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1. To create a new file using a specific template either click on the entry in the Templates list on the start page or choose the template by its description from the cascading menu of the New command in the File menu The template files are located in the Templates subdirectory of the e Sankey installation If you receive template files from someone else you can just copy them into that folder and they will appear as a template to choose from in the list User Manual Page 37 ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey 3 1 10 LiveLink to Excel e Sankey pro only With this feature a live connection from one or more Excel spreadsheets to an e Sankey diagram can be established When changes are made in the spreadsheets connected to the e Sankey diagram file it can be updated automatically or manually so that the arrow widths and the text labels in the diagram reflect the new values Excel Live Links to Excel can only be created for existing diagram elements Drawing new diagram elements with this feature is not possible The Excel LiveLink works for the following versions of Microsoft Excel Excel XP 2002 Excel 2003 Excel 2007 and Excel 2010 Excel Live Link for Numeric Values The Excel LiveLink dynamically links the quantity value for a flow in an existing diagram file in e Sankey with a cell in an Excel spreadsheet When the user changes the value in the cell of the Excel sheet the value in the Sankey diagram will be updated automati2. and Orthogonal refer to the way bent arrows are drawn The options Arrow Head and Arrow Tail can be used to individually turn on or off the base tail or the head of each arrow Curviness is the measure for the radius of an arrow bent The default setting is 30 degrees Use Draw Border to determine whether an arrow should have a border line Click on Select Color to set the border line color width and style The options in the Label section allow showing or hiding flow labels as well as the arrow comment line While the arrow label is created automatically and made up by flow name quantity and unit the arrow comment line can be entered by the user individually Adapting Arrow Design Arrows can be shown with different layout options Check the possibilities in the property dialog Below are some of the options User Manual Page 15 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Destination A Source Destination B Figure 12 A Arrow Head Tail Destination A Source Destination B Figure 13 No Spiked Arrow Head Destination A Destination B Figure 14 Explicit Arrow Head Spikes Destination A Ds Destination B Figure 15 Arrow Heads Off No Head Destination A Source Destination B Figure 16 Without Arrow Border Line Page 16 Destination A Destination B Figure 17 Orthogonal Arrow Routing Destination A Destination B Figure 18 Rounded Arrow Bends
3. Create a new entry by clicking on the Add Entry button State a name and select the unit type for unit types see below A color will be assigned automatically but you can choose any other color from the color set defined for the unit type by selecting it from the dropdown list Any other color can be chosen by clicking on the button with the three points see color select dialog below Entries Ed fom ee amp Groups Unit Type Color 23 Entries Mass l h E Gold D energy Mass th mam Blue AS di Mase t h ma Fuchsia D producta product D 5 raw materials 5 waste Figure 48 Entries dialog As described above the entries from the entries master list are added to an arrow and a quantity is stated Adding a flow to an arrow from the Entries window can be done in three different ways e Drag the entry onto the arrow in the Sankey diagram e Mark the arrow in the diagram so that the arrow properties dialog comes to front Then drag an entry onto the Flows table in the arrow properties dialog e Mark the arrow in the diagram so that the arrow properties dialog comes to front Then select an entry in the Entries window and click on the button Insert Entry in Arrow Changing a name of a material a unit or a color will result in an updating of the flow everywhere in the diagram wherever it is used Deleting an entry from the Entries list will lead to a removal of all flows of this entry in the Sankey arrow You
4. Label 1 7 7 1 Type Quantity tas Energy Balance for a Country Natural fictitious data 3 NaturalGas 70 2 Gas 4 Crude Oil 88 4 5 Coal 17 2 z 6 Renewable Scources 14 NN 7 imported 12 2 i J o 8 Font I 9 Electricity Gener Alignment 2 10 d Left Center Right il Figure 58 Copy the text from a cell in Excel Click the existing text label in e Sankey In the Properties dialog click on the button Paste LiveLink Note Pasting the content of the clipboard with Ctrl V will just paste the content as normal text but will not set the Live Link To remove a live link connection click on the button Remove LiveLink below the text entry field of a text label process label or arrow comment To edit a live link for a text string click on the button Edit LiveLink below the text entry field Using Named Cell Areas in Excel to Maintain LiveLinks to Cells When a LiveLink is created to a cell in an Excel sheet the reference is by default made to the cell ID e g C1 However if the spreadsheet layout is changed the location of the cell with the value that is linked to the diagram in e Sankey might be shifted This happens for example when columns or lines are inserted In order to maintain the LiveLinks even when the location of the original cell thus its cell ID changes it is necessary to work with named cells Before you create the LiveLink as described above name the cell in Excel 2003 Menu Insert gt N
