mf6Voronoi Studio: Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW 6 Voronoi Mesh Generation

Developed by: An Ho Taylor

mf6Voronoi Studio is an intuitive, cross-platform graphical user interface (GUI) designed to bring the capabilities of the mf6Voronoi Python package into an interactive desktop application. It simplifies the creation and refinement of unstructured Voronoi grids for MODFLOW 6 (DISV) models without requiring users to write Python scripts.

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Key Features

Interactive GIS Mapping: Load, view, and inspect model boundaries and geospatial vector files directly within a responsive graphical canvas.
No-Code Mesh Design: Easily configure global grid parameters, maximum cell sizes, and refinement growth factors using visual input controls.
Layer-Based Refinement Management: Interactively assign specific refinement criteria to points, lines, or polygons representing wells, rivers, faults, or mine pits.
Real-Time Mesh Generation & Preview: Build and inspect Voronoi grids directly inside the interface prior to exporting.
Direct MODFLOW 6 & GIS Export: Seamlessly generate ready-to-use MODFLOW 6 DISV package files and export mesh geometries back to ESRI Shapefiles for further GIS inspection.

Download & Installation

The desktop application is available for Windows platforms:

Download mf6Voronoi Studio v3.0.1 for Windows (.exe)

Quick Installation Steps:

Download the installer package using the link above.
Run mf6VoronoiStudio-3.0.1-Setup.exe and follow the setup wizard prompts.
Launch mf6Voronoi Studio from your Start menu or Desktop shortcut.

How It Works

Import Geospatial Layers: Load your shapefiles containing model boundaries, river networks, and local refinement areas.
Define Grid Parameters: Set the base grid resolution alongside refinement multipliers to manage progressive cell transitions.
Generate Unstructured Mesh: Click to calculate the Delaunay triangulation and dual Voronoi tessellation.
Export Results: Save the generated mesh as an ESRI Shapefile or export the geometry definition directly into your FloPy script or MODFLOW 6 project.

Documentation & Source Code

GitHub Repository: taylorc11/mf6voronoi-studio on GitHub
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mf6Voronoi Studio

mf6Voronoi Studio: Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW 6 Voronoi Mesh Generation

Key Features

Download & Installation

Quick Installation Steps:

How It Works

Documentation & Source Code

Comprehensive Tutorials Collection

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Recommended courses:

Course of Groundwater Modeling in Mining with MODFLOW6, Flopy and mf6Voronoi

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Course of Applied Geochemical Modeling with Phreeqc and Python

Course of Automatic MODFLOW6 Model Calibration with PEST and Model Muse

Software

mf6Voronoi Studio: Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW 6 Voronoi Mesh Generation

Key Features

Download & Installation

Quick Installation Steps:

How It Works

Documentation & Source Code

Comprehensive Tutorials Collection

Hatari Labs

Contact us:

WhatsApp

Coming soon:

Recommended courses:

Course of Groundwater Modeling in Mining with MODFLOW6, Flopy and mf6Voronoi

Course of Groundwater Modelling using MODFLOW 6 and Model Muse

Course of Applied Hydrological Modeling with HEC-HMS

Course of Applied Geochemical Modeling with Phreeqc and Python

Course of Automatic MODFLOW6 Model Calibration with PEST and Model Muse

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