SMS Learning Center - Videos
General
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| SMS: Flow Trace and Drogue Plot Animations | SMS supports creating animated videos that can be used to present a model's data outside of SMS. This video demonstrates flow trace and drogue plot animations, two methods for visualizing flow fields. | 02:10 |  |
| SMS: Mesh Generation Using Scalar Paving Density | Demonstration of generating a finite element mesh for the ADCIRC model using the scalar paving density. | 08:58 |  |
| SMS: Data Visualization with a Functional Surface | How to visualize data with a functional surface in SMS. | 03:38 |  |
| SMS: Printing and Exporting | How to perform screen captures and export to Google Earth | 02:37 |  |
| SMS: Creating Profile Plots | How to use the observation tools to create profile plots in SMS. | 02:41 |  |
| SMS: Visualization Tools Introduction | SMS includes numerous tools and options for visualizing geometric and other quantitative data. This video demonstrates some of the features associated with contours, vectors, animations, and texture mapping. | 08:05 |  |
| SMS: Export to Google Earth | SMS offers a wide array of options for exporting project data for use in other programs. This video shows how to export the contents of the SMS graphics window as a raster, vector, and transient data animation for use in Google Earth. | 05:55 |  |
| SMS: Annotations Module | Surfacewater Modeling System (SMS) v10.1 New Feature Spotlight: The Annotations Module. Insert logos, text, shapes, North Arrows, and scale bars into a project. | 07:30 |  |
Riverine Modeling
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| Modeling Culverts with SRH-2D | This video demonstrates one approach to incorporating a culvert structure into an SRH-2D Model. Additional tutorials and help resources: https://www.aquaveo.com/software/sms-learning | 07:04 |  |
| Selecting SRH-2D Model Parameters | This video provides guidance for selecting SRH-2D model input parameters such as time step, model duration, initial conditions, and output options. | 09:55 |  |
| Modeling Bridges in SRH-2D | This video shows how to incorporate a bridge structure into an existing SRH-2D hydraulic model. | 09:18 |  |
| Importing LIDAR Data | This video demonstrates obtaining, importing, and processing LIDAR data in SMS for building SRH-2D models. | 08:45 |  |
| Using Summary Tables for SRH-2D Models | This video shows how the Summary Table feature in SMS can be used to compare results from a 2D model with a 1D model. | 08:14 |  |
| Using HEC-RAS Geometry to Create 2D Models | This video demonstrates the process of creating terrain for a 2D model from an existing 1D HEC-RAS Model. | 08:15 |  |
| SRH-2D Depth Dependent Roughness | This videos shows how to implement depth-dependent roughness on an SRH-2D Model. More information about the Dataset Toolbox and Data Calculation tools can be found in this video: https://youtu.be/LTN9AypHhcs | 05:31 |  |
| SRH-2D Visualization for Presentation of Results | This video demonstrates some of the available options for visualizing and presenting results from an SRH-2D model. | 14:17 |  |
| How BC and Materials are Mapped to a Mesh for SRH-2D Models | This video describes the "Snap Preview" feature in SMS, which shows how feature objects are mapped to element edges in an SRH-2D mesh. | 04:36 |  |
| Application of the SRH-2D Boundary Condition Types | This videos shows how to apply hydraulic boundary conditions to an SRH-2D model. | 10:57 |  |
| Using the Dataset Toolbox to Evaluate SRH-2D Solutions | This video demonstrates how to use the tools available in the Dataset Toolbox to review and evaluate SRH-2D solution data. Additional Resources: www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/ www.xmswiki.com/wiki/SMS:Dataset_Toolbox www.aquaveo.com/software/sms-learning-tutorials | 08:42 |  |
| SMS: Adding HY-8 Culverts to an SRH-2D Model | Beginning with SMS v12.0, SRH-2D models can include hydraulic structures such as culverts. SMS facilitates a link between SRH and HY-8 for incorporating culverts into an SRH-2D hydrodynamic model simulation. | 03:04 |  |
| SMS: AdH Interface Introduction | A tutorial on how to build and run a basic AdH model in SMS. | 14:54 |  |
Coastal Modeling
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| SMS: Setting Up a Basic ADCIRC Model | Demonstration of setting up a basic ADCIRC model with tidal forcing. | 05:23 |  |
| SMS: STWAVE Model | SMS STWAVE Model | 05:04 |  |
| SMS: CMS-Wave Model | The CMS-Wave model, developed by USACE-ERDC, is an easy-to-use spectral wave model. This video tutorial shows how to setup a spectral wave model and include currents generated from an ADCIRC model. | 05:51 |  |
