You can attach photos, web pages, webcam images, and documents (like reports or spreadsheets) to time series icons. These files become accessible through the icon’s shortcut menu in selected modules, with images displayed directly on the icon.

This guide explains how to configure multimedia for your time series icons in HEC-RTS.

To access the dialog:

  1. Launch HEC-RTS and open your watershed.
  2. Go to the Setup tab.
  3. In the Map Window Toolbar, select the Time Series Icon Tool.
  4. Right-click a time series icon and choose Edit.
  5. The Time Series Icon Editor dialog will open, displaying the details for the selected icon. 

To configure an image:

  1. In the Time Series Icon Editor, select the appropriate icon from the Name dropdown.
  2. Click the Photo/Images tab.
  3. To add an image:
    1. From the Edit menu, select Browse to open a file browser. Choose an image file and click Open. The file will be added to the table.
    2. Alternatively, if your images are stored in an HEC-DSS file, click Browse DSS and select your image from the CWMS-Vue pathname selector.
  4. The image file name appears under the Display Name column, and its full path appears under the URL or File Name column.
  5. Check Separate Frame if you want the image to open in a new window when triggered.
  6. Set the Width and Height or their ratios. By default, the image displays at its original size.
  7. To change the display name (which appears in the icon’s shortcut menu), click the corresponding cell under the Display Name column and enter a new name.
  8. To add more images, select Add Row or Insert Row from the Edit menu and repeat the above steps.
  9. To delete an image, select it in the table and choose Delete Row from the Edit menu.
  10. To reorder images, select an image and use Move Row Up or Move Row Down from the Edit menu.
  11. Click Apply to save changes and OK to close the dialog. 

To configure a webcam feed: 

  1. In the Time Series Icon Editor, select the appropriate icon from the Name dropdown.
  2. Click the Photo/Images tab.
  3. Enter the webcam URL in the URL or File Name column.
  4. Set the Refresh Interval (in seconds) to control how often the webcam image updates.
    1. A value of -1 means the image loads only once.
  5. Toggle Fade on or off. When on, it smoothly transitions between images by gradually showing the next frame every 0.05 seconds for a smoother effect.
  6. Click View to preview the webcam feed.
  7. Click Apply to save changes and OK to close the dialog. 

To configure a script:

  1. In the Time Series Icon Editor, select the appropriate icon from the Name dropdown.
  2. Click the Scripts/HTML tab.
  3. From the Edit menu, select Script Editor/Selector to open the Script Editor.
  4. Highlight the script you want to assign and click OK. The editor closes.
  5. The script’s name appears in the Display Name column and its path in the Script File or Other column.
  6. Check the module boxes (Acquisition, Visualization, Modeling) where the script should be available.
  7. Click Run to preview the script.
  8. Click Apply to save changes and OK to close the dialog. 

To configure a file:

  1. In the Time Series Icon Editor, select the appropriate icon from the Name dropdown.
  2. Click the Scripts/HTML tab.
  3. To add a file, choose Browse Other from the Edit menu.
  4. In the file browser, select the desired document and click Open.
  5. The file’s name and path appear in the Display Name and Script File or Other columns, respectively.
  6. Click Apply to save changes and OK to close the dialog. 

To configure a web page link:

  1. In the Time Series Icon Editor, select the appropriate icon from the Name dropdown.
  2. Click the Scripts/HTML tab.
  3. Enter the web page URL directly in the Script File or Other column.
  4. Click Apply to save changes and OK to close the dialog.