5. Process Process 7 Figure 51 Example for the use of a number format for a Unit Type Scaling Each unit type can be scaled individually using the sliders shown on the Controller panel The scale ration is shown at the top of slider box e g 100 kg 25px This determines the width of the arrow with flows of the specific unit type Remove the tick mark in front of a scaling slider if you don t want to display flows of this unit type in a diagram User Manual Page 35 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 100 th 25 pa UM 25 px E DEUR 25ps An Figure 52 Sliders for scaling arrow widths per unit type By default the scaling is done with respect to the Maximum flow of each unit type in the diagram Alternatively you may want to scale be Absolute quantity of each unit type In this case an additional entry field will appear where the absolute quantity can be entered This quantity corresponds to the scale setting of the slider given in Pixels Px If you set the option Cut Off values larger than the absolute quantity will not be scaled any more but the arrow will maintain the width of the absolute quantity and a transparent moir e pattern will be shown to signal that this specific flow is not to scale Controller Scale Mode 2 Masinum flow of each unit type in diagram Absolute quantity of each unit type Figure 53 Scale Mode pane Note that typically flows of different unit type are
6. Zoom 100 Er untitled lt NoFlows gt Process 7 my Figure 8 An arrow has been drawn but it contains no flows at this stage Finally you have to define what flows along the arrows from one process to the next This can be material products heat or any other form of energy persons money These items can be defined in the Entries window 3 Enter Flow in Arrow Use the pre defined sample items in the Entries window Drag the entry water onto the arrow The Arrow Property dialog will come to front make sure the Property pane is visible and docked and the entry water will appear in the flow list You can directly enter a quantity in the Quantity column of the flow entry When you click return the arrow line between the two processes is shown at a width representing 300 kg of water User Manual Page 13 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 e Draw Border ad Label Display Flow Label Display Comment water 300 kg Process Flows Eritririe LL gerry Unit Color water A E Process 1 Figure 9 Entering a quantity value for the entry that has been dragged onto the arrow These three steps are essentially what you need to know to create a Sankey diagram In the next chapters you will learn how to use the many option settings and individual properties of the diagram elements to improve the layout and design of your Sankey diagram Useful Hints for Drawing Sankey Diagrams T
7. arrow route The arrow label can be dragged around and positioned where it fits best Click on a flow content label and the properties dialog will be shown in the property pane The entry in the Edit Type dropdown list shows the number of flow content labels that are selected and that will be affected by property changes Page 18 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 ri Edit Type Flow Content Label 1 Content Values C Sum 4 Entry Name 3 Value Unit Percentage a None Arow gt Model Font Alignment a Let O Center Right Font Microsoft Sans Sent 4 Point Aa Color I cs Angle D Figure 25 Flow Content Label Properties The default display option for the arrow label is set to Values so that the flow quantities are shown Sum refers to multi flow arrows several flows in one arrow and forces the sum of the flows with the same unit type to be displayed Flow content labels are made up from the flow name the quantity and the unit They cannot be edited directly but name quantity and unit can be turned on and off individually Remove the tick mark for the respective time The Percentage option is explained later in this tutorial The Alignment and Font Style can be edited in the Font pane Note To hide a flow content label remove the check mark in front of the Display Flow Label option in the arrow property dialog Additionally to the flow
8. LiveLinks are shown in the Source LiveLinks table below Each LiveLink entry can also be directly edited in this table A LiveLink reference can be pasted directly in one selected line as an alternative to pasting it into the flow table in the Properties dialog of an arrow as described above In case the LiveLink is to direct cell address this address e g Table1 A15 is shown in the column Reference Should the reference be into a named cell see below this is shown in the columns Name and Scope i e the name of the worksheet Excel LiveLink for Text String Additionally to the LiveLink for numerical values text strings from Excel sheets can also be linked to text elements in the e Sankey diagram file This can be done for Text Labels Process Labels and Arrow Comment Labels Note Arrow Labels are created automatically from the entry name the quantity and the unit They are not directly editable thus cannot be updated via an Excel LiveLink Page 40 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey 3 1 A LiveLink for a text string is created by copying a cell value in Excel Ctrl C and pasting it in the text label process label or arrow comment field using the Paste Live Link button below the text field The LiveLink is shown by the active LiveLink icon D Ala 49 kli I J 4 Zoom 100 A ajajaja e A3 f Properties 47x Sample National Energy Flow en B j Edit Type Text amp
9. a vision of how the arrows and processes should look like at an early stage of designing your diagram Properties Edit Type Process 8 A Process 8 Ol Arrow 12 LO Flow Content Label 12 al pene ra Text El Label 4 4 Fill Color Line 8 Figure 10 Multiple element editing in properties dialog Page 14 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 5 Arrows Properties of Arrows Arrows are the most important elements in a Sankey diagram They always run between two process symbols and are directed from a source starting node to a target destination node Arrows can take up flows from the Entries list The quantities of the flows are represented by the width of the arrow Several flows can run in one arrow multi flow arrow Click on an arrow to mark it and the arrow properties dialog will be shown in the property pane Edit Type Arrow 1 i Arrow Source From C Town Destination To Aton Options Rounded W Arrow Head C Orthogonal C Arrow Tail Gradient from Source M Gradient to Destination Curviness 30 px E Draw Border Figure 11 Arrow Properties The Edit Type dropdown list at the top of the Properties dialog allows editing the properties of several selected element of this type The number in brackets shows the number of elements selected and affected by the changes In the image above only one arrow is selected The two options Rounded
