Set up Batch runs in Pollination

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Hello all,

I need to run 30 options with varying R-values for roof. walls etc. x 9 locations. Is there a way to set that up using Pollination? That would help me offload the runs without taxing my current laptop which is quite basic. Alternatively if I want to setup 30 E+ runs can I batch upload all IDFs to Pollination ? Please point me to any available examples.

Thanks

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Hi @ranojoy here is a video of how to run a parametric study:

Hopefully that is helpful
-trevor

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Trevor

Thank you. This is easy to follow and helpful. However is the Fly component available in the latest version of LBT? I did not find it Or is there an alternative?

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Hi @ranojoy I’m glad you found the video helpful.
The fly component should be in the pollination tab here:
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if its not there we can figure out why.
-trevor

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Hi @ranojoy, As @tfedyna mentioned fly is now part of the Pollination Grasshopper plugin. I will be recording new video tutorials soon.

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This is what i see under pollination. I am missing all the other components

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You have Pollination Grasshopper. Try installing Pollination Rhino.

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The new Fly components should be included in the Pollination Grasshopper.
@ranojoy what version do you have installed?

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Hi @ranojoy,

I’ll work on the video tutorials this week. Do you have a list of numbers for roof and wall R values? I can use some typical numbers, but I thought it might be better to use the inputs from your example.

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Mingbo

This is what I have installed but i dont see the FLY component

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Here is the list of R values. Just FYI I already completed the runs in E+ so no rush. But would love to see what you do in Pollination.

One thing to note is that the values listed are supposed to be the R value for the entre construction assembly so I had to reduce the insulation material value to ensure the overall R value matched the target

Wall Floor Roof
3 4 19
3 4 30
3 11 19
3 11 30
3 11 38
7 4 19
7 11 19
7 11 30
7 30 30
7 30 38
11 4 19
11 11 19
11 11 30
11 11 38
11 30 19
11 30 30
11 30 38
13 4 19
13 11 19
13 11 30
13 11 38
13 30 19
13 30 30
13 30 38
17 11 30
17 11 38
17 30 38
25 11 30
25 11 38
25 30 38
25 11 49
25 30 49
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Here is the first video that goes through the process of setting up parametric studies. This one only covers the basics. I will record more videos and make an official announcement with more real-life use cases soon.

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Thank you. This is great!