Set river flow direction

[Matt__W]

This idea was inspired by this post.

It would be nice to have an option for the animated water of a river to flow in the direction the river was sketched. Or, if the river was brought in auto-magically by Model Builder, have a toggle for the water to follow the path of the river and/or reverse it. As opposed to having it flow sideways on a hill like in the screencast below.

[jamesmac1201]

Ok...we need to get some up votes for this. Even a simple scroll bar, similar to the wind direction would be a decent start. I know majority of channels, stream, rivers, etc. are never linear, but providing a scroll bar would at least provide a "general" direction of the way the water should go. I'm currently working on a proposal (creating a video) and the direction of the water is somewhat critical in conveying the message of our channel project.

[jmayo-EE]

A seasoned engineer looks at my infraworks model for 7 seconds and the first thing he notices is the incorrect flow direction...

[Grover_Puma]

exactly future versions of infraworks should consider that the flow of the water goes according to the topography that you have.

Cheers!!!

[enelson]

6 years on and we still don't have a way to change water flow direction?!  I still have the same people telling me the river is flowing the wrong direction on the same model I have continued to add to since I posted about this in 2016.  Any info on if this will ever be added?  I am running the newest version currently and don't see an option.

[EDowns_USBR]

This is one of the few reasons my company is resistant to presenting these models to experienced engineers or the clients - the water moves the wrong way compared to our structures. This needs to be implemented.

[EDowns_USBR]

2024 now. This feature needs to be added. Nothing fancy. Just a toggle to change the angle/direction of flow. Doesn't need to follow an alignment or anything fancy. This display is critical to some presentations, and results in some models/videos not being widely shared.