Opening the template file in Elements is as follows:
Within Elements the user should select the target APR file.
The Tutorial Mode APR will be used for demonstration.
It should be noted that Elements files are organised in the .rule format.
The rule file can be loaded into Elements by clicking on “Open Project” (1) and proceeding to select the rule file (2). The “Solar Panel DHW” template will be selected for demonstration purposes.
Once the template file has been loaded, the predefined Rules and Variables will be produced.
The user will have the option to redefine the parameter range if desired.
Once the Rules and Variables have been defined, the user is required to click on “Start” the create the files needed to define the model inputs and outputs for use in either the Parametric or Hone tools.
Note that the parameters and variables files are saved automatically in the Apache input file root directory.
