Where other ERP systems are focused on electronic records management,  InfoMaster  is built from the ground up to provide superior business analytics and modeling capabilities. A highly advanced and powerful analytical asset management tool,  InfoMaster  uses state-of-the-art mathematical models to predict when a water or sewer pipe will fail, helpin

Innovyze Retires InfoWorks CS with Launch of More Powerful Next-Generation InfoWorks ICM SE Collection Systems Modeling Software

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Press Room  |  Products  |  News  |  Events  |  The Company   Innovyze Retires InfoWorks CS with Launch of More Powerful Next-Generation InfoWorks ICM SE Collection Systems Modeling Software New InfoWorks ICM SE Poised to Dominate Sanitary, Storm and Combined Sewer Modeling and Management for Next Decade and Beyond Broomfield, Colorado, USA,  December 2, 2014  —  Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced it has retired its  InfoWorks CS  software, which is being succeeded by the more powerful, next-generation  InfoWorks ICM SE . Current users may continue to use and receive support for  InfoWorks CS  until  December 1, 2015 . Since its initial release in February 2014,  InfoWorks ICM SE  has rapidly become the solution of choice for collection systems modeling by wastewater utilities and their consultants around the world.  InfoWorks ICM SE incorporates all the powerful analysis features and capabi