SMS:SMS User Manual 12.3
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SMS User Manual (v12.3)
The Surface-water Modeling System
- 1. Introduction
- What is SMS?
- Tutorials
- Sample Problems
- Highlights
- What's New in SMS 12.3
- 1.1. Support
- Support
- System Requirements
- Downloads
- License Agreement
- Introduction to Setting up SMS
- Registering SMS
- Community Version
- Hardware Locks
- Graphics Card Troubleshooting
- Report Bug
- 1.2. General Information
- General Interface Features
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Publications
- 1.3. Layout
- Layout
- Data Toolbar
- Toolbars
- Static Tools
- Dynamic Tools
- Edit Window
- Graphics Window
- Help or Status Window
- Macros
- Project Explorer
- Time Step Window
- 1.3.1. SMS Menus
- SMS Menus
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Display Menu
- Web Menu
- Window Menu
- Help Menu
- Project Explorer Right-Click Menus
Functionalities
- 2. Functionalities
- 2.1. 2D Plots
- Plot Window
- Computed vs. Observed Data
- Error Summary
- Error vs. Simulation Plot
- Error vs. Time Step Plot
- Observation Profile
- Profile Customization Dialog
- Residual vs. Observed Data
- Time Series
- Time Series Data File
- Time Series Plot
- ARR Mesh Quality Assessment Plot
- 2.2. Animation(Film Loop)
- Animations
- Film Loop Display Options
- Film Loop Drogue Plot Options
- Film Loop Flow Trace Options
- Film Loop General Options
- Film Loop Multiple Views
- Film Loop Time Step Options
- 2.3. Projections
- Projections
- Projection Dialogs
- CPP Coordinate System
- Geographic Coordinate System
- UTM Coordinate System
- State Plane Coordinate System
- 2.4. Datasets
- Datasets
- Dataset Toolbox
- Data Calculator
- Smooth Dataset
- Metadata
- 2.5. Display Options
- Display Options
- Color Options
- Functional Surfaces
- Lighting Options
- Raster Options
- General Display Options
- Z Magnification
- Contour Options
- Vector Display Options
- Visualization for 3D Solutions
- 2.6. File Import Wizards
- File Import Wizard
- File Import Filter Options
- File Import Wizard Supported File Formats
- 2.7. Export Options
- Export Tabular File
- Exporting Profile Dialog
- Export Dataset Dialog
- 2.8. Geometric Tools
- Data Transform
- Zonal Classification
- 2.9. Images
- Images
- Image Pyramids
- Import from Web
- Registering an Image
- Save as Image
- Web Service for Background Imagery
- 2.10. Preferences
- Preferences
- Time Settings
- 2.11 Cross Sections
- Editing Cross Sections
- Managing Cross Sections
- 2.12. Spectral Energy
- Spectral Energy
- Create Spectral Energy Grid
- Generate/Edit Spectra
- Import Spectra
- Spectral Grid Properties
- Spectral Events
- 2.13. Datasets(VTK)
- Datasets VTK
- Conversions Scalar↔Vector
- Dataset Calculator VTK
- Interpolation VTK
Modules
- 3. Modules
- 3.1. 1D Grid Module
- 1D Grid Module
- 1D Grid Display Options
- 1D Grid Tools
- 3.2. Cartesian Grid Module
- Cartesian Grid Module
- Cartesian Grid Coordinates
- Cartesian Grid Data Menu
- Cartesian Grid Module Display Options
- Cartesian Grid Tools
- Grid Frame Properties
- Grid Smoothing
- Refine Point Dialog
- 3.3. Curvilinear Grid Module
- Curvilinear Grid Module
- Curvilinear Grid Display Options
- Curvilinear Grid Module Tools
- 3.4. GIS Module
- GIS Module
- Importing Shapefiles
- GIS Module Tools
- GIS Module Menus
- GIS Conversion and Editing
- GIS Module Display Options
- ArcObjects
- GIS to Feature Objects Wizard
- 3.5. Map Module
- Map Module
- 3.5.a. Coverage Types
- Coverages
- 3.5.a.1. Generic Coverages
- Generic Coverages
- Activity Classification Coverage
- Area Property Coverage
- Feature Stamping
- Mapping Coverage
- Observations
- Particle/Drogue
- Spatial Data
- Spectral Coverage
- 3.5.a.2. Model Specific Coverages
- Model Specific Coverages
- 1D Hyd Centerline Coverage
- 1D Hyd Cross Section Coverage
- ADCIRC
- ADCIRC Wind Coverage
- ADH Vessel
- ESMF – Earth System Modeling Framework
- Synthetic Storm Coverage
- 3.5.b. Interface Components
- Interface Components
- Map Module Display Options
- Map Feature Objects Menu
- Map Module Tools
- Project Explorer Items
- 3.5.c. Functionalities
- Feature Objects Types
- Attributes in the Feature Objects Menu
- Map Module Selection
- 3.5.c.1. Feature Object Creation
- Digitize
- Build Polygons
- 3.5.c.2. Feature Object Modification
- Feature Object Modification: All
- Converting Coverages
- Converting Feature Objects
- Unstructured Grid Generation from a Conceptual Model
- Select/Delete Data...