10. content label created automatically an arrow comment label can be created where free text can be entered e g for comments etc Multi flow arrows are arrows that contain more than one flow entry For multi flow arrows the arrow label can be switched from individual Values to the Sum of all flows If the flows are all in one group and have the same unit type then the name of the group will be displayed along with the sum value If flows are located in different entry groups then the word Sum will be shown instead User Manual Page 19 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 water 45 kg cement 35 kg construction material 100 kg sand 20 kg Process Process 1 Process Process 1 Figure 26 Multi flow with detailed arrow label and with Sum arrow label The sort order in Multi Flow arrows can be adapted using the Move Up Move Down buttons in the Arrow Properties dialog Hint Use Set As Default from the context menu of the file to remember the settings for the next arrows labels Both arrow labels as well as arrow comment labels can be rotated e g to be able to place the label parallel to an arrow route 28970 kg 58970 kg Figure 27 Arrow Label is rotated around an axis by dragging the yellow turning point Arrow labels can be positioned to align with the direction of the arrow Arrow Routing The routing of an arrow between two process nodes is done automatically The arrow line has certain arrow points th
11. ee Process has been moved up Figure 31 The angle between the imaginary connection line between the process symbol centres and a vertical line exceeds 45 the arrow connection flips to the side If you want to force the arrow to connect to a specific side of a process set the connectivity in the process property dialog to one of the following options Left To Right Right to Left Top To Bottom Bottom To Top The automatic connection direction as shown above will be overruled Page 22 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Z Order In stacked arrows arrow sections where several arrows join to form one arrow head or one common arrow base the automatic algorithm using the angle of the imaginary line between the process centres might lead to a wrong sorting order in the stacked arrow segment water 45 kg Process 3 Process 1 sand 20 kg E Process 2 3 Figure 32 Process 2 light sand color is at the bottom water 45 kg Process 3 Prociss 7 Process 1 Figure 33 Process 2 light sand color is moved up to the middle sand 20 kg Proc as a i ae Process KJ cement 35 kg Ez Ba E E E Process 1 E a Figure 34 then to the top the order in the stacked arrow segment is sorted accordingly option Sort by Angle In case such automatic sorting is undesired click on the process where the stacked arrow segment connects here Process 3 and switch
12. files have the file suffix sankey Three Basic Steps Drawing Process and Arrows Entering Flows In this section you will learn how to draw Sankey diagrams in elSankey Sankey diagrams consist of processes also referred to as nodes and arrow lines between the processes Flows are entered in the flows with their quantities and represented with the arrow width proportional to the magnitude of the flow Even if the process boxes are not visible hidden in the diagram they must first be drawn in order to be able to connect an arrow to them 1 Draw Process To draw a process click on the button Process in the toolbar then click in the drawing area where you wish to place the process node ey untitled e Sankey pn File Edrt Draw View Help OSA 4 1 untitled i Process Figure 4 Selecting the Process button and positioning a process symbol in the editor You can continue to insert processes when in the insert mode until you choose another command or click ESC or click the right mouse button to end the insert mode User Manual Page 11 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 After setting two or more processes you can connect these process nodes with arrows as follows 2 Draw Arrow Move the cursor to the centre of the process symbol start node The process will become filled gray and the cursor symbol turns into a hand Click with the left mouse button keep it pressed then drag to t
13. not found in the same arrow Thus when inserting an entry with a different unit type into an arrow where a flow of a material with another unit type already exists a warning will be prompted You can actively disable that feature by setting the Allow different unit types in one arrow in the diagram properties dialog Page 36 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 9 Templates elSankey allows to save diagrams as template files Template files can serve as models for creating new diagrams in the same styles When saving a diagram as a template file the following items will be included e Entries e Unit Types with their color pallets e Network Elements settings see Set As Default command e Option settings When you create new diagram using a stored template all of the above will be available To store a diagram file as template file use the Save As command from the File menu In the file save dialog choose e Sankey Template santem from the file type dropdown list A dialog will be prompted that allows you to enter a short 1 line description of the template The template can be identified with this description in on the start page elSankey pro Please enter a description for the new template t will be used to identity the template in the lS ankey pro start panel The description must not be empty to save the template Template Rounded Arrows with Spikes Figure 54 Description for template file
