在过去几年中，配电网模型的用户友好图形用户界面发生了一场革命。过去，工程师往往首先考虑算法的准确性、速度和灵活性。算法处理典型液压装置（如泵、阀门等）的能力也是一个重要考虑因素。用户界面非常简陋，常常是事后才想到的。输入是通过文本编辑器创建ASCII输入数据文件，并输出大量的结果列表。对于输入数据和解释配电网分析结果而言，这是一个费时费力的过程。显然，需要更友好的用户界面，以便工程师能够快速、轻松地建模和分析规划和扩建配水网络的替代方案。配水网络模型的开发人员已经用各种解决方案来满足这一需求。 本文将检查和比较几个开发人员开发的接口，并试图指出每种接口的优缺点。

There has been a revolution in user friendly graphical user interfaces for distribution network models in the past few years. In the past, engineers tended to think first of the accuracy, speed and flexibility of the algorithm for doing the calculations. The capability of the algorithm for handling typical hydraulic devices (e.g., pumps, valves, etc.) was also an important consideration. The user interface was very rudimentary and often an afterthought. Input was via a text editor creating an ASCII input data file and output a voluminous tabular listing of results. The result was a laborious and time consuming process for both entering data and interpreting results of distribution network analyses. Clearly, there was a need for more user friendly interfaces to allow the engineer to quickly and easily model and analyze alternatives for planning and expanding water distribution networks. Developers of water distribution network models have responded to this need with various solutions. This paper will examine and compare interfaces developed by several developers and attempt to point out the advantages and disadvantages of each.