The File menu ("Figure: HEC-DSSVue - File Menu") provides most of the options you might need for managing DSS files—like New and Open. And, like most Windows® applications, the File menu includes a Close command for exiting DSSVue.

Figure: HEC-DSSVue - File Menu


Opening DSS Files

To open an existing DSS file, you have three options:

  • Click the Open toolbar button, —OR- Select Open… from the File menu.

  • An Open HEC-DSS File file browser will appear ("Figure: Open HEC-DSS File Browser"). Use the browser to navigate to and select the file you want to open, the click Open.

    Figure: Open HEC-DSS File Browser


  • Or, select one of the recently opened files listed near the bottom of the File menu.

    NOTE: When DSSVue is opened from the Simulation module of ResSim, it automatically opens the current simulation's simulation.dss file.

Creating DSS Files

To create a new DSS file:

  • Select New… from the File menu. A Create new HEC-DSS File file browser will appear ("Figure: HEC-DSSVue File Browser - Create new HEC-DSS File"). Use the browser to navigate to the folder in which you want to store the new DSS file, then enter a filename and click Create.

    Figure: HEC-DSSVue File Browser - Create new HEC-DSS File

You can also use the Open HEC-DSS File file browser to create a DSS file.

  • Just click the Open toolbar button, .
  • Browse to the folder where you want to store the file and enter a name in the File name field.
  • Click Open.

  • You'll get a message box telling you that the file doesn't exist and asking if you want to create it. Click OK to create the new DSS file.