Import Network From Text File

This command creates a sewer network file (.sew) from data in two text files. One text file has the structure data with one structure per row in the text file with the fields separated by a comma or other delimiter. The structure file requires name, northing, easting and rim elevation. Other available fields are description and depth. The second file has the pipe data with one pipe per row. The pipe fields require the names of the connecting structures. The other fields include the inverts, pipe name, pipe material and pipe size.

The program prompts for the structure file and pipe file to import and then the sewer network file to output. Then there are dialogs to specify the format of the input text files. For each column of data in the input files, choose which field to assign.

Example structure data file:
Name,Northing,Easting,Rim
CB349,207062.75480,409437.63270,187.80000
DCB368,207194.02290,409287.13550,178.75000
DCB367,206993.48600,409306.21250,178.50000
CB347,206876.38490,409351.77020,176.50000

Example pipe data file:
Upstream_Node,Downstream_Node,Upstream_Invert,Downstream_Invert,Diameter
CB349,CB347,178.3000,166.1000,24.0000
DCB368,DCB367,174.0000,172.3500,15.0000
DCB367,CB347,172.3500,166.1000,15.0000

Pulldown Menu Location: Network > Import/Export Sewer Network
Keyboard Command: csv2swr
Prerequisite: structure and pipe text files.