I used to have some software that would trace the path of a raindrop on a surface model. You could pick a single point, or have the software generate many over the entire model. It would also allow you to plot slope direction arrows on each triangle face...the steeper the slope the smaller the arrow or something like that.
Does anybody know if a variation of these tools exist in the Civil or Survey modules?
I thought I remember using these tools in Carlson, but I cannot find them now.
OK, so I found the "Draw Slope Arrows" setting under the Triangulate tab of the Triangulate and Contour routine.
That helps a little bit. But not nearly as good as being able to trace the flows.
This probably doesn't help, but it is a feature in Civil 3D and I have tried it a few times over the years (and over the various releases of that software) but never had any luck in getting sense out of it. Last I remember is some assistance in the various online forums suggesting that its lack of sense was related to flat areas in the DTM.
Thanks, I used to use Pacsoft which did a pretty decent job at this stuff without jumping to a full on hydro package.
Now I can't get that portion of the software to work because it's too old.
Mostly I liked to use it because it would allow you to see areas of concentration where erosion might be an issue.
Carlson Hydrology has the tool you are looking for. It is called runoff tracking. Hydrology is a stand alone package and is included in Civil Suite.
In Civil3d it's "water drop".
T. Nelson - SAM
gfperry, post: 414183, member: 12211 wrote: Carlson Hydrology has the tool you are looking for. It is called runoff tracking. Hydrology is a stand alone package and is included in Civil Suite.
I only have the Survey and Civil module. The hydrology module is extra...I demo'd it a couple years ago, but could not get it to function correctly. It would work with small topo surveys, but when it came to watershed sized models, it crashed every time.
Have not had any problem with large watersheds
gfperry, post: 414277, member: 12211 wrote: Have not had any problem with large watersheds
Good, that means they have fixed a few things.