Optimisation - Additional Outputs

Accessed from Parametric, Optimisation and UA/SA Analysis Settings dialog

 

Tip: The Edit Analysis Outputs dialog should be used with caution because there is no Cancel button, so once the dialog is opened, any changes made cannot be undone and upon closing of the dialog, the output will be saved, replacing the previous one, with the settings currently being shown on the screen. In the case where you have mistakenly added an output (or made incorrect changes while editing an existing one) you can close the dialog and then delete the incorrect output on the Additional Outputs tab on the main Edit Parametric, Optimisation and UA/SA Analysis Settings dialog. Alternatively if you haven't made any other changes since opening the main dialog , simply press Cancel on that dialog to lose all changes.

Extra outputs can be used in later analysis to quantify how various aspects of building performance are affected by the parametric changes to the model.

Name

Your name for the output for your reference, e.g. "Total Lighting".

Output KPI

Select a predefined or custom Summary Output Key Performance Indicator (KPI) from the browse list.

Units

The units of predefined KPIs are defined internally by the selected KPI itself. For custom KPIs the units are defined by the script that you write and in those cases it is usual to include the units within the name of the KPI. For example in the Custom Script KPI Tutorial the custom KPI created is given the name "EUI (kWh/m2)".