MIKE URBAN
Release Note - 2011
Welcome to MIKE URBAN Release 2011.
MIKE URBAN is a flexible system for modeling and design of water distribution networks and collection systems for waste water and storm water. MIKE URBAN is based on a database for storing network as well as hydraulic modeling data.
With MIKE URBAN you have:
- GIS-based model building and management
- Powerful hydraulic simulation engines
- Integrated water quality, fire flow, real time control and water hammer simulation (water distribution)
- Integrated water quality, sediment transport, real-time control, dynamic pipe design and long-term statistics (collection systems)
- Full undo and redo capability in all editors
- Thematic mapping and integrated dynamic result visualization
- Open data models - easy integration with other applications
The recommended minimum hardware requirements are:
| Supported Operating Systems: | Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 Professional (32 and 64 bit) |
| Processor: | 2.0 GHz PC (or higher) |
| Memory (RAM): | 2.0 GB (or higher) |
| Hard disk: | 40 GB (or higher) |
| Monitor: | SVGA, resolution 1024x768 in 16bit colour |
| Graphic Card: | 32 MB RAM (or higher), 24 bit true colour |
| Media: | CD-ROM/DVD drive, 20 x speed (or higher) |
| File system: | NTFS |
Installation^ top
To install MIKE URBAN, please choose 'MIKE URBAN in the 'DHI Software Products Setup' dialog that appears when inserting the MIKE software 2011 DVD and then press the 'Install'
MIKE URBAN 2011 is based on ArcGIS 10.0 including service pack 1. If you have ArcGIS versions prior to 10.0 installed it will not be possible to keep these.
License File and Dongle^ top
To use MIKE URBAN in licensed-mode please follow these steps:
- Make sure that the provided dongle is attached to the computer (parallel or USB port - for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition USB port only)
- The dongle driver is installed automatically during the setup of the program
- The MIKE software license file (DhiLicense.dat) may be retrieved using the Internet. A working Internet connection and a valid e-mail address are required. The license file may be retrieved in two ways:
- During installation of MIKE software
- After installation of MIKE software, by launching the License Updater through the start menu
- To retrieve your license file during installation of MIKE software, select “Local” when prompted to select the type of License Management, and then select “Internet” and follow the on-screen instructions
- To update your license file using the DHI Software License Updater, simply launch “Start->Programs->MIKE BY DHI 2011->DHI License Updater” and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Alternatively, the license file can simply be copied from the supply medium (attachment to e-mail from DHI or CD/DVD) in \Program Files\DHI\2011\License or Program Files (x86)\DHI\2011\License.
Product Invocation^ top
To start MIKE URBAN, select the 'MIKE URBAN icon under the 'MIKE URBAN' group, or go to Start -> Programs -> MIKE BY DHI 2011 -> MIKE URBAN and select 'MIKE URBAN'.
Support^ top
The Software Support Centre can be reached by mail, e-mail, phone or fax:
DHI's Software Support Centre
DHI
Agern Allé 5
DK-2970 Hørsholm
Denmark
mikebydhi@dhigroup.com
Tel: +45 4516 9333 (Open 7.30-16.00 GMT)
Fax: +45 4516 9292
A short overview on many of the new and exciting features in MIKE URBAN 2011 are given below. For further, please refer to the relevant user guide.
Model Manager
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Data formats and data editing
- Based on ArcGIS 10.0
- Better synchronisation of selections in grid view and map view
- Sort selected items in grid view
- Import/export from/to gdb
- Improvement on the performance for the derived results calculation
- Building and maintaining models
GUI: Tools | Model Configuration
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 20
This tool will report on differences between two MIKE URBAN databases. Records that are different can be shown in the map view and differences will be reported as changed, deleted or added. The differences are saved to a geo-database, which can be used to automatically redo the changes at a later stage, eg when redoing otherwise manual modifications after import.
- Simplification tool
GUI: Tools | Simplification
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 16
The existing simplification tool has been further enhanced with a new pipe merge criteria and a detailed summary report showing what has been merged or removed. Additionally, settings can be saved and multiple simplifications can be carried out in batch.
- Reporting tool
GUI: Model Results | Reporting Tool
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 21.12
With the tool wizard you can generate a single tabular report (in HTML, CSV and other formats) that combines data across tables and combines input data and simulation results.
- Visualisation of boundaries
GUI: Switched on/off in table of content
Boundary conditions are now visualized in the map view. This includes rainfall, temperature, evaporation, inflow and level boundaries in MOUSE and SWMM models as well as water demands in WD models.
- General SQL Commands
GUI: Tools | General SQL Commands
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 2.10.3
This tool allows you to define, save, load, and execute an unlimited number of SQL commands. In one operation, which you can easily save and document, you can change multiple attributes in multiple tables.
CS MOUSE
- Climate Change Tool
GUI: Tools | Climate Change
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 18
Firstly, this tool provides access to output from global climate models approved by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Secondly, the tool applies these outputs to make climate change assessment through automated modification of boundary conditions to the MOUSE model.