- Arcs
- Arc Size Function
- Feature Object Commands
- 3.6. Mesh Module
- Mesh Module
- 3.6.a. Mesh Generation
- Mesh Generation
- Refine Attributes Dialog
- 2D Mesh Options Dialog
- 2D Mesh Polygon Properties
- Advancing Front Triangulation
- Mesh Node Triangulation
- Merge 2D Meshes
- Patch
- Patches
- Paving
- Adaptive Tesselation
- Size Function
- 3.6.b. Interface Components
- 3.6.b.1. Mesh Module Display Options
- Mesh Module Display Options
- Mesh Quality
- 3.6.b.2. 2D Mesh Module Tools
- 2D Mesh Module Tools
- Editing 2D Meshes
- 2D Mesh Module Tools Right-Click Menus
- 3.6.b.3. 2D Mesh Module Menus
- 2D Mesh Module Menus
- 2D Mesh Nodestrings Menu
- Mesh Data Menu
- 3.6.b.3.1. 2D Mesh Elements Menu
- 2D Mesh Elements Menu
- Element types
- Boundary Triangles
- Convert Elements
- Mesh Element Options
- 3.6.b.3.2. 2D Mesh Nodes Menu
- 2D Mesh Nodes Menu
- 2D Mesh Node Options Dialog
- Renumber
- Reduce Nodal Connectivity
- 3.7 Particle Module
- Particle Module
- Particle Module Display Options
- Particle Module Menus
- Extract Particle Subset
- 3.7.a. Particle Module Datasets
- Particle Grid Dataset Bin Elevations
- Particle Module Compute Grid Datasets
- Particle Module Create Datasets
- PTM Create Grid Datasets – Fence Diagrams
- 3.8 Quadtree Module
- Quadtree Module
- Telescoping Grids
- Quadtree Tools
- Quadtree Menus
- Quadtree Display Options
- 3.9 Raster Module
- Raster Module
- Raster Functionalities
- Raster Module Interface
- 3.10 Scatter Module
- Scatter Module
- 3.10.a. Interface Components
- Scatter Module Display Options
- Scatter Project Explorer Items
- Scatter Module Tools
- 3.10.a.1. Scatter Module Menus
- Scatter Menu
- Scatter Data Menu
- Scatter Breakline Menu
- Scatter Triangles Menu
- Scatter Vertices Menu
- 3.10.b. Functionalities
- Scatter Options
- Scalar Value Options
- Use of DEMs in the Scatter Module
- Scatter Breakline Options
- Process Boundary Triangles
- Generate Contour Breaklines
- 3.10.c. Scatter Interpolation
- Scatter Interpolation
- Laplacian Interpolation
- Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation
- Natural Neighbor Interpolation
- Linear Interpolation
Generic Models
- 4. General Numeric Models
- 4.1. Generic Model
- Generic Model
- Generic Model Coverage
- Generic Model Files
- Generic Model Graphical Interface
- 4.2. Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM)
- FVCOM
- 4.3. Particle Tracking Model (PTM)
- PTM
- PTM Model Control
- PTM Graphical Interface
- PTM Particle Filters
- PTM Traps
- 4.3.a. PTM Coverages
- PTM Gage Coverage
- 4.3.a.1. PTM Sources
- PTM Sources
- PTM Arc Attributes Dialog
- PTM Feature Point Attributes Dialog
- 4.3.b. PTM Files
- PTM Files
- PTM Control File
- PTM Sediment File
- PTM Source File
- PTM Wave File
- PTM Trap File
- PTM Trap Output
- PTM Boundary Condition File
- 4.4. TUFLOW FV
- TUFLOW FV
Coastal Models
- 5. Coastal Numeric Models
- 5.1. ADCIRC (Advanced Circulation) Model
- ADCIRC
- ADCIRC Database
- ADCIRC Files
- ADCIRC Graphical Interface
- ADCIRC Menu
- ADCIRC Mesh
- ADCIRC Model Control
- ADCIRC Spatial Attributes
- LTEA
- 5.1.a. ADCIRC Boundary Conditions
