LEGION Simulator Help

Setting up analyses

When you have identified the metrics you want to analyse and have placed your Analysis Objects, you are ready to set up your analyses. You can set up many different analyses for each simulation (or part of a simulation).

You set up analyses in the ‘Edit Analysis’ dialog box, which has three tabbed pages: ‘Scope’, ‘Entity Filter’ and ‘Metrics’. These pages correspond to the elements of an analysis mentioned earlier in Fundamentals of LEGION analyses .

To set up an analysis:

  1. Click or select Analysis > Analyses to display the ‘Edit Analysis’ dialog.
  2. Click the New button in the top left-hand corner of the dialog.

    A new analysis is added to the left-hand pane.

  3. Type a meaningful name for this new analysis in the highlighted name box and press Enter.
  4. On the ‘Scope’ panel, select one or more of the Space options:
    • Entire Model – the analysis will apply to the whole of the simulated space.
    • Zone – select the appropriate Analysis Zone from the drop-down menu.
    • Line – select the appropriate Analysis Line from the drop-down menu.
    • Two Lines – select the two Analysis Lines you want to include in this Analysis (one from each of the two associated drop-down menus).
    Note: If you want to set up more complex filters, click the Advanced button. See Advanced Filtering for full details.
  5. Click on the Entity Filter tab.
  6. Filter for Entities in the manner explained in Specifying filter settings.
  7. Click on the Metrics tab.
  8. Enter a value (in seconds) for the Accumulation Interval. This value determines the time period that values are averaged over when you display an ‘Average Values’ graph.
  9. Tick as many Metrics options as you require from the available list.

    Available metrics are dependent on the analysis options you selected on the ‘Scope’ tab and whether you enabled Journey Time options. See also Analyses: metrics, objects, and outputs .

    Note: The metrics in the top half of the 'Metrics' panel are those reported by the Analysis Object or Objects (the space or environment demarcated by the objects), while those in the bottom half are those reported by Entities within, or affected by, the Analysis Object(s). These latter metrics may be associated with ranges. Link a metric to a range by double-clicking on the Metric under the Value/Colour Range column heading and selecting one from the drop-down menu.
  10. If you would like to analyse the number of Entities remaining within your model, click the 'Count Remaining' tab (the tab is not available if you are using an Analysis Line or Lines). If not, proceed to the final step.
  11. Check the box labelled 'Enable the Count Remaining statistic'.
  12. Check the 'Origin Type's you would like to include in the count. If you selected 'Entire Model', this list will not be available because all origins will be included automatically.

    You can now generate a 'Count Remaining' graph for this analysis.

  13. Click Apply or OK to save the analysis.
    Note: To generate 'Count Remaining' graphs for individual origins, you must add an analysis for each (or select just one origin in step 12).