Tuflow and estry manual Version 3

6.3.4Conversion to GIS Formats

The conversion program sms_to_mif.exe is available for conversion of SMS .2dm and .dat files to .mif./mid formats and to Vertical Mapper ASCII import format (.vmi).

6.41D Domains

6.4.1Output File (.eof file)

The .eof file is ESTRY’s original output file, although it is also used to output additional information to assist with checking of data input and warning/error trapping. If the file when opened in UltraEdit appears in hexadecimal format, press Ctrl H to view as text (this is only for earlier versions of TUFLOW).

The file is very useful for checking input data. It contains a complete output of the final input data before the simulation commences. For example, if a second table overwrites a channel cross-section properties table during the input process, the table in the .eof file is that of the second table. Therefore, the .eof file contains the data actually used for the simulation. Note that adjustments to data, for example, a datum shift in a gradient channel’s cross-section based on the upstream and downstream inverts, are also incorporated.

The .eof file also contains the complete results of the simulation, including useful information such as culvert flow regimes at each output time, time of maximum water level, etc. The channel and node regime flags are located in the two spaces after the velocity, flow and head values in the time based output. The flags, described in Table 7 .32, are very useful for interrogating the hydraulic regime at nodes and channels.
Table 7.32 Channel and Node Regime Flags (.eof File)