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15. several diagrams can be opened at once 1 e Overview shows a miniature view of the Sankey diagram 2 e Properties allows to edit the properties of the network element marked in the drawing area 3 e Entries list of material energy or the like that are used as flows in the arrows of the Sankey diagram 4 e Controller allows to scale the flows in the diagram separately for each unit type edit unit types 5 The latter four window panes can be hidden and shown using the Show buttons in the toolbar at the top Window panes can be adapted and arranged so that the user can customize the screen layout to his her individual requirements and working style Moving Windows You can move a window pane wherever you want it by clicking the blue title bar and dragging the window where you want it Floating Windows If you drop the window pane at a random location in the program window it becomes a floating window Docking Windows Docking a window means to attach it to the edge of the program window This allows you to reposition the various tool windows such as the Entries the Properties or the Controller to dock against different application edges To do User Manual Page 9 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 this move the floating window pane by clicking in the title bar of the window pane drag it to the edge where you want to dock it and drop it onto one of the blue arrows that appears near the edges of the program win
16. to By Z Order in the Stacking option In this case the automatic stacking by angle will be superseded The Z Order of arrows the layer on the drawing area can be influenced with the command Bring Forward or Send Backward from the context menu of an arrow User Manual Page 23 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Using Bring To Front brings the selected arrow all the way to the front while Send to Back sends it to the last layer of the diagram With this option the arrow which is in the front topmost layer will be the first arrow to connect to the process while the one that is on the last layer is the one that connects at the bottom of the process Z Order for Crossing Arrows For crossing arrow lines the Z Order setting can be used to determine which of the arrows runs on top of the other Click on the arrow that is supposed to be on the top layer and select Bring to Front from the context menu Alternatively click on the arrow underneath and choose Send Backward repeat several times if necessary arrow will be moved backward one layer each time Note Z in addition to X and Y axis is the axis orthogonal to the drawing area In the figure on the left the blue arrow is in front the pink arrow is in the back In the same diagram on the right the blue arrow is send backward the pink arrow is now on the top layer Process 3 Process 3 Process 2 Process 1 Process 1 Figure 35 Z Order determines the order of s
17. Destination A Ds Destination B Figure 19 High Curviness 90 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 These are just some of the possibilities you have for changing the arrow appearance Settings are made for arrows individually or by using multiple edit for selected arrows Hint Use Set As Default from the context menu of the file to remember the settings for the next arrows you will be drawing in the diagram Color Gradient on Arrow Using the options Gradient from Source and or Gradient to Destination it is possible to replace the default color setting for a Sankey arrow as defined in the Entries window for a material see below As a result the arrow will feature a color gradient from one color to another The start color is defined by the color of the process and has to be set individually for each process in the Process Properties 200 kg 199 kg 300 kg Figure 20 Stacked arrow with color gradients source and destination processes are hidden Arrow Spikes In some cases it might be useful to emphasize very thin Sankey arrows by showing an arrow spike at the head This is a setting for the whole diagram so it can be found in the property panel for the diagram which appears when clicking on an empty area in the editor In the Document Options pane at the bottom the following options are available Document Options A Show red arrow lines as waming Allow different unit types in arrow proc
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19. adding area The padding value can also be negative so that the arrow head and tail connection underruns the default border line of the process O O O E O Figures 41 Padding at process negative value process itself is hidden User Manual Page 27 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Changing the Process Size When inserting a process by clicking in the drawing area the process is shown as a square The size can be changed by dragging the points that are shown when the process is marked Alternatively the process height or width can automatically be adapted depending of the arrows connected to it To do so choose the command Adapt Process Size from the context menu of the process In the cascading menu select Height to Arrow Width to Arrow or Height Width to Arrow Pro pea Figure 42 Default process size Process and automatically adapted process height Process 1 Additional Graphical Elements Additional graphical elements are available to improve a Sankey diagram layout These are Rectangle not the process symbol Rounded Rectangle Ellipse and Line not the Sankey arrow line These items are available in the Shapes menu in the toolbar Text labels can be used to add comment text in the diagram Furthermore images can be embedded as background A legend and the scale can be called via the View menu The rectangle if set to transparent can be used to draw a frame around certain sections of t
