SMS:SMS User Manual 13.1

SMS User Manual (v13.1)

The Surface-water Modeling System

1. Introduction

What is SMS?

Tutorials

Highlights

What's New in SMS 13.1

1.1. Support

Support

System Requirements

Downloads

License Agreement

Introduction to Setting up SMS

Registering SMS

Community Version

Hardware Locks

Graphics Card Troubleshooting

1.2. General Information

General Interface Features

Keyboard Shortcuts

Publications

1.3. Layout

Layout

Data Toolbar

Toolbars

Static Tools

Dynamic Tools

Echo Window

Edit Window

Graphics Window

Help or Status Window

Macros

Project Explorer

Time Steps Window

1.3.1. SMS Menus

SMS Menus

File Menu

Edit Menu

Display Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu

Project Explorer Right-Click Menus

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Functionalities

2. Functionalities

Breaklines

Object Info

Materials Data

Get Online Maps

XMS Print Layout

CAD Data

Map Flood

3D Bridge

Notes

2.1. 2D Plots

Plot Window

Computed vs. Observed Data

Error Summary

Error vs. Simulation Plot

Error vs. Time Step Plot

Observation Profile

Profile Customization Dialog

Residual vs. Observed Data

Time Series

Time Series Data File

Time Series Plot

ARR Mesh Quality Assessment Plot

2.2. Animation(Film Loop)

Animations

Film Loop Display Options

Film Loop Drogue Plot Options

Film Loop Flow Trace Options

Film Loop General Options

Film Loop Multiple Views

Film Loop Time Step Options

2.3. Projections

Projections

Projection Dialogs

CPP Coordinate System

Geographic Coordinate System

UTM Coordinate System

State Plane Coordinate System

2.4. Datasets

Datasets

Dataset Toolbox

Data Calculator

Smooth Dataset

Metadata

2.5. Display Options

Display Options

Color Options

Functional Surfaces

Lighting Options

Raster Options

General Display Options

Z Magnification

Contour Options

Vector Display Options

Visualization for 3D Solutions

2.6. File Import Wizards

File Import Wizard

File Import Filter Options

File Import Wizard Supported File Formats

2.7. Export Options

Export Tabular File

Exporting Profile Dialog

Export Dataset Dialog

2.8. Geometric Tools

Data Transform

Zonal Classification

2.9. Images

Images

Image Pyramids

Import from Web

Registering an Image

Save as Image

Web Service for Background Imagery

2.10. Preferences

Preferences

Time Settings

2.11 Cross Sections

Editing Cross Sections

Managing Cross Sections

Cross Section Notes

2.12. Spectral Energy

Spectral Energy

Create Spectral Energy Grid

Generate/Edit Spectra

Import Spectra

Spectral Grid Properties

Spectral Events

Direction Conventions and Conversions

2.13. Datasets(VTK)

Datasets VTK

Conversions Scalar↔Vector

Dataset Calculator VTK

Interpolation VTK

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Modules

3. Modules

Modules

Annotations

3.1. 1D Module

1D Module

3.2. 1D Grid Module

1D Grid Module

1D Grid Display Options

1D Grid Tools

3.3. Cartesian Grid Module

Cartesian Grid Module

Cartesian Grid Coordinates

Cartesian Grid Data Menu

Cartesian Grid Module Display Options

Cartesian Grid Tools

Grid Frame Properties

Grid Smoothing

Refine Point Dialog

3.4. GIS Module

GIS Module

Importing Shapefiles

GIS Module Tools

GIS Module Menus

GIS Conversion and Editing

GIS Module Display Options

GIS to Feature Objects Wizard

Lidar

Extract Features Tool

