The network consists of nodes and links, each with many
associated data values. Any of these values can be edited using the 
tool (as shown here). This topic demonstrates some of the other editing tools
available in InfoWorks WS Pro. You can use grid views and property sheets to edit object data or edit data flags.
This topic demonstrates a few of the GeoPlan editing tools allowing you to perform a large variety of actions and uses the example network to illustrate on specific links or nodes how to use the software:
Using flags to indicate the source of your data
This stage assumes that you have started InfoWorks WS Pro and that the Model Group window is open, showing the Newtown icon.
The tutorial dataset uses InfoWorks WS Pro native units (metric units). To import the tutorial data correctly, set the user units to metric by selecting Options from the Tools menu and clicking the Metric (Native) button on the Units tab.
To begin:
- Right-click the 'Newtown to Edit' network and select .
The network is displayed.
- Enlarge the GeoPlan window if necessary.
Using flags to indicate the source of your data
- Every item of network data has an associated data flag, which tells you something about how the data was derived. The network already has a number of flags, but in this topic a new flag will be applied to all edited data:
- Select File | Master database settings | User defined flags.
- Click the blank cell at the bottom of the Name column and type in an appropriate flag name ('ED' in the screenshot below, but beware that the 'ED' flag may already exist on this tutorial database so it is best to create and use your own flag for the purpose of this tutorial), e.g. two capital letters.
- Click the drop-down list in the column and select pale green for example.
- Type 'Edited data' in the Description column.
- Click .
- Set the new flag to be the flag for all editing changes by clicking the
(Use edit flag) tool on the Edit toolbar and selecting the new flag name in the drop-down box to the right.
- The subsequent sections demonstrate how to manually edit the flags for edited data (this is necessary if the instructions detailed in the bullet point above have not been followed).
Moving nodes
In InfoWorks WS Pro, it is very easy to move nodes that have been misplaced for some reason. In our example network:
- The network contains some nodes that are in the wrong location. These are available as a selection list. These nodes need to be moved:
- Use the GeoPlan layer control to turn on the display of roads.
- Drag the 'Nodes to be Moved' selection list from the Model Group window to the GeoPlan View to select the nodes that require editing.
- Right click in the GeoPlan View and select from the popup menu to zoom in on run of nodes K350229, K350390 and K350228.
- The nodes are in the wrong place; they should be in line with the road. The positions for the whole group can be corrected at the same time.
- Select .
- The X and Y co-ordinates of the nodes needs
to be adjusted to be 50 metres less in each case. In the Geographical Adjustment Of
Selection dialog, type '-50' in the right-hand boxes.
- Click . The
nodes are moved to their new positions. (Note that changes made with the option
do not have the edit flag applied). Individual nodes can be moved using the Move Nodes
tool.
Click the node in the GeoPlan view, move the pointer as close as possible
to the correct co-ordinates, then click to transfer the node (do not
hold down the mouse button).
- Change the data flags for the nodes that have been moved, as follows:
- From the menu, choose . The Nodes grid view is displayed, showing full details of all nodes in the network. Select . The selected nodes are shown at the top of the grid. You can also open the Nodes grid view by clicking the
(New Nodes Window) toolbar button.
- From the menu, choose . The Nodes grid view is displayed, showing full details of all nodes in the network. Select . The selected nodes are shown at the top of the grid.
- Maximise the grid view.
- Drag the pointer over the selected cells in the and columns.
- Right-click the selection, choose , then select the name representing your edited flag. The background for those cells changes to pale green.
- Close the grid.
Adding link bends
InfoWorks WS Pro allows you to edit link bends. Links in the model can have bends on the GeoPlan view so they can more closely follow their actual physical position when building a geographically accurate model.
- Let us now take the example of a link that needs to have bends added in our example network.
- In our example, the link that needs to be edited is in a selection list:
- Drag the 'Links to be Edited' selection list from the Model Group window to the GeoPlan view.
- Right-click the GeoPlan view and select from the context menu to zoom in to link K350164.K350230.1.
- The pipe must be modified so that it follows the line of the road.
- Click the
(Edit Link Bends)
button, hold down Ctrl and click the link
in two places to add bend points. Click each of the bend points (without Ctrl ) and drag them to suitable positions. - Click the
(Properties) button and then
the link. On the properties sheet, the length is no longer accurate,
so change the data flag to #D.
The length will have been adjusted. Change its data flag to your edited flag name.
Reversing links
InfoWorks WS Pro allows you to reverse link direction if it is incorrect. The Trace Links Upstream and Trace Links Downstream tools allow you to check on the flow direction in your network.
- The direction of a link near transfer node K470029 is incorrect and needs to be reversed:
- Use to display the whole network.
- Clear any selection if required.
- Zoom in on the region above the transfer node.
Link K470021.K470030.1 is in the wrong direction and should be in the
direction of flow towards transfer node K470029. (You can check this by clicking the button and by selecting the link to display its property sheet.)
- Select the incorrect link.
- From the Selection menu,
choose , or click the
(Reverse all selected links) button. - The ID of the link is changed accordingly.
Commit the edited network:
- In the Model Group window, right-click the icon of the network and select Commit changes to master database.
- No need to validate the network.
- The edited network is committed (the icon for the new version of the network no longer has a red exclamation).
- Close the GeoPlan view.
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