12d Synergy + TUFLOW Quick Sheet

In this quick sheet, you’ll learn our recommended best practices for managing TUFLOW data inside 12d Synergy.

1.1. Recommended TUFLOW File Structure in 12d Synergy

One of the unique features of 12d Synergy is its ability to track changes to a folder of files rather than individual files themselves. This happens in a Managed Folder. This means that you can check out the managed folder, add, delete or update files in it, and 12d Synergy can manage these changes at check-in, uploading all the changes to the server. If a folder is managed, it means you cannot check out files individually; you must work with the whole folder at one time. A managed folder is displayed as a blue folder .

When using TUFLOW within 12d Synergy, the full TUFLOW model project needs to be managed in its entirety as a managed folder, as seen in the image below:

1.2. Creating Managed Folders

1. In the 12d Synergy Client application, right-click the required job or folder from the tree structure under which you want to create a new managed folder, and select the New > Folder option or click the New Folder icon from the top ribbon.

   
   The Create a Folder window is displayed.
   

2. Enter a name for the new folder in the New folder box.

3. Select the Managed Folder? checkbox.

4. Click the Create button.
   A new managed folder is created.

1.3. Working with Managed Folders

1. In the 12d Synergy Client application, select the managed folder that holds the files or subfolders you want to work on.
   
   

2. Click the Check Out icon in the quick access toolbar.
   All the files or subfolders in the managed folder are checked out. You can now open an individual file from the managed folder and update it.

3. Now, right-click the same managed folder from the tree structure and select the Explore option.
   The selected managed folder is opened in Windows Explorer.  
   

4. Make the required changes to the files (update, add or delete files).

5. Close the Windows Explorer.

6. In the 12d Synergy Client application, select the updated managed folder in the tree structure.
   

7. Right-click the folder and select the Check-in option, or click the Check In icon on the quick access ribbon, as shown in the image above.
   You will then be prompted to enter a change description, which will be recorded in the history of your managed folder.

• During the process of checking out files, data is cached to your workspace. This workspace is installed on a local drive, such as the C:\ or D:\ drive, whichever is utilised during the initial installation of the program.

• Commonly, large point cloud datasets are not stored in the 12d Synergy environment. Rather, the extracted points, lines and polygons, with the raw point cloud data being referenced from an external drive.

• If data retention is required, the raw point cloud data can be stored within the 12d Synergy environment.
  For example, point clouds related to monitoring may be kept for traceability and to safeguard against data loss. On the other hand, point clouds used for capturing one-off datasets, such as pre-design ground information (Greenfield Estates), may be kept in their raw form in an external location while the extracted features can be stored within the 12d Synergy environment.

• If the dataset is too large to store on your local drive, it can be offlined to a separate location.
  For more details about Offlining folders, please refer to the 12d Synergy knowledge base.