MDX files contain information about the site and the pipe network contained within the site. Not all the items in the file are supported currently, and a guide is provided below.
Networks – see Network level
Hard Copy Headings
Display Settings
Background Image
Bookmarks
Plan Viewport
DXF and ShapeFiles (SHPs)
Proposed & Existing TINs
Simulation Criteria – see Simulation Criteria level
Region – UK or International – note this will modify Regionalisation Setting
Simulation Analysis Settings – Note: Networks will need to be reanalysed
Orientation & Coordinate Offset
GIS Objects e.g. Houses, Trees, etc
CASDeF Settings
Water & Rock Terrain
Annotations
Rainwater Harvesting Data
Gully Design
Surface Water Channel Design
Graphics Objects
Annotation Settings
CASDeF Zones
FloodFlow results
Proposed & Existing Utilities
PIMP Classifications
Synthetic Rainfall – FSR and FEH
Rainfall Profile
Output Interval
Run Time
Continuous Rainfall is loaded as Rainfall Events
Additional Flow
Flow per Person
Areal
Hot Start & Hot Start level
Headloss
Foul per Hectare
MADD
Global Inlet Coefficient
Network Name – Note: if names are not unique, they will be updated
Include in Analysis
Apply Offset
Design Criteria
Pipe Sizes Library
Manhole Sizes Library
Conduit Sections – only those used in the network
Pipes – see unsupported section
Manholes
Open, Junctions and Gatic
Time-Area Diagrams
Input Hydrographs
Unit Hydrographs
Surcharged Outfall
Storage Structures – see storage structures for specific information
Online and Offline Controls – see flow controls for specific information.
Pipe & Manhole Prefix
Design Criteria
Max Rainfall
Pipes
Connection Height
Simulation properties (e.g. Population, Industrial Flow, etc)
1/3 and 2/3 Cover levels
QuOST Classification
Manholes
Sealed Manholes
Real-time controls
Unit Hydrographs
Rainfall specified on FSR Unit Hydrographs – Simulation criteria rainfall takes precedence.
Offset
Conduit Sections – unused sections are not imported
Design Audit Settings
ICP SuDS Data
QuOST Classification Library
Diurnal Profiles & Form A
For information about warnings you may encounter during import, refer to Import Warnings.