Dump VisualizationSet

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Dump a Ladybug VisualiztionSet into a file.

The "LB Preview VisualizationSet" component can be used to visualize the content from the file back into Grasshopper.

Inputs

• vis_set [Required]

A VisualizationSet object to be written to a file. This can also be VisualizationSet arguments from any Ladybug Tools component with a vis_set output.

• format

Text or an integer to set the format of the output file. Choose from the options below. (Default: JSON).

* 0 = JSON - Cross-language and handles any types of collections

* 1 = PKL - Compressed format only readable with Python

• name

A name for the file to which the VisualizationSet will be written. The default is derived from the identifier of the visualization set.

• folder

An optional directory into which the VisualizationSet will be written. The default is set to a user-specific simulation folder.

• dump [Required]

Set to "True" to save the VisualizationSet to a file.

Outputs

• report

Errors, warnings, etc.

• vs_file

The path of the file where the VisualisationSet is saved. The "LB Preview VisualizationSet" component can be used to visualize the content from the file back into Grasshopper.