Importing from EACSD Format
Network data can be imported from a text file in EACSD format.
To import network data from EACSD format files
- Open the network to be updated
- Select Import
Modelfrom EACSD network data from the Network menu. This displays a standard Windows File Open dialog.
- Select the .txt file to be imported and click Open
An import log will be displayed with any conversion errors or warnings.
For details of the objects imported and conversions made by the imported, see the Conversion Notes below.
Conversion Notes
The following groups are read by the importer:
| EACSD Group | EACSD Group name | Conversion Notes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Header | File_header |
The following fields are read by the EACSD importer:
|
||||||||||||
| Watercourse centre-line string co-ordinates | Centre-line_String |
The EACSD watercourse centre-line string co-ordinates are imported as a River Reach link. Break nodes are created at the first and last point. Vertices in the link are created at intermediate points. |
||||||||||||
| Cross section header | Cross-section_Header |
InfoWorks ICM creates a cross section line with ID set to EACSD Section_Name. |
||||||||||||
| Cross section data points | Cross-section_Data_Points |
InfoWorks ICM imports section data into the cross section line from the following:
|
||||||||||||
| Cross section structure data (Bridge) | Bridge-structure_Data_Points |
InfoWorks ICM creates a cross-section line with section data imported from the following:
|
||||||||||||
| Cross section structure data (Weir) | Weir-structure_Data_Points |
InfoWorks ICM creates a bank line with bank data imported from the following:
|
||||||||||||
| Long section data points |
Long-section_Left-bank_Data_Points Long-section_Right-bank_Data_Points |
InfoWorks ICM creates a bank line with bank data imported from the following:
|