The MV File
- The MV file is used by Model Viewer to keep track
of the model data and display settings for a particular set of
simulation results (model run). This file has a name
that ends with .mv.
- The New, Open, Close, Save and
Save As commands (under the File menu) operate on MV files.
- The New command begins the process of creating a new MV file.
You will be asked to load model data.
- When you save an MV file, Model Viewer writes the following
information to disk: the type of model, the names of model data files,
and all current display settings. Note that the MV file does not contain the
actual model data.
- The MV file for a particular model run must be save to a specific folder:
- For MODFLOW-2005, MODFLOW-2000, MODFLOW-2000 GWT, MODFLOW-96, and MOC3D, the MV file
must be save to folder containing the "name" file.
- For MT3DMS, the MV file must be saved to the folder
containing the "cnf" file.
- For SUTRA, the MV file must be saved to the folder containing the "nod" file.
- For PHAST, the MV file must be saved to the folder containing the "h5" file.
- For UCODE, the MV file must be saved to the folder containing the "_sos" file.
- When you open an MV file, Model Viewer loads the model data and sets
the display according to the information saved in the MV file.
- When you close an MV file, Model Viewer terminates the display of data.
The program window becomes blank. The Close command is useful during repeated
cycles of running a model and viewing the results. While model results are
displayed in Model Viewer, the model data files cannot be over-written
by another program. Closing the MV file releases the model data files
so that the model can run to generate a new set of results.
- Every time you change a display setting (for example, the
color bar limits), the current MV file is considered to have been changed. If
you did not saved the MV file after the changes, and you try to (a) create a
new MV file, or (b) close the current MV file, or (c) exit Model Viewer, you
will be prompted to save the MV file before continuing.