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In-app quick help

User guide chapter (English).

In-app quick help (WatDis Studio)

Goal: give users inside WatDis a concise reminder of flow and controls.

Quick steps

  1. Open network: Files → Load JSON / Import EPANET .inp.
  2. Review: zoom/pan on canvas; floating table to list nodes/pipes.
  3. Set calculation: Analysis → Run Calc (GGA). Use Compare (EPANET) to validate.
  4. Run: watch status banner and time.
  5. Color map: View → Pressure (nodes) or Velocity/Loss (pipes); enable Flow direction if needed.
  6. Analyze: sort by pressure/velocity in the table; save if OK.

Key controls

  • Select/Edit/Move on the top ribbon.
  • Right inspector: node/pipe properties (demand, elevation, diameter, valves, pumps).
  • Undo/Redo in Tools.
  • Zoom to extent in View if you lose the network.
  • EPS Profile panel to inspect time series when running EPS.
  • Thiessen demand in Multi‑Selection (Nodes) to distribute demand by area.
  • In Draw Pipe, add vertices with clicks; Backspace/Delete removes the last one.

Good practices

  • Every pipe with diameter/length; every consuming node with demand.
  • Low pressure → check sources and diameters; negative pressure → add energy/pump.
  • Very high velocity → high losses; very low → oversizing.
  • Use Compare (EPANET) to confirm critical results.

Export

  • Files → Save JSON.
  • Analysis/CSV if available.
  • Multi-selection CSV (respects filters/sorting).
  • When sharing, include CSV plus a pressure map screenshot.