Import a model from a mdu file

Exercise outline

We want to load our ivory coast model or our harlingen model using a mdu file.

Import a model from a mdu file

Start by creating a new script in the toolbox scripting folder (see Toolbox overview for details), and double click it to open the scripting editor and add the following code :

#region Import libs

# DeltaShell libs
from DeltaShell.Plugins.FMSuite.FlowFM import WaterFlowFMModel

#endregion

rootPath = "D:\\scripting\\"

# create fm model using mdu file
fmModel = WaterFlowFMModel(rootPath + "mdu_ivoorkust\\ivk.mdu") #"harlingen\\har.mdu" for harlingen)

In the first statements we import the WaterFlowFMModel from the DeltaShell code ( in module (namespace) DeltaShell.Plugins.FMSuite.FlowFM ), and add the #region - #endregion comments to mark this block of code as a collapsable region. After we run this code the editor will now know about WaterFlowFMModel and you can use it in your scripts.

#region Import libs

# DeltaShell libs
from DeltaShell.Plugins.FMSuite.FlowFM import WaterFlowFMModel

#endregion

With the following code we create a new WaterFlowFMModel object using the path to the mdu file :

rootPath = "D:\\scripting\\"

# create fm model using mdu file
fmModel = WaterFlowFMModel(rootPath + "mdu_ivoorkust\\ivk.mdu") #"harlingen\\har.mdu" for harlingen)