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quick save

Include facility to quick save using Ctrl+S - it works in most other commonly used software so it's almost a reflex action for most users, and saves so much aggravation over lost work!
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 11 months 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 Select/Deselect ‘All Storms’ buttons.

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

Ability to model saddle connections.

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Tom Fox almost 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 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 11 months 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 over 1 year ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Renumbering of Links

When a model is imported into SmartTools, if the model is rebuilt then the link names change to the upstream node name. When using SmartTools to speed up design time, it is very frustrating to have to renumber/rename links.A further addition would...
Ian George about 2 years ago in SmartTools 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 about 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted