Fly! Component - accomodate larger-scale, complicated models

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if there is a way to improve upon the Fly! component. I am currently working on Machine Learning and Parametric Design models using HB and LB. My first case study was a success. It was a simple model with only 23,000 different combinations. The 23,000 lists of parameter combinations were computed at around 20 mins (if memory serves)

The second model is a bit more comprehensive and has a total of 360,000 combinations. I am again using the Fly component to cycle through the sliders and produce (through a few native GH components) the 360,000 different combinations of model parameters (one list for every model). But I fear the time it will take will just be too long. It's also hard to say if GH itself has stopped working, since after enabling Fly! the environment freezes. I remember reading somewhere that GH might have an issue with large lists, but not sure if that's true.

Is there maybe a way for a faster implementation of this? Anyone knows of a GH native way of producing combinations from lists of values (instead of sliders)?

I could probably some of this outside Rhino/GH/HB/LB but I'd rather not too.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,

Theodore.

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Permalink Reply by Devang Chauhan on December 2, 2016 at 12:13am

Hi Theodoros,

Did you check Bumblebee ? Could be helpful perhaps.

-Devang

Permalink Reply by Theodoros Galanos on December 2, 2016 at 2:00am

Hi Devang,

I installed Bumblebee a month ago and I never even used it :)

Thanks for the info, I think it looks like exactly what I need. I will test it and post my findings here.

Regards,

Theodore.

Permalink Reply by Devang Chauhan on December 2, 2016 at 3:23am

Hi Theodoros,

Crashing of rhino and loosing data is something I have faced as well. Bumblebee certainly helped me. I have attached a sample workflow. Hope it helps.

-Devang

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