WMS supports several different hydrologic models. Unfortunately, all the tree data stored in WMS cannot be stored in any single model file. For example, create an HEC-1 simulation and an NFF simulation in WMS, then save an HEC-1 or NFF file to your computer’s hard disk. If you save only an HEC-1 file, close WMS, start it up later, then read the HEC-1 file in, you will lose the NFF data you entered into WMS. Alternatively, if you save an NFF file, close WMS, start it up later, then read in the NFF file, you will lose your HEC-1 data.
Some models, such as the Rational method and NFF, do not support diversions. Therefore, if a diversion is created in one of these models, it is not saved when the model file is saved.
The WMS Project Explorer fixes these problems. The WMS Tree file contains all the data necessary to restore all the tree data from all the models in WMS. When creating a model file, you will need to save out a model file when running the model from WMS. But you should save all your tree data to a WMS tree file as well. Doing this will ensure that all your tree data will be restored each time you re-start WMS.
To save a Tree file, select the Save As command from the File menu. This will give you all the options for saving a project file. Make sure you are saving out a Tree file; specify a filename for the Tree file, and the Tree file will be saved. You can read a Tree file in from the Open command in the File menu. The Tree file is also saved when saving a project file.
Related Topics:
WMS Native Files
Save As
Open