infraWizard
Win64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Visit infrawizard.com to get more information about the features of InfraWizard and how it can fit in your design workflow.
Also, visit the YouTube channel for more information: Tutorials.
Refer to the command description below for detailed usage of each command.
Screenshots
Commands
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INWCREATEPIPES |
Create new network pipes from line or polyline entities |
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INWMANAGENETWORKS |
Create, delete, show/hide networks and control other network properties |
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INWIMPORTSHAPEFILES |
Import a pipe network from shapefiles |
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INWPLANSTYLES |
Add and edit plan styles to control the format and annotations of network plans |
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INWEDITGROUP |
Edit the properties of a group of pipes and/or nodes through a data table |
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INWAPPURTENANCELIBRARY |
Manage the library of appurtenances |
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INWCROSSINGSETTINGS |
Control the settings of crossing points analysis to detect interference between pipes and verify vertical clearances |
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INWMANAGEPROFILES |
Create and modify longitudinal profiles of pipelines |
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INWEXPORTBIM |
Export a BIM model of the networks as a 3D AutoCAD drawing containing all network elements with associated data |
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INWEXPORTC3D |
Export an infraWizard pipe network to a Civil 3D Pipe Network or Pressure Pipe Network |
Installation/Uninstallation
Installation Instructions
To install InfraWizard, double-click the MSI file you downloaded and follow the on-screen instructions until you complete installation.
After installation, you should find two shortcuts on your desktop, one for the Metric units template and another for the Imperial units template. Double-click either one to open the DWG template file of the infraWizard project. Once the template drawing is open, the ribbon tab of InfraWizard should automatically load.
Start creating pipe networks by converting AutoCAD lines or polylines into pipes or by importing data files from other sources. When done, save your project DWG file like any AutoCAD drawing. The next time you open this file, InfraWizard will be automatically loaded.
Uninstallation Instructions
To uninstall InfraWizard, open the Apps & Features panel from your Windows control panel. Select InfraWizard in the apps list and click "Uninstall." The uninstallation process will be completed automatically.
Additional Information
In order to open the desktop shortcut of InfraWizard properly, the default application for opening DWG file types in your Windows settings should be either AutoCAD DWG Launcher or one of the supported versions of AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, or Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D.
Known Issues
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
Should you require further information or assistance, please raise a support ticket here or send your query to support@cadvalley.com.
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
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26.1.0 |
Updates in version 26.1.0: - Bug fix: In some longitudinal profiles, especially for long pipelines, many texts are missing in the data bands. - Bug fix: When editing an existing profile by adding/removing pipes to/from the profile route pipes, the changes are not reflected immediately in the updated profile. - Bug fix: When exporting shapefiles, data are missing in the “Material” field of the Pipes shapefile and the “No. of Backdrops” field in the Nodes shapefile. Updates in version 26.0.0: - Support for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Map 3D 2027 was provided. - The End User License Agreement (EULA) was updated for improved clarity and consistency. - A new feature was added for exporting InfraWizard networks to Civil 3D Pipe Networks and Pressure Pipe Networks. The destination Civil 3D project is selected during export, where new elements can be added to a new network or an existing network in the project. The user will be asked to define the Civil 3D part size corresponding to each pipe size or structure size in the source InfraWizard network. In Pipe Networks, the exported elements will include pipes and SimpleStructure nodes. In pressure pipe networks, the exported elements will include only pipes. - The Node properties have been updated to include a new property for “Existing Ground Level," in addition to a property for “Design Ground Level," formerly called “Ground Level." The default value of the Existing Ground property is to match the value of the Design Ground. The user