Utilities
The utilities below are DOS executables, MapBasic applications, Excel macros, etc that are useful for a variety of pre and post processing of TUFLOW models and results. They are provided as freeware, and it is the user's responsibility to validate any output from the utilities. They have all been tested and are generally in regular use by BMT WBM staff and others, however, no guarantee is provided that they perform as intended.
Documentation is provided in Chapter 11 of the July 2007 TUFLOW Manual, and within the .zip file for the MapInfo Utilities. For DOS executables, running the executable without any arguments or options, displays a brief description.
New releases and new utilities will be posted on this web site from time to time. Announcements of new uploads will posted on the TUFLOW Forum. Old or redundant utilities maybe withdrawn without notification.
Latest Versions (in order of last uploaded):
(See Section 11 of the July 2007 TUFLOW Manual for documentation.)
TUFLOW Tools.V2.xls (58Kb) (Uploaded 11/12/2008)
Includes a new feature that saves all sheets within a .xls workbook to .csv files, is compatible with Excel 2000, 2003 and 2007, and gets around a strange bug in Excel that on some computers always save the last sheet irrespective of the sheet highlighted.
MapInfo_TUFLOW_Utilities_Trial_Release_Update_2008_06.zip
(3.6Mb) (Uploaded 12/06/2008 - Expires August 31, 2008 - for more info click here)
Includes updates, some minor 'bug-fixes' and improvements in performance.
Also included are two new versions of the cross-section viewer/editor. XS_Editor_2000.xls is designed to run in MSExcel 2000 (and should also work in 2003 / 2007). XS_Editor_2003.xls works in MSExcel 2003 (and possibly 2007), but definitely does not work in MSExcel 2000.
All_TUFLOW_Utilities.zip (5Mb) (Uploaded 14/04/2008)
TUFLOW_to_GIS.2008-04-AB.zip (239Kb) (Uploaded 14/04/2008)
Enhancements/Bug fixes from 2007-10-AA: New -wld option to convert .tab files of registered MapInfo Images to a .wld file (for more info click here); Bug fix that omitted writing out values at the cell centres if using the -mif -grid options and the grid spacing was exactly half the 2D cell size.
Bug fixes since 2007-07-AA: Now correctly processes the -lp and -cp options if -mif specified; now correctly reads Header.mif file when using a .bat file (Click here for more details); Fixed bug detailed here.
Mapinfo_TUFLOW_Utilities_Trial_BETA_Release_2007_11_21.zip
(3,544Kb) (Uploaded 23/11/2007 - Expires June 30, 2008)
12da_to_from_mif.2007-09-AB.zip (210Kb) (Uploaded 21/9/2007)
(Minor enhancement to make the -xs option compatible with Build 2007-09-AC of xsGenerator.exe)
xsGenerator.2007-09-AC.zip (209Kb) (Uploaded 21/9/2007)
(Includes bug fixes relating to using single L points to mark the left bank of the cross-section, and if using lines to denote the left banks.)
asc_to_asc.2007-07-AA.zip (178Kb) (Uploaded 3/8/2007)
convert_to_ts1.2007.07-AA.zip (218Kb) (Uploaded 3/8/2007)
dat_to_dat.2007-07-AA.zip (204Kb) (Uploaded 3/8/2007)
tin_to_tin.2007-07-AA.zip (201Kb) (Uploaded 3/8/2007)
TUFLOW Tools.xls (64Kb)
Past Versions
12da_to_from_mif.2007-01-AA.zip (201Kb) (Uploaded 25/01/2007)
(New utility for converting .mif files to .12da and vica versa.
Option to create a TUFLOW cross-section database from cross-section lines draped over a 12D TIN.)
tin_to_tin.2007-01-AB.zip (195Kb) (Uploaded 25/01/2007)
(New utility for converting SMS .tin and 12D .12da TIN files to Vertical Mapper .tri files whilst preserving the triangulation. Also converts SMS .tin files to 12D .12da TIN files and vica versa.)
dat_to_dat.2006-11-AA.zip (197Kb) (Uploaded 21/12/2006)
(New features/bug fixes since 2005-05-AB include: -dur and -ddur flags for determining the duration and difference in duration of inundation; fixed rounding error bug for -dif flag; added -t option to -dif flag.)
asc_to_asc.2006-09-AA.zip (173Kb) (Uploaded 21/12/2006)
(New utility for performing operations on .asc files produced by TUFLOW_to_GIS.exe)
TUFLOW_to_GIS.2007-04-AA.zip (223Kb) (Uploaded 5/4/2007)
(New features/bug fixes since 2006-10-AA include: -grid<spacing_m> option to output mif data on a regular grid; fixed bug that output structure invert and obverts in -lp .csv file around the wrong way; fixed bug that incorrectly raised 1D Z values by the 10m vertical offset rather than reducing them - the 10m offset allows the 1D results to display more clearly in SMS; better recognition of 1D channel inverts - this requires a .2dm file from TUFLOW Build 2007-03-AB or later.)
convert_to_ts1.2005.08-AB.zip (173Kb) (Uploaded 22/8/2005)
(Now recognises 5g20 XP-RAFTS file format. Previously only recognises 5g12 and 5g16 formats as does TUFLOW at present. TUFLOW has also been updated to recognise the 5g20 format.)
WBM_Mapinfo_Tools_12-06-2005.zip (253Kb) (Uploaded 26/7/2005)
TUFLOW Tools.xls (64Kb)
dat_to_dat.2005-05-AB.zip (182Kb) (Uploaded 9/6/2005)
TUFLOW_to_GIS.2006-10-AA.zip (218Kb) (Uploaded 20/11/2006)
(New features/bug fixes since 2005-01-AC include: -lp and -cp options for creating longitudinal profiles and calibration point layers; -rmp option to remove mesh parts; arrows now only output at cell corners of wet cells; can convert a .2dm file to -asc format; .asc files changed from 3 to 4 decimal places; invalid orientation message removed for -asc option)
TUFLOW_to_GIS.2005-01-AC.zip (208Kb) (Uploaded 9/6/2005)
(replaces sms_to_mif.exe)
convert_to_ts1.2005.08-AA.zip (172Kb) (Uploaded 2/8/2005)
Old Old Versions
convert_to_ts1.zip (167Kb)
dat_to_dat.2004-04-AA.zip (177Kb)
MapInfo Utilities.2004-06-AC.zip (474Kb)
sms_to_mif.2004-04-AA.zip (189Kb)