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Short Videos

The 2 minute videos below demonstrate some of the features and tools of the PCSWMM software.

Introduction

Getting started with PCSWMM
This video provides a very basic introduction to EPA SWMM5 modeling with PCSWMM

Introduction to the PCSWMM interface
This video provides new users with an orientation of PCSWMM's flexible panel based interface

2D flood modeling

2D flood modeling sample application 1 This video demonstrates the 2D capabilities of PCSWMM in an urban setting. In this demonstration a flood vulnerable assets building layer is used as an obstruction layer. As well a sound barrier with partial flap gates are modeled to show how the overland flow is influenced by the barrier.	2D flood modeling sample application 2 This video demonstrates the 2D capabilities of PCSWMM in an urban setting. In this demonstration a flood vulnerable assets building layer is used as an obstruction layer.
2D flood modeling sample application 3 This video demonstrates the 2D capabilities of PCSWMM in a rural setting.	2D flood modeling test - wave reflectivity off obstructions This video demonstrates PCSWMM 2D modeling of wave reflectivity off obstructions, as well as illustrating the dependence of wave celerity on water depth, and PCSWMM 2D's ability to model flood water moving up gradient.
Overview of 2D layers This video demonstrates how to assign and create 2D layers using the 2D setup options.	Setting up the bounding layer This video reviews how to create a bounding layer using the 2D setup options and reviews how to add and edit polygons in a bounding layer.
Generating 2D nodes This video reviews how to generate 2D nodes (sampling points) used for creating a 2D model.	Creating a 2D mesh This video reviews how to create a 2D mesh.
Using externally generated layers for 2D modeling This video reviews how to use a third-party generated GIS layer for 2D modeling in PCSWMM.	Rendering 2D components This video reviews how to quickly control the display of the 2D model components in PCSWMM's map panel.
2D modeling using imported HEC-RAS data This video demonstrates how to import a HEC-RAS hydraulic model into an existing SWMM5 project and from there apply a 2D overland mesh at a location identified as being vulnerable to flooding.

Project management

Managing project documentation
This video demonstrates the collaborative catalog feature of PCSWMM for managing project documentation.

Selecting the EPA SWMM5 engine
This video demonstrates how to quickly switch the version of the SWMM engine used to solve your model

Working with layers

Working with GIS layers This video demonstrates how to interact with background GIS layers in PCSWMM, including querying, thematically rendering and editing.	Working with DEMs This video demonstrates how to quickly extract elevation data and create transects from DEMs with PCSWMM
Reprojecting layers This video demonstrates how to quickly reproject GIS layers from one coordinate system to another using PCSWMM.

Geo-referencing entities

Snapping a pathway to a poly line
This is the first of three videos demonstrating the georeferencing capabilities available in PCSWMM. In this video, a partially geo-referenced model was imported from HEC-RAS. The junctions are somewhat accurately georeferenced, however there were no vertices along the irregular channels. The snap-to function is used to add vertices to the irregular channels so that they follow the selected entity in a rivers center line layer. This approach can be used to align sewer systems as well.

Relocating a pathway to a poly line
This is the second of three videos demonstrating the georeferencing capabilities available in PCSWMM. In this video, an existing un-georeferenced HEC-RAS model has been imported into PCSWMM. The relocate functions in PCSWMM is used to georeference the imported irregular channels, bridges and culverts to the relevant section of a river center line layer.

Sliding nodes along a path
This is the third of three videos demonstrating the georeferencing capabilities available in PCSWMM. In this video, an existing HEC-RAS model has been imported, however the cross-section locations (i.e. cut lines) were not georeferenced. The junction positions will be georeferenced using the slide function in PCSWMM, which allows you to slide nodes up or down a pathway.

Working with time series

Time pattern creation This video demonstrates how to quickly create dry weather flow time patterns from observed wastewater flow time series	Time series event consolidation This video illustrates how to consolidate a rainfall time series file using PCSWMM. The consolidation tool works for any time series file and can be used for the purpose of reducing the time required to calibrate a PCSWMM/SWMM5 model.
Duration exceedance analysis This video illustrates how to generate duration exceedance plots for any time series.	Importing time series for input to a SWMM5 model This video presents a brief introduction to importing time series into PCSWMM and adding the time series to the SWMM5 time series editor for input to a SWMM5 model.

Printing, reporting, presenting

Custom printing
This video demonstrates how to quickly generate custom output to large scale plotters and/or PDF files from PCSWMM

Viewing models in Google Earth
This video demonstrates how you can easily reproject your PCSWMM model into Google Earth for presentations or analysis

Error analysis and calibration

Error analysis part 1
this video demonstrates error analysis using PCSWMM. It is part 1 of 2 videos on error analysis.

Error analysis part 2
This video demonstrates how to quickly evaluate your SWMM5 model's performance with calibration plots in PCSWMM.

Importing data

Importing from GIS This video demonstrates how to quickly import spatial and attribute data from external GIS or CAD data sources	Importing and exporting time series This video demonstrates how to quickly import and export time series data with PCSWMM
Importing HEC-RAS models This video demonstrates how to quickly import HEC-RAS models into PCSWMM as part of building a SWMM5 model

Design tools

Sizing pipes
This video demonstrates how to quickly optimize pipe sizes using PCSWMM

Radar rainfall

Radar rainfall dynamic rendering in Google Earth
PCSWMM Professional makes professional animated presentations of SWMM5 results extraordinarily easy.

Transposing historical radar rainfall storm events
In this video we demonstrate PCSWMM's capability to transpose a historical radar rainfall event and change the direction of travel of the event.

1D flood modeling

Real-Time flood forecasting system
The PCSWMM Real-Time Flood Forecasting System integrates EPA SWMM5, NOAA's WSR-88D remote-sensing weather radar system (NEXRAD), Google Maps/Earth and HTML5 into a highly accurate, web-based, spatial decision support system for real-time flood management.