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Ability to model saddle connections.

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Tom Fox about 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

When using a surcharged outfall, add an additional option to set the level instead of depth – Users find it annoying to keep updating it if you move the IL.

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Tom Fox about 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Modelling 'free flowing' foul sewer networks

when a foul sewer is simulated within flow, the software assumes a blockage within the network. This is not very useful when trying to design a network that just drains under normal circumstances. The current work around suggested by Causeway is v...
Jason Bale over 1 year ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Ability To Import Strings For Ponds

When designing storage features in FLOW there is no current way of getting the storage for ponds to look correct to my knowledge graphically. It would be beneficial if you could import your base and top-of-pond strings directly from PDS and state ...
Guest about 1 year ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Accurately calculate the base and bank-top surface areas of flow through ponds for all shapes

The flow through pond storage option allows the user to select a side slope, depth and base area. It can then predict the bank-top area of that structure. The user can also adapt the shape of the pond/basin in Flow and Live Design and these update...
Tom Paltridge about 1 year ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Time/Area Diagram for a Network

Flow doesn't currently have the ability to show the total flow/area diagrams for the outlets. This is a very useful feature in MicroDrainage that Flow doesnt seem to support.
Ian George over 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Function to add a prefix to node names

Industry wide drainage system manholes are normally named as S1 and F1, can we add a function to add a prefix to the nodes in Flow, avoids the element of human error having to manually name everything. This option is available in microdrainage, it...
Guest almost 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Generate total volume within nodes and links

To allow an approximate overall attenuation volume when using oversized pipes or manholes, allowing a total possible volume with links and nodes could be useful for reporting purposes
Guest about 1 year ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

CAD Background overlay in Flow for stage 3 coordination of sites

For stage 3 designs that will not require civil 3D or smart tools, would be invaluable to just be able to overlay a basic cad layout into Flow to visualize indicative drainage layouts rather than manually putting in coordinates and hoping it's right.
Guest almost 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Flow to calculate side infiltration area of basins

It would be extremely useful if FLOW could calculate the infiltration areas of infiltration basins/flow through ponds rather than having to calculate it ourselves. For example, if we suggest a minimum base area, height and side slope, then FLOW wo...
Guest almost 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted