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GMS User Manual (v8.1)

Geo-technical Engineering

1 Learning GMS
What is GMS?
Tutorials
Quick Tour - Graphics Window
Quick Tour - GUI
Quick Tour - Main Toolbar
Quick Tour - Mini Grid Plot
Quick Tour - Project Explorer
Quick Tour - Status Bar
2 Set Up
System Requirements
64 bit
Registering GMS
License Agreement
Graphics Card Troubleshooting
USB Network Lock
Register
Community Edition
3 Modules
3.1 TIN Module
TIN Module
Creating a TIN
Editing a TIN
Converting TINS to Other Data Types
Building Solids and 3D Meshes with TINs
TIN Settings
TIN Display Options
TIN Tool Palette
TIN Files
3.2 Boreholes Module
Boreholes Module
Creating and Editing Boreholes
Borehole Display Options
Borehole Hydrogeologic Units
Converting Borehole Data
Borehole Cross Sections
Borehole Tool Palette
3.3 Solid Module
Solid Module
Solid Properties
Solid Primitives
Cross Sections
Cross-Section Options
Convert Cross Section To Coverage
Horisons to Solids
Solids to HUF
Solids to Layered Mesh
Solids to MODFLOW Command
Boundary Matching
Grid Overlay
Grid Overlay with Keq
Solid Display Options
Solid Module Tool Palette
3.4 2D Mesh Module
2D Mesh Module
Creating a 2D Mesh
Editing 2D Meshes
2D Mesh Settings
Converting a 2D Mesh to other types of Data
Element types
2D Mesh Display Options
2D Mesh Polygon Attributes
2D Mesh Tool Palette
3.5 2D Grid Module
2D Grid Module
2D Grid Types
Creating and Editing 2D Grids
Converting 2D Grids
2D Grid Display Options
2D Grid Tool Palette
3.6 2D Scatter Point Module
2D Scatter Point Module
Creating and Editing 2D Scatter Point Sets
Interpolating with 2D Scatter Points
Converting 2D Scatter Points to Other Types of Data
Gaussian Field Generator
Active/Inactive Points
2D Interpolation Options
2D Scatter Point Display Options
2D Scatter Point Tool Palette
3.7 3D Mesh Module
3D Mesh Module
3D Element Types
Creating a 3D Mesh
Editing a 3D Mesh
Converting 3D Meshes to Other Data Types
Building the 3D Mesh from the FEMWATER Conceptual Model
3D Mesh Display Options
3D Mesh Tool Palette
See "Horizons" and "Solids to Layered Mesh"
3.8 3D Grid Module
3D Grid Module
3D Grid Types
Creating and Editing 3D Grids
3D Grid Viewing Modes
Converting 3D Grids to Other Data Types
Cell Properties
Active/Inactive Cells
3D Grid Display Options
3D Grid Tool Palette
Connections to MODFLOW, MODPATH, MT3DMS
3.9 3D Scatter Point Module
3D Scatter Point Module
Interpolating with 3D Scatter Points
Converting 3D Scatter Points to Other Data Types
Bounding Grid
3D Scatter Point Display Options
3D Scatter Point Tool Palette
Connection to "Active/Inactive Points", "Inverse Distance Weighted"
3.10 Map Module
Map Module
Feature Objects
Conceptual Model
Coverages
Clean Command
Feature Object Display Options
Feature Object Tool Palette
3.11 GIS Module
GIS Module
Enabling ArcObjects
ArcObjects
GIS to Feature Objects
GIS to Feature Objects Wizard
Add Data
Arc Hydro Groundwater
GIS Display Options
GIS Tool Palette
4 General Tools
Units
CAD Options
Animations
Annotations
Projections
Contour Options
Color Ramp
Data Set Files
Materials
Classify Material Zones
5 Interpolation
Interpolation
Linear
Inverse Distance Weighted
Computation of Interpolation Weights
Shepards Method
Gradient Plane Nodal Functions
Quadratic Nodal Functions
Subset Definition
Clough-Tocher
Natural Neighbor
Kriging
Kriging Options
3D Kriging
3D Interpolation Options
6 Models
Model Checker
6.1 ART3D
ART3D
6.2 FEMWATER
FEMWATER
6.2.1 Pre-Processing
Building a FEMWATER Model
FEMWATER Direct Approach
FEMWATER Conceptual Model Approach
Horizons to 3D Mesh
Point Source/Sink BC
Assign Node/Face BC
FEMWATER Model Input
Saving a FEMWATER Simulation
6.2.2 Post-Processing
FEMWATER Display Options
FEMWATER Post Processing Viewing Options
FEMWATER Particle Sets
6.3 MODAEM
MODAEM
MODAEM License Agreement
MODAEM Display Options
6.4 MODFLOW
MODFLOW
6.4.1 GMS MODFLOW Packages
MODFLOW Packages Supported in GMS
LPF Package Dialog
BCF Package Dialog
Horizontal Flow Barriers
Recharge Package
Evapotranspiration Package
River Package
Well Package
Drain Package
General Head Package
Time Variant Specified Head Package
SIP Package Dialog
PCG2 Package Dialog
IBOUND
SSOR Package Dialog
Lake Package
Evapotranspiration Segments Package
DRT Package
6.4.2 Pre-Processing
Building a MODFLOW Model
MODFLOW Grid Approach
MODFLOW Conceptual Model Approach
Activate Cells in Coverage
Defining the Layer Elevations
Standard MODFLOW Parameters
Conductance
Convergence Options
Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation
Output Control
Importing MODFLOW Files
MODFLOW with HDF5
Unsupported MODFLOW Features
Interpolate to MODFLOW Layers
see "Calibration", "Parameters", "Stochastic Modeling"
6.4.3 Post-Processing
MODFLOW Display Options
MODFLOW Post Processing Viewing Options
Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation
Cell Properties
6.5 MODPATH
MODPATH
MODPATH Particle Tracking
MODPATH Particle Sets
MODPATH Zone Codes
MODPATH Display Options
6.6 MT3DMS
MT3DMS
MT3D Packages
Basic Transport Package Dialog
Source/Sink Mixing Package
Cell by Cell Editing of Sources/Sinks
Building an MT3DMS Simulation
Calculate Mass
Saving an MT3DMS Simulation
Importing an MT3D Simulation
6.7 PEST
PEST
see "Calibration", "Parameters", "Stochastic Modeling"
6.8 RT3D
RT3D
Basic Transport Package Dialog
see MT3DMS for interface inquiries
6.9 SEAM3D
SEAM3D
see MT3DMS and RT3D
6.10 SEAWAT
SEAWAT
Building a SEAWAT Model
SEAWAT Global Options Dialog
SEAWAT MODFLOW AUX Variables
SEAWAT Packages
Importing a SEAWAT Simulation
see MODFLOW with HDF5
6.11 SEEP2D
SEEP2D
SEEP2D Display Options
6.12 T-PROGS
T-PROGS
Material Set
Vertical Markov Chain
Strike Dip Markov Chain
6.13 UTEXAS
UTEXAS
7 Modeling
7.1 Calibration
Model Calibration
Automated Parameter Estimation
Parameter Estimation Dialog
PEST
Run Options
Observations
Plot Wizard
Calibration Targets
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
Text Import Wizard Supported File Formats
Text Import Wizard
Import from Web
Importing/Exporting CAD Data
Import From Database
Exporting Non-native GMS Files
Data Set Files
Importing/Exporting GIS Grids
Importing/Exporting Shapefiles
Images
Importing USGS DEMs
Registering an Image
Shapefiles
KMZ files
9 APPENDIX
File Formats
Version History
Feature Requests
Bugfixes GMS