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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>As far as I know it isn’t possible to do what you are asking. I will submit this as a feature request because I agree that this would be very useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005C34'>Alex Chapin, EIT, LEED AP BD+C<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>Energy Engineer<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005C34'>2rw Consultants, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>100 10th St. NE, Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>Charlottesville, VA 22902<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>t: 434.296.2116 Ext. 305<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#404040'><a href="http://www.2rw.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>2rw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoPlainText>Message: 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:08:41 -0500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: <a href="mailto:Jim.Bradburn@mortenson.com">Jim.Bradburn@mortenson.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: <a href="mailto:trace-users@lists.onebuilding.org">trace-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [Trace-users] Batch Runs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <<a href="mailto:OF2F7D85EC.D2664BC4-ON862579DC.006E3951-862579DC.006EA906@mortenson.com">OF2F7D85EC.D2664BC4-ON862579DC.006E3951-862579DC.006EA906@mortenson.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I was wondering if anyone has any experience with executing batch runs with Trace. I am interested in finding a way to automate parametric runs for early stage analysis... especially when the exceeding the 4 alternative limit for a single project file.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Jim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>