Appendix B. Menu reference

Every item of the SWMM workspace's menu bar, one line each, in menu order. Items are greyed when they do not apply (no model open, nothing selected, no run yet).

File

Item	Does
New SWMM Model	A blank model (asks about unsaved changes). `Ctrl+N`
Open .inp…	Open a model. `Ctrl+O`
Recent Models	The last eight models opened
Save	Save to the model's path. `Ctrl+S`
Save As…	Save to a new path. `Ctrl+Shift+S`
Import → StormSewer Project (.ssproj / .ssn)…	A new SWMM model from a storm-sewer project (§13.1)
Export → StormSewer Project (.ssproj)…	The model as a storm-sewer project (§13.2)
Export → Network CSV (nodes, links)…	Two CSV tables (§13.3)
Export → GeoJSON (map units, no CRS)…	One FeatureCollection (§13.4)
Load PNG Background…	The storm-sewer workspace's image underlay (§3.9)
DXF Underlay…	A DXF drawn under the map
Storm Sewer Design Workspace	Switch workspaces; the model stays open

Edit

Item	Does
Undo label	Undo the named step. `Ctrl+Z`
Redo label	Redo it. `Ctrl+Y`
Cut / Copy / Paste	The selection, with references remapped on paste
Delete	The selection, after the Delete takes more with it check
Select All	Every object

View

Item	Does
Zoom In / Zoom Out / Zoom Extents / Zoom Window / Zoom to Selection	Navigation; Zoom Window and Pan are tools
Pan	The Pan tool
Backdrop → Load Image…	A PNG/JPEG placed from its world file into `[BACKDROP]` (§3.9)
Backdrop → Georeference…	Extent or scale-and-offset; Fit to model; Write world file
Backdrop → Show	Toggle it
Backdrop → Remove	Delete `[BACKDROP]`
Map Dimensions…	`[MAP] DIMENSIONS` and `Units`; Set from model / from backdrop
Object Labels / Flow Arrows / Grid	Map toggles
Snap to Objects / Snap to Grid	Snapping toggles
Project Browser / Map Layers	The left panel's tabs
Attribute Table…	The selected object's section as a grid (chapter 6)
Properties	Show or hide the property sheet
Profile from Selection	Two selected nodes become the profile path
Pick Profile Path…	Click a start and an end node on the map
Map / Chart / Profile / Results	The centre view
Storm Sewer Design Workspace	Switch workspaces

Project

Item	Does
Title/Notes…	`[TITLE]`
Options…	`[OPTIONS]` in five tabs and `[FILES]`; opens the unit-switch wizard on a `FLOW_UNITS` change (§8.2)
Rain Gages…	`[RAINGAGES]`
Curves…	`[CURVES]` as drafts
Time Series → Edit…	`[TIMESERIES]` as drafts
Time Series → Import…	Delimited or GHCN-Daily text into series and gages (§8.5)
Time Series → Export to File…	A series as SWMM's external file, optionally replacing it with a `FILE` reference
Patterns…	`[PATTERNS]`
Design Storm…	NRCS/NOAA/alternating-block/Chicago/uniform hyetograph into a series and a gage (§8.9)
Compute Conduit Lengths…	Geometric lengths against stored lengths; write the ticked ones (§3.10)
Controls…	`[CONTROLS]` as text
Pollutants… / Land Uses…	Their sections
Validate Model	Refresh the findings and show the list

Run

Item	Does
Engine list	Choose the engine; each shows version and architecture
Find Engines	Rescan the install locations and `PATH`
Check Model…	The QA pass: findings grouped by severity, clickable (§9.2)
Autosave every N min	Snapshot interval for a dirty model; 0 = off
Run	Run the model. `F5`
Stop	Present; the engine runs to completion in this build

Results

Item	Does
Map (Peaks)	Colour the map by run maxima
Chart	The single-series chart view
Report Summary…	Placeholder; the summary tables are in the Tables view
Run Status…	The last run's window: engine and hash, continuity with thresholds, every diagnostic list, warnings and errors explained (§9.4)
Model Report…	HTML or PDF report of the model and its run (§2.10)
Compare Runs…	Peak differences between two recorded runs (§2.9)
Compare Engines…	Run the model on two engines and compare

Tools

Item	Does
ALR Checks	The ALR post-processor on the last run (§9.6)
Python Terminal…	A Python kernel with `model`, `out`, `rpt` bound (chapter 18)
Tc Calculator…	Kirpich, TR-55 sheet flow, FAA, and a TR-55 worksheet
Storm Sewer Design → Design Panel…	The design panel (chapter 12)
Storm Sewer Design → Analyse	Map and analyse
Storm Sewer Design → Auto-size…	Analyse and preview the sizing batch
Storm Sewer Design → Design Review	Analyse and show the findings
Storm Sewer Design → Design Report (HTML)… / (PDF)…	The design report for the mapped network
Storm Sewer Design Workspace	Switch workspaces

Help

Shared with the storm-sewer workspace.

Item	Does
Interactive Tutorial	The storm-sewer workspace's guided first run
Getting Started / Quick Start Tutorial / Design Workflow / Computational Methods / File Import & Export / Hydraflow Migration Guide	Open the Help window on that topic (`F1` opens it too)
Keyboard Shortcuts…	Appendix A
Troubleshooting	The storm-sewer workspace's troubleshooting topic
SWMM Error Codes…	The engine's error and warning index with search (Appendix C)
Support StormSewer / Support & Custom Work… / About StormSewer…	Links and the About box

The Help window's Contents list has two entries for this workspace at its end: SWMM Model Editor, the offline getting-started topic that mirrors chapter 1, and Manual (online), which opens this manual in the browser and shows its address.

Select · Pan · Zoom + · Zoom − · Zoom Win · Gage · Subcatch · Junction · Outfall · Divider · Storage · Conduit · Pump · Orifice · Weir · Outlet · Label · Run · Extents · Grid snap (spacing) · Object snap · … · SWMM / Storm Sewer · ● Unsaved.

Zoom Extents · Zoom To · Edit Properties… · Attribute Table… · Profile from Here… · Reverse Link · Convert Node Type → Junction / Outfall / Divider / Storage · Delete.

Dialog buttons that recur

OK · Cancel · Apply · Revert · Close · Add row · + (add) · − (delete) · Save model… / Discard changes / Keep editing (unsaved model) · Delete all of it / Keep them (delete impact) · Show in findings list / Dismiss (run refused) · Run anyway (warnings before running) · Restore autosave / Discard it, keep the file (recovery) · Convert ticked / Copy report / Revert (unit wizard) · Add to Model (design storm) · Import / Load file… / Save As… (time series) · Apply to n ticked (lengths) · Rebuild / Save HTML… / Save PDF… / Open after saving (model report) · Run both / Export CSV… / Swap A and B (compare) · Copy summary / Error codes… (run status) · Run / Restart Kernel / Clear Output (Python) · Add label (label tool).