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User Manual BASEMENT
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
III GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
1 General
1.1
Purpose of this manual
Since Version 2.0, BASEMENT is not a pure console application anymore. The Graphic User
Interface (GUI) enhances the usability but it is still possible to work with BASEMENT on a
console.
It is now possible to define the whole Command File using the GUI. This avoids Syntax
Errors within the Command File compared to the versions where the Command File was
created manually. Furthermore, the Command File Editor validates the current state of the
Input File and indicates whether there remain some Errors or Warnings.
Grid generation for 1-D simulations has never been easier. The 1-D Grid File Editor allows
the definition of cross sections and provides a graphical visualisation of the whole river reach
and also every single cross section. There are many additional tools to work on cross
sections which facilitate the setup of a 1-D geometry.
The intention of this document is to help the user working with the Graphic User Interface.
The common basic behaviour is explained in Chapter 2. The Use of the Command File
Editor is described in Chapter 3 and the Explanation of the 1-D Grid File Editor can be found
in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, interactive Visualisation and Manipulation tools during the
runtime of a simulation are shown.
In some situations it may be desired to run the program without GUI and without user
interaction, e.g. to execute several program runs via batch script over night or when running
the program on a high-performance machine. Further details concerning the batch execution
mode are explained in the user manual UI.
VAW ETH Zürich
Version 12/16/2010
U III - 1.1-1