View source for TUFLOW Empty Files

=Introduction=
The native non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) form of TUFLOW uses Geographic Information System (GIS) files for its spatial inputs. TUFLOW requires specific GIS file formats, corresponding to specific TUFLOW commands (and functions). Because of this, the first task in any modelling project requires the writing of template (empty) GIS files (as demonstrated in [[Tutorial_Module01#Project_Initialisation|Tutorial Module 1]]). This page of the TUFLOW Wiki provides a reference list of the template (empty) GIS files, the TUFLOW command associated with the GIS file, and a short description of the file/command's function.<br>

==TUFLOW Control file (*.tcf)==
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=15%| Template (empty) GIS File 
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=25%| Compatible TUFLOW Commands
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white"| File / Command Function
|-
| '''2d_fc_empty''' ||   <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS FC</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| '''2d_glo_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS GLO</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| '''2d_iwl_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS IWL</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''2d_lp_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS LP</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''2d_oz_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Output Zone</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>   || 
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| '''2d_po_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS PO</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''0d_rl_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Reporting Location</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
|}

==ESTRY Control file (*.ecf)==
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=15%| Template (empty) GIS File 
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=25%| Compatible TUFLOW Commands
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white"| File / Command Function
|-
| '''1d_bc_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS BC </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| '''1d_iwl_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS IWL </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| '''1d_mh_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Manhole </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''1d_nd_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Node </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
| '''1d_nwk_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Network </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''1d_nwke_empty''' ||   <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Network </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''1d_pit_empty''' ||   <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Pits </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
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| '''1d_tab_empty''' ||   <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Table Links </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| '''1d_WLL_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS WLL </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
|}

==TUFLOW Geometry Control file (*.tgc)==
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=15%| Template (empty) GIS File 
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=25%| Compatible TUFLOW Commands
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white"| File / Command Function
|-
| rowspan=2|'''2d_bc_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Code BC</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
| <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Z HX Line</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| rowspan=2|'''2d_code_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Code</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>  || 
|-
| <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Code INVERT</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
| '''2d_fcsh_empty''' ||  <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS FC Shape</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
| rowspan=2|'''2d_gw_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS GWL</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
| <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS GWD</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_iwl_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS IWL</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_Ifcsh_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Layered FC Shape</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_lfcsh_empty_pts''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Layered FC Shape</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_loc_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Location</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_mat_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS MAT</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>|| 
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| '''2d_soil_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Soil</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_vzsh_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Variable Z Shape</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_z_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Z Line</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_zsh_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Z Shape</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
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| '''2d_zshr_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Z Shape Route</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || 
|-
|}

==TUFLOW Boundary Control file (*.tbc)==
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=15%| Template (empty) GIS File 
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white;" width=25%| Compatible TUFLOW Commands
! style="background-color:#005581; font-weight:bold; color:white"| Comment
|-
| '''2d_bc_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS BC</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || Y
|-
| '''2d_rf_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS RF</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || Y
|-
| rowspan=2| '''2d_sa_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS SA</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || Y
|-
| <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS Streams</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font>|| Y
|-
| '''2d_sa_rf_empty''' || <font color="blue"><tt>Read GIS SA RF</tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font> || Y
|-
|}