To create a new boundary condition set, follow the process below:

  • In the ResSim main window, navigate to the Water Quality module, then click Boundary Conditions from the Water Quality menu. This will open the Boundary Condition Set Editor.

  • In the Boundary Condition Set Editor, click the New option from the Boundary Condition Set menu. The Create New Boundary Condition Set dialog (Create New Boundary Condition Set Dialog Box) will open.



Create New Boundary Condition Set Dialog Box

  1. In the Create New Boundary Condition Set dialog, enter a name in the Name field (e.g., BoundaryConditionSet1) and an optional description in the Description field. Below the description field, there are two dropdown lists: WQ Constituent Set and Geometry.

  2. From the WQ Constituent Set list, select the desired constituent set. Then, from the Geometry list, select the desired geometry dataset.

  3. Click OK to close the Create New Boundary Condition Set dialog (Figure 8.11) and save the new boundary condition set. The newly created dataset will appear in the boundary condition set navigation bar in the Boundary Condition Set Editor (Figure 8.10).

  4. The Create New Boundary Condition Set dialog also ensures the boundary condition set has a unique name. If the name entered already exists, a Duplicate Name message dialog will appear, indicating that a unique name must be used.

  5. In the Duplicate Name dialog, click OK. Return to the Create New Boundary Condition Set dialog, enter a unique name in the Name field, and click OK. The dialog will close, and the new dataset will be added to the boundary condition set navigation bar in the Boundary Condition Set Editor.

  6. If either the WQ Constituent Set or Geometry fields are left empty, a warning message will appear (similar to the No Geometry Selected dialog). Close the warning message dialog, select the missing dataset, and click OK to close the Create New Boundary Condition Set dialog and save the new boundary condition set.