OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Simulation: Results Viewer tab

Used to display both graphical and tabulated results.

The Simulation dialog Results Viewer tab can display both graphical and numerical tabulated reports. The graphical display allows you to super impose different reports variables on the same graph and also compare different results files.

Features:

  • Switch between working units (SI or IP).
  • Choose report variables with filters.
  • Simulation results can contain different date report series (hourly, day, annual). These values are automatically summed or averaged when viewing as day or month. Table rows with these automatically calculated values are expandable allowing you to view the lower level data.
  • Result values can be investigated to view the underlying equations.
SettingDescription
View Contains controls used to set the Simulation Results display format.
  • Object Based - Arranges simulation results by object in a hierarchical structure similar to the project tree dialog. The top level objects are:
    • Environment
    • Facility
    • Room
  • Variable Based - Arranges simulation results as a list of report variables with related objects listed hierarchically within.
  • Flat List - Arranges simulation results in a flat list with data displayed in the following columns:
    • Simulation:Building Name
    • Objects
    • Variables
    • UnitName
    • Time Step
Simulation Results Displays simulation results in the format selected with the View controls. Items selected from here can be opened in the Graph/Table panel using the options on the right click pop up menu:
  • Open as graph - When selected. selected report items are displayed graphically in the Graph/Table panel.
  • Open as table - When selected. selected report items are displayed in tabular form in the Graph/Table panel.
  • Add to - Used to overlay selected report items on already opened results in the Graph/Table panel.
    • Graph - When selected, adds the selected item to the active item being displayed graphically in the Graph/Table panel creating a graph displaying multiple report items.
    • Table - When selected, adds the selected item to the active item being displayed in tabular form in the Graph/Table panel creating a table displaying multiple report items.
Filters Contains controls used to filter the objects listed in the Simulation Results panel. Available filters are refreshed when the View options are changed.
  • Objects - Use the drop list to select objects to use as filters in the Simulation Results panel. Only the selected objects are displayed.
  • Variables - Use the drop list to select variables to use as filters in the Simulation Results panel. Only the selected variables are displayed.
Graph/Table Displays selected simulation results items graphically or in tabular form. The graph or table windows contain these navigation controls:
  • Date selector - Used to select a date within the simulation time period to display in the graph/table.
  • Go - Click to advance to the date selected with the date selector.
  • << - Click to return to the previous date selected with the date selector.
  • Time Step - Used to change the time steps the simulation results are displayed with.
  • >> - Click to advance to the next date selected with the date selector.