Canvas-based modeller for ASCEND - Revision history

Jpye at 11:01, 13 February 2017

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	[[Image:Canvas-modeller.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]		[[Image:Canvas-modeller.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]
	Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and then as part of [[GSOC2010]] and [[GSOC2011]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]], and then as part of [[GSOC2012]] by [[User:Saheb\|Saheb]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:		Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and then as part of [[GSOC2010]] and [[GSOC2011]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]], and then as part of [[GSOC2012]] by [[User:Saheb\|Saheb]]. Most recently, [[User:Mike\|Mike]] has been working on in 2016. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:

	* fix and test our model load/save functionality (Grivan)		* fix and test our model load/save functionality (Grivan)

Jpye at 23:41, 20 November 2014

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	[[Image:~~Gaphas~~-~~blocks~~.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]		[[Image:Canvas-modeller.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]
	Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and then as part of [[GSOC2010]] and [[GSOC2011]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]], and then as part of [[GSOC2012]] by [[User:Saheb\|Saheb]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:		Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and then as part of [[GSOC2010]] and [[GSOC2011]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]], and then as part of [[GSOC2012]] by [[User:Saheb\|Saheb]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:

Saheb at 07:02, 29 March 2013

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	* fix and test our model load/save functionality (Grivan)		* fix and test our model load/save functionality (Grivan)
	* <strike>add support for custom-shaped blocks</strike> (Done - Saheb)		* some generic way for adding arcs in custom shaped icons (Saheb)
			* <strike style="color:green">add support for basic custom-shaped blocks </strike> (Done - Saheb)
	* improve our parameter-setting dialog		* improve our parameter-setting dialog
	* test with some more detailed flowsheets		* test with some more detailed flowsheets

Saheb at 06:51, 29 March 2013

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	[[Image:Gaphas-blocks.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]		[[Image:Gaphas-blocks.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]
	Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and ~~currently being continued~~ as part of [[GSOC2010]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:		Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and then as part of [[GSOC2010]] and [[GSOC2011]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]], and then as part of [[GSOC2012]] by [[User:Saheb\|Saheb]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:

	* fix and test our model load/save functionality (Grivan)		* fix and test our model load/save functionality (Grivan)
	* add support for custom-shaped blocks		* <strike>add support for custom-shaped blocks</strike> (Done - Saheb)
	* improve our parameter-setting dialog		* improve our parameter-setting dialog
	* test with some more detailed flowsheets		* test with some more detailed flowsheets
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	== Getting it running ==		== Getting it running ==

	Currently (~~13 Apr 2012~~) you can test our canvas-based GUI using the code from our {{srcbranchdir\|~~grivan2~~\|}} branch. Tested with Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit.		Currently (29 March 2013) you can test our canvas-based GUI using the code from our {{srcbranchdir\|saheb-canvas\|}} branch. Tested with Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit.

	cd ~		cd ~
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	sudo python setup.py install		sudo python setup.py install
	cd ..		cd ..
	svn co svn://ascend4.org/code/branches/~~grivan2~~ ascend-~~grivan2~~		svn co svn://ascend4.org/code/branches/saheb-canvas ascend-canvas
	cd ~/ascend-~~grivan2~~		cd ~/ascend-canvas
	scons install INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local		scons install INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/ascend-~~grivan2~~:/usr/local/lib		export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/ascend-canvas:/usr/local/lib
	export ASCENDLIBRARY=~/ascend-~~grivan2~~/models:~/ascend-~~grivan2~~/solvers/qrslv		export ASCENDLIBRARY=~/ascend-canvas/models:~/ascend-canvas/solvers/qrslv
	pygtk/canvas/canvas.py		pygtk/canvas/canvas.py

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	== Progress report ==		== Progress report ==
			=== May - August 2012 ===

			Saheb - I will add it soon, till then you can refer to my page for current status of canvas based modeller. [[User:Saheb\|Saheb]]

	=== Mar 2011 ===		=== Mar 2011 ===

Jpye at 03:20, 21 March 2013

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	[[Image:Gaphas-blocks.png\|thumb\|right\|~~307px~~\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]		[[Image:Gaphas-blocks.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Screenshot of the prototype Gaphas-based canvas for ASCEND]]
	Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and currently being continued as part of [[GSOC2010]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:		Many [[Other modelling tools\|other modelling environments]] provide a graphical flowsheet modeller, or 'canvas' onto which unit operations are arranged to create a process flow diagram (PFD). '''We would like to be able to do this in ASCEND too.''' The work on this was started by [[John Pye]], continued in [[GSOC2009]] by [[User:Arijit\|Arijit]], and currently being continued as part of [[GSOC2010]] by [[User:Grivan\|Grivan]]. We work closely with [[Arjan Molenaar]]. The current goals are:

