.. _guide_rana_desktop_client:

Rana Desktop Client
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The Rana Desktop Client is a powerful desktop application for working with hydrodynamic models in
detail. It is built on QGIS and offers expert users—such as hydrologists,
engineers, and modellers—the tools to:

* Project and data management
* Build and refine 2D and 1D models
* Edit model schematisations and input data
* Run advanced simulations
* Analyse results in depth (e.g. flow paths, water levels, infiltration)
* Styling of data and results


The Desktop Client complements the web-based Rana platform by offering full control over complex
modelling tasks. It’s especially useful for model calibration, scenario development, and technical
deep-dives that go beyond what the online interface provides.

.. image:: image/rdc.png

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   Introduction <i_rdc_introduction>
   Interacting with files<i_interacting_with_files_from_to_rana>
   Styling files in Rana<i_styling_files_in_rana>
   Modelling <i_rdc_modelling>
   Simulating <i_running_a_simulation>
   Analysing simulation results <i_rdc_analysing_results>