20. ames gt Define in Excel 2007 Menu Formulas gt Define Names or context menu of selected cell gt Name a Range gt New Name When a Live Link is created it will use the name of the cell instead of the direct cell address ID The named cell can be located anywhere in the Excel sheet even when it is moved When the value in the named cell is updated the LiveLink will still work even though it might have a different location User Manual Page 41 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 11Exporting and Printing Save a Sankey diagram file using the Save As command in the file menu A e lSankey diagram file has the file extension sankey To create an image file from the Sankey diagram you created in elSankey choose the Export command from the File menu and select a file type The following file types are available PNG JPG GIF BMP EMF Note that the graphics file created is typically limited directly by the network elements e does not have a white margin area around it It is recommended to select a large Zoom factor e g 400 before exporting the diagram to a file and then reduce the size of the image file in order to obtain the best quality e g in a printout To directly copy a Sankey diagram select all elements either by pulling a frame around it or by using CTRL A then copy it with CRTL C or with the Copy command from the Edit menu Switch to the other application Word Power Point etc and paste the co
21. and areas In the default layout they look more or less like this Ms Flue Gas Cleaning en e Sankey pro File Edit Draw view Help JH g 11 poo fl A Zoom 75 a H galaa Properties 4x Flue Gas Cleaning en x Controller 4 xX Diagram A Scale Mode Filename Maximum flow of each unit type in C Document Flue Gas Cleaning en sankey 1 O Absolute quantity of each unit type Processes a C Process 1 POS Y lv ESP Mass 5890 g t 69px A spray dryer ESP V HCL scrubber rawgas Y __ 9 pe Y 02 scrubber fly ash M SCR chiarina in 5393an carbon absorber AMSL SPEAN Ara Mr ce E Process ES Y neutralisation C Process 11 _ Process 2 e Document Options C Show sed arrow lines as warning residue flyash C Allow different unit types in arrow process Source Achterbosch M Riches U Mawena Flows and kwesmem Coss of Flue Gas Clearing Systems C Always draw arrow spikes Municipal Said Waste incinerators MSW Spike for arrows upto 6 px lt a Y Y A s Arrow spike width 6 px Angle of arrow head tail 54 Entries E y al a E Background color y Groups Name Unit Type Color Overview AX 2 Entries gas Mass g t E Gold 3 emissions air clean gas Mass g t v mm 0000FF z O waste A raw gas Mass g t v Gold F Figure 2 elSankey default screen layout window panes are numbered The main window panes are e Drawing area
22. at determine the route Further points can be added These points become visible when the arrow is clicked Additionally the connectivity behavior at the process can be set which also influences the arrow routing The yellow points lug points or hook points are created by default at the end of the first segment after at a horizontal or vertical offset from the process node and at the beginning of the last segment of an arrow that is linked to the process node These yellow points can only be moved horizontally or vertically depending on the orientation of the base segment or head segment of the arrow to the process node They cannot be removed The red points are shown at the head and at the foot tail of the arrow where it connects to the process These points can be used to disconnect the arrow from the process and reconnect it to another process Page 20 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Horizontal segment Horizontal segment Process 2 Process 1 Red connector points Figure 28 Yellow lug points and red connector points On the arrow segment between the yellow points any number of grey bending points routing waypoints can be added These grey points can be moved in the X and Y direction and can be used to give an arrow routing that suits the requirements best Right mouse click on the arrow segment on which you wish to add a bending point Then choose Add Point from the context menu Drag t
23. ate individual color pallets Transparency and a fill pattern can be chosen from the dropdown list in the Properties pane on the left Note for all other color selection dialogs in e Sankey e g for fill color of a process for line color of a graphical element the color dialog looks similar Instead of a predefined color set there is a list of favorite colors Color Set tab that will be populated if the Add to Color Set check box is marked when choosing a color User Manual Page 33 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 8 Unit Types For each material in the Entries dialog a unit type has to be selected Unit types are administered in the Edit Unit Types dialog accessible via the Edit Unit Types button in the Controller window Several unit types have been prepared in the standard diagram template Only Mass and Energy have been activated though Additional unit types can be activated by setting a tick mark in the Used column There is a default unit for each unit type This unit can be edited by clicking directly in the Unit column For example if you prefer Mass not to be displayed in kg but rather in tons or Litres hour or sacks just replace kg Mind that all flows based on the entry with that unit type will be updated automatically in the diagram Edit Unit Types ES Used Unit Type Unit Colorset Display Format A mu Energy 4 MJ A 04 gt E Cumency EUR ii 10H Area m2 0 4 o F D
24. automatic updates of Sankey diagrams from a data source Please inquire about licenses at Sales e sankey com should you be interested in the command line version Integration into other application is possible Please contact development ifu com should you be interested in a customized solution e Sankey show the flow gt Umberto know the flow The software e Sankey for the visualization of material and energy flows is a side product of the development of the material and energy flow modeling software Umberto While e Sankey requires all flows to be known and can only display these flows in an graphically appealing diagram it s bigger brother Umberto is a fully fledged modeling tool It is used to determine material and energy flows in a process system using process specifications and powerful calculation algorithms It also allows calculating the costs associated with material and energy flows in the production system and the environmental impacts Sankey diagrams are an alternative display option for the modeling results Read more about Umberto on http www umberto de User Manual Page 43 ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey 3 1 Index A O A A NI A A A ase tie neers 15 A A E O ane TN 15 ANNE Ce IM aaa aaa a a a a 17 Labela ao vis a E A san erweumesccan nd ebadteses 15 18 Ortodoncia 15 RO PE US e os 15 FROMM NO dra E 15 SPIKO Sao ona 17 ARONA a en ates a atk mre E Ream eS 15 AFOW POINT AAA care teee torent ose tes e
25. cally and the arrow is redrawn accordingly so that its magnitude represents the new value Edit Type Arrow 11 i Arrow Source Natural Destination Process 5 Options Rounded Arow Head Orthogonal Arow Tail Curviness 132 px Draw Border o 9 Label V Display Flow Content E Display Label ae sh Hows Figure 55 Manually specified flow no LiveLink has been created yet A LiveLink is created by copying a cell value in Excel Ctrl C and pasting it Ctrl V in the Quantity field in the Arrow properties panel To have this Properties panel visible the arrow must be selected before the cell content is pasted A LiveLink reference to the address of the cell in the spreadsheet will be created An icon in the column is shown to indicate the status of the LiveLink Page 38 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 File Edit Draw View Help D a ed a Sa i pi a Properties IX Edit T pe Arrow 1 Arow Source Natural Destination Process 5 Options V Rounded Arrow Head Orthogonal Arrow Tail Curviness 32 px Draw Border 5 Label Y Display Flow Content _ Display Label a Flows B3 SY f 70 2 Entrynam LL Quantity Unit Color AAA at t ns aye Find Entry Ctrl Ins gt energy 4 702 Unit Color 1 Type Quantity fy 2 Wa Delete Flow Del p ATT m 3 Natural Gas 1 70 28 Move U Ctrl Up 4 Crude Oil 88 4 g Move Dow
26. ctions performed by the user in the course of a work session with the software Undo To undo revert an action that has been done in the software click on the button Undo in the main toolbar or use the menu entry Undo in the Edit menu The hint of the button and the menu entry show the last action performed that will be undone Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut CTRL Z Several multiple actions can be reverted undone by repeating this action Redo To redo revert undo an action that has been undone click on the button Redo or use the menu entry Redo in the Edit menu The bubble hint of the button and the menu entry show the last action performed that has been undone and that will be reverted Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut CTRL Y Page 10 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 4 Getting Started The Basics Create a Diagram File To create a new diagram file click on the button New Document in the toolbar Alternatively select New from the File menu and choose one of the predefined templates Or click on one of the templates listed in the Templates section on the left side of the start screen Templates have entries units preferences settings and color pallets predefined You will learn more about templates later To save a diagram file click on the Save Document button in the toolbar or choose Save As from the file menu You will be asked to enter a name e Sankey diagram
27. dow To be able to dock a window make sure the dockable Windows command is activated in the View menu Figure 3 Docking icons center dock left dock top dock right dock bottom Hide Window Panes To hide window panes completely unmark the respective entry in the View menu To make a hidden pane visible again set the tick mark in front of the menu entry Auto Hiding Windows Tabbed Windows In the top right corner of every window pane you will see a small button that looks like a pin If you click this button the window pane is hidden or pinned to the edge of the program window However you can still see the title of the window pane along the edge of the program window When hovering the mouse over the title the window pane temporarily displays again until you move the mouse off the window pane Click the button again to un pin the window pane Reset Panes To reset the window panes to the default setting Properties and Overview docked on the left Entries docked at the bottom and Controller docked at the right just select the Reset command from the View menu User Interface Language The user interface language of e Sankey can be switched to English German French Spanish and Portuguese Access the Options dialog via the Edit menu On the General tab choose the new language A restart of the application is required for the change to take effect Undo Redo e Sankey has an Undo and Redo functionality for almost all a
28. e Sankey v3 1 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH Max Brauer Allee 50 22765 Hamburg Germany DocVersion 1 0 Date January 2013 Publisher ifu Hamburg GmbH www ifu com elSankey is a registered trademark of ifu Hamburg GmbH Microsoft and MS are registered trademarks Windows and Excel are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information in this user manual is subject to change without notice No liability for the correctness of the information in this manual All figures are for illustration purposes only and contain fictitious data Reproduction or translation of this manual is permitted and encouraged as long as the original author and the document version number and date are cited and the copyright notice is maintained ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Contents E ANtrOGUCUO Nr rai aia 5 2 Instala i 7 3 General FUNCLIONS Of el SankeY miii 9 4 Getting Started Tne Basics sis 11 Create a Diagram Alea itemise andemears 11 Three Basic Steps Drawing Process and Arrows Entering FIOWS s0seeeeeeee 11 Useful Hints for Drawing Sankey DidGraMs cccccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeees 14 AN 15 Properties OF AROS arenero tE A TRTA 15 Adapting ARFOW Desig renine A 15 Flow Content Labels and Comments sessssesssrsrnnrsrrnnsrrsrrnrsrrnrrrrnrrnrerenrrrennre 18 ALLOW ROULING cuicosscdrcotid cios cctasaedeersentsneecn