3.5. Map Module

Map Module

3.5.a. Coverage Types

Coverages

3.5.a.1. Generic Coverages

Generic Coverages

1D Hyd Centerline Coverage

1D Hyd Cross Section Coverage

Activity Classification Coverage

Area Property Coverage

Bridge-Piers Coverage

Feature Stamping

Mapping Coverage

Mesh Tools Coverage

Observations

Particle/Drogue

Plot Data Coverage

Spatial Data

Spectral Coverage

3.5.a.2. Model Specific Coverages

Model Specific Coverages

ADCIRC Wind Coverage

ADH Vessel

ESMF – Earth System Modeling Framework

Synthetic Storm Coverage

3.5.b. Interface Components

Interface Components

Map Module Display Options

Map Feature Objects Menu

Map Module Tools

Map Project Explorer

3.5.c. Functionalities

Feature Objects Types

Attributes in the Feature Objects Menu

Map Module Selection

Floodway Delineation

Snapping

Bridge Scour

Bridge Scour Methodology

3.5.c.1. Feature Object Creation

Digitize

Build Polygons

3.5.c.2. Feature Object Modification

Feature Object Modification: All

Converting Coverages

Converting Feature Objects

Unstructured Grid Generation from a Conceptual Model

Select Intersecting Objects

Arcs

Arc Size Function

Feature Object Commands

3.6. Mesh Module

Mesh Module

3.6.a. Mesh Generation

Mesh Generation

Refine Attributes Dialog

2D Mesh Polygon Properties

Advancing Front Triangulation

Mesh Node Triangulation

Merge 2D Meshes

Patch

Paving

Adaptive Tesselation

Size Function

3.6.b. Interface Components

3.6.b.1. Mesh Module Display Options

Mesh Module Display Options

Mesh Quality

3.6.b.2. 2D Mesh Module Tools

2D Mesh Module Tools

Editing 2D Meshes

2D Mesh Module Tools Right-Click Menus

3.6.b.3. 2D Mesh Module Menus

2D Mesh Module Menus

2D Mesh Nodestrings Menu

Mesh Data Menu

3.6.b.3.1. 2D Mesh Elements Menu

2D Mesh Elements Menu

Element types

Boundary Triangles

Convert Elements

Mesh Element Options

3.6.b.3.2. 2D Mesh Nodes Menu

2D Mesh Nodes Menu

2D Mesh Node Options Dialog

Renumber

Reduce Nodal Connectivity

3.7. Particle Module

Particle Module

Particle Module Display Options

Particle Module Menus

3.7.a. Particle Module Datasets

Particle Module Compute Grid Datasets

PTM Create Grid Datasets – Fence Diagrams

3.8 Quadtree Module

Quadtree Module

Telescoping Grids

Quadtree Tools

Quadtree Menus

Quadtree Display Options

3.9. Scatter Module

Scatter Module

3.9.a. Interface Components

Scatter Module Display Options

Scatter Project Explorer Items

Scatter Module Tools

3.9.a.1. Scatter Module Menus

Scatter Menu

Scatter Data Menu

Scatter Breakline Menu

Scatter Triangles Menu

Scatter Vertices Menu

3.9.b. Functionalities

Scatter Options

Use of Digital Elevation Maps in the Scatter Module

Scatter Breakline Options

Process Boundary Triangles

Generate Contour Breaklines

3.9.c. Scatter Interpolation

Scatter Interpolation

Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation

Natural Neighbor Interpolation

Linear Interpolation

3.10. UGrid Module

UGrid Module

UGrid Menus

UGrid Display Options

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Generic Models

4. General Numeric Models

SMS Models

Simulations

Model Checker

4.1. Generic Model

Generic Model

Generic Model Coverage

Generic Model Files

Generic Model Graphical Interface

4.2. Engineering with Nature (EWN)

EWN

Sediment Volume Management

4.3. Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM)