- ADCIRC Boundary Conditions
- ADCIRC Weirs and Island Barriers
- 5.2. BOUSS-2D – A Boussinesq Wave Model for Coastal Regions and Harbors
- BOUSS-2D
- BOUSS-2D Using the Model
- BOUSS-2D Simulations
- BOUSS-2D Calculators
- BOUSS-2D Files
- BOUSS-2D Graphical Interface
- BOUSS-2D Model Control
- BOUSS-2D Parameter File
- BOUSS-2D Probes
- 5.3. BOUSS Runup/Overtopping
- BOUSS Runup / Overtopping
- BOUSS Runup / Overtopping Model Control
- BOUSS Runup / Overtopping Input Files
- BOUSS Runup / Overtopping Viewing Data
- 5.4. CGWAVE
- CGWAVE
- CGWAVE Graphical Interface
- CGWAVE Files
- CGWAVE Math Details: Governing Equations
- CGWAVE Math Details: Boundary Conditions
- CGWAVE Math Details: Numerical Solution
- CGWAVE Model Control
- CGWAVE Incident Wave Conditions
- Long Wave Input Toolbox
- CGWAVE Boundary Conditions Dialog
- CGWAVE Practical Notes
- CGWAVE Test Cases
- 5.5. Coastal Modeling System
- CMS
- CMS-Flow/CMS-Wave Steering
- 5.5.a. CMS-Flow
- CMS-Flow
- CMS-Flow Coverages
- CMS-Flow Simulation
- CMS-Flow Menu
- CMS-Flow Model Control
- CMS-Flow Files
- CMS-Flow Spatial Datasets
- Lund Cirp and Watanabe Formula
- 5.5.b. CMS-Wave
- CMS-Wave
- CMS-Wave Cell Attributes Dialog
- CMS-Wave Graphical Interface
- CMS-Wave Menu
- CMS-Wave Model Control
- 5.5.b.1. CMS-WAVE Files
- CMS-Wave Files
- CMS-Wave Control File
- CMS-Wave Depth File
- CMS-Wave Monitoring Station Output File
- CMS-Wave Simulation File
- CMS-Wave Spectral Energy File
- CMS-Wave Spectral Table File
- CMS-Wave STD
- CMS-Wave Structure File
- 5.6. GenCade
- GenCade
- GenCade Files
- GenCade Modeling Process
- 5.6.a. GenCade Graphical interface
- GenCade Graphical Interface
- GenCade Arc Attributes
- GenCade Events
- GenCade Menu
- GenCade Model Control Dialog
- GenCade Refine Point
- GenCade Result Visualization
- GenCade Structures
- Wave Gages
- 5.7. STWAVE – Steady State Spectral Wave
- STWAVE
- Grid Nesting
- STWAVE Graphical Interface
- STWAVE Menu
- STWAVE Model Control
- 5.8. WAM – Wave Prediction Model
- WAM
- WAM Map to Raster Utility
- 5.8.a. WAM Graphical Interface
- WAM Graphical Interface
- WAM Grid Options
- WAM Simulation Model Control
- WAM Spectra from STWAVE Grids
Riverine and Estuarine Models
- 6. Riverine and Estuarine Models
- 6.1. ADH – Adaptive Hydraulics Modeling
- ADH
- ADH Bed Layers Assignment
- ADH Boat Definition File Cards
- ADH Extract WSE
- ADH Hot Start File
- ADH Hot Start Initial Conditions
- ADH Material Properties
- ADH Run Model
- ADH Time Series
- ADH Wind Stations
- 6.1.a. ADH Boundary Condition
- ADH Boundary Condition
- ADH Boundary Condition File Cards
- 6.1.b. ADH Model Control
- ADH Model Control
- ADH Model Control Model Parameters
- ADH Model Control Iterations
- ADH Model Control Time
- ADH Model Control Output
- ADH Model Control Global Material Properties
- ADH Model Control Advanced
- ADH Model Control Solver
- 6.1.c. ADH Library Control
- ADH Sediment Library Control
- ADH Consolidation
- ADH Transport Constituents
- ADH Sediment Transport and Bed Layers
- 6.2. Finite Element Surface Water Modeling System (FESWMS)
- FESWMS
- FESWMS Arc Attributes Dialog
