Creating Water Networks in 12d Model

I caught up with Owen Thornton of 12d Queensland last week to chat about creating water networks in 12d Model.

His series of training webinars – Stormwater Drainage Design Fundamentals – covers the basic and intermediate aspects of the Water modules in 12d Model 14, with special emphasis on the design of stormwater drainage. It is presented as a condensed overview of the material normally covered in the first two days of the formal 12d Water training courses (W01 to W06) offered regularly by 12d Solutions in various regions (click for more info on 12d Model Training). This material is assumed knowledge for many of the more advanced training courses available in the 12d Water suite.

A construction-ready drainage model – including catchments, pits, pipes, culverts, channels and flood extents – is created from scratch in 3D and designed for specified minor and major storm events using the Rational Method. Output plans, long-sections and calculation tables are also produced.

Last week’s webinar was Episode 2 of the series: Creating Water Networks. It showed a variety of ways to create and modify Water strings to develop your water network models. It also introduced the Water Network Editor (WNE), which is used, initially, to assign all node/link names, types and levels and to label water networks in detail. The WNE is one of the primary tools of the Three Waters modules, and its additional capabilities will be showcased in all the remaining episodes of the series.