can assign a predefined value or assign the network’s primary surface or secondary surface as a source for the existing ground level. - In Plan Style, a new annotation element was added to the Node Annotations to show the Connected Pipe Inverts. This annotation will show the inverted levels of the pipes connected to the node, denoted as IL1, IL2, …IL6. The first level, IL1, represents the invert level of the outlet pipe (in a gravity network), while IL2 to IL6 represent the invert levels of the remaining connected pipes in a clockwise direction from the outlet pipe. - In Plan Style, for backdrop annotation, an option was added to choose whether to include the backdrop type in the annotation or not. - In Plan Style and Profile Style, an option was added to select the Decimal symbol in numeric values, which can be either “.” (Period) or “,” (Comma). - In Profile Style, new options were added for lateral and crossing pipe annotations to: 1) Include the pipe material and pipe slope in the annotation, and 2) control the format of the invert level and slope annotations. - A new command called INWEXPORTSTATIONSDATA was added, through which the user can export the profile stations data of a set of longitudinal profiles into a text file. The exported data at each station will include station coordinates, pipe name, node name, design ground level, and pipe invert level. - Bug fix: When several pipes that belong to more than one network are moved together in plan, the longitudinal profiles of the moved pipes would show false crossing pipes that do not actually exist in plan. |
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26.0.0 |
Updates in version 26.0.0: - Support for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Map 3D 2027 was provided. - The End User License Agreement (EULA) was updated for improved clarity and consistency. - A new feature was added for exporting infraWizard networks to Civil 3D Pipe Networks and Pressure Pipe Networks. The destination Civil 3D project is selected during export where new elements can be added to a new network or an existing network in the project. The user will be asked to define the Civil 3D part size corresponding to each pipe size or structure size in the source infraWizard network. In Pipe Networks, the exported elements will include Pipes and SimpleStructure nodes. In Pressure Pipe Networks, the exported elements will include only pipes. - The Node properties have been updated to include a new property for “Existing Ground Level”, in addition to a property for “Design Ground Level”, formerly called “Ground Level”. The default value of the Existing Ground property is to match the value of the Design Ground. The user can assign a predefined value or assign the network’s Primary Surface or Secondary Surface as a source for the Existing Ground Level. - In Plan Style, a new annotation element was added to the Node Annotations to show the Connected Pipe Inverts. This annotation will show the inverted levels of the pipes connected to the node, denoted as IL1, IL2, …IL6. The first level IL1 represents the invert level of the outlet pipe (in a gravity network), while IL2 to IL6 represent the invert levels of the remaining connected pipes in a clockwise direction from the outlet pipe. - In Plan Style, for backdrop annotation, an option was added to choose whether to include the backdrop type in the annotation or not. - In Plan Style and Profile Style, an option was added to select the Decimal symbol in numeric values, which can be either “.” (Period) or “,” (Comma). - In Profile Style, new options were added for lateral and crossing pipe annotations to: 1) include the Pipe Material and Pipe Slope in the annotation, and 2) control the format of the Invert Level and Slope annotations. - A new command called INWEXPORTSTATIONSDATA was added, through which the user can export the profile stations data of a set of longitudinal profiles into a text file. The exported data at each station will include station coordinates, pipe name, node name, design ground level, and pipe invert level. - Bug fix: When several pipes that belong to more than one network are moved together in plan, the longitudinal profiles of the moved pipes would show false crossing pipes that do not actually exist in plan. |
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24.1.0 |