- FESWMS BC Nodestrings
- FESWMS Executable Known Issues
- FESWMS Files
- FESWMS Graphical Interface
- FESWMS Hydraulic Structures
- FESWMS Material Properties
- FESWMS Menu
- FESWMS Model Control Dialog
- FESWMS Point Attributes Dialog
- FESWMS Sediment Control
- FESWMS Spindown
- 6.3 HEC-RAS – Hydrologic Engineering Center's River Analysis System
- HEC-RAS
- 6.4. HYDRO AS-2D
- HYDRO AS-2D
- 6.5. SRH-2D – Sedimentation and River Hydraulics – Two-Dimensional
- SRH-2D
- SRH-2D Coverages
- SRH-2D Boundary Conditions
- SRH-2D Files
- SRH-2D Menu
- SRH-2D Material Properties
- SRH-2D Model Control
- SRH-2D Populate Dialog
- SRH-2D Sediment Transport Parameters
- SRH-2D Simulation
- SRH-2D Structures
- SRH-2D Errors
- 6.6. Steering
- Steering
- 6.7. TABS-MD (Multi-Dimensional) Numerical Modeling System – RMA2/RMA4
- TABS
- TABS Attribute Dialog
- Total Flow Nodestring
- 6.7.a. GFGEN
- GFGEN
- GFGEN Executable Known Issues
- 6.7.b. RMA2 – Resource Management Associates
- RMA2
- Nodal Transition (Marsh Porosity) Dialog
- Rainfall Values Dialog
- RMA2 1D Control Structures
- RMA2 Boundary Conditions
- RMA2 Files
- RMA2 Graphical Interface
- RMA2 Material Properties
- RMA2 Menu
- RMA2 Model Control Dialog
- RMA2 Spindown
- Roughness Options Dialog
- RMA2 GCL Card
- 6.7.c. RMA4 – Resource Management Associates
- RMA4
- RMA4 Boundary Conditions
- RMA4 Graphical Interface
- RMA4 Material Properties
- RMA4 Model Control
- 6.8. TUFLOW – Two-dimensional Unsteady FLOW
- TUFLOW
- TUFLOW Simulation
- Define TUFLOW domain
- TUFLOW Coverages
- TUFLOW Menu
- Command Objects
- Reading a TUFLOW Simulation
- TUFLOW 2D Geometry Components
- TUFLOW AD
- TUFLOW Boundary Conditions
- TUFLOW Check Files
- TUFLOW Combining 1D and 2D Domains
- TUFLOW Flow Constriction Shapes
- TUFLOW Grid Options
- TUFLOW Inlet Database
- TUFLOW Irregular Culverts
- TUFLOW Linking 2D Domains
- TUFLOW Manholes
- TUFLOW Material Properties
- TUFLOW Model Parameters
- TUFLOW Network Node Attributes
- TUFLOW ZShape
Appendix and File Support
- 7. Appendix
- Bugfixes SMS
- FHWA:2010 Webinars
- Dialog Help
- 7.1. Dynamic Model Interface
- Dynamic Model Interface Schema
- 7.2. File Support
- XMDF
- 7.2.a. File Formats
- File Formats
- 2D Mesh Files *.2dm
- 2D Scatter Point Files
- 2D Grid Files
- ARC/INFO® ASCII Grid Files *.arc
- ASCII Dataset Files *.dat
- Binary Dataset Files *.dat
- Boundary ID Files
- Boundary XY Files
- Coastline Files *.cst
- Color Palette Files *.pal
- Drogue Files *.pth
- File Extensions
- Fleet Wind Files
- Importing Non-Native SMS Files
- KMZ Files
- LandXML Files
- Lidar Support
- Map Files
- MapInfo MID/MIF
- Material Files *.mat
- MIKE 21 *.mesh
- Native SMS Files
- NOAA HURDAT
- Quad4 Files
- Settings Files *.ini
- Shapefiles
- SMS Super Files *.sup
- Tabular Data Files - SHOALS *.pts
- TIN Files
- XY Series Files
- XY Series Editor
- XYZ Files
- Generic Vector/Raster Files
- Import from Web
- 7.2.b. GSDA
- GSDA
- GSDA:Digital Elevation
- GSDA:Hydrography Data
- GSDA:Imagery
- GSDA:Meteorologic Data
- GSDA:Oceanic Data
- GSDA:Surface Characteristics
- 7.3. Archives
- Archive Features
- Archived Models