Introduction
The native non-Graphical User Interface (GUI) form of TUFLOW uses Geographic Information System (GIS) files for its spatial inputs. TUFLOW requires specific file formats for all of its GIS inputs, corresponding to specific TUFLOW commands or functions. To accommodate for this requirement, the first task in any modelling project requires the writing of template (empty) GIS files. The process how to write template (empty) GIS files is demonstrated in Tutorial Module 1.
The Section below provides a summary of the template (empty) GIS files, the associated relevant TUFLOW command and a basic decryption of the file type / command function.
TUFLOW Control file (*.tcf)
| Template (empty) GIS File
|
Compatible TUFLOW Commands
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Comment
|
| 2d_fc_empty |
Read GIS FC == |
Y
|
| 2d_glo_empty |
Read GIS GLO == |
Y
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| 2d_iwl_empty |
Read GIS IWL == |
Y
|
| 2d_lp_empty |
Read GIS LP == |
Y
|
| 2d_oz_empty |
Read GIS Output Zone == |
Y
|
| 2d_po_empty |
Read GIS PO == |
Y
|
| 0d_rl_empty |
Read GIS Reporting Location == |
Y
|
ESTRY Control file (*.ecf)
| Template (empty) GIS File
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Compatible TUFLOW Commands
|
Comment
|
| 1d_bc_empty |
Read GIS BC == |
Y
|
| 1d_iwl_empty |
Read GIS IWL == |
Y
|
| 1d_mh_empty |
Read GIS Manhole == |
Y
|
| 1d_nd_empty |
Read GIS Node == |
Y
|
| 1d_nwk_empty |
Read GIS Network == |
Y
|
| 1d_nwke_empty |
Read GIS Network == |
Y
|
| 1d_pit_empty |
Read GIS Pits == |
Y
|
| 1d_tab_empty |
Read GIS Table Links == |
Y
|
| 1d_WLL_empty |
Read GIS WLL == |
Y
|
TUFLOW Geometry Control file (*.tgc)
| Template (empty) GIS File
|
Compatible TUFLOW Commands
|
Comment
|
| 2d_bc_empty |
Read GIS Code BC == |
Y
|
| Read GIS Z HX Line == |
Y
|
| 2d_code_empty |
Read GIS Code == |
Y
|
| Read GIS Code INVERT == |
Y
|
| 2d_fcsh_empty |
Read GIS FC Shape == |
Y
|
| 2d_gw_empty |
Read GIS GWL == |
Y
|
| Read GIS GWD == |
Y
|
| 2d_iwl_empty |
Read GIS IWL == |
Y
|
| 2d_Ifcsh_empty |
Read GIS Layered FC Shape == |
Y
|
| 2d_lfcsh_empty_pts |
Read GIS Layered FC Shape == |
Y
|
| 2d_loc_empty |
Read GIS Location == |
Y
|
| 2d_mat_empty |
Read GIS MAT == |
Y
|
| 2d_soil_empty |
Read GIS Soil == |
Y
|
| 2d_vzsh_empty |
Read GIS Variable Z Shape == |
Y
|
| 2d_z_empty |
Read GIS Z Line == |
Y
|
| 2d_zsh_empty |
Read GIS Z Shape == |
Y
|
| 2d_zshr_empty |
Read GIS Z Shape Route == |
Y
|
TUFLOW Boundary Control file (*.tbc)
| Template (empty) GIS File
|
Compatible TUFLOW Commands
|
Comment
|
| 2d_bc_empty |
Read GIS BC == |
Y
|
| 2d_rf_empty |
Read GIS RF == |
Y
|
| 2d_sa_empty |
Read GIS SA == |
Y
|
| Read GIS Streams == |
Y
|
| 2d_sa_rf_empty |
Read GIS SA RF == |
Y
|