Updates in version 24.1.0: - Support for AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Map 3D 2025 is provided. - A new feature for exchanging infraWizard networks between different project files was added. In the Export ribbon panel, a new command called Export INW which exports a network into an INW format file. The INW file encapsules all information of the network pipes, nodes, appurtenances, profiles, and styles. This file can be imported to another infraWizard project using the command Import INW that was added to the Create ribbon panel. - A new feature was added to the Longitudinal Profile to allow selecting other pipes of the same network to be shown as projected pipes in the same profile. These pipes can be above, below, or overlapping with the original pipeline. The pipes will be projected in the graph area and data bands for them can be added to the profile to show their length, slope, invert level and other properties apart from the data bands of the main line. - An option was added to the Appurtenance Library to select whether the 3D blocks of appurtenance definitions should be embedded in the project drawing or not. When the option is deselected, infraWizard will read the 3D blocks directly from the saved path of the appurtenance definition file when producing the 3D BIM model. - In Plan Style settings, a new option was added for Backdrop Annotation to select whether to show the upper invert, lower invert, or both upper & lower invert levels of the backdrop in the annotation. - Several new features were introduced in Longitudinal Profiles: ⦁ A new option was added to the Profile properties to select the networks of which the crossing pipes are to be shown in the profile; so the crossing pipes from unselected networks will not be displayed. ⦁ A new option was added to the Profile properties to control the maximum grid elevation and profile height. ⦁ The annotation of lateral pipes and crossing pipes can now show more data including pipe name, network name, invert level, size, profile name, and profile station. The components of the annotation can be selected in the Profile Style. ⦁ An option was added to Profile Style to select the orientation of the plan stations text shown along the pipeline alignment. The plan stations can now be parallel (as in previous versions) or perpendicular to the pipeline. - Bug fix: When using "Reverse Pipe" command to reverse the direction of a pipe, the direction of appurtenances on the reversed pipe is not updated to follow the new pipe direction and the related profiles showing these appurtenances are not marked "Needs Update". - Bug fix: When using "Split Pipe" command to split a pipe, the longitudinal profiles in which this pipe appears as a lateral pipe will show incorrect multiple annotations at the location of this lateral pipe. - Bug fix: In longitudinal profiles, when the option "Show node structures" is turned off in the profile style, also pipes will not appear on the profile. - Bug fix: Importing shapefiles of networks which were exported from Civil 3D pipe networks always fails. |
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23.0.0 |
Updates in version 23.0.0: New/Enhanced features: - Support for AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Map 3D 2024 is provided. - A new feature is provided for adding network Appurtenances in the project. Appurtenances, such as valves, fire hydrants, and other network components, can be added to pipes in both pressure and gravity networks. To add appurtenances to the network, they should be first loaded to the Appurtenance Library of the project. The appurtenances will appear in the plan, profile, and BIM model of the network. A set of predefined appurtenances can be loaded from the path "...\Documents\infraWizard Projects\Appurtenance Library". - In node properties, a new property is added to the SimpleStructure type of nodes to define the structure cover shape. The structure cover will appear in the plan and the BIM model of the network. - In importing shapefiles and text files, a new option is added for gravity networks called "Adjust pipe direction to match flow direction". When this option is checked, infraWizard will check that the start node of each pipe is the upstream node with a higher invert level and the end node of the pipe is the downstream node with a lower invert level. In case the start node has a lower invert than the end node, the pipe direction will be reversed during import. Reversing the pipe direction, will not change the invert levels of nodes or the pipe slopes; it only ensures that the direction arrows of the pipes will represent the flow direction. - The Import Epanet module is enhanced to detect zero-length pipes and notify the user during import. Fixed bugs: - When using the "Add Vertex" command, the new vertex is sometimes located on the wrong segment resulting in a misshapen pipe. - In the Group Editing tables, the Sum value does not appear in the Statistics of the pipe length column. - In importing SWMM files, the import process fails if the model contains street links. |
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22.0.0 |
