InfoSewer to ICM InfoWorks App (for AI and Humans)
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Helping across the full stormwater spectrum: SWMM (50+ yrs), InfoSWMM/ESRI (20 yrs), InfoWorks ICM (15 yrs), & Autodesk AEC Collection (5 yrs) Grandpa (10 yrs)
August 24, 2025
What is this, you may ask? It is an app you can run on a desktop or cell phone to convert an InfoSewer model from the native DBF files of Innovyze InfoSewer to a brand new Autodesk ICM InfoWorks network. It is based on our nine-step InfoSewer to InfoWorks KCS article, which you can find in our online help file for ICM. So it is not new information but the same information repackaged as an app. I like it, as it combines a visual look to the steps, has a ton of InfoSewer help file information as background documents, and even has links to our GitHub and downloads the Ruby Scripts you need. An all-in-one tool with key information.I am going to continue adding to the document files. As an aside, this also makes it easier for the AI tools or agents to find information in the future.
Short History of InfoSewer
InfoSewer was developed by MWH Soft circa 2001 for an early ArcMap as an ArcMap extension. Which means since Esri is not continuing support for ArcMap after March 1, 2026, it will soon not be usable except for certain lucky grandfathered exceptions. As a consequence, we developed a combination of spreadsheets, Ruby scripts, and ICM menu imports.
As the product sector leader for InfoSewer since 2008, I learned to appreciate the unique characteristics of InfoSewer, such as steady-state simulations and peaking factors. For its time, it was an innovative program. I wanted to thank Roger Ro and his team of talented programmers at Arcadia/Monrovia for developing it and maintaining the code. Some of those talented programmers are still working at Autodesk. I will mention also the brilliant president of MWF Soft, Paul Boulos, and the marketing and sales acumen of Erick Heath in making InfoSewer a program that spanned decades. Kudos also to my Innovyze colleagues who helped support InfoSewer for 25 years. Special thanks to the unmatched DevOps bug writing wizard who had the thankless task of helping develop the Ruby code but who also converted many InfoSewer models—Kate Maschmann.
The InfoSewer to ICM InfoWorks App