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SmartTools – Decimal Precision in Civil 3D Import

I would like to suggest a possible improvement regarding the import of networks from Flow into Civil 3D using SmartTools. Would it be possible to introduce an option to control or reduce the number of decimal places shown during the import process...
Guest 3 months ago in SmartTools 0 📋Registered

Be able to set auto-design to off as a preference rather than having to select each link and node

Having a tick box in the preferences to turn auto-design off for the entire model, this is to reduce the risk of the software making changes when inputting an existing network or checking a proposal submitted by others. Currently have to add each ...
Guest 6 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 almost 3 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Pipe Selection/visibility in output

There is often need to hide certain pipes from the final output. Either they are dummy pipes that have no relation to the final layout or they are areas outside the specific design network that do not need to be included in the report. Microdraina...
Guest over 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Adding up the whole network area when using through-structures

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Guest 4 months ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Infiltration volume

Add a column called ‘Infiltration Volume’ to the simulation results table which indicates the total volume of water infiltrating into the ground at the upstream manhole during the selected storm.
Guest almost 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Ability to renumber and reorder design locked nodes and pipes.

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Tom Fox almost 3 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

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 about 3 years ago in LiveDesign 0 Planned

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 almost 2 years ago in Flow 1 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Clearer presentation of Vehicle Swept Paths

The Envelope Outline is good but for some reason a vehicle outline is drawn at each of the Intermediate Points, which looks messy, and if Intermediate Points are displayed then that also looks messy with lots of overlapping vehicle outlines. It wo...
Tom Lafford 5 months ago in LiveDesign 0