User Guide
AquaForm User Guide
Water Infrastructure Software
AquaForm
Water Infrastructure Software
AquaForm
Software User Guide
Contents
Introduction
The Home Screen
Mapping Functionality
Data Import
CAPEX and OPEX Calculations
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Introduction
Aquaform is software for water infrastructure design and monitoring. It enables engineers to design optimal water infrastructure and monitor its operation. It’s advanced mapping, infrastructure modelling and realtime optimisation functionality provides the tools needed to create detailed 3D models of water infrastructure, with realtime CAPEX and OPEX calculations. There are a wide range of applications of the software including greywater system design, realtime water monitoring and optimisation of industrial effluent treatment systems. Aquaform is built on a flexible software platform that can be reconfigured and optimised for a new infrastructure projects.
Installation
The Home Screen
Creating a New Water Network
Route Optimisation
Creating a New Water Node
CAPEX and OPEX Calculation
Case Study 1 - Grey Water Network
Case Study 2 - Realtime Water Monitoring Network
Case Study 3 - Industrial Effluent Treatment Network
Case Study 4 - Large Scale Grey Water Network
Mapping Functionality
Water
Railways
Protected
Elevation
Roads
Combined
Data Import
new water node
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Select Image
Build Node
View Node
Select Image
Build Node
View Node
Select Image
Build Node
View Node
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To start creating a water network node, the user should click on the ‘new water node’ button on the homescreen.
The user can import a photo or other 2D image of the water node into the software in the form of a jpeg or png file.
The software provides an orthogonal view editor that enables the user to place 3D triangles over the 2D image to create a three dimensional computer model of the water node.
The software provides a visualisation mode that allows the user to inspect the node before it is included within a network.
Core Feature
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new water network new water node
new water network
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Clicking on the new water network button will create a new project.
In the AquaForm software, the individual elements of the water network are called nodes. This button allows the user to create new nodes.
This user guide is embedded within the software and is available from the homescreen.
The homescreen is the first screen that is shown when you run the AquaForm software. It allows the user to open an existing project or create a new one. All of the user’s existing projects are shown in the grid to the right of the screen. The buttons for creating new projects are available on the left.
The select tool allows the user to delete projects.
The user may retrieve deleted projects from the recycle bin.
The AquaForm software has the facility to generate detailed maps from almost anywhere in the world. These maps are generated from a variety of sources including Open Street Map and NASA elevation data. Overlays can be created for different map features including water bodies, railways, road networks and protected areas.
Service Feature
AquaFrom has a data import tool that enables data for existing or new water networks to be imported in the software. Data is imported as csv files. There is flexibility in how data is import as the user specify the mapping between columns in the csv file and key parameters.
Service Feature
Service Feature
Service Feature
Grey water sources Water storage facilities End users Pipework
Network features:
Network design Realtime pipe routing
Software features:
EchoFlow Sensors Pipework
Network features:
Software features:
Sensor parameter display Historical data visualisation
Grey water sources Water storage facilities End users Pipework
Network features:
Network design Realtime pipe routing
Software features:
Industrial effluent sources Treatment plants Effluent destinations Pipework
Network features:
Software features:
Network design Realtime pipe routing
AquaForm Software Platform
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The AquaForm software includes functionality to create new nodes for inclusion in water networks. The software has a simple yet powerful 3D editor that enables complex 3D models of water facilities to be constructed.
The new triangle tool allows the user to click 3 times to place a triangle. The x and y coordinates of the point are determined by the coordinates of the mouse click. The z coordinate is specified by the amount the the user drags the mouse button vertically before releasing it.
The select tool allows the user to select and move vertices.
The delete button allows the user to delete triangles by clicking on them.
Creating a Water Network
Creating a Water Node
Case Study 1 - Grey Water Network
Route Optimisation
Case Study 2 - Realtime water monitoring
Case Study 3 - Grey Water Network
Case Study 4 - Grey Water Network
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To start creating a water network, the user should click on the ‘new water network’ button on the homescreen.
The user can import a map into the software in the form of a jpeg or png file.
The software allows the user to place water nodes onto the map. The select tool can be used to select, move, rotate, translate, scale, duplicate and delete nodes.
The software provides a visualisation mode that allows the user to inspect the water network.
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Translate
Rotate X
Rotate Y
Rotate Z
Scale
Duplicate
Delete
When a node is selected, the cursor bar is shown providing a range of tools.
Mapping
Infrastructure Design
Realtime Optimisation
CAPEX and OPEX Calculation
Aquaform has a powerful mapping platform that enables detailed land use maps to be generated for any region of the world.
The 3D modelling functionality of Aquaform allows complex computer models of water structure to be created at a range of scales from individual buildings to entire cities.
The software has a realtime optimisation algorithm that allows the optimal routes for infrastructure pathways to be calculated in realtime throughout the design process.
The software allows the realtime calculation of CAPEX and OPEX costs to enable decision making.
Key Features
Case Studies
Aquaform was used to created a detailed model for a proposed grey water system in Brazil.
Realtime Monitoring
Case Study 2
With our partner, EchoFlow, we have enabled Aquaform to allow the visualisation and monitoring of flow parameters.
Greywater
Case Study 1
Industrial Effluent
Case Study 3
We have created a case study for optimising industrial effluent treatment in Brazil.
Aquaform is software for water infrastructure design and monitoring. It enables engineers to design optimal water infrastructure and monitor its operation. It’s advanced mapping, infrastructure modelling and realtime optimisation functionality provides the tools needed to create detailed 3D models of water infrastructure, with realtime CAPEX and OPEX calculations. There are a wide range of applications of the software including greywater system design, realtime water monitoring and optimisation of industrial effluent treatment systems. Aquaform is built on a flexible software platform that can be reconfigured and optimised for a new infrastructure projects.
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