ArcTUFLOW Toolbox and Toolbar
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Introduction
A TUFLOW toolbox is available for ArcMap 10.1 and newer. This toolbox helps with streamlining the process of creating and editing a TUFLOW model in ArcMap. A Toolbar has also been developed to accompany the toolbox to further increase efficiency and workflow. The toolbar shortcuts the opening of the toolbox utilities to a single click on an easily accessible toolbar.
These utilities can be downloaded from the TUFLOW website: http://www.tuflow.com/Tuflow%20Utilities.aspx
Installation
For instructions on how to install ArcTUFLOW Toolbox and Toolbar into ArcMap please see the following link:
The Utilities: What are they, How to use them, and Workflow
The descriptions below, and their order are intended to help the user with model initiation, setup and development, running, and checking and viewing results:
| Model Stage | Utilities | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Start Model Build | 1. Configure TUFLOW (Required Initialization Step) | This is the first step of any new model or ArcGIS workspace. Using the Configure TUFLOW utility will create a _config.txt file that will pre-populate fields in the other utilities that speed up their use. The Create TUFLOW Folders utility can also be used to create the TUFLOW folder structure and empty SHP files. |
| Model Build and Development | 3. Import Empty (template) TUFLOW Files 4. Insert TUFLOW Attributes |
These utilities are used in the model development stage to speed up creation of TUFLOW layers. Using the Import Empty utility enables the user to quickly add empty SHP layers, and the Increment Layer utility allows the user to rev up TUFLOW layers as the model progresses in iterations. Other utilities such as Create Breakline automate some of the more time consuming steps in the model build. |
| Running TUFLOW | 11. Run TUFLOW Simulation |
The Run TUFLOW Simulation utility can be used to set off TUFLOW simulations from ArcGIS. |
| Loading and Viewing Results | 12. Load Simulation Input Files 13. TUPLOT - Toolbar only |
These utilities are intended for the purpose of checking and reviewing input files and viewing 1D and time series results. The Load Simulation Input Files utility allows the user to load in the input SHP files and CHECK files from a simulation for review. And TUPLOT introduces the functionality currently available in QGIS to ArcGIS for viewing 1D and time series results. |
| Miscellaneous | 14. About |
Configure TUFLOW
The first item, “Configure TUFLOW”, creates a configuration file that will pre-populate items in other ArcTUFLOW tools based on the map document. The steps for running the configuration tool are outlined below:
- Open or save a map document before running.
- Select a TUFLOW folder for your model. This can be either the folder that contains the entire TUFLOW model folder structure or the folder that contains the TUFLOW subdirectories. For example, it can be either "D:\projects\Example\TUFLOW" or “D:\projects\Example\”. All of the following tools will use this location.
- Enter the file path to the TUFLOW executable
- Select the projection for the TUFLOW model
Create TUFLOW Folders
Import Empty (template) TUFLOW Files
"Import Empty Template Files" can be used to import new shp files for editing. This tool will automatically delete the dummy "null" entry which otherwise requires manual deletion if an empty file loaded from the catalog.
- Select the object type (point, line or region)
- Select the desired template file
- Specify the run ID for the file. This will be added to the file name as a suffix.
The ArcTUFLOW toolbox requires configuring prior to using this tool. Refer to Configure TUFLOW for more instructions.
Insert TUFLOW Attributes
"Insert TUFLOW Attributes" will insert a TUFLOW attribute template in front of an existing GIS layer. This is useful when transferring data from a database (e.g. council stormwater network) to TUFLOW format.
The steps are:
- Select the input file (the file to have TUFLOW attribues inserted into)
- Select the TUFLOW file format
- Specify a run ID for the file. This will be added to the name as a suffix
This tool is best used if Configure TUFLOW has been run prior.
Increment Layer
The tool "Increment Layer" will increment up one or more TUFLOW layers to a new revision number and replace he existing layer in ArcMAP with the same style. Currently the limitation of the tool requires revision numbers to be 3 digits longs e.g. 001.
The steps are:
- Select desired TUFLOW layer to be incremented (these can be dragged and dropped from the TOC into the tool window)
- Specify the new revision number
- Choose to supersede the old layers (these will be placed in a 'SS' folder in the same directory as the model layer)
- Choose to append revision number if none already exists
Style All TUFLOW Layers
This button will apply TUFLOW stylings onto all TUFLOW related layers in the TOC.
Style Selected TUFLOW Layers
This button will apply TUFLOW stylings to the selected layer in the TOC.
Create Breakline
The "Create Breakline" tool will create a 2d_zsh breakline from a user input polyline and DEM. The user has a number of options, such as:
- Vertice placement along line - the user can specify additional intervals at which to extract elevations, or use only the line vertices
- Elevation extraction - extract straight from DEM, or use a statistical approach by looking at surrounding elevation values
The steps are:
- Specify the input polyline from which a breakline will be created from
- Select if the user only wants to extract points at a specified chainage (ignore line vertices) - otherwise points will be extracted a defined chainage and vertices
- Specify an interval at which to insert additional elevation extraction points along line - leave blank to output at line vertices only
- Specify the underlying DEM to use to for elevation extraction
- Specify a search radius for considering neighbouring elevation values if using a statistical approach to elevation extraction - leave blank to extract elevation from immediate cell
- Specify a statistical operation (must be coupled with a search radius). Options include:
- 'MAX'
- 'MIN'
- 'MEAN'
Change Attribute Data Type
This tool allows you to modify a shapefile attribute (field) type whist keeping the attribute order intact. An example of its use is the modification of the pBlockage attribute in a 1d_nwk layer from 'double' to 'text' for the new Australian Rainfall and Runoff blockage scenarios. Please note that at present the script only allows for the change of attributes to type text.
Correct Pipe Direction
Extract ARR2016 to TUFLOW
Coming Soon
Run TUFLOW Simulation
- Enter the simulation tcf reference
- Define the path to the TUFLOW executable
The ArcTUFLOW toolbox requires configuring prior to using this tool. Refer to Configure TUFLOW for more instructions.
Load Simulation Input Files
This tool loads all input shp files from a model simulation into a common ArcGIS Map window.
The ArcTUFLOW Run TUFLOW Simulation example does not provide an input (.tlf) to complete this example. This section relates to users who have run their own Tutorial, Demo, Example or personal models.
- After completing your model run, enter the simulation tlf reference
The shp files will be loaded using a predefined symbology for common TUFLOW input file types. This is determined based on the prefix of the file name. For example, the symbology for 2d_code and 2d_zsh files are shown below.
This tool is courtesy of Wood Rodgers, Inc. (www.woodrodgers.com)
TUPLOT
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