What's New in HAMMER 2024 (version 24.00.00.XX)


Product(s):WaterGEMS, WaterCAD
Version(s):24.00.00.XX
Area:Installation

Overview

 HAMMER 2024 (version 24.00.00.XX) introduces improvements and features to help you be more successful:

Table of Contents

Query-based Active Topology

With query-based active topology, you can now set active topology for a system based on a query. To facilitate this, a new Year Retired property has been included for pipes and different nodes, like tanks and pumps.

 

To use this feature, go to the Home or Tools tab and select Active Topology. There is an item called Edit Active Topology Mode, where you can choose to select active topology from the drawing or based on a query. You can also set this Active Topology Mode in the Active Topology alternative.

 

 

If you select to choose active topology based on a query, you can then edit your queries through the item in the Ribbon interface or in the alternative. Clicking the Edit Queries will open the Query manager. Click the New button to add an element type. You can select Pipe or Customer Meters. Once the element is selected, click the Query Builder button to create the query.

 

 

Suppose you want to create a query based on year a conduit was installed. After choosing Pipe as the element type for the query, click Query Builder. You will see a list of properties to choose from. Select "Year Installed," then the operator, then enter a value. You click the Unique Valves to see a list of values from the properties field.

 

 

Click Okay, and the query will be included in the Queries manager. To apply this to the model, click the Apply button. The number of elements will be listed.

 

 

To apply this query to Active Topology, go to the Home or Tools tab and select Active Topology > Apply Queries. You can also do this operation through the Active Topology alternative.

 

 

Multiple queries can be applied using the AND or OR operators.

 

In addition, to assume that elements connected to the element you selected are also included (like nodes connected to pipes), make sure the "Automatically include connected elements" checkbox is selected.

 

 

More information on active topology selection can be found here: Active Topology Management.

Selection Set Groups

You can now group selection sets using the Folder option. This will help with the organization and usage of selection sets. In the Selection Sets manager, click the New button and choose Folders.

 

 

When you create a selection set from the Selection Sets manager, either by a query or by selection, the selection set will be saved into a folder if you highlight the folder. If you want the selection set to be outside of folder, you can move it to the main "Selection Set" item in the treeview

 

If you create a selection set by highlighting elements in the drawing, right-clicking, and choosing Create Selection Set, you will have the option to save to a folder or the main Selection Set option.

 

 

You can also move selections into and out of folders by dragging and dropping a selection set in the Selection Set manager.

 

More information on creating selection sets can be found here: How to create a selection set.

 

Allow surge valve opening/closing interruption

A calculation option has been added to the Transient Calculation Options to facilitate an interruption in a surge valve opening or closing. To use this, open the Transient calculation options and find the field "Use Improved Time Based SRV Method?"

 

 

When this option is set to True the surge relief valve will start opening at the speed defined by Time for SRV to Open when pressure is above the Threshold Pressure. During the process of opening the surge relief valve, the valve will start closing at the speed defined by Time for SRV to Close when the pressure is below Threshold Pressure. During the process of closing the surge relief valve, the valve will start opening at the speed defined by Time for SRV to Open when pressure is above Threshold Pressure. The SRV is opening or closing depending on the pressure in SRV.

Differential surge tank results available in Extended Node Data

Results for differential surge tanks have been included in the Extended Node Data tab of the Transient Results Viewer.

Access Database Engine 2016 installation

The installation for Access Database Engine 2016 is included with this version. The installation file will automatically install the 64-bit version of ADE 2016 if is not already on the computer.

Installation file path update

The installation file path has been updated. This includes the location of sample and lesson files. You installation file path is now C:\Program Files\Bentley\HAMMER.

Compatible Operating Systems and Platforms

Supported Operating Systems

Compatible Platforms

See: Platform Compatibility

Model Compatibility 

Older models can be opened in this version of HAMMER.

Models saved in 2024 can still be opened in 2023.

See: Model backward / forward compatibility

Stability enhancements and fixes to reported issues

As with all new versions, this release includes fixes to various user-reported issues from the previous release, providing an overall more stable experience.

See Also

HAMMER TechNotes and FAQs

Downloading OpenFlows / Hydraulics and Hydrology Software

Software installation order

Cumulative patch set information