Explorer Subset
Runs part of a study rather than all of it: fewer steps of each input, or a range of the designs.
🔧 Grasshopper component
Explorer SubsetAlpaca4d ▸ 12_Optimisation
Inputs
DivisionsHow many steps to take of each input of Explorer Inputs, one number per input, in order.
RangesWhich designs to run, by number, from 0.
| Division | Takes |
|---|---|
0 | Every step |
1 | Only the step the input is on now |
n | n steps spread evenly from the first to the last |
Outputs
SubsetFor Subset on Explorer Inputs.
📈 When to use it
A first look. Divisions of 3 on four sliders is 81 designs, whatever their ticks. See where the interesting part of the space is, then fly the rest; the designs already saved are not run again.
Splitting a study between machines. Explorer Inputs shows how many designs there are, say 1000. Give one machine the range 0 To 499 and another 500 To 999, each recording into a folder of its own. Ranges are counted after the divisions.
Warning
Divisions need one number per input. With fewer or more, Explorer Inputs warns and runs every step instead.