Macro for BIM simulation of work

[microelly2]

I see a first real application of cascaded Animation managers: Every activity can be mapped to a manager which controls some animation nodes
what still is needed: create a DAG with managers from the project database.
once more a 2d node editor like pse ore sverchok makes sense.

[walpa]

Your code can run with python 2.7
But change line 102 to

Msg ("id:%s transparency: %d\n" %(o, p ))

Thanks for the sugestion.
What I am not understanding are the different results for the value of transparency.

[walpa]

Yes that's a good idea... The thing is how to do that the clever way. There are a lot of standards to represent time ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timestamp ) but a simple integer can be used to store a time stamp.
also, we might need something different than just timestamps, more like time spans. So this could evolve into something bigger, where your objects "belong" to a certain phase, etc...

I'm a beginner ... getting lost and learning ...

I think the gantt.py (viewtopic.php?t=15865) code could be used as the basis for a built-in FRC planner. datetime.date was used, but if another type is better, I accept guidance.

First thing to check would IMO be to check if maybe IFC has support for this?

I think it has, don't remember exactly what, but I've seen something about construction phases in the docs.

I do not even know where to start ...

In any case this all goes into the same direction: We should look at what/how others do and build a plan...

But I think:

First stage (I'm developing):
Create object with file information: path, name, ...
Create sub-objects with task information
Linking obj FRC (property) to tasks
Do basic animation (transparency)
To appear in the FRC interface

Second stage:
Cascaded Animation managers (microelly2 help us)

Third stage:
(gantt.py)
Create interface to view the gantt in FRC
Create interface to manipulate gantt data, and export file

Fourth stage:
a dream...
Artificial intelligence: collision of objects, critical path of the work, cost as a function of time ...

Maybe the construction phase needs to be like a material? An external object?

I think external object can give more freedom to designer linking obj FRC to tasks you want, but I still do not know FRC like you guys to say that.
Is it possible to create a property for objectgroup? It would be a way to create construction phase.

[chakkree]

I think int/int = 0
casting integer variable to float.
change to

self.percentConclTask = int((1-( float(concl) / totalDays))*100)

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import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from datetime import datetime,  date
from PySide import QtCore, QtGui

class PlannerData:
    def __init__(self, file):
        self.file = file
        self.taskData = {}
        self.startDate = None
        self.finishDate = None
        self.projPeriod = None
        self.seqDays = []
        self.percentConclTask = None

    def getXmlData(self): 
        "gets data in the document ProjectLibre xml"
        tree = ET.parse(self.file)
        root = tree.getroot()
        
        #gets data of the tasks 
        task = root.findall("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}Tasks")
        for parent in task:
            for child in parent:
                a=[]
                uid = child.findtext("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}UID")
                name = child.findtext("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}Name")
                start = child.findtext("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}Start")
                start = datetime.strptime(start, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S').date()
                finish = child.findtext("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}Finish")
                finish = datetime.strptime(finish, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S').date()
                
                period = finish-start
                period = period.days
                
                #list of data of task
                a.append(uid)
                a.append(name)
                a.append(start)
                a.append(finish)
                a.append(period)
                self.taskData[uid] = a
    
        
        #gets data of the project period
        start2 = root.findtext("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}StartDate")
        self.startDate = datetime.strptime(start2, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S').date()
        finish2 = root.findtext("{http://schemas.microsoft.com/project}FinishDate")
        self.finishDate = datetime.strptime(finish2, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S').date()
        
        period = self.finishDate - self.startDate
        self.projPeriod = period.days
        
        #gets the sequence of days between the start and end date of the project for use in Simulation
        dat = self.startDate
        while dat <= self.finishDate:
            self.seqDays.append(dat)
            dat = date.toordinal(dat)+1
            dat = date.fromordinal(dat)
        
        return    self.taskData#, self.startDate, self.finishDate#,  self.projPeriod, self.seqDays
        
    def getCsvData(self): 
        "gets data in the document Csv"
        pass
        
   
    def calcPercentConclTask(self, task,  dat):
        "calculation of the percentage of completion of the task for use in the visualization of the Simulation"
        #Msg(self.taskData); Msg('\n\n')
        tasks = self.taskData
        start = tasks[task][2]
        finish = tasks[task][3]
        totalDays = tasks[task][4]
        """Msg(task); Msg(' ')
        Msg(dat ); Msg(' ')
        Msg(start); Msg(' ')
        Msg(finish);  Msg('\n')
        Msg(dat < start);Msg(dat > finish); Msg(' ')"""
        if dat < start:
            self.percentConclTask = 100
        elif dat > finish:
            self.percentConclTask = 0
        else:
            concl = dat-start
            concl= concl.days
            self.percentConclTask = int((1-( float(concl) / totalDays))*100)
        #Msg('%g\n'%self.percentConclTask)
        return self.percentConclTask

def execute(): 
    #for teste in FreeCad
    filename = QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(QtGui.qApp.activeWindow(),'Open file','*.xml')
    file =filename[0]
        
    
    #for test in IDLE Python, copy file to the same directory
    #file  = 'teste1.xml'
    
    teste='2016-11-28T08:00:00'
    dat = datetime.strptime(teste, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S').date()
    Msg (dat); Msg('\n')
    
    plan = PlannerData(str(file))
    i = plan.getXmlData()
    Msg (i); Msg('\n')
    for o in i:
        start=i[o][2]
        finish=i[o][3]
        totalDays=i[o][4]
        p= plan.calcPercentConclTask( o,  dat)
        Msg ("id:%s %s transparency: %d\n" %(o, i[o][1], p ))

execute()

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[saso]

As I understand the problems is that the transparency values should be 0 (fully visible, as construction finished), 50, 100, 100, 100 (invisible, as construction not yet started) and not 0, 22, 28, 100, 100 ?

[walpa]

@ chakkree

Thank you, problem solved.

As I understand the problems is that the transparency values should be 0 (fully visible, as construction finished), 50, 100, 100, 100 (invisible, as construction not yet started) and not 0, 22, 28, 100, 100 ?

All objects start with 100 (invisible), and the transparency value decreases in proportion to the date's progress until they are visible.

[saso]

As I understand the problems is that the transparency values should be 0 (fully visible, as construction finished), 50, 100, 100, 100 (invisible, as construction not yet started) and not 0, 22, 28, 100, 100 ?

All objects start with 100 (invisible), and the transparency value decreases in proportion to the date's progress until they are visible.

Yes, I understood wrongly what the problem with your code was...

[walpa]

I ask for help again.
I was able to make a macro that worked as I wanted it
So I ventured to develop a workbench to make life easier ...
It is working until the initialization of a GUI for the user to search the data source file (XML), then it gives error:
"Gui :: Command :: activated (0): Unknown C ++ exception thrown"

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Probably some stupidity from line 55 of the Planner.py file.
Any idea?
Thanks.
Walmir

Follow the files ...

[walpa]

Problem solved.
The import QTdesigner UI file was the error.

[walpa]

Available the first prototype of the workbench planner, for anyone who has an interest in testing.

Tutorial:
- creating objects on Arch workbench
- access Planner workbench

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- click to Create Planner
- search xml file
- click import data and close

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- on each Arch object, set the Planner_ID property, linking to the activity
- select the Planner group and click Create Simulation

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The result (in my opinion) still does not have a good effect, but it is only a first experience. If a more complex animation is applied, it can be interesting.

I expect criticism and suggestions.

Thanks.
Walmir

Ps - sorry for the screens in portuguese