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GMS User Manual (v8.1)

The Groundwater Modeling System

1. Learning GMS: What is GMS?; The GMS Screen; Tool Palettes; Project Explorer; Tutorials

2. Set Up: System Requirements; 64 bit; License Agreement; Registering GMS; USB Network Lock; Community Edition; Graphics Card Troubleshooting

3. General Tools
3.1. The File Menu: The File Menu
3.2. The Edit Menu: The Edit Menu; Units; Preferences; Materials; Material Set
3.2.1. Coordinate Systems: Coordinate Systems; Coordinate Conversions; Projections; CPP Coordinate System; Geographic Coordinate System; Local Coordinate System; Coordinate Transformation
3.3. The Display Menu: The Display Menu; Contour Options; Animations; Color Ramp
3.3.1. Display Options: Display Options; Drawing Grid Options; Vectors; Lighting Options; Plot Axes
3.4. Other Tools: Data Sets; Cross Sections; CAD Options; Display Theme; Annotations

4. Interpolation
4.1. Introduction: Interpolation; Interpolation Commands; 3D Interpolation Options; Steady State vs. Transient Interpolation
4.2. Linear: Linear
4.3. Inverse Distance Weighted: Inverse Distance Weighted; Shepards Method; Gradient Plane Nodal Functions; Quadratic Nodal Functions; Subset Definition; Computation of Interpolation Weights
4.4. Clough-Tocher: Clough-Tocher
4.5. Natural Neighbor: Natural Neighbor
4.6. Kriging: Kriging; Kriging Options; 3D Kriging; Variogram Editor
4.7. Jackknifing: Jackknifing

5. Modules
5.1. TIN Module: TIN Module; Creating a TIN; Editing a TIN; TIN Settings; TIN Display Options; TIN Tool Palette; Converting TINS to Other Data Types; Building Solids and 3D Meshes with TINs; Triangulation; TIN Files

5.2. Boreholes Module: Boreholes Module; Creating and Editing Boreholes; Borehole Display Options; Borehole Tool Palette; Borehole Hydrogeologic Units; Converting Borehole Data; Borehole Cross Sections
5.2.1. Horizons: Horizons; Horizon Conceptual Model; Horizons Applications; Horizons to HUF; Horizons Wizard; Horizons to Solids; Horizons to 3D Mesh

5.3. Solid Module: Solid Module; Solid Properties; Solid Primitives; Solid Display Options; Solid Module Tool Palette; Solids to Layered Mesh; Solids to HUF; Solids to MODFLOW Command

5.4. 2D Mesh Module: 2D Mesh Module; Creating a 2D Mesh; Editing 2D Meshes; 2D Mesh Settings; 2D Mesh Display Options; 2D Mesh Tool Palette; Converting a 2D Mesh to other types of Data; Element types; 2D Mesh Polygon Attributes

5.5. 2D Grid Module: 2D Grid Module; 2D Grid Types; Creating and Editing 2D Grids; 2D Grid Display Options; 2D Grid Tool Palette; Converting 2D Grids

5.6. 2D Scatter Point Module: 2D Scatter Point Module; Creating and Editing 2D Scatter Point Sets; 2D Scatter Point Display Options; 2D Scatter Point Tool Palette; Interpolating with 2D Scatter Points; Converting 2D Scatter Points to Other Types of Data; Gaussian Field Generator; Active/Inactive Points; 2D Interpolation Options

5.7. 3D Mesh Module

3D Element Types

Creating a 3D Mesh

Editing a 3D Mesh

3D Mesh Display Options

3D Mesh Tool Palette

Classify Material Zones

Converting 3D Meshes to Other Data Types

Building the 3D Mesh from the FEMWATER Conceptual Model

See "Horizons" and "Solids to Layered Mesh"

5.8. 3D Grid Module

Creating and Editing 3D Grids

3D Grid Display Options

3D Grid Tool Palette

Classify Material Zones

3D Grid Viewing Modes

Converting 3D Grids to Other Data Types

Cell Properties

Active/Inactive Cells

Named Layer Ranges

Redistribute Grid Cells

Redistribute Layers

See "Iso Surfaces"

5.9. 3D Scatter Point Module

3D Scatter Point Module

3D Scatter Point Display Options

3D Scatter Point Tool Palette

Interpolating with 3D Scatter Points

Converting 3D Scatter Points to Other Data Types

Connection to "Active/Inactive Points", "Inverse Distance Weighted"

