User:Jcreer/SMS:Data Converstion

The following is a list of conversion processes used in SMS.

1D Grid

A 1D Grid cannot be converted to other types of data.

The GenCade map module coverage can be converted to a 1D grid.

CAD

CAD data can be converted to the following:

• CAD to map
• CAD faces to 2D scatter triangles
• CAD points to 2D scatter

Other data cannot be directly converted into CAD data while operating SMS. However, data in SMS can be exported into a CAD file format and imported back into SMS.

Cartesian Grid

A Cartesian grid can be converted to the following data types:

• 2D grid to 2D scatter
• 2D grid to map
• 2D grid to 2D mesh

The following data types can be convert to a Cartesian grid:

• Area Property map coverage
• BOUSS2D map coverage
• CGrid Generator coverage
• CMS-Wave map coverage
• TUFLOW Grid Extents map coverage
• GIS data

GIS Data

GIS data can be convert to the following:

• GIS to 2D grid
• GIS to 2D mesh
• GIS to 2D scatter
• Raster to 2D scatter
• GIS to feature contours
• Shapefile to feature object
• GIS to feature objects
• GIS polygons to TIN

Data types cannot be converted to GIS objects in SMS. However, data can be exported as images or shapefiles to later be imported into the GIS module.

Map

Map data can be converted from certain coverages to other types of data. Not all coverages have data conversion options. Coverages with conversion options can be converted to the following data types:

Coverage Type	2D Grid	2D Mesh	2D Scatter	UGrid	1D Grid
1D-Hyd Centerline
1D-Hyd Cross Section
ADCIRC
ADH
Area Property
BOUSS2D
BOUSS2D Roughness
CGrid Generator
CGWAVE
CMS-Flow Boundary Conditions
CMS-Flow Save Points
CMS-Wave
FESWMS
GenCade
Generic Model
Mapping
Mesh Generator
Observation
Particle-Grogue
PTM
Quadtree Generator
SRH-2D (all coverage types)
Stamping
STWAVE
TABS (RMA2/RMA4)
TUFLOW Network
TUFLOW Grid Extants
WAM

Converting other data types to the Map module involves creating feature objects on a map coverage. In most cases, the feature objects are created on an existing coverage or a new coverage is generated during the process. Data types that can be convert to feature objects include:

• 2D grid to map
• CAD to map
• GIS to feature objects
• Mesh to map
• Scatter boundaries to map
• Scatter breaklines to map
• Scatter contours to map

Mesh

Mesh data can be converted to the following data types:

• Mesh to 2D scatterpoint
• Mesh to map
• Mesh to UGrid

The following data types can be converted to a 2D mesh:

• Cartesian grid
• 2D scatter set
• Mesh Generator coverage
• GIS data

Scatter

Scatter data can be converted to the following data types:

• Scatter boundaries to map
• Scatter breaklines to map
• Scatter contours to map
• Scatter to 2D mesh
• Scatter to UGrid

Nearly all data types can be converted to a scatter data with the exception of a few map coverages, UGrids, and 1D grids.

UGrid

At this time, UGrid cannot be converted to other types of data in SMS.

Data types that can be converted to UGrids includes:

• Mesh to UGrid
• Quadtree to UGrid
• Scatter to UGrid

Related Topics

• Datasets