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OptiScope Dash App

The OptiScope Dash App is a comprehensive web-based interface for visualizing and analyzing optimization results. It provides an intuitive, interactive environment for exploring multi-dimensional optimization data, managing datasets, and performing advanced analysis.

What is the Dash App?

The Dash App is a standalone web application built with Plotly Dash that serves as the primary user interface for OptiScope. It transforms your optimization data into interactive visualizations and provides tools for in-depth analysis—all through your web browser.

No coding required: While OptiScope provides a powerful Python library, the Dash App offers a complete analysis environment without writing a single line of code.

Key Features

📊 Interactive Visualizations

  • Parallel Coordinates: Visualize high-dimensional data with interactive brushing and filtering
  • Scatter Matrices: Explore relationships between variables and objectives
  • Interactive Scatter Plots: Create custom 2D scatter plots with advanced filtering
  • Optimization History: Track the evolution of variables, objectives, and constraints over time

💾 Data Management

  • Multiple Data Sources: Upload and manage multiple optimization results simultaneously
  • Flexible Storage: Support for CSV, JSON, SQLite, and DuckDB formats
  • Result Sets: Create and manage custom subsets of optimization points
  • Export Capabilities: Export selected results to database formats

🔍 Analysis Tools

  • Pareto Front Identification: Automatically identify Pareto-optimal solutions
  • Smart Pareto Filtering: Advanced filtering with epsilon-dominance
  • Feasibility Analysis: Identify feasible and infeasible solutions
  • Set Management: Create, edit, and delete custom sets of solutions

🎨 User Experience

  • Responsive Design: Works seamlessly on desktop and tablet devices
  • Dark/Light Themes: Choose your preferred visual theme
  • Real-time Updates: Interactive components update instantly
  • Extensible Architecture: Easy to add custom pages and visualizations

Getting Started

Running the App

To start the Dash app locally:

python -m optiscope.dash_app.app

The app will start at http://127.0.0.1:8050. Open this URL in your web browser.

Quick Start Guide

  1. Load Data: Navigate to Data Manager and upload your optimization results
  2. Explore: Use Data Viewer to browse your data
  3. Create Sets: Use Sets Manager to create Pareto and feasible sets
  4. Visualize: Explore your data with visualization pages
  5. Analyze: Use interactive features to gain insights

Documentation Structure

Who Should Use the Dash App?

Optimization Engineers

  • Analyze optimization results without coding
  • Create visualizations for reports and presentations
  • Compare different optimization runs
  • Identify optimal solutions quickly

Researchers

  • Explore multi-objective optimization results
  • Understand algorithm behavior
  • Validate optimization convergence
  • Publish-ready visualizations

Decision Makers

  • Review optimization outcomes
  • Compare solution alternatives
  • Understand trade-offs
  • Make informed decisions

Developers

  • Prototype new analysis tools
  • Extend with custom pages
  • Integrate with existing workflows
  • Build domain-specific applications

Next Steps