The demand diagram provides a full description of the pattern of demand in a model. When running simulations, a demand diagram is an essential component of every simulation.
To create a new demand diagram:
- Open or create a Demand Diagram group inside a model group.
- Right-click the Demand Diagram group and select New
Demand Diagram.
- Open the editor for the new demand diagram by double-clicking its name in the Model Group window.
To combine two existing demand diagrams, see Combining demand diagrams.
To export a demand diagram from InfoWorks WS Pro files:
- Right-click the Demand Diagram Group in the Model Group window.
- Choose Export Demand Diagram.
This displays a standard Save As dialog. Locate the folder where you want to save the file.
- Enter a File name.
- In the Save as type, select whether to save as Demand Diagram files (*.ddg), JSON files (*.json), or CSV files (*.csv).
- Click Save to export the file.
To import a demand diagram from exported InfoWorks WS Pro files:
- Right-click the Demand Diagram Group in the Model Group window.
- Choose Import Item from I/O file.
This displays a standard Open dialog.
- Use the dialog to select the Demand Diagram (*.ddg; *.json; *.csv) to import.
- To import the file, click Open.
If the name of the demand diagram to be imported already exists in the database, successive '!' characters are added until a unique name is generated.
To update a demand diagram from live data:
- In the Model Group window, right-click the demand diagram and select Update From live data.
This opens the Update From Live Data dialog.
- Add a live data configuration to the Live Data Configuration drop target.
Note: You can update factored demand from live data. The live data point needs to have the data type "NUMBER" for this to work.
- Complete the other fields as required.
- To update the demand diagram based on the live data, click OK.