Exporting Your Project to LandXML

In GeoSTORM software, the Export Project to LandXML command allows the user to export subbasins (catchments), pipes, manholes, and other related data to a LandXML file. This exported data can then be used with other applications effortlessly.

Follow the steps below to use the Export Project to LandXML command:

1. From the Input ribbon menu, click the Export Data dropdown menu and select the Export Project to LandXML command.
   
2. The Export Project to LandXML dialog box will be displayed.
   

The following sections describe how to use the Export Project to LandXML command and interact with the above dialog box.

Selecting Data to Export

The Select Data to Export section allows the user to select the subbasins and the pipe network data to be exported. This section consists of two panels:

• Subbasins
• Pipe Network

Subbasins

In the Subbasins panel, the Select Subbasins to Export section contains a radio button group, which allows the user to select the subbasins to be exported.

The following radio button options are available:

• No subbasins
  This radio button option allows the user to export the project without including any subbasins. By default, this radio button option is selected.
• All subbasins
  This radio button option allows the user to export all subbasins contained within the current scenario of the project.
• Select subbasins
  This radio button option allows the user to export specific subbasins. It includes a data grid that lists all subbasins contained within the current scenario of the project.
  
  The user can select subbasins using any of the following methods:
  
  
  1. By pressing and holding down the [Ctrl] key while selecting the subbasins directly from the Map View. After selecting subbasins, open the Export Project to LandXML dialog box, and the selected subbasins will be shown as selected/checked in the data grid under the Select subbasins option.
  2. By checking the checkboxes corresponding to each subbasin in the data grid under the Select subbasins option.
  3. By clicking the [Pick] button, the Export Project to LandXML dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar instructing the user to select the subbasins from the Map View. After selecting subbasins, pressing the [Enter] key or right-clicking and choosing Done from the displayed context menu redisplays the Export Project to LandXML dialog box.

  After selecting subbasins, the total number of selected subbasins will be displayed in the Total selected read-only field. Click the [Clear] button to cancel the previous selection and redo the entire process.
  

Pipe Network

In the Pipe Network panel, the Select Pipes & Connected Manholes to Export section contains a radio button group, which allows the user to select the pipes to be exported. The manholes associated with the pipes also get exported.

The following radio button options are available:

• No pipes & manholes
  This radio button option allows the user to export the project without including pipes and associated manholes. By default, this radio button option is selected.
• All pipes & connected manholes
  This radio button option allows the user to export all pipes along with their associated manholes contained within the current scenario of the project.
• Select pipes & connected manholes
  This radio button option allows the user to export specific pipes along with their associated manholes. It includes a data grid that lists all pipes contained within the current scenario of the project.
  
  The user can select pipes using any of the following methods:
  
  
  1. By pressing and holding down the [Ctrl] key while selecting the pipes directly from the Map View. After selecting pipes, open the Export Project to LandXML dialog box, and the selected pipes will be shown as selected/checked in the data grid under the Select pipes & connected manholes option.
  2. By checking the checkboxes corresponding to each pipe in the data grid under the Select pipes & connected manholes option.  Note: To select all pipes at once, check the checkbox at the Pipe ID column header.
  3. By clicking the [Pick] button, the Export Project to LandXML dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar instructing the user to select the pipes from the Map View. After selecting pipes, pressing the [Enter] key or right-clicking and choosing Done from the displayed context menu redisplays the Export Project to LandXML dialog box.

  After selecting pipes, the total number of selected pipes will be displayed in the Total selected read-only field. Click the [Clear] button to cancel the previous selection and redo the entire process.
  

Specify LandXML Export File

In the Specify LandXML Export File section, the user can specify the file path and name for the exported LandXML file by clicking the […] browse button next to the LandXML file field.

Exporting the Project

After all the options have been defined, click the [Export] button and the software will export the project to a LandXML file at the specified location.