FVCOM

4.4. Particle Tracking Model (PTM)

PTM

PTM Model Control

PTM Graphical Interface

PTM Particle Filters

PTM Traps

4.4.a. PTM Coverages

PTM Gage Coverage

4.4.a.1. PTM Sources

PTM Sources

PTM Arc Attributes Dialog

PTM Feature Point Attributes Dialog

4.4.b. PTM Files

PTM Files

PTM Control File

PTM Sediment File

PTM Source File

PTM Wave File

PTM Trap File

PTM Trap Output

PTM Boundary Condition File

4.5. TUFLOW FV

TUFLOW FV

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Coastal Models

5. Coastal Numeric Models

5.1. ADCIRC (Advanced Circulation) Model

ADCIRC

ADCIRC Graphical Interface

ADCIRC Coverages

ADCIRC Menu

ADCIRC Database

ADCIRC Files

ADCIRC Mesh

ADCIRC Model Control

ADCIRC Tidal Constituents

LTEA

ADCIRC Interface Changes for SMS 13.1

5.2. BOUSS-2D – A Boussinesq Wave Model for Coastal Regions and Harbors

BOUSS-2D

BOUSS-2D Using the Model

BOUSS-2D Simulations

BOUSS-2D Calculators

BOUSS-2D Files

BOUSS-2D Graphical Interface

BOUSS-2D Model Control

BOUSS-2D Parameter File

BOUSS-2D Probes

5.3. BOUSS Runup/Overtopping

BOUSS Runup / Overtopping

BOUSS Runup / Overtopping Model Control

BOUSS Runup / Overtopping Input Files

BOUSS Runup / Overtopping Viewing Data

5.4. CGWAVE

CGWAVE

CGWAVE Graphical Interface

CGWAVE Files

CGWAVE Math Details: Governing Equations

CGWAVE Math Details: Boundary Conditions

CGWAVE Math Details: Numerical Solution

CGWAVE Model Control

CGWAVE Incident Wave Conditions

Long Wave Input Toolbox

CGWAVE Boundary Conditions Dialog

CGWAVE Practical Notes

CGWAVE Test Cases

5.5. Coastal Modeling System

CMS

CMS-Flow/CMS-Wave Steering

5.5.a. CMS-Flow

CMS-Flow

CMS-Flow Coverages

CMS-Flow Simulation

CMS-Flow Menu

CMS-Flow Model Control

CMS-Flow Files

CMS-Flow Spatial Datasets

Lund Cirp and Watanabe Formula

5.5.b. CMS-Wave

CMS-Wave

CMS-Wave Cell Attributes Dialog

CMS-Wave Graphical Interface

CMS-Wave Menu

CMS-Wave Model Control

5.5.b.1. CMS-WAVE Files

CMS-Wave Files

CMS-Wave Control File

CMS-Wave Depth File

CMS-Wave Monitoring Station Output File

CMS-Wave Simulation File

CMS-Wave Spectral Energy File

CMS-Wave Spectral Table File

CMS-Wave STD

CMS-Wave Structure File

5.6. GenCade

GenCade

GenCade Files

GenCade Modeling Process

5.6.a. GenCade Graphical interface

GenCade Graphical Interface

GenCade Arc Attributes

GenCade Events

GenCade Menu

GenCade Model Control Dialog

GenCade Refine Point

GenCade Result Visualization

GenCade Structures

Wave Gages

5.7. STWAVE – Steady State Spectral Wave

STWAVE

Grid Nesting

STWAVE Graphical Interface

STWAVE Menu

STWAVE Model Control

5.8. WAM – Wave Prediction Model

WAM

WAM Map to Raster Utility

5.8.a. WAM Graphical Interface

WAM Graphical Interface

WAM Grid Options

WAM Simulation Model Control

WAM Spectra from STWAVE Grids

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Riverine and Estuarine Models

