NEW version of HGS (December 2023 - Revision 2625)

The HydroGeoSphere Revision 2625 (December 2023) is now available for download.

We’re happy to introduce seven new commands this month. Two of these commands should really help to cut down on memory usage of the particle tracing feature, two of the commands will help you to create new node sets based on previously defined sets (i.e. combining and filtering based on common nodes), and two of the commands provide an entirely new functionality for choosing nodes/elements

• New commands ‘invert chosen nodes’ and ‘invert chosen elements’ will choose all nodes/elementsthat are NOT currently selected, and deselect those that were.

• New commands ‘create node set intersection’ and ‘create node set union’ allow you to combine pre-existing node sets to create new ones (all nodes or only common nodes in the pre-existing sets).

• New command ‘particle trace binary output’ causes HGS to format particle trace output files as Tecplot binary files (SZL binary format). This command also provides the option to write all particle traces to a single binary output file.

• New command ‘particle trace timestep threshold’ specifies a threshold for particle timesteps that controls whether a new particle location is recorded or whether the current particle location is updated.

• New command ‘time on/off table’ used by the flux nodal by pressure boundary condition to decide if the boundary condition is active or not. This update is intended to allow for seasonal variability in the pressure-discharge curves (see hydrosphere_ref.pdf).

We’ve also introduced a new output variable to hsplot.exe output called “Depth2GWT2D” which records the depth to groundwater independently for each node sheet.

You can find details about these new commands 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 December 2023 release of HydroGeoSphere here: https://www.aquanty.com/hgs-download

Review the release notes here: https://www.aquanty.com/updates