View source for User Guide Free Demo

This section is relevant for people who are trialing  TUFLOW without a licence. Please refer to <u>[[User_Guide_Local_Licences|Local Licence User Guide]]</u> or <u>[[New_User_Guide_Network_Software_Licences|Network Licence New User Guide]]</u> if you have a licence.
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<li> Download the latest TUFLOW executable from the TUFLOW website: <u>[http://www.tuflow.com/Tuflow%20Latest%20Release.aspx Tuflow Release Download]</u>. TUFLOW is a standalone console application. As such, it doesn't require installation to run. 
<li> Download the TUFLOW Tutorial Dataset: <u>[https://downloads.tuflow.com/Training/Wiki/Wiki_Tutorial_Models_QGIS.zip Tutorial Dataset]</u>
<li> User documentation is available from the <u>[[Tutorial_Introduction | Tutorial Model Introduction]]</u> section of the Wiki. Learn how to use TUFLOW by following the user documentation.
<li> Run TUFLOW using any of the options listed in the <u>[[Running_TUFLOW | Running TUFLOW ]]</u> section of the Wiki.
<li> After gaining an understanding of TUFLOW through the tutorial model dataset you may be interested in developing some of your own models for testing. A free Demo option is included within the standard TUFLOW executable. The free Demo version is fully enabled, though has the following limits:
:*100,000 total cells and 30,000 active (potentially flooded) cells 
:*100 1D channels
:*There can on be is only one 2D domain (multiple 2D domains are not supported) 
:*A simulation time of 10 minutes.  
The free Demo mode is called using the TUFLOW Control File (TCF) command: <font color="blue"><tt>Demo Model </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>== </tt></font><tt>ON</tt><br>
<li> Over 60 example models demonstrating the most commonly used TUFLOW features are available from the <u>[[TUFLOW_Example_Models | Example Models]]</u> section of the Wiki. These models call the Demo mode mentioned above, and as such don't require a licence to run. Use these models to learn how to implement features not included in the TUFLOW Tutorials. Refer to the <u>[https://docs.tuflow.com/classic-hpc/manual/latest/ TUFLOW Manual]</u> for further supporting information.
<li> Other useful information is contained in the Wiki. In particular new users often find the <u>[[Main_Page | Tips and Tricks]]</u> section on the right-hand side of the home page and the <u>[[TUFLOW_Modelling_Guidance | Modelling Guidance]]</u> sections particularly useful.
<li> If you're interested in becoming a part of the TUFLOW User Community please join the <u>[http://www.linkedin.com/groups/1908583  LinkedIn User Group]</u>.
<li> Please email <u>[mailto:support@tuflow.com support@tuflow.com]</u> if you have any technical questions or <u>[mailto:sales@tuflow.com sales@tuflow.com]</u> if you would like to purchase a licence. Price information is available from the <u>[https://www.tuflow.com/Prices.aspx TUFLOW Website]</u>
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