Overall, throughout the years I've been disappointed with the report compilation that Bentley generates. It's currently very cumbersome to generate a readable report of the computations so that they can be included in drainage reports. The "Custom...
incorporate the FHWA hydraulic toolbox into the product for quick calcs, channel lining, culvert outlet protection, etc... Could be an add on that can pull the data out of the model.
Add New Features through ModelBuilder to All Topologies
I know you can configure your [Active] topology data sets to cascade, but sometimes we inherit models that are not set up like this. When you do a bulk import, you have to then go and activate every feature set for every [Active] topology. Add a c...
Currently there is only one post calculation. It's a pain to keep reconfiguring the calculator. This could be a data store like most other things in GEMS where you can make a new one, edit them, pick which ones are active or which to run after a s...
Warning for Acute Angles Between Inlet and Outlet Pipes
Problem: The software does not warn users when the angle between the inlet and outlet pipes at a manhole is less than 90 degrees, which is a design flaw. Suggestion: Activate a warning when acute angles are detected between inlet and outlet pipes.
Problem: Manhole numbering is done manually according to the layout of main lines and branches, which is time-consuming and error-prone. Suggestion: Add a feature for automatic numbering of manholes based on the network’s sequence.
Problem: Pipe diameters and slopes in rural area codes depend on the width of the streets and are currently input manually. Suggestion: Enable automatic selection of pipe diameters and slopes based on the street width in accordance with applicable...
Problem: In preliminary design stages, the absence of topographic surveys forces designers to rely on Google Maps for drawing site layouts manually and extracting elevations using separate tools. Suggestion: Integrate Google Maps as a background w...
Applicable to all CivilStorm/StormCAD/PondPack/OpenRoads Drainage products. It would b nice to be able to reorganize the scenarios (the ones on the same hierarchy level). Currently, the scenarios are organized in the order that they are created. B...
Add a toggle to disable moving elements in stand-alone applications.
It is far too easy to move elements in stand-alone WaterGEMS, such that I frequently move things by accident (thank you for easy undo). It would be nice to have the option to disable moving elements since we're 1:1 integrated with GIS and I rarely...