29. e asset exte cesses lege ssenseccaaae teas 20 O PROCESSOR o 25 ODUONS tor PrOCESSO SiN AAA 25 Using Images and Icons for Processes iii 26 Padding fOr PrOCesS SOSA cat ootan ha kana dunt noel ea ieee 27 CHANGING the PROCESS SIZO aida a 28 Additional Graphical Elements vxtdwiwadesteavcassduaw tied dadieuandeleetsseenies 28 Option Settings for the Whole Diagraim ccccccsecccceeeceeenseccceuuenneeenrenseeenssegs 30 7 O AO 32 O UMIETYDES ipenn 34 9 TO MPSS noia sti tados 37 10 LiveLink to Excel elSankey pro only 0oocccccccccconccccconnncn rr rr rr 38 LA EXPORTA and PRICING aaa seca sind ne denainnioue 42 LZ FUNDEF FUMES oneei ae aa eaae araar 43 pe Ey PO PEL CO RON 44 User Manual Page 3 ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey 3 1 Page 4 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 1 Introduction elSankey is a software tool that helps you draw so called Sankey diagrams 4 MJ 4 0 95 10 MJ 10 0 95 36 MJ 36 0 50 MJ 50 0 6 Figure 1 A simple Sankey diagram Sankey diagrams are directed graphs where the magnitude of the arrow line represents the quantity of flow Today Sankey diagrams are used for a variety of flow visualizations These are not limited to energy or material but indeed to any real or virtual matter that flows from a source to a destination Sankey diagrams are a specific type of flow diagram in which the width of the arrows is shown proportionally to the flow quantity They are
30. e multi phase breakout and the input output category see above look better without the process Page 26 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 symbols Nevertheless to draw the arrows and to move the arrow head around it is required to first draw the process symbols and then hide it Thermal Energy Released at o aa Engine Block 10 as 40 Total reine Useful Work 100 oon Figure 39 This simple breakdown Sankey diagram has four process symbols that are hidden The process symbols will be shown transparently when the arrow that connects to them is marked This allows dragging the process if required Process can also be hidden in the process list of the diagram properties dialog click on empty area in the editor to bring up the Diagram Property dialog Thermal Energy Released at ini rr Engine Block 10 as 40 Total Energy Useful Work 100 a Figure 40 The above Sankey diagram the process symbols are visible in a transparent color Padding for Processes By default the arrows connect exactly at the border line of a process This looks OK in many cases and works especially well when you remove arrow head and tail With a process icon instead of the default square symbol however the connecting arrow sometimes seemed to be glued to the icon too closely The padding option for processes in this case can be set to a positive value increasing the distance of the arrow connect by adding an invisible p
31. east one time All changes of values in the cells referenced with a LiveLink will cause the Sankey diagram to update immediately Editing LiveLinks An overview of all LiveLinks can be seen in the Edit LiveLinks dialog menu Edit gt command LiveLinks Note that this command in the Edit menu is only active after the first LiveLink has been set otherwise it appears greyed inactive User Manual Page 39 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 3 Edit LiveLinks a Source c Users sampleuser Energy Balance for a Country_sisx Edit Path cc Users sampleuser Energy Balance for a Country xlsx Open Update Source Live Links Update Used by Scope Reference Value Paste Label of Natural Gas Natural Gas Tabelle1143 energy embodied in natural ga Tabelle1 B3 energy embodied in coal from Tabelle1 B5 Remove All Wo energy from renewables from Tabelle1 B6 imported electric energy from Tabelle1 B7 ig Validate After Edit Canca Figure 57 Edit LiveLinks dialog shows the Excel files and cells to which LiveLinks have been created The name of the source Excel file is shown in a selection list in the panel Source at the top The path to the location of the file is shown below the list To modify the source Excel file click on the button Edit To open the connected Excel file click on Open For the Excel file selected in the dropdown list Source above all existing
32. ellar kWh ma E transmission windows kwWh m a Polo transmission thermal bridge kwh m a x 40 5 kWhi m a E hot water demand kWh m2a o hot waterlosses kwh mza 7 internal gains 31 7 kWhi m a transmission 398 9 kWh m a thermal heat consumption system losses 578 7 kwhi m a 193 7 kWhi m a Figure 44 Legend and background image in a Sankey diagram The image element can be used to put a logo drawing photo or map in the background User Manual Page 29 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Option Settings for the Whole Diagram There are a number of option settings that can be used to give the Sankey diagram you create in elSankey a nice look One option that has been already described are the arrow spikes Settings for arrow spikes can be made in the diagram properties panel Open the options dialog for the diagram form the Edit menu On the Diagram page you can change the default segment lengths of the first last arrow segment from the process symbol to the yellow arrow point and the default curviness softness of a rounded arrow bend of arrows Options e S Behavior V Print Page Margin Marks 2 Drags Realtime 4 Removing Livelink Keeps Value Arrow Default Segment Length 10 Pocel Default Curviness 42 Picel Highlight Invisible Source and Destination Processes for Selected Amows Show Label Connection Line Color of Label Connection Line Figure 45 Options dial
