Difference between revisions of "TUFLOW Utilities"

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=ArcGIS Utilities=
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=Excel Utilities=
The ArcTUFLOW Toolbox and Toolbar are a series of utilities in ArcGIS that area designed to improve the workflow and creation of TUFLOW models.<br>
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Please see the <u>[[Excel_Tips | Excel Tips]]</u> for a description of the TUFLOW Tools for Excel.<br>
For more information on the ArcGIS Toolbox and Toolbar, please see the following:
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* [[TUFLOW_ArcGIS_Toolbox | ArcGIS Toolbox Wiki Page]]<br><br>
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=GIS Based Utilities=
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All GIS based Utilities provide tools to streamline the model build process.
  
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==QGIS Utilities==
 
The TUFLOW plugin into QGIS are a series of utilities that area designed to improve the workflow and creation of TUFLOW models.<br>
 
The TUFLOW plugin into QGIS are a series of utilities that area designed to improve the workflow and creation of TUFLOW models.<br>
 
For more information on the TUFLOW Plugin, please see the following:
 
For more information on the TUFLOW Plugin, please see the following:
 
* [[TUFLOW_QGIS_Plugin | TUFLOW QGIS Plugin Wiki Page]]<br><br>
 
* [[TUFLOW_QGIS_Plugin | TUFLOW QGIS Plugin Wiki Page]]<br><br>
  
=Excel Utilities=
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==MapInfo Utilities==
Please see the <u>[[Excel_Tips | Excel Tips]]</u> for a description of the TUFLOW Tools for Excel.<br>
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The miTools are a series of MapBasic utilities that are designed for making the creation and review of TUFLOW modellers more efficient in MapInfo.  For more information on the miTools please see the TUFLOW website [http://www.tuflow.com/miTools.aspx here].<br>
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Alternatively, queries on the miTools can be directed to <font color="blue"><u>miTools@tuflow.com</u></font>.
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Please see the <u>[[MiTools_Tips | MiTools Tips]]</u> for a description of the TUFLOW MiTools.<br>
 
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=MapInfo Utilities=
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==ArcGIS Utilities==
The miTools are a series of MapBasic utilities that are designed for making the creation and review of TUFLOW modellers more efficient in MapInfo. For more information on the miTools please see the TUFLOW website [http://www.tuflow.com/miTools.aspx here].<br>
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The ArcTUFLOW Toolbox and Toolbar are a series of utilities in ArcGIS that area designed to improve the workflow and creation of TUFLOW models.<br>
Alternatively, queries on the miTools can be directed to <font color="blue"><u>miTools@tuflow.com</u></font>.
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For more information on the ArcGIS Toolbox and Toolbar, please see the following:
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* [[TUFLOW_ArcGIS_Toolbox | ArcGIS Toolbox Wiki Page]]<br><br>

Revision as of 16:58, 14 January 2021

Introduction

A number of utilities are available on the the TUFLOW website (http://www.tuflow.com/Tuflow%20Utilities.aspx Download TUFLOW utilities]). Many of the utilities are DOS executables and run without a graphical user interface, like the TUFLOW engine itself. There are also some excel macros and the MapInfo tools, which are MapBasic applications designed for MapInfo.

These utilities are described individually in the page linked below.

DOS Utilities

Running DOS utilities

As with TUFLOW there are multiple methods for running the DOS executables. The most common methods are from a batch file and using the right mouse button on the input file.

From a Batch File (.bat)

Where there is more than one input file then a batch (.bat) file needs to be created. Batch files are also powerful when you want to bulk process data. These are simply a text file containing one or more lines that execute a utility as per the examples given in the examples sections of each utility. To execute the .bat file, double click on the file in Windows Explorer. To force the .bat file to pause at the end (and not simply disappear off the screen), enter the text “pause” on the last line of the file.

Using the Right Mouse Button in Windows

The right mouse button functionality is only suited to operations that only require one file as an input. For example these method can be TUFLOW_to_GIS to create a 3D surface of the results. However, it would not be suitable for using dat_to_dat to calculate the difference between files.

List of DOS Utilities


Excel Utilities

Please see the Excel Tips for a description of the TUFLOW Tools for Excel.

GIS Based Utilities

All GIS based Utilities provide tools to streamline the model build process.

QGIS Utilities

The TUFLOW plugin into QGIS are a series of utilities that area designed to improve the workflow and creation of TUFLOW models.
For more information on the TUFLOW Plugin, please see the following:

MapInfo Utilities

The miTools are a series of MapBasic utilities that are designed for making the creation and review of TUFLOW modellers more efficient in MapInfo. For more information on the miTools please see the TUFLOW website here.
Alternatively, queries on the miTools can be directed to miTools@tuflow.com. Please see the MiTools Tips for a description of the TUFLOW MiTools.

ArcGIS Utilities

The ArcTUFLOW Toolbox and Toolbar are a series of utilities in ArcGIS that area designed to improve the workflow and creation of TUFLOW models.
For more information on the ArcGIS Toolbox and Toolbar, please see the following: