XPSWMM Conversion Load TUFLOW Model
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Load the TUFLOW model in QGIS
- Click on the ‘Load TUFLOW Layers from TCF’ symbol from the TUFLOW Plugin toolbar.
- Go to the location of the TUFLOW model and navigate to the TUFLOW\runs folder. Select the TCF.
- In the Load Layers window, select:
- Ordering Options: Alphabetical
- Grouping Options: Group by control file
- Raster Load Options: Load Normally
- Click ‘Open’ and ‘OK’.
Style the Layers
Styling can be done in many ways, however common steps to do this are:
- Click on the ‘Apply TUFLOW Styles to Open Layers’ symbol from the TUFLOW Plugin toolbar.
- Create a hillshade of the DEM:
- In the QGIS Layers panel, right click on the Grid file and select 'Rename Layer'. Rename the layer to include 'Hillshade' in the filename. For example, 1D2D_Urban_Grid_copy > 1D2D_Urban_Grid_Hillshade.
- Right click on the Hillshade and select 'Properties'.
- In the Symbology tab, under 'Band Rendering' select the following options:
- Render type: Hillshade
- Z Factor: 3
- In the Transparency tab, set the 'Global Opacity' to 75%.
- Click 'Apply' and 'OK'.
Save the QGIS Workspace
- From the top dropdown menu options, go to Project > Save As.
- Navigate to the file location containing the TUFLOW folder and save the workspace with the extension, .qgz.
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