Updates in version 22.0.0: New/Enhanced features: - Support for AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Map 3D 2023 is provided. - A new type of nodes called "SimpleFitting" is added. A node of this type will be automatically analyzed and assigned the appropriate set of fittings including Bend, Tee, Reducer, Collar, and End Cap fittings. The fitting types and sizes will be assigned to the node based on the sizes and orientations of the pipes connected at this node. The fittings assigned to the node are modeled in 3D when a BIM model is exported from the project. - Two new properties are added to pipes for the Energy Grade Line elevation (EGL) and Hydraulic Grade Line elevation (HGL). The values of EGL & HGL at nodes can be imported when creating the networks from shapefiles/text files, or added manually in the Edit Pipe dialog or the Group Editing tables. The longitudinal profiles are also provided with an option to show the lines of EGL & HGL using the related values saved in the pipe properties. - A new property called "Description" is added to pipes and nodes. The property can contain any extra information related to the pipe/node to be added by the user. - A new property called "Length 3D" is added to pipes. - A new option is added in Pipe and Node editing dialogs to "zoom" to the longitudinal profiles related to the pipe/node. - A new option is added in Edit Group tables for Relabeling of pipes and nodes. All pipes and nodes can be relabelled using "Append", "Find and Replace", and "Sequential Relabeling". The gravity network nodes (manholes) can be automatically numbered based on "Network Hierarchy". - When creating a new profile, the gravity profile routes detected using the option "Automatic pipe selection based on network hierarchy" are named after the most downstream manhole of the line instead of naming them with the upstream and downstream manhole names; e.g. "Line C-6" instead of "Line M.H. C-6-4 to M.H. C-6". - In longitudinal profiles, an additional numeric format is provided for pipe slope to be expressed as permille ‰ in the Slope data band. Fixed bugs: - When creating a new profile, the option "Automatic pipe selection based on network hierarchy" cannot detect profile routes if the pipe direction of one or more pipes within the route is opposite to the flow direction. - In Edit Group tables, copy data from one column and pasting it in another column causes an error. |
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21.1.1 |
Updates in version 21.1.1: New features: 1- In BIM Export, a new option is added to enable conversion of infraWizard newtorks into Civil 3D pipe networks. The option draws pipe centerlines as 3D Polylines in the exported model. The 3D Polylines are classified by layers according to the network name and pipe size. The user can so create Civil 3D pipe networks from these 3D polylines keeping the coordianted pipe levels. 2- In the "Create Pipes" dialog, new options are added to allow selecting the material and size of the new pipes; and to make the elevations (Z values) of the Line and Polyline entities assigned to the new pipes as Invert level, Center level, or Soffit level. 3- A new command called "INWEXPORTANNOATTBLOCK" is added. This command will export the annotations of all pipes and nodes of the selected network as attribute block entities to a new drawing. Fixed bugs: 1- The ribbon tab of infraWizard is automatically activated when opening AutoCAD even if the drawing is not an infraWizard project. 2- When a plan style is modified to show the pipe annotations of "Soil cover depth" or "Depth to invert" on plan, the shown values of annotations are incorrectly calculated based on zero ground level. 3- In longitudinal profiles, when the profile datum is predefined, some manholes encroach the top border of the graph area. 4- In longitudinal profiles, when one pipe is connected to two nodes that appear on the same profile, this lateral pipe is shown at one of the two nodes only and the profile datum takes a very low elevation value. 5- When importing networks from text files, the importing process will fail if one of the text files contains empty lines. 6- When exporting a BIM model for a network with backdrop connections, some of the pipes with backdrop are not drawn correctly and cause an error message to appear. 7- When exporting a BIM model for a box section conduit that have a wall thickness equal to zero, the conduit appears missing the right outer wall. 8- While creating a longitudinal profile, after selecting a route using on-screen selection of elements, the resulting route will have a direction opposite to the selection of elements made on-screen. 9- When the display status of a pressure network is changed from "Undisplayed" to "Displayed", the marks of its low & high points become visible even though they are set to be hidden in the settings of low & high points analysis. 10- In random cases, renaming a network using the "Manage Networks" panel causes AutoCAD to crash. 11- When a network is renamed using the "Manage Networks" panel, the existing crossing annotations in the drawing are not updated with the new network name. 12- The node annotations in plan are sometimes located away from the node. 13- In the Pipe Library, when editing the dimensions of a box section, changing the wall thickness or slab thickness to zero value is not allowed, although it is allowed when adding a new size. |
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21.0.2 |
Initial release |
