miTools - MapInfo and TUFLOW Productivity Utilities

Comprehensive ManualThe MapInfo and TUFLOW Productivity Utilities (miTools) have been developed specifically to improve the efficiency of setting up and reviewing TUFLOW models, as well as improving the day to day ease of using MapInfo Professional (MI Pro). The suite of utilities enables ‘automation’ of many of the common repetitive tasks, saving valuable time and therefore money. The utilities also allow the efficient creation and visualisation of key TUFLOW model inputs/outputs within the MapInfo environment. Other tools provide data checking and quality assurance functionality, thus helping to minimise modelling errors.

The 2010 release of miTools includes many new utilities and enhancements to existing utilities. Key new features include a DAT_to_DAT interface, a utility to convert MapInfo tables into standard TUFLOW format tables while retaining the original object and tabular data, polyline split tool similar to the Polyline Region Split utility, close all Query (temporary) tables, relocate the MapInfo Info Tool window on-screen, customise the import and export MID/MIF utilities icons, and new "Selection Tools", MapInfo context menu and features.The 2010 version also includes Windows7, Office 2007, MapInfo 10 & 64 bit O/S compatibility improvements. To view the release notes click here.

Links:
To download pdf brochure click here.
For miTools licensing and pricing refer to the TUFLOW Licence Agreement and Price Lists.
For sales, support and suggestions please email mitools@tuflow.com.

To install, download the software release below, unzip and follow the instructions in the manual.

Latest Release (WIBU Dongle Compatible as of August 16, 2010):
2010: miTools.2010_03.zip (5Mb). View Release Notes.

Previous Releases:
2009: miTools.2009.zip (5Mb)
2008: miTools.2008.zip (5Mb)

Some of the key miTools features are listed and illustrated below.

  • MapInfo interfaces for common TUFLOW utilities TUFLOW_to_GIS, ASC_to_ASC and DAT_to_DAT.
  • MapInfo interface to run TUFLOW and to create and run TUFLOW batch files.
  • Automatically apply predefined MapInfo object styles to TUFLOW layers.
  • Enhanced single and batch MIF import and export utilities.
  • Automatically create and trim TUFLOW Water Level Lines (WLL), as well as cross-section (XS) lines.
  • The 2009 and 2010 releases include significant enhancements including new WLL creation and overlap removal methods.
  • Extract multiple TUFLOW CSV format cross-sections from a Vertical Mapper DEM, and automatically assign roughness’s from a materials or Manning’s table.
  • CSV Cross-section editor with inbuilt version and edit tracking.
  • Automatically draw, attribute and snap TUFLOW CN Lines.
  • Automatically trim WLL and cross-section lines to null code polygons if required.
  • Batch split a polyline, such as a river centreline, using a table of cross-sections. The utility is extremely useful for quickly setting up 1d networks where existing cross-section and river centreline/long-section data are available.
  • Graph the TUFLOW MID/MIF time-series (TS) results within MapInfo.
  • Plot TUFLOW CSV format cross-sections within MapInfo. Include TUFLOW water level results if required.
  • Create long-section plots within MapInfo. Plot pipe obvert levels, minimum cover levels and highlight pits where the outlet level is higher than the lowest inlet(s), i.e. a potential error in the data.
  • Region/polygon editing tools to speed up snapping, trimming and splitting region objects while also ensuring the resulting objects are truly snapped together.
  • ‘Increment’ the selected TUFLOW layer: The utility assists to ensure TUFLOW MI layers are correctly renamed and setup for editing in an efficient manner.
  • Filter TUFLOW layers: a utility to assist in dealing with large and complicated TUFLOW models, as well as loading and filtering run workspace files.
  • Quickly turn off the borders of thematically mapped grid cells.

A selection of the above tools are illustrated below.

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Run TUFLOW within MapInfo
Run TUFLOW from within MapInfo Dialog

Sample long-section plot
Sample long-section plot

 

Plot TUFLOW CSV format cross-sections
Plot TUFLOW CSV format cross-sections within MapInfo.  Include TUFLOW water level results if required.

 

Group similar files in the layer control
Group similar files in the layer control, and switch on and off selected layer types using the “TUFLOW_Map_Filter” Utility

 

Automatically generated TUFLOW Water Level Lines
Automatically generated TUFLOW Water Level Lines (WLL) using the “TUFLOW_WLL_Tool” Utility

    TUFLOW_to_GIS Dialog
    TUFLOW_to_GIS Dialog within MapInfo

    Time-Series results graphed
    TUFLOW Time-Series results graphed within MapInfo using “TS_Graph” utility

     

    Cross-Section Viewer, Editor
    TUFLOW Cross-Section Viewer, Editor and Data Management Tool.

    MT: 24/01/2008, 11:36:00 PM, edited file.  Backup of original XS saved as: "405013700.CSV.BAK 1.TXT".  Summary of edits: Top width decreased from 110 to 88.2m; Max depth unchanged at 6.78m; Invert level unchanged at 0.91m; Max level unchanged at 7.96m; Left bank offset increased from 0 to 8.6m; Right bank offset decreased from 110 to 96.8m.

    QA record automatically entered into a log file (Example of trimming overbank portions of cross-section)