33. ess Always draw arrow spikes 4 Spike for armows upto 6 PX Arrow spike width 6 px Angle of arrow head tail 54 2 Lowerflow threshold 2 px Hide flows with quantity equal to zero Background color 35 Figure 21 Document options in Diagram Properties dialog Set the option Always draw arrow spikes in order to have all arrows independent of the arrow width showing a spike Alternatively use Spike for arrows up to and only thin arrows which have a width up to the chosen value will get a spike Page 17 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey 3 1 Use the Arrow spike width setting to determine the base of the spikes Use the Angle of arrow head tail to set the spike angle Here are some examples power supply 200 MJ Process 1 Process 2 Figure 22 Arrow spike for small arrows only power supply 200 MJ Process 1 Process 2 Figure 23 High spike width power supply 200 MJ Process 1 Process 2 Figure 24 Always with arrow spikes Please note that the flow values remain unchanged Just by changing the arrow head spike settings the impression the Sankey diagram conveys is quite different It is recommended not to overemphasize small quantities using large arrow heads Flow Content Labels and Comments Flow content labels are created automatically when inserting a flow into an arrow and entering its quantity They are placed at a default position near the middle of the
34. g the technical problem that occurred In some cases our help desk will ask you to submit log files from your computer which can help us identify the issue The log files can be found at the following default location localized operating systems might have different folder names XP C Documents and Settings user Application Data Ifu Hamburg GmbH Germany e Sankey 3 1 log Vista Win7 C Users user AppData Roaming Ifu Hamburg GmbH Germany e Sankey 3 1 log The log file is called general txt and should be submitted with your technical support inquiry to our help desk It can be viewed with a simple text editor A community forum bulletin board is available at http http forum e sankey com It contains useful tips and tricks and also has a FAQ frequently asked questions section You can browse the posts of other users of e Sankey and discuss with them Uninstalling To uninstall e Sankey from your computer run the de installation from the command in the Start menu group Alternatively you may want to remove the software via the Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs A deinstallation of the product is proposed when running the installation of a newer version of the software Please uninstall prior to installing a new version Page 8 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 3 General Functions of e Sankey Screen Layout and Windows Handling The main working area of the elSankey application has several panels
35. he diagram for additional graphical structuring or grouping Arrows and boxes can be used to add comments in a diagram Heat Recovery exhaust air 15530 kW 36 8 E In this three arrows automatically calculatated percentage values machine room heating 11550 kw 27 4 om fide tire a ds pai process water 820 kW 18 5 5 al h petulant ars wire pit water 4 50 kw 11 2 sient aS pin has Ls controller condensate 5130 kw supply air 2580 kw 6 1 5 482 C heat losses 800 kW 0 760 kg H20 kg d 42960 kin Dryer Sechon PR 11_6kg H20 s paper web 1650 ki 0 C 99 30 ki 91 dry content paper web 3360 ki 95 4500 44 5 dry content Annotation 2 Arrow comments are used to show properties ot tows eg temperatures and or content leakagealr 1180 kW Steam 37440 ki 420 C 150 C 13 6 kys supply air 5280 ku Figure 43 Use of boxes with fill color and pointer arrows for additional comments Page 28 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 A legend can be added automatically when clicking on Show Legend in the Draw menu The legend can be dragged to the most appropriate position and adapted using the legend property dialog Use Delete to remove the legend again J Legend GB heating demand kwh m a insolation gains kwh m a Bui Idi ng E nergy Footprint a internal gains kWh ma E transmission roof kwh m a fo transmission exterior wall kWh ma fuss transmission c
36. he grey point to the desired place Note that grey arrow waypoints cannot be inserted on the first and last horizontal or vertical segment where the arrow connects to the process Yellow point Yellow point Process 1 Process 2 Grey lig ports Figure 29 Grey bending points on the arrow segment between the yellow lug points User Manual Page 21 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Connectivity The way an arrow connects to a process node depends on the connectivity setting in the process property dialog The default setting is Free i e the connection direction is not restricted to a certain mode but will be determined automatically depending on the angle of an imaginary line between process nodes Thus the arrow offset will jump to the other side of a process node when you move the process connected to it on the other end of the arrow to another position where this imaginary line is above or below a 45 angle Imaginary connection line beta process node centers Arrow connects at the top of the process Connectivity Free and angle below 45 Process 1 Figure 30 Automatic routing and connectivity depends on the angle between the imaginary connection line between the process symbol centres and a vertical line Arrow connects at top a Imaginary connection line between process node centers angle larger 45 Process 1 Arrow connects at the left of the process Connectivity Free eae
37. he other process destination node When over the centre of the process symbol this square will be filled gray too The mouse button can be released now The arrow will snap to the process It will also connect to the process if you only drag it very close to the destination process almost like a magnet E untitled e Sankey pro e File Edit Draw View Help Dae M IEEE 2 Li f a Zoom 100 EJ untitled Process Process 1 Figure 5 Two processes are linked with an arrow In the insert arrow mode a process will be shown filled when the mouse cursor is neared Press the mouse button File Edit Draw View Help agag R Dim a a Zoom 100 untitled L ES Process Process 1 Figure