Getting started with InfoWorks WS Pro - Working with objects

Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

iwsp2023M02U04_Working_with_Objects.wspt - (4 mb)

Step-by-step Guide

InfoWorks WS Pro features several tools that make it easy to select and locate specific objects in a model, as well as view their properties and attributes.

In the Model Group window, click and drag your network, BridgeNet, into the workspace to open the GeoPlan.

The InfoWorks WS Pro interface with the network highlighted in the Model Group window and the BridgeNet GeoPlan open in the workspace.

Click Thematic Key to open the Thematic Key window and review themes applied to the network.

The Thematic Key command highlighted in red in the Docking windows toolbar, and the Thematic Key window displayed and highlighted in red.

Zoom into and out of the GeoPlan using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
Double-click the top of the GeoPlan window to expand it.
Double-click the top of the workspace to return to a smaller view of the GeoPlan.
From the toolbar, click the Select

The Tools toolbar, with the Select tool highlighted in red.

In the GeoPlan, select an object with other objects nearby.
In the Multiple Selection dialog box, click the object you want to select.
Click OK.

The Multiple Selection dialog box box with a node selected.

In the toolbar, click the Polygon select tool.

The Tools toolbar with the Polygon select tool selected.

In the GeoPlan, click once to start the shape.
Continue clicking in the GeoPlan to create the polygon selection.

The GeoPlan with a polygon being created around a group of objects to select them.

Double-click the start point to close the polygon and highlight all the objects within its boundaries.
Deselect objects by clicking Clear selection in the toolbar.

The Operations toolbar with the Clear selection command selected.

Select all objects in the network by clicking Select all objects in the toolbar.

The Operations toolbar with the Select all objects command selected.

Clear the selection again.
In the toolbar, click Find network objects.

The Operations toolbar with the Find network objects command selected.

In the Network Find dialog box, select the box next to Nodes.
To narrow results, type or copy and paste an ID into the Wildcard box.

IMPORTANT: If you know only part of the ID, leave the asterisk in the Wildcard box.

In the Matched Objects list, select a node.

The Network Find dialog box with an asterisk in the Wildcard box and a node selected under Matched Objects.

Click Select and find. The selected node is centered in the network.
To review an object’s properties, in the toolbar, click Properties.

The Tools toolbar with the Properties command selected.

In the GeoPlan, select an object, such as a meter.
Review the Properties window which includes the object’s definition, shape, and construction. Anything listed in black text pertains to the physical network and anything in orange text pertains to the control, or behavioral properties.

The Properties panel for a meter object, displaying definition, shape, friction, and other properties.

To view properties of multiple objects at once, such as nodes, in the toolbar, select Grid windows > New nodes window.

The Windows toolbar with the Grid windows drop-down displayed and New nodes window selected.

Review the properties in the Grid (Node) dialog box and then close the dialog box.

The Grid (Node) dialog box displaying properties, including name, area code, and elevation, for multiple objects at once.

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