Automatic Link Name Generation (SWMM)

Automatic Link Name Generation

It is possible to assign a Link ID for every new link that is added to a SWMM network on the GeoPlan using a chosen naming scheme from the Links tab of the Name Generation dialog.

It is also possible to prevent the link name dialog being displayed every time a link is created. See Digitising Network Objects for more details on this and other time saving tools.

To choose a link naming scheme:

1. Select the Name generation option from the Network menu. This displays the Name Generation dialog.
2. Switch to the Links tab.
3. Select one of the following options:
   • Generate an ID using the following built-in method - IDs are generated based on coordinates of start end of link
   • Generate an ID using the following custom pattern - IDs are generated based on a user defined pattern
4. Click OK to activate the option.

To disable a link naming scheme, follow the above procedure and select the option Do not automatically generate an ID for the new link.

Additional options allow renaming of a selection or of all the links in the network.

The ID generation options are the same as those for automatic generation of node IDs. Where a location is required for generation of the link ID, the location of the start end of the link will be used. See Automatic Node Name Generation for full details.