GMS:GMS User Manual

GMS User Manual

The Groundwater Modeling System

1. Learning GMS: What is GMS?; The GMS Window; Toolbars; Project Explorer; Tutorials

2. Set Up: 64 bit; License Agreement; Registering GMS; Community Edition; Graphics Card Troubleshooting; Reporting Bugs

3. General Tools
3.1. The File Menu: The File Menu
3.2. The Edit Menu: The Edit Menu; Units; Preferences; Materials; Material Set; Single Point Conversion
3.2.1. Coordinate Systems: Projections; CPP Coordinate System; Geographic Coordinate System; Local Coordinate System; Transform
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: Annotations; CAD Options; Cross Sections; Datasets; Data Calculator; Display Theme; XY Series Editor

4. Interpolation
4.1. Introduction: Interpolation; Interpolation Menu; 3D Interpolation Options
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; TINs Menu; 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; Boreholes Menu; 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; Including Borehole Cross Sections; Horizons to Solids; Horizons to 3D Mesh

5.3. Solid Module: Solid Module; Solids Menu; Solid Properties; Solid Primitives; Solid Display Options; Solid Module Tool Palette; Set Operations; Solids to Layered Mesh; Solids to HUF; Solids to MODFLOW Command; Boundary Matching; Grid Overlay; Grid Overlay with Keq

5.4. 2D Mesh Module: 2D Mesh Module; 2D Mesh Menu; 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 Menu; 2D Grid Creation and Editing; 2D Grid Display Options; 2D Grid Tool Palette; Converting 2D Grids

5.6. 2D Scatter Point Module: 2D Scatter Point Module; 2D Scatter Point Commands; 2D Scatter Point Set Creation and Editing; 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 Mesh Display Options

3D Mesh Tool Palette

Classify Material Zones

Isosurfaces

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

3D Grid Module

3D Grid Commands

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

Exporting Grids

Cell Properties

Active/Inactive Cells

Named Layer Ranges

Redistribute Grid Cells

Redistribute Layers

See "Isosurfaces"

5.9. 3D Scatter Point Module

3D Scatter Point Module

3D Scatter Point Commands

3D Scatter Point Display Options

3D Scatter Point Tool Palette

Interpolating with 3D Scatter Points

Converting 3D Scatter Points to Other Data Types

Bounding Grid

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 Commands; GIS Display Options; GIS Tool Palette; Enabling ArcObjects; GIS to Feature Objects; Add Data; Arc Hydro Groundwater; Shapefiles; Images; Registering an Image; Raster Catalog

6. Models: Numerical Models
6.1. FEMWATER: FEMWATER; FEMWATER Commands
6.1.1. FEMWATER Pre-Processing: Building a FEMWATER Model; FEMWATER Direct Approach; FEMWATER Conceptual Model Approach; 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 Commands; MODAEM License Agreement; MODAEM Display Options

6.3. MODFLOW

6.3.1. MODFLOW Packages

MODFLOW Packages Supported in GMS

Global Options/Basic Package

6.3.2. MODFLOW Pre-Processing

Building a MODFLOW Model

MODFLOW Array Editor

MODFLOW Grid Approach

MODFLOW Conceptual Model Approach

Activate Cells in Coverage

IBOUND

Stress Periods

Map to MODFLOW

Defining the Layer Elevations

Standard MODFLOW Parameters

MODFLOW Parameters - Two Methods

Conductance

MODFLOW Parameters Disclaimer

Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation

Output Control

Importing MODFLOW Files

MODFLOW with HDF5

Unsupported MODFLOW Features

Interpolate to MODFLOW Layers

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; Zone Budget; ZONEBUDGET; Viewing Computed Fluxes

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

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

6.6. PEST

PEST

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

6.7. RT3D

RT3D

Basic Transport Package Dialog

see MT3DMS for interface inquiries

6.8. SEAM3D

SEAM3D

see MT3DMS and RT3D

6.9. SEAWAT

SEAWAT

SEAWAT Commands

Building a SEAWAT Model

SEAWAT Global Options Dialog

SEAWAT Packages

see MODFLOW with HDF5

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

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

6.12. UTEXAS: UTEXAS; UTEXAS Commands; UTEXAS 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; File Import Wizard; File Import Wizard Supported File Formats; Importing/Exporting CAD Data; Importing USGS DEMs; Importing/Exporting GIS Grids; Importing/Exporting Shapefiles; Exporting Non-native GMS Files; KMZ files; GeoStudio Import

9. Appendix: File Formats; Dataset Files; Bugfixes GMS; Dialog Help

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