Patch simulation set and series

A group of simulation series is called a set. A setup file can only contain one set. A simulation series is a group of simulations that only differ in the random seed. Each series includes additional tags that define various parts of the series. A set can include multiple series tags.

<set prefix="[PREFIX]">
    <series name="[NAME]" start="[START]" end="[END]"
            radius="[RADIUS]" depth="[DEPTH]" margin="[MARGIN]"
            ticks="[TICKS]" interval="[INTERVAL]">
        ...
    </series>
</set>

ATTRIBUTE	DESCRIPTION	TYPE	DEFAULT
prefix	prefix for all series names	string	””
name	name of the simulation series for output files	string
start	starting random seed	integer	0
end	ending random seed	integer	0
radius	radius of the simulation environment	integer	1
depth	depth of the simulation environment	integer	1
margin	simulation environment margin	integer	0
ticks	total number of simulation ticks	integer	100
interval	number of ticks between snapshots	integer	50

The radius and depth attributes are converted to length, width, and height based on the simulation geometry. Values for radius and margin must be even and depth must be odd; if not, given values will be rounded to the nearest even or odd value.

Spatial scaling ds and dz are automatically set based on simulation geometry. Temporal scaling dt is assumed to be 1 min/tick.

Example: Set with single series

Specifies a simulation set with one simulation series. Series A is simulated with random seeds 0, 1, 2.

<set prefix="SET_">
    <series name="A" start="0" end="2">
        <!-- Simulation series produces outputs: SET_A_0000, SET_A_0001, SET_A_0002 -->
    </series>
</set>

Example: Set with multiple series

Specifies a simulation set with three simulation series. Series A is simulated with random seeds 0, 1, 2. Series B is simulated with random seed 2. Series C is simulated with random seeds 1 and 2.

<set prefix="SET_">
    <series name="A" start="0" end="2">
        <!-- Simulation series produces outputs: SET_A_0000, SET_A_0001, SET_A_0002 -->
    </series>
    <series name="B" start="2" end="2">
        <!-- Simulation series produces outputs: SET_B_0002 -->
    </series>
    <series name="C" start="1" end="2">
        <!-- Simulation series produces outputs: SET_C_0001, SET_C_0002 -->
    </series>
</set>