Import Sewer Network From Esri Shapefiles

This command converts  Esri sewer network shapefiles into Carlson sewer network file (.sew) .  In order to create a Carlson sewer network file(.sew), a manholes SHP and a pipes SHP are required.  The Manholes SHP contains manhole data, and the SHP type has to be point/pointZ/pointM.  The Pipes SHP contains pipe data, and the SHP type has to be polyline/polylineZ/polylineM.  There is a setting to convert the ESRI SHP lat/lon coordinates to grid coordinates which requires the grid projection to be already defined in the Drawing Setup command.

There are Manholes Setup and Pipe Setup dialogs that match the SHP attributes to the .sew fields.


Manholes Setup

This command uses Structure name as a key identifier and this field is required. 


Pipes Setup

This command uses input manhole and output manhole as key identifiers to identify a pipe, and it uses these manholes to create relationship between manholes and pipe.  The rest of fields matching are optional. 



Pulldown Menu Location: Network > Import/Export Sewer Network
Keyboard Command: shptoswr
Prerequisite: Esri Shapefiles