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NAME

Sim::OPT::Morph.

SYNOPSIS

use Sim::OPT;
opt;

DESCRIPTION

Sim::OPT::Morph is morphing program for preparing model instances (in text format) to be given to simulation programs, usually in design-aimed explorations. Sim::OPT::Morph is controlled by the Sim::OPT module, which manages the structure of the searches.

Sim::OPT::Morph can manipulate the text files constituting the description of models for simulation programs. The general function dedicated to that aim recognizes variables by position on the page (determined by row number and position of the list element in that row) and modifies them with operations like translations, rotations or text substitution, and possibly with propagation of constraints.

Additionally, Sim::OPT::Morph features several specialized functions which are specific to the ESP-r building performance simulation platform. Those functions can manage the simulation program directly, through the shell, or by manipulating model configuration files. Some of these functionalities involve operations in which the Radiance lighting performance simulation platform is called via ESP-r.

The morphing instructions must be written in a configuration file whose name will be asked at the launch of Sim::OPT. This distribution includes some examples of such files an ESP-r model and an EnergyPlus model.

Propagation of constraints can target the model configuration files and/or, in the case of ESP-r, trigger modification operations performed through the shell and regarding geometry, solar shadings, mass/flow network and controls.

EXPORT

"morph".

SEE ALSO

Annotated examples can be found in the "optw.tar.gz" file in "examples" directory in this distribution. They constitute the available documentation.

AUTHOR

Gian Luca Brunetti, <gianluca.brunetti@polimi.it>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2008-2022 by Gian Luca Brunetti and Politecnico di Milano. This is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3.