Denim Umeshkumar Anajwala

thank you!
this is for future users:

[color=Red][b]General Description:[/b][/color]
C:\FeFlow\bin>shptoasc
usage: shptoasc [options] <shape_file> <item>
  options (may be applied in conjunction):   
-f <factor>  use <item>*<factor> as ID
-s <shift>    use <item>+<shift> as ID
-o <outfile> generate <outfile> instead of <shape_file>.{lin|ply|pnt}
-d                  Append DATABASE-extension for JOIN-operation in FEFLOW to a polygon output file.
C:\FeFlow\bin>

[color=Red][b]Example:[/b][/color]
*  Hit 'start'
*  Hit 'Run'
*  Type in the command box:
     [b] [color=Green]C:\FeFlow\bin\shptoasc d:\feflow\north\gisdata\polyg3.shp id[/color][/b]

This means that the shptoasc module is found at directory C:\FeFlow\bin and that the module will look for the file polyg3.shp at directory D:\Feflow\GISData and create a .ply file in the same directory and in the same name, i.e polyg3.shp.

hi all,
does anybody know how to convert *.SHP files to *.PLY files?

help will be appriciated!

see you soon at berlin!
Elad

I'll try that!
Thanks for your awesomely quick reply
Very impressed!

How come I didn't see that earlier!?!?!??!?!?!
>:( >:( >:( :'( :'(

Hi there,

I wonder if there is a way to insert a few slices between two fixed slices and to make sure that the extra slices will be equally spaced between the previously existing top and bottom fixed slices???

The fact is that I have a GW model (see cross section on the attached figure JPG) which was initially comprised with 6 slices [black line]  between which I've inserted many new slices (the red ones).

When I take closer look at the final geometry, I notice that some of the intermediate slices are thicker than others (indicated by blue arrows) and I don't understand why and how I could avoid it...

Any suggetsions?

Or may be the only control is the decrement value (in the 3D layer configurator)?

Regards,

Thomas

Can someone explain (or point me to a document) that explains why FEFLOW transient models combines storage and error into a single term.

I am unable to explain this behavior to MODFLOW users and regulators.

okay... I just understood the problem... and realised how dumb I was!

after you run the model and the final iteration is reached, you have to hit the EXIT TO MASTER MENU button in order to have your file .PLT file updated-completed and readable in TECPLOT.

sorry about that!!!

thomas

Has anyone ever used the -- Interface to TECPLOT -- IFM module?

I've never loaded a module into FEFLOW before and it is a bit mysterious to me...

This module was kindly provided to me by Dr. C. Braun  (http://www.wasy.de/english/products/feflow/referenzen/module/index.html) . The files I received from him were stored in a main folder (TecplotOut) containing two subfolders: Release and Debug. There is a .DLL file in each of the subfolders and the Imakefile, .CPP, .htlm and .txt  files are in the main folder.

I've tried to load either of the .DLL files and obtained the same result. I followed these steps:

1- In the IFM->CONFIGURE menu, under ADD MODULE, I picked one of the .DLL files.
2- Then I went to the manage module part and loaded it...
3- I finally go to RUN-> START SIMULATOR and the module starts to compile the TECPLOT .PLT file before I even run a simulation... when looking at this file, I notice that it isn't complete so I can't read into TECPLOT. Moreover, it is not ''refreshed'' after I actually RUN the model...

Has anyone experienced this before? Does anyone understands where I made the big mistake? I really have no skills with the IFM modules so even pretty simple explanations might help...

Thanks...

Thomas

thanks to you, criga and karsten!
unfortunately, since I can't program, I will simply do it the conventional way!!!
thomas

Hey Thomas,

the filters Karsten mentioned sound interesting. I've never really looked into those though (I guess I try to avoid Cygwin programs too much, haha). Alternatively, you could write your own IFM Data Importer. We do this quite a bit and it works fine. You need to write and compile the C/C++ code though.

On the long run, it would certainly be nice if FeFlow had features like that incorporated into the User Interface.

Cheers, Chris.

hello

I know there is a way to export centre quantities through the Flow data -> Flow materials menu. I was wondering if I could modify the K values of this file and re-import them into feflow. This way, I could process without having to work in a layer by layer  fashion... This is simply because I have to do the job for a groudwater model with over 25 heterogeneous layers...

thanks!
thomas