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# [[Arc_Creating_a_Grid_from_Points | Create a grid from points]]
 
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# [[Arc_Label_Messages | Labelling messages file]]
  
 
=Tips and Tricks=
 
=Tips and Tricks=
 
There are currently no tips / tricks for ArcGIS, we plan to expand this section, please feel free to contribute on the discussion page: [[Talk:ArcGIS_Tips]]<br>
 
There are currently no tips / tricks for ArcGIS, we plan to expand this section, please feel free to contribute on the discussion page: [[Talk:ArcGIS_Tips]]<br>
 
Alternatively suggestions can be emailed to <font color="blue"><u>support@tuflow.com</u></font>.<br>
 
Alternatively suggestions can be emailed to <font color="blue"><u>support@tuflow.com</u></font>.<br>

Revision as of 03:04, 17 October 2012

Introduction

This page contains a brief introduction to the use of ArcGIS for use in TUFLOW modelling. Please add ArcGIS Suggestions Here!.

In these ArcGIS shapefiles different object types (points, lines and regions) are stored in separate files. When TUFLOW outputs in shapefile format, each file ends in:

  • _P to indicate a point file;
  • _L to indicate a line file; or
  • _R to indicate a region (polygon) file.

Basics

This page is still being completed, In this section will be some basic GIS functions that are regularly used in creating TUFLOW models in ArcGIS.

  1. Create a grid from points
  2. Labelling messages file

Tips and Tricks

There are currently no tips / tricks for ArcGIS, we plan to expand this section, please feel free to contribute on the discussion page: Talk:ArcGIS_Tips
Alternatively suggestions can be emailed to support@tuflow.com.