- Pipe Design Tool
GUI: Tools | User Tool | Pipe Design
Manual: Collection System User Guide, section 12
The MOUSE Pipe Design Module is a tool, which helps the users to design pipe diameters for new systems as well as for pipes in existing systems.
SWMM
- Based on SWMM 5.0.013
Water Distribution
- Demand adjusted analysis
GUI: EPANET | WD Tools | Demand Adjusted Analysis
Manual: Water Distribution User Guide, section 3.4
Traditionally, water demands are defined prior to the simulation and thus independent of the actual pressure. With Release 2011, the Wagner equation can be used to adjust the node demands based on the available pressure.
- Reliability analysis
GUI: Model Results | Reliability Analysis
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 21.20.7
The Reliability Analysis Tool allows you to analyze hydraulic and water quality results of any steady state or extended period analysis and to investigate the reliability in terms of exceeded maximum or minimum values of pressures, flows, water quality, or any other result item. Additionally, the reliability can be combined with for instance demands to calculate the associated risk.
- Batch simulations
GUI: Simulation | Run Batch Simulation
Manual: Water Distribution User Guide, section 2.7.2
Multiple simulations represented with the scenario manager can be simulated in batch.
- HTML Report
GUI: Model Result | Generate HTML Report
Manual: Model Manager User Guide, section 21.20.4
The ‘Generate HTML Report’ tool allows you to create a HTML based report for a WD project including input data and results of the simulation.
Known Defects and Workarounds^ top
- If your system is a Windows XP system with Chinese, Japanese,
Russian- or any other OS using a language based on non-ASCII
characters, the authorization of the ArcGIS liecnse may fail if the
ASR file is placed in a location where the path contains non-ASCII
characters (e.g. Chinese characters). The workaround is to:
1) Copy the ASR file to a location with a path only including ASCII characters – e.g. “C:\Temp” or “C:\”
2) Launch the DHI GIS Administration software and when authorizing, point to the copied file now located in e.g. “C:\Temp” or “C:\”
MIKE URBAN Service Pack 1, February 2011^ top
| Module/Type | Error/Inconvenience/New Feature | Status |
Remarks |
| Model Configuration Tool | "Insert" task is not enabled for "Apply Configuration" | Fixed |
MIKE URBAN Service Pack 3, April 2011^ top
| Module/Type | Error/Inconvenience/New Feature | Status |
Remarks |
| SWMM |
SWMM engine now based on SWMM5.0.21 From Build 5.0.019 (07/30/10) - Low Impact Development (LID) objects and
new dialog forms were added to specify LID design data and their
placement within a project's subcatchments. - A new checkbox was added to the
Evaporation page of the Climatology Editor to include the option
to evaporate only in dry periods. - The choices for Function type on the
Buildup page of the Land Use Editor were extended to include an
external time series. From Build 5.0.017 (10/7/09) The property editor for Pollutant objects
was modified to accommodate the new default dry weather flow
concentration property. From Build 5.0.016 (6/22/09) - The Evaporation page of the Climate
Editor was modified to accommodate the new option for computing
evaporation from daily temperatures. - Evaporation Rate has been added to the
list of System variables that can be viewed in time series plots
and tables. - The term "Shape Curve" was replaced by
"Storage Curve" in the Storage Unit Property Editor to remove
any confusion with the Shape Curve used to define custom closed
cross-section shapes. From Build 5.0.015 (4/10/09) - Storage unit nodes have a new optional
property named Infiltration that can store Green-Ampt
infiltration parameters for the unit and thus allow it to serve
as an infiltration basin. - Different sets of Initial Abstraction
parameters (maximum depth, initial depth, and recovery rate) can
now be specified for each of the three unit hydrographs (short
term, medium term, and long term) that comprise an RDII Unit
Hydrograph group. - A Meander Modifier was added to a
Transect's parameters. From Build 5.0.014 (1/21/09) Support was added for the following new engine features: - minimum conduit slope option - culvert designation for specific conduits - monthly infiltration recovery Pattern - Baseline Time Pattern for external inflows - updated Modified Baskethandle cross-section shape - either depth-based or head-based Outlet rating curves - options to ignore selected process models - use of an external file as source of time series data - The File -> Export -> Hotstart File command now converts metric results to internal SWMM US units before saving them to the hotstart file. - The coordinates of the default natural
areal depletion curve for snow packs were changed to correspond
to those appearing in the National Weather Service publications
on which SWMM's snowmelt routines were based. |
New Feature | Please refer to the MIKE URBAN Collection System User Guide for further. |
| MOUSE engine | Inflow limitation storage added to the XRF output | New Feature | Please refer to the DHIAPP.INI and ADP file documentation for further. |
| MOUSE engine |
|
Fixed | Comment for the orifices using height and width
