Template:GMS MODFLOW 6 Visualization Workflow

1. Change display options.

1. Set display options. Open the Display Options dialog. Set the general display options. Set general lighting options. Set display options for each module that is being used. Set contour options. Set vector options. 2. View display. Use the Rotate , Pan , and Zoom tools. Use the View menu commands found in the Display menu. Use the Frame command to center and resize the display as needed. 3. Adjust display. Display may need to be adjusted during the remainder of the project. Use the Display Options dialog and viewing tools as needed. Use the Frame command to center and resize the display as needed.

2. Change contour options.
Turn on Contours in the Display Options dialog and set contour options. The "Color Fill" option is recommended for this. Look for inconsistent points (points with values much higher/lower than their neighbors or regions where no data points exist). Verify that the region being modeled is covered by the elevation/depth data and there are no holes.

3. Create a plot.
If a PEST Observations package was included with the model, do the following to visualize the results: Under the " Map Data", find the coverages labelled with PEST. Click on them to visualize whisker plots in the Graphics Window. Right-click on a coverage and use the Observations command to view plots related to the data in the coverages in the Observations dialog.

4. Create an animation.
Select a solution dataset and use the Display | Animate menu command. Use the Animation Wizard to specify the animation parameters. Save and view the animation file.

5. Visualize water budgets.

1. Visualize the VOLUME BUDGET section of the text solution file. Double-click on a text file under the MODFLOW 6 solution folder in the Project Explorer. It might end in ".lst" or ".out". Scroll to the bottom of the file to the VOLUME BUDGET section, and review the values. 2. Run ZONEBUDGET and visualize the results. 1. Create the Zones package. Use the New Package | Zones command to open the Zone File dialog. Using the Zone File dialog, define the zones. Right-click on the MODFLOW 6 simulation and select Save Simulation to export the zone package file. 2. Run ZONEBUDGET. Under the MODFLOW solution folder in the Project Explorer, right-click on the file ending in ".cbc" and select Run ZONEBUDGET. 3. Visualize the results of ZONEBUDGET. Under the folder ending in "zone_budget", double-click on either file to open it in an outside program. The file ending in ".lst" has the results of ZONEBUDGET at the bottom under a section that begins VOLUME BUDGET. The file ending in ".csv" can be opened in a spreadsheet application or text editor.