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:
- Select the Name generation option from the Network menu. This displays the Name Generation dialog.
- Switch to the Links tab.
- 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
- 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.
