HEC-RAS Mapper
Results Visualization
Alex Kennedy
Cameron Ackerman, P.E., [Link]
USACE, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center
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Overview
• How do we visualize RAS results?
• How do we debug our model?
• How do we compare different plans?
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HEC-RAS Mapper
View Tools Animation Controls
Layers List
View Area
Status Area
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Layers List Symbology is shown
to the right of any
checked layers.
• Profile Lines
• Geometries
• Results
• Map Layers
• Terrains The selected layer is
highlighted in
magenta.
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Status Area
• Messages – What just happened
• View – Quickly zoom to predefined
areas
• Profile Lines – Access results at
specific locations
• Active Features – Quick access to
features in layer
• Layer Values – Watch values for
multiple results
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Profile Lines
• User-defined/editable features
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Active Features
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Watch Layer Values
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Web Imagery
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Plot Options
• Terrain • Depth, WSE
• River, Cross Sections
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Results Mapping
• Dynamic Mapping – on-the-fly mapping
• Animation of results without waiting
• Stored Maps – results written to file
* = There was a problem reading data
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Results Mapping
Map Type | Profile/Parameter | Mode
Default maps: Depth, Water Surface Elevation, Velocity
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Example Maps
• Depth • Velocity
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Arrival Time
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Hazard Mapping
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Inundation Boundary
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Map Types – Dynamic vs Stored
• Dynamic: Computed on-the-fly
• Smooth: Computes to screen-resolution
• Doesn’t use disk space
• Stored: Computed to terrain resolution
• Stored to disk
• Faster rendering for slow map types
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Dynamic vs Stored Results
• Dynamic results plot values for the current pyramid level. Boundaries
are defined based on interpolation.
• Stored results have a single value per cell.
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Dynamic Mapping
• Animation Toolbar – works on selected layer or group and syncs the
timestep
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Dynamic Mapping - Animation
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Calculated Layer
• RASter Calculator
• Custom scripting code to use
multiple results
• Works with RAS Results and Terrains
• Works with Rasters on disk
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Stored Maps
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Stored Maps
• Map status message on cursor
tool tip
Right-click options:
• Edit Map Parameters
• Compute Map
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Results Layer Properties
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Results Visualization
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Render Mode Options
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Results Interpolation
• Render mode options allow for interpolation of water surface
elevation values or plotting values at the cell centers.
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Horizontal vs Sloping Surface
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Horizontal vs Sloping Surface
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Sloping Surface Errors
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Depth Results
• Hydraulic connectivity from mesh
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Results Query
• 2D Flow Area query
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2D Flow Area Queries
• Hydraulic Properties
• Time Series
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Results Query
• Time Series
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Velocity Results
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Velocity Arrows
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Velocity Tracing
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Profile Lines
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Profile Line - Comparison
• Turn on multiple result maps
• Choose a Profile (i.e. ‘Max’)
• Choose Plot Time Series or Plot Profile
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Profile Lines - Comparison
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Profile Lines - Animating
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Profile Lines + Spatial Results
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Profile Lines - Animating
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Profile Lines – Velocity
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Velocity Trace Animation
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Questions?
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