NEW version of HGS (April 2024 - Revision 2674)
The HydroGeoSphere Revision 2674 (April 2024) is now available for download.
This was a big month for HGS as we’ve introduced a brand new output variable to help you gain a deeper understanding of overland flow rates:
New binary output file prefixo.flow_rate_olf.XXXX that report the rate of flow (L^3/T) into each node in the surface domain from all neighboring surface domain nodes, giving you a very simple and easy way to visualize spatial variations in flow rates throughout the surface domain.
We have also introduced some new output variables for the commands “mesh to tecplot” and “overland to tecplot” which should make it easier for users to modify datasets and perform user-specified calculations on HGS output data:
New output variables “Node Control Volume”, “Node Area”, and “Node Area Projected” for the output file written by command ‘mesh to tecplot’.
New output variables “Node Area” and “Node Area Projected” for the output file written by command ‘overland to tecplot’.
We’re continuing to provide additional flexibility in the HGS user input file (i.e. the *.grok file) by supporting more user-defined variables (see Section 2.1.2 in hydrosphere_ref.pdf):
New command ‘set env variable’ that allows you to set a variable from the value of an environment variable.
New command ‘echo variable’ that allows you echo the name and value of a defined variable to the console.
Finally, we’ve introduced a slew of new commands to help users to manage the selection of mesh components, provide new ways to define node sets, and manage output file generation for particle tracing:
New commands to allow for more flexible clearing of selections (see hydrosphere_ref.pdf):
‘clear chosen nodes am’
‘clear chosen nodes by shp’
‘clear chosen elements am’
‘clear chosen faces am’
‘clear chosen faces top am’
‘clear chosen faces top by shp’
New commands ‘create node set difference’ and ‘create node set symmetric difference’ (see hydrosphere_ref.pdf).
New command ‘choose segments by nodes list’ that for each tuple of nodes (n1, n2) in the list, selects the corresponding segment if defined (see hydrosphere_ref.pdf).
New command ‘no particle trace files’ that disables the generation of all particle trace output files (location and travel time files are still generated; see hydrosphere_ref.pdf).
You can find details about these new features in the HydroGeoSphere Reference Manual. And as always, we are committed to the continued improvement to the user experience. Do you have suggestions for new commands or improvements to the user experience? Send your ideas to support@aquanty.com!
The latest installers are available on the HGS download page and a full list of changes/updates can be found in the release notes.
Download the April 2024 release of HydroGeoSphere here: https://www.aquanty.com/hgs-download
Review the release notes here: https://www.aquanty.com/updates