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The modeling workflows in VMOD Flex are data driven. This means that you first need to load or create the appropriate data objects in order to use these at a particular step in the workflow. See the following table for some common examples:

 

 

If you have...

First you should..

Then you can..

River locations in a shapefile

Import these as Polyline data objects

Select this data object when creating a river boundary condition

Geological layers in a Surfer .GRD or ASCII GRD

Import these as Surface data objects

Select these data objects when defining horizons

Air photo with river location

Import this as a Map image

Then Create a new Polyline data object

Digitize the polyline in a 2D Viewer

Select this new polyline data object when creating a river boundary condition

XYZ points for geological contacts

Import these as Points data objects

Then "Create Surfaces" from these data objects

Select these surfaces when defining horizons or numerical model layers

Raster Grid of Kx or Recharge data (from Surfer, ESRI .GRD)

Import these as surface data objects

Select these data objects when defining properties or Recharge boundary conditions

Visual MODFLOW project or USGS MODFLOW files

Select the Numerical model workflow after creating a project

Select these files when prompted to Import Model. Learn more...

 

 

 

Learning more

ØSee Importing Data for details on importing GIS data, images, excel spreadsheets, or XYZ text.
ØSee Creating Data Objects for more details on digitizing new point, polygon, or polyline data objects
ØSee Creating Surfaces for more details on interpolating XYZ data to be used as geological layers or 2D parameter distributions.