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Storage for Link Surround

There has been an update to FLOW where you know have to go into the storage tab to adjust the porosity, the base coeff, the Side coeff, the surround shape and Diameter. (say for a filter drain) You used to be able to change all of this from the sk...
Guest 7 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

XC Hydrobrake Objective

Following recent liaison with Hydro International they could select the 'XC' Hydrobrake Objective within their API to specify the relevant products based on Design Depth and Flow. However, we can't select this option within the Flow Controls secti...
Guest 4 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Hydrobrake Minimum Outlet and Node Diameters for Large Flowrates

We have noticed that for high Flowrates (100l/s and 380l/s) on a recent project that the Hydrobrake Min Outlet and Node Diameters do not populate and return a zero value. It is our understanding that this part of Flow is using the API provided by ...
Guest 4 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Variable infiltration rate with depth of structure.

Particularly for the new dry swale modeling feature in V16 it would be good to be able to apply different infiltration rates at different depths. Modelling different structures with different rates is not as effective as having them within one str...
Guest 4 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Vertical Design – Design setting option where we can specify that the levels should be a certain height above or below existing ground levels

Is it feasible to look into an option whereby we can specify the height above or below existing ground that the designs should be set? This should allow designers to easily adjust levels to help achieve a cut and fill balance
Mick Taylor 7 months ago in LiveDesign 2 Already exists

placing retaining walls/stairs

some sites we are working on have had some significant level differences, which has led to the need for retaining walls. At present Live Design tries to grade the surface between these level differences. Please can you add a feature where a retain...
Guest almost 3 years ago in LiveDesign 0 Planned

Volume Summary Report

One page formal print out summarising the manhole, pipe and storage structure volumes within the SW network. This is often requested during planning stages of developments.
Guest almost 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Add Loading classification to Manhole schedule

Add a column for manhole cover loading classification on manhole schedule. Required for S104 and construction plans
Guest 12 months ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Cumulative area discounts flow through structures and network before

The cumulative area calculation discounts everything before a flow through structure and the nodes attached to the structure. LLFA's are now requesting calc files due to the print out also reading your incorrect pathing of calculations. Theirs no ...
Guest 12 months ago in Flow 1 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Able to export to IFC directly from Flow

It would be useful for engineers detailing and coordination to export directly from flow to IFC
Guest 8 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered