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Key New Features in CivilStorm V8i SELECTSeries 2
UPDATED CAD INTEROPERABILITY
Improved MicroStation integration
CivilStorm commands are now available under the MicroStation's tasks dialog for easier access of CivilStorm functionality. You also have the ability to use QWERTY for layout.
Support for AutoCAD
Run CivilStorm within AutoCAD 2011 (AutoCAD license required - if you don't have an AutoCAD license, you can choose to run CivilStorm in its stand-alone mode).
The 08.11.02.75 build supports AutoCAD 2012 (32- and 64-bit).
HYDRAULICS
New long-term simulations are now available in CIvilStorm to estimate flooding occurrences and volume over a whole range of historical data.
Watch the long-term simulation video
Statistics reporting functionality has been added to produce customized reports on long-term simulation statistics (mean precipitation, etc.).
SWMM solver calculation options to filter result output
Running a long-term simulation using the SWMM engine has the potential to generate an unwieldy amount of results. You can choose to limit results generated by setting Results Type to either All Results, No Results, or choose results for a selection set only.
Inlet capacity calculations
CivilStorm now supports HEC-22 inlet capacity calculations. Users can set up inlets (grate, combination, curb opening, etc.) and CivilStorm will compute inlet capacity based on flow to the inlet, as well as inlet and gutter geometry.
This also means that when a StormCAD model is imported into CivilStorm, the StormCAD catalog inlets are now preserved, because those inlets are now supported in CivilStorm.
A new Inlet Engineering Library type is available to store inlets so that standard inlets can be shared between projects.
DATA AND MODEL MANAGEMENT
Formula for user data extension
Extend CivilStorm's calculation capabilities by defining your own formulas with the User Data Extension fields.
Modelers can perform network tracing using the Network Navigator tool, to select all connected or disconnected elements, elements upstream or downstream of a specified element, find a shortest path between two elements, or find loops in the hydraulic network.
Enhanced scenario comparison
The Scenario Comparison Manager is an excellent way to track scenarios and compare different strategies, especially since differences between scenarios can be subtle.
Modelers can visualize these differences in a detailed table to compare variations in properties from one scenario to another or directly on the network drawing to easily and quickly identify which elements are different between scenarios.
Hydrology Alternative editor improvements
The Hydrology Alternative editor has been reorganized so that attributes that are associated with one another are now grouped together.
Seed files allow you to save project settings and data as a template. You can then reuse these settings/data while creating new projects using the data from the previously saved seed file.
Element property inferencing
Let CivilStorm interpolate missing data. For example, elevation data may be missing from a manhole or some property may be missing from a pipe. In such cases, CivilStorm's Element Property Inferencing tool can draw "inferences" about those values from property values from nearby elements.
Batch pipe split
Occasionally it is necessary to split multiple pipes (for example if a group of new manholes were imported into the model after it was created). The Batch Pipe Split tool allows a user to split multiple pipes at the one time.
Selections from user notifications
Select network elements and create selection sets based on their associated user notification (warning/error messages).
RESULTS
Subnetwork color coding
You can now color-code your network by subnetworks.
Enhanced profile creation
Streamline the profile creation process by selecting the start and end nodes of the profile.
You can also right-click on a node - this will create a profile from that node to the network outfall. Right-clicking on a conduit will create a profile of just that conduit.
New engineering profiles
This second profile type 'Engineering Profiles' displays the profile at a predefined horizontal and vertical scale. Engineering profiles can also include user-defined annotations, and can be printed to scale or exported to DXF format.
Key New Features in CivilStorm V8i
UPDATED CAD INTEROPERABILITY AND NEW CIVIL INTEGRATION
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- Support for ProjectWise V8i: Manage CivilStorm files using the ProjectWise project team collaboration system.
- Support for MicroStation V8i (SELECT Series 1) platform: MicroStation is the most powerful, most accessible, and most interoperable CAD platform for the design, construction, and operation of the world’s infrastructure. All CivilStorm V8i versions can run on the MicroStation platform (MicroStation license required).
- Support for PowerCivil platform: PowerCivil offers civil engineers and designers a flexible 2D/3D tool for land development and site modeling. All latest CivilStorm V8i versions can now run on the PowerCivil platform.
- Support for AutoCAD 2010 platform: Run CivilStorm For AutoCAD on the AutoCAD 2010 platform (AutoCAD license required)
- Import/export of InRoads Storm and Sanitary V8i files: Engineers and designers can now lay out a drainage network in InRoads Storm and Sanitary, import that network into CivilStorm for dynamic analysis. If the storm sewer design changes, an updated drainage file can be exported from CivilStorm, then used in InRoads Storm and Sanitary to create sets of plans and profiles.
LandXML IMPORT/EXPORT
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CivilStorm now supports the LandXML standard for data import and export. That means that it is easy to share stormwater network information between CivilStorm and other LandXML compatible civil design packages |
IMPROVED MODEL BUILDING
- The new GIS-ID property can be used for maintaining associations between records in your source file and elements in your CivilStorm model.
- ModelBuilder improvements (to create new models or update existing ones from various different data sources):
- Oracle spatial support for ModelBuilder.
- Possibility to import a subset of data using where queries. This allows users to filter the data to import only the information they need, without having to change the data from its original format.
- Automatic creation of selection sets containing model elements that were either added or updated.
- Update the currently selected scenario or create a new child scenario during the data import process. Using a child scenario allows you to see the changes that were made by ModelBuilder during the last model-build operation.
EASIER MODEL MANAGEMENT
- Easily and quickly create a prototype for a new element by right-clicking any element in the drawing view and selecting the ‘Create Prototype’ menu option.
- New Merge Nodes in Close Proximity tool automatically merges duplicate nodes and reconnects conduits.
ENHANCED DISPLAY OPTIONS
- Highlighted link elements (in the drawing view) can now be differentiated both by color and by symbol size
- Accelerated redraw option provides compatibility with a wider range of video cards.
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Key New Features in CivilStorm V8 XM
Enjoy AutoCAD 2009 support and dozens of new stormwater modeling features. 
CivilStorm is the only stormwater modeling offering in the market to run on three platforms: AutoCAD, MicroStation, and the easy-to-use standalone platform.
CivilStorm features a new Inflow Control Center for manipulating all model inflows in a centralized and convenient way. CivilStorm users can now add, delete, and modify any type of inflow using standard or advanced SQL-type queries.
A new Time Series Field Data importer allows users to enter observed field data and compare it with calculated results for calibration purposes. Users can quickly evaluate model accuracy by comparing calculated results side by side with those observed in the field.
Additional new features of CivilStorm:
- E-Q-T graphs for structures
- Culvert roadway overtopping
- Pond infiltration
- Improved help documentation
- Upstream/downstream navigation
- Improved graphing, profiling, and reporting features
- Updated SWMM numerical engine
CivilStorm shares the same platform as Bentley’s award-winning WaterGEMS, inheriting dozens of new productivity features including the Network Navigator, element morphing, GIS/CAD style symbology options, predefined queries, select by polygon, and FlexTables statistics, among others.