Foundational | ~1 hr. 30 min.

InfoDrainage Quick Start Guide

Course | Quick start
Welcome to the InfoDrainage Quick Start Guide, an easy-to-follow resource for beginners and anyone looking to enhance their drainage design skillset in under 90 minutes. Starting with the basics, there is an introduction to the technology, followed closely by a tour through the interface, navigation, and importing data process. Once you’ve mastered these, learn about how you can build, model, and analyze results in InfoDrainage to build sustainable, accurate, and trusted designs.
Outline

Welcome to the InfoDrainage Quick Start Guide, an easy-to-follow resource for beginners and anyone looking to enhance their drainage design skillset in under 90 minutes. Starting with the basics, there is an introduction to the technology, followed closely by a tour through the interface, navigation, and importing data process. Once you’ve mastered these, learn about how you can build, model, and analyze results in InfoDrainage to build sustainable, accurate, and trusted designs.

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Course modules

~2 min.
Navigating the InfoDrainage interface
Module

Learn the basics to understanding the layout, menu items, and buttons in the software.

~2 min.
Navigating the model view
Module

Navigate the view of an imported surface model.

~2 min.
Importing surface data
Module

How to import an InfoDrainage file, which contains background surface model data.

~3 min.
Introducing model build
Module

Build an InfoDrainage model using Inflows, Junctions, Stormwater Controls, and Connections.

~3 min.
Adding drainage system objects to the model
Module

Build an InfoDrainage model using Inflows, Junctions, Stormwater Controls, and Connections.

~5 min.
Importing CSV data
Module

Understand the import data source options that InfoDrainage can accommodate, and how to import a CSV file.

~3 min.
Working with tables
Module

Follow the steps that ensure data can be ordered and edited efficiently.

~5 min.
Developing a flow path and its profile view
Module

Develop, read, and rename a flow path, create its corresponding profile view, and understand the data shown in the Profile dialog box.

~3 min.
Creating rainfall data
Module

Create rainfall data to be used in drainage studies.

~3 min.
Designing pipes for no flood criteria
Module

Design pipes to meet no-flood criteria by setting the network design criteria.

~3 min.
Designing ponds
Module

Design a pond with customized parameters into your drainage system model.

~6 min.
Analyzing results
Module

1D and 2D simulation are combined to predict the movement of flood water across the catchment surface, providing the starting point to flood alleviation design.