Re-Projecting HEC-RAS Model Geometry

Written by Chris Goodell | October 16, 2014


HEC-RAS 5.0 now provides a tool for quickly re-projecting model geometry within RAS. It is accessible from the main RAS interface under the Options menu…Convert Horizontal Coordinate Systems.

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From this window, the user must select the Current Project Spatial Reference System and the Destination Project Spatial Reference System by loading the appropriate projection file (*.prj) for each. Do not confuse this file type with an HEC-RAS project file (also *.prj).  Once the projection files are loaded, click OK.

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A warning window will appear alerting you that running this tool will automatically save the data to disk. If you do not wish to overwrite your existing RAS project files, click cancel, save the project as a new name, and convert the duplicate project. Otherwise, click OK.

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Comments

  1. Fly on the Sky

    on March 18, 2016

    Hi Chris,

    Do you know if there is a way to determine a HEC-RAS model's projection/spatial reference system when we were not told?

    Thanks!!
    Derek Chang

  2. Chris Goodell

    on March 21, 2016

    Derek- Give this a read and see if it helps:http://hecrasmodel.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-projection-file.html

    Essentially it requires some trial and error work. Experience working with projections will speed up the process.

    Good luck-
    Chris

  3. jc

    on November 8, 2016

    Hello, I get the following error when I convert project coordinates. Do you know of a way I can resolve this error? THanks

    Warning – An error occured in geometry data SRS conversion.

  4. Anonymous

    on August 17, 2017

    Hi JC, I got the same error, but it converted the projection anyway! You might see if it worked despite the error.

  5. Unknown

    on January 8, 2019

    when i do that it appear error in saving file alrady open how i solve this problem

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