input (last item in the list): In old MOUSE versions scale values for orifices specified by a CRS could be provided as input. This could be specified in two ways - using a scale factor or a height-width scale. In MIKE URBAN scaling is handled by creating several CRS. If the width field for CRS orifice is filled (for whatever reason) in MIKE URBAN the value would be used to scale the orifice by this field (even if it was greyed out). After SP3 this will no longer be the case (hence different results can be obtained). A warning will be issued if either the width or the height field is filled for a CRS orifice. If importing a MOUSE project using a scaled orifice (prior to SP3) the scaling type would always be set to the scaling factor. After SP3 the import of old MOUSE project has been changed so that it will create manipulated CRS ID's for those CRS orifices where the import can not be performed with the right scaling. In a following SP the import will be changed further so that the scaled CRS will be created automatically. |
| Longitudinal profile |
|
Fixed | |
| Project check tool |
|
Fixed | |
| Model Configuration Tool |
|
Fixed | |
| Simplification Wizard |
|
Fixed | |
| Import/export |
|
Fixed | |
| Scenario manager | In some cases not possible to go back to Base scenario | Fixed | |
| Result presentation | WD: Not possible to load result for preselected tanks | Fixed | |
| GUI/editing |
|
Fixed | |
| 2D Overland |
|
Fixed | |
| WD |
|
Fixed | |
| SWMM Climatology |
|
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| Chinese OS | Pipes cannot be added graphically | Fixed | |
| Boundary conditions |
|
Fixed | |
| Field calculator | The field calculator should block further changes until it has completed | Fixed | |
| Memory | Memory not released when result file is removed | Fixed | |
| Interpolation and Assignment tool | Tool not working correctly for the 'Linear Interpolation Along Network Path'. | ||
| Misc |
|
Fixed |
MIKE URBAN Service Pack 4, June 2011^ top
| Module/Type | Error/Inconvenience/New Feature |
Status |
Remarks |
| ArcGIS version | ArcGIS 10 service pack 2 is tested and verified to be working with MIKE URBAN 2011 SP4 | Updated | |
| SWMM |
|
Updated/Fixed | |
| EPANET | When importing an EPANET file (inp), the viscosity is not imported but always set to 1 | Fixed | |
| Network load units | When upgrading a project (using liters per second for network load) from 2011 to 2011 incl. SP3 the unit for network load would change but the value wouldn't | Fixed | |
| WD |
|
Fixed | |
| MOUSE engine |
|
Fixed | |
| Simplification wizard | Using a profile path in batch mode does not work | Fixed | |
| 2D Overland Flow | Program terminates when you load the same dfs2 result file twice | Fixed | |
| Scenario Manager | When negative areas were found in the catchment area the graphical display would be strange | Fixed | Check added to prevent this problem |
| Diurnal Pattern dialog | Problems opening dialog with some setups on win7 | Fixed | |
| Chinese version | Problems with the localization to Chinese could some time result in program terminating. | Fixed | Correction of translated strings was also done |
| Advanced Layout and ArcGIS | The MIKE URBAN Extension was not registered in ArcMap so when activating the Advanced Layout and ArcGIS the MIKE URBAN toolbar could not be added as described in the manual | Fixed | |
| Misc |
|
Fixed |
MIKE URBAN Service Pack 6, October 2011^ top
| Module/Type | Error/Inconvenience/New Feature |
Status |
Remarks |
| Restore from XML | When restoring from an xml file the database version is overwritten with the database version used to create the XML-file | Fixed | |
| Scenario Manager | If you activate another scenario (with a Network alternative) than the currently active scenario and want to use the 'Save as' directly afterwards an error is displayed | Fixed | |
| Result presentation |
|
Fixed | |
| Longitudinal profile |
|
Fixed | |
| Pipe design | When designing large number of pipes (> 1000) memory issues could occur | Fixed | |
| 2D Overland Flow | Switching from one simulation to another makes MU loose focus | Fixed | |
| Catchment tools | When splitting catchments the new resulting catchments are missing parameters. After fix e.g. the imperviousness specified for the original catchment will be transferred to the new resulting catchments. | Fixed | Please refer to the updated documentation in the Model Manager User Guide on how the parameters are set in resulting catchments. |
| Import of data |
|
Fixed | Some parts previously released in hotfix |
| WD |
|
Fixed | |
| MOUSE |
|
Fixed | |
| SWMM |
|
Fixed | Some parts previously released in hotfix |
| Misc |
|
Fixed |
MIKE URBAN Service Pack 7, January 2012^ top
| Module/Type | Error/Inconvenience/New Feature |
Status |
Remarks |
| Import/export |
|
Fixed | |
| Simplification wizard |
|
Fixed | Some of the corrections have previously been released in hotfixes. |
| Result presentation |
|
Fixed | |
| Model configuration tool | Comparisons between databases would erroneously report discrepancies in MU settings for databases being compared that would prevent model configuration being built | Fixed | |
| Catchment tools |
|
Updated/Fixed | |
| Longitudinal profile |
|
Fixed | |
| Scenario Manager | When upgrading a MU 2009 setup to MU 2011 an error message from the scenario manager is erroneously given | Fixed | |
| WD |
|
Fixed | |
| SWMM |
|
Fixed | |
| MOUSE |
|
Updated/Fixed | See DHIAPP.INI file documentation for further
information on the new keyword in the file. Some of the corrections have previously been released in hotfixes. |
| Misc |
|
Fixed |