[This is a bug] "Build model" crashes during "Writing tiles"

[laurscham]

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FloodAdapt Model Builder, "Model Maker" tab, "Build Model"

After clicking "build model" a window pops up asking me to specifiy tiles (0-20). 1) It is not obvious what this means, 2) I chose 5 because it is within the range stated, and the GUI hangs here with a "TypeError"in the log:

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[laurscham]

If I select "0" instead of "5" it works without any problems

[roeldegoede]

Thanks for this feedback! I agree that the generating tiles is not very clear and that this needs some additional documentation.

In short, these tiles are needed for visualization of the model in the FloodAdapt-GUI or webviewers. The zoom-level you need the specify determines the highest-resolution of your "downscaled" floodmaps. This step can be somewhat time-consuming therefore I made the zoom-level optional (you skip it by pressing cancel) and configurable (the higher your zoom-level, the longer it takes). @kathrynroscoe let's think about a proper alternative.

Regarding the error, that is new to me (but I can reproduce), so I'll try to fix that.

[roeldegoede]

I proposed a proper fix (for the real bug) in hydromt: Deltares/hydromt#801

However, I also implemented a workaround in our GUI: #119