5.10. Map Module: Map Module; Feature Objects; Conceptual Model; Feature Object Display Options; Feature Object Tool Palette; Coverages; Grid Frame; Clean Command; Temporal Discretization; Map to Models; Map to Modules

5.11. GIS Module: GIS Module; GIS Display Options; GIS Tool Palette; Enabling ArcObjects; GIS to Feature Objects; Add Data; Arc Hydro Groundwater

6. Models
6.1. FEMWATER: FEMWATER
6.1.1. FEMWATER Pre-Processing: Building a FEMWATER Model; FEMWATER Flows; Point Source/Sink BC; Assign Node/Face BC; FEMWATER Point / Arc Properties; FEMWATER Model Input; FEMWATER Initial Conditions; Saving a FEMWATER Simulation
6.1.2. FEMWATER Post-Processing: FEMWATER Display Options; FEMWATER Post Processing Viewing Options; FEMWATER Particle Sets

6.2. MODAEM: MODAEM; MODAEM License Agreement; MODAEM Display Options

6.3. MODFLOW

6.3.1. MODFLOW Packages

MODFLOW Packages Supported in GMS

Global Options/Basic Package

STR/SFR Packages

6.3.2. MODFLOW Pre-Processing

Building a MODFLOW Model

MODFLOW Array Editor

MODFLOW Grid Approach

MODFLOW Conceptual Model Approach

Activate Cells in Coverage

Defining the Layer Elevations

Standard MODFLOW Parameters

MODFLOW Parameters - Two Methods

Convergence Options

MODFLOW Parameters Disclaimer

Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation

Importing MODFLOW Files

MODFLOW with HDF5

Unsupported MODFLOW Features

Interpolate to MODFLOW Layers

MODFLOW Layers to 2D scatter points

MODFLOW Source/Sink Dialog

see "Calibration", "Parameters", "Stochastic Modeling"

6.3.3. MODFLOW Post-Processing: MODFLOW Display Options; MODFLOW Post Processing Viewing Options; MODFLOW Solution Properties Dialog; Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation; Cell Properties; MODFLOW World File; Error Summary Plot; Viewing Computed Fluxes

6.4. MODPATH: MODPATH; MODPATH Particle Tracking; MODPATH Particle Sets; MODPATH Zone Codes; MODPATH Display Options

6.5. MT3DMS: MT3DMS; MT3D Packages; Basic Transport Package Dialog; ICBUND Array; MT3D Source/Sink Mixing Package; MT3D point Sources/Sinks BC; Building an MT3DMS Simulation; Saving an MT3DMS Simulation; Importing an MT3D Simulation; MT3DMS Display Options; Calculate Mass

6.6. PEST

see "Calibration", "Parameters", "Stochastic Modeling"

6.7. RT3D

Basic Transport Package Dialog

see MT3DMS for interface inquiries

6.8. SEAM3D

see MT3DMS and RT3D

6.9. SEAWAT

Building a SEAWAT Model

SEAWAT Global Options Dialog

SEAWAT MODFLOW AUX Variables

SEAWAT Packages

Importing a SEAWAT Simulation

see MODFLOW with HDF5

6.10. SEEP2D: SEEP2D; SEEP2D Display Options; SEEP2D Solution

6.11. T-PROGS: T-PROGS; Vertical Markov Chain; Strike Dip Markov Chain; TSIM

6.12. UTEXAS: UTEXAS; UTEXAS Display Options

6.13. WASH123D: WASH123D Display Options

7. Modeling
7.1. Calibration: Model Calibration; Automated Parameter Estimation; Parameter Estimation Dialog; PEST; Run Options; Observations; Plot Wizard; Calibration Targets; Model Checker

7.2. Parameters: Parameters; Parameter Dialog; Pilot Points; Multiplier Arrays for Parameters; Standard MODFLOW Parameters

7.3. Stochastic Modeling: Stochastic Modeling; Gaussian Field Generator; Risk Analysis Wizard

8. Importing/Exporting Data: Importing Non-native GMS Files; Text Import Wizard; Text Import Wizard Supported File Formats; Importing/Exporting CAD Data; Importing USGS DEMs; Importing/Exporting GIS Grids; Importing/Exporting Shapefiles; Shapefiles; Import From Database; Import from Web; Data Set Files; Exporting Non-native GMS Files; Images; Registering an Image; KMZ files; GeoStudio Import

9. Appendix: File Formats; Data Set Files; Feature Requests; Bugfixes GMS

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