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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 2 months ago in LiveDesign 0

Vertical Designs - Start and end gradients that follow existing ground - within specified parameters

Is it feasible to look into an option for start and end of alignments that will : follow existing ground to a maximum specified gradient (we would typically not be any steeper than 1 in 25 away from the channel) This design setting will allow for ...
Mick Taylor 2 months ago in LiveDesign 0

Infiltration Half Drain time calculations

We have recently been challenged by Wiltshire LLFA regarding half drain times. As I understand it, Flow calculates the half drain time to CIRIA 156 which gives a significantly longer half drain time than the BRE365 method that Micro Drainage uses....
Ben Stoodley 11 months ago in Flow 1 👷🏽‍♀️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 7 months ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Compare the existing and proposed scenarios, in order to clearly demonstrate the betterment

We currently have an existing building which is due to be refurbished. As part of the proposed works, we are introducing an attenuation structure with a restricted discharge flow of 1 l/s. In the existing condition, surface water freely discharges...
Guest 2 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Add Urban Creep locally for each area/catchment

This is especially applicable now given some areas may have 100% impermeable while other will have greenfield with a possible option to turn to impermeable. Users can also adjust Cv value locally. The design report should contain the new additions.
Tom Fox about 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

BIM Collaboration

Improved modelling, including building drainage so designs can be modelled to base of internal stacks within buildings to allow for greater collaboration between other design disciplines for general clash detection. Typically, Architects, Structur...
Guest 5 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Adding 50mm wide line 1008

As per LTN 1/20 6.2.22 Centre line markings 50mm to TSGRD diag. 1008 should be applied to two-way cycle tracks. Currently there is no option to do this without custom lines.
Guest 2 months ago in Line 0

Ability to switch off ribbed mark on 1012.2 / 1012.3

This is to allow users who have x-refed in a line model to turn of ribbed markings if they do not want the markings to be shown with them.
Guest 2 months ago in Line 0

Ability to change the colour of ribbed mark on 1012.2 / 1012.3

Ability to change the colour of ribbed mark on 1012.2 / 1012.3. This will allow a user who has x-refed in the road marking file the ability to change the colour of a ribbed marking.
Guest 2 months ago in Line 0