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	* <strike style="color:green">view the values of variables within the blocks once it has solved</strike> <span style="color:green">(done)</span>		* <strike style="color:green">view the values of variables within the blocks once it has solved</strike> <span style="color:green">(done)</span>
	* <strike style="color:green">save the flowsheet in such a way that when reloaded, it can again be solved afresh.</strike> <span style="color:green">(done)</span>		* <strike style="color:green">save the flowsheet in such a way that when reloaded, it can again be solved afresh.</strike> <span style="color:green">(done)</span>

			[[Image:Split-brayton-cycle-config.png\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Typical energy system diagram of the sort we would like to work with 'live' in this modeller.]]

	== Getting it running ==		== Getting it running ==

Saheb: /* Getting it running */

2012-05-20T22:31:55Z

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	svn co svn://ascend4.org/code/branches/grivan2 ascend-grivan2		svn co svn://ascend4.org/code/branches/grivan2 ascend-grivan2
	cd ~/ascend-grivan2		cd ~/ascend-grivan2
	scons		scons install INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/ascend-grivan2:/usr/local/lib		export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/ascend-grivan2:/usr/local/lib
	export ASCENDLIBRARY=~/ascend-grivan2/models:~/ascend-grivan2/solvers/qrslv		export ASCENDLIBRARY=~/ascend-grivan2/models:~/ascend-grivan2/solvers/qrslv

Saheb: /* Getting it running */

2012-05-19T19:04:14Z

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	During the above process make sure you have setuptools-git 0.4.2, because installing Gaphas requires version 0.4.2. Direclty using apt-get, you will get the newer version 0.6.2 that is stored in ubuntu 12.04 repository.		During the above process make sure you have setuptools-git 0.4.2, because installing Gaphas requires version 0.4.2. Direclty using apt-get, you will get the newer version 0.6.2 that is stored in ubuntu 12.04 repository.
	Note that this does ''not'' include the recent 'libavoid' enhancements to Gaphas. You can try [[using Gaphas with libavoid]] for that, but don't expect immediate success.
			P.S.- Note that this does ''not'' include the recent 'libavoid' enhancements to Gaphas. You can try [[using Gaphas with libavoid]] for that, but don't expect immediate success.

	== Progress report ==		== Progress report ==

Saheb: /* Getting it running */

2012-05-19T19:03:21Z

Getting it running

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	pygtk/canvas/canvas.py		pygtk/canvas/canvas.py

			During the above process make sure you have setuptools-git 0.4.2, because installing Gaphas requires version 0.4.2. Direclty using apt-get, you will get the newer version 0.6.2 that is stored in ubuntu 12.04 repository.
	Note that this does ''not'' include the recent 'libavoid' enhancements to Gaphas. You can try [[using Gaphas with libavoid]] for that, but don't expect immediate success.		Note that this does ''not'' include the recent 'libavoid' enhancements to Gaphas. You can try [[using Gaphas with libavoid]] for that, but don't expect immediate success.

Saheb: /* Getting it running */

2012-05-19T18:55:12Z

Getting it running

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	# git config --global $http_proxy #...if required...		# git config --global $http_proxy #...if required...
	git clone https://github.com/amolenaar/gaphas.git		git clone https://github.com/amolenaar/gaphas.git
			cd gaphas
			sudo python setup.py install
			cd ..
	svn co svn://ascend4.org/code/branches/grivan2 ascend-grivan2		svn co svn://ascend4.org/code/branches/grivan2 ascend-grivan2
	cd ~/ascend-grivan2		cd ~/ascend-grivan2

Jpye: /* Software */

2012-05-15T04:33:54Z

Software

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	* [http://jmcad.sourceforge.net/ JMCAD] (java-based tool, seems to focus on nonlinear control)		* [http://jmcad.sourceforge.net/ JMCAD] (java-based tool, seems to focus on nonlinear control)
	* [https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/flowdesigner/index.php?title=Main_Page FlowDesigner] (used Qt, written in C++)		* [https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/flowdesigner/index.php?title=Main_Page FlowDesigner] (used Qt, written in C++)
			* [http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/GNURadioCompanion GNU Radio Companion] ([http://www.joshknows.com/grc#screenshots screenshots here) Allows connection of signal processing pipelines for software radio projects. Has dependencies on wxGTK and also QT, not sure how its GUI works.

	Software libraries that could be used for this functionality (most are discuss [http://live.gnome.org/ProjectRidley/CanvasOverview here]):		Software libraries that could be used for this functionality (most are discuss [http://live.gnome.org/ProjectRidley/CanvasOverview here]):