6. Riverine and Estuarine Models

6.1. ADH – Adaptive Hydraulics Modeling

ADH

ADH Bed Layers Assignment

ADH Boat Definition File Cards

ADH Extract WSE

ADH Hot Start File

ADH Hot Start Initial Conditions

ADH Material Properties

ADH Run Model

ADH Time Series

ADH Wind Stations

6.1.a. ADH Boundary Condition

ADH Boundary Condition Assignment

ADH Boundary Condition File Cards

6.1.b. ADH Model Control

ADH Model Control

ADH Model Control Model Parameters

ADH Model Control Iterations

ADH Model Control Time

ADH Model Control Output

ADH Model Control Global Material Properties

ADH Model Control Advanced

ADH Model Control Solver

6.1.c. ADH Library Control

ADH Sediment Library Control

ADH Consolidation

ADH Transport Constituents

ADH Sediment Transport and Bed Layers

6.2 HEC-RAS – Hydrologic Engineering Center's River Analysis System

HEC-RAS

6.3. HYDRO AS-2D

HYDRO AS-2D

6.4. SRH-2D – Sedimentation and River Hydraulics – Two-Dimensional

SRH-2D

SRH-2D Coverages

SRH-2D Boundary Conditions

SRH-2D Files

SRH-2D Menu

SRH-2D Material Properties

SRH-2D Model Control

SRH-2D Channel Calculator

SRH-2D Plots

SRH-2D Summary Report

SRH-2D Sediment Transport Parameters

SRH-2D Sediment Material Properties

SRH-2D Simulation

SRH-2D Advanced Simulation

SRH-2D Structures

SRH-2D Datasets to Rasters

Floodway Tools

SRH-2D Errors

6.5. Steering

Steering

6.6. TABS-MD (Multi-Dimensional) Numerical Modeling System – RMA2/RMA4

TABS

TABS Attribute Dialog

Total Flow Nodestring

6.6.a. GFGEN

GFGEN

GFGEN Executable Known Issues

6.6.b. RMA2 – Resource Management Associates

RMA2

Nodal Transition (Marsh Porosity) Dialog

Rainfall Values Dialog

RMA2 1D Control Structures

RMA2 Boundary Conditions

RMA2 Files

RMA2 Graphical Interface

RMA2 Material Properties

RMA2 Menu

RMA2 Model Control Dialog

RMA2 Spindown

Roughness Options Dialog

RMA2 GCL Card

6.6.c. RMA4 – Resource Management Associates

RMA4

RMA4 Boundary Conditions

RMA4 Graphical Interface

RMA4 Material Properties

RMA4 Model Control

6.7. TUFLOW – Two-dimensional Unsteady FLOW

TUFLOW

TUFLOW Simulation

Define TUFLOW domain

TUFLOW Coverages

TUFLOW Menu

Command Objects

Reading a TUFLOW Simulation

TUFLOW 2D Geometry Components

TUFLOW AD

TUFLOW Boundary Conditions

TUFLOW Check Files

TUFLOW Combining 1D and 2D Domains

TUFLOW Flow Constriction Shapes

TUFLOW Grid Options

TUFLOW Inlet Database

TUFLOW Irregular Culverts

TUFLOW Linking 2D Domains

TUFLOW Manholes

TUFLOW Material Properties

TUFLOW Model Parameters

TUFLOW Network Node Attributes

TUFLOW ZShape

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Appendix and File Support

7. Appendix

Release Notes

Dialog Help

Data Sources

7.1. File Support

File Formats

File Extensions

Native SMS Files

Importing Non-Native SMS Files

Import from Web

XMDF

Missing Project Data

7.1.a. File Formats

2D Mesh Files *.2dm

2D Scatter Point Files

2D Grid Files

ARC/INFO® ASCII Grid Files *.arc

ASCII Dataset Files *.dat

Binary Dataset Files *.dat

Boundary ID Files

Boundary XY Files

Coastline Files *.cst

Color Palette Files *.pal

Drogue Files *.pth

Fleet Wind Files

KMZ Files

LandXML Files

Lidar Support

Map Files

MapInfo MID/MIF

Material Files *.mat

MIKE 21 *.mesh

NOAA HURDAT

Quad4 Files

Raster File Formats

Settings Files *.ini

Shapefiles

SMS Super Files *.sup

Tabular Data Files - SHOALS *.pts

TIN Files

XY Series Files

XY Series Editor

XYZ Files

Generic Vector/Raster Files

7.2. Archives

Archived Features

Archived Models