SMS:Tutorials

A rich set of step-by-step tutorials has been developed to aid in learning how to use SMS.

Tutorial Installation

There are two options for installing tutorials. You can download the tutorials and files individually by subject matter in the SMS learning center or you can download an install that includes all of the core tutorials and files. Some of the additional tutorials (TUFLOW, PTM, CGWAVE) still need to be downloaded separately. Since most users only need a subset of the tutorials, the recommended approach is to download and install them as needed from the SMS learning center.

Accessing Tutorials Through the SMS Learning Center

The SMS Learning Center is the portal to all of the training needed to learn how to use SMS. It is there that a user can gain access to all of the SMS tutorial documents and files via download. To access the SMS Learning Center and tutorials click here, or follow these steps:

• Go to www.aquaveo.com
• Click on the SMS logo found on the right side of the screen. This will take the user to the SMS homepage.
• Once at the SMS homepage, click on the SMS Learning Center Icon.
• In the SMS Learning Center page, scroll down to the tutorials. There, the tutorials are divided into two groups: general SMS tutorials, and tutorials for specific models found within SMS. All are available for download.

Opening and Downloading Tutorials

Each tutorial consists of a PDF document, and its associated tutorial files.

• Open the PDF document by right-clicking on it, then selecting Open link in new tab.
• Then, click on the files icon and choose the Save as... option.
• The user can choose the directory in which they would like to run and save the tutorial files.
• Once the files have finished downloading, select the Open option.
• When the data files come up, the user must extract the files by clicking on the Extract all files option.
• Once the files are extracted, the user is ready to begin with the tutorial.

Available Tutorials

Tutorials are available through the SMS Learning Center. Below is a list of tutorials available at the SMS Learning Center.

SMS Tutorials
Data Visualization	Feature Stamping	GIS
Google Earth	Import From Web	Mesh Editing
Observation	Overview	Scattered Datasets
Sensitivity
SMS Model Tutorials
ADCIRC	ADCIRC LTEA Meshing	BOUSS2D
CGWAVE	Additional CGWAVE	CMS Flow
CMS Wave	FESWMS	FESWMS Steering
FESWMS Weirs	Generic Mesh Model	PTM
RMA2	RMA2 Steering	RMA4
STWAVE	TUFLOW 1D	TUFLOW 2D
TUFLOW AD	Additional TUFLOW

°Note: Do not save the tutorial documents and files to the Program Files directory.

Example of PDF link: SMS Overview

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