Advanced Graphical Output

The graphical capabilities of StormNET are unparalleled, providing horizontal plan plots, profile plots, and time series plots. On the horizontal plan plot, StormNET provides automatic color-coding of links and nodes based upon any input or output property, allowing the network to be color-coded based upon pipe sizes, flow rates, velocities, hydraulic grades, water quality concentrations, or any other attribute. Directional flow arrows can be plotted alongside the pipes to show the flow direction for any time step. Furthermore, pipes can be plotted with variable width and nodes with variable radius, allowing the user to quickly identify those areas of the network experiencing the most surcharge, flow, pollutant concentration, etc.

StormNET will automatically generate graphical animations for both horizontal plan plots and profile plots which show values that change with respect to time. Multiple animations can be performed simultaneously, allowing the user to plot several different profiles and watch all the results along that profile line, each in a separate window. Displays of multiple animation views are automatically synchronized.

Multiple time-series plots can be generated for various network elements, such as pipe flow, velocity, pollutant concentration, and loading. In addition, StormNET allows the user to display and compare multiple result files simultaneously as either horizontal plan plots, profile plots, or time-series plots. This allows direct comparison between different simulation models.