Load Design Simulation Method
Load Design Simulation Method controls the Simulation method which determines how the alternatives in the project will be calculated. There are two Simulation Methods. If the customer is using the larger Trace 3D+ Energy and Economics package the following options are available in the Calculate Results tab.
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Load Design: Will calculate only the Load and Design
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Energy and Economic: Will calculate Load Design, Energy usage and perform Economics Comparison
1. At the start of a project or just prior to running the New project screen – The Simulation method chosen here will apply to all alternatives unless edits are mad in the Calculate Results Screen.
2. Calculate results screen
When you have an Energy and Economics license, a single Simulation Methodology or “Per Alternative” can be selected. When Per Alternative is selected as the Simulation Method, different alternatives can be run in either Load Design or Energy and Economics at the same time. Otherwise, a single Simulation Method is chosen at the top of the Calculate Results Tab and is applied to all alternatives. If customer has only purchased Trace 3D+ Load Design, then no options are available under the Simulation Method tab above the customer’s alternatives.