SMS:What's New in SMS 11.2

Release Notes

General Features

Dataset Toolbox

• A Merge Datasets option is now available in the Dataset Toolbox.

Interface Components

• Projection commands have been moved to the Display menu.
• A Reproject All command has been added in the Display menu.
• Help buttons in dialogues will open the corresponding page in the XMSWiki.

MIKE 21 (*.mesh) File Support

• MIKE 21 (*.mesh) files can now be loaded into SMS 11.1 and later. See the article MIKE 21 *.mesh.

LIDAR File Support

• SMS can now import a LIDAR file.

Saving Color Palettes

• Color palettes will now be saved when doing File|Save Settings. When SMS is loaded, any saved palettes will automatically be loaded as defaults.

NOAA HURDAT File Support

• SMS will now load storms for the standard NOAA HURDAT format. The file will need to have a *.hurdat2 extension to be recognized by SMS.

Contour Options

• The default values for contour options in a dataset will be that of the module.

=Vector Display Options

• New display option feature for showing vector arrows at a constant elevation. See Vector Display Options for more information.

Module Features

Curvilinear Grid

• New tool to split and merge row/column of a curvilinear grid. See the Curvilinear Grid Tools section for more information.
• Ability to merge two curvilinear grids. See the article Curvilinear Grid Module for more information

Mesh Modules

• SMS 11.2 allows for use of multiple meshes.

Model Features

ADCIRC

• There is now support for time varying bathymetry in ADCIRC.
• You can now do a spatially average interpolate from a raster/DEM to an ADCIRC mesh.

ADH

• The ms-coupler has been updated to now include ADH meshes instead of ADCIRC.

CMS-Flow

• The cards, values and comments are now displayed in color in the CMS-Flow Advanced tab
• Added projection cards