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Summary
You can run optimization from the API.
One common application is to run several iterations of multiple types of optimization, see How To Run Multiple Optimizers
Code Snippets
Setting Optimizer Type
Project.Optimizer.Type=6
The number will the number in the list when you open the optimizer in the user interface.
We don't recommend setting optimizer by number as this order could change.
Alternately, you can set by the name
Project.Optimizer.Type="Gradient Optimization"
You can write a simple script to print out all the types.
Sub Main
Debug.Clear
For i = 1 To Project.Optimizer.TypeCount
Debug.Print Project.Optimizer.TypeName(i)
Next i
End Sub
The output of this will be in the debug window
Pointer - Robust Optimization
Pointer - Train an Optimizer
Pointer - Run Trained Optimizer
Pointer - Gradient Optimization
Random (Local)
Gradient Optimization
Conjugate Gradient
Simplex Optimizer
Genetic (Uniform Mutation)
Genetic (Gaussian Mutation)
Simulated Annealing (Simplex)
Simulated Annealing (Local)
Random (Global)
Direction Set Method
* Alternately, you can write a function to call the optimizer by name and have it return the index if the name is matched, an example is shown below.
Project.Optimizer.Type=find_opt_type("Simplex Optimizer")
Function find_opt_type(nm As String) As Integer
Dim typ As Integer
typ = -1
For i = 1 To Project.Optimizer.TypeCount
If nm = Project.Optimizer.TypeName(i) Then
typ = i
End If
Next i
If typ = -1 Then
MsgBox ("could not find optimizer name specified:" & nm)
End If
find_opt_type = typ
End Function
Setting Optimizer Iterations
Very simple
Project.Optimizer.Iterations=1000
Running the Optimizer
simple to start, write a loop to check to see if running on when to continue.
Project.Optimizer.Start While Project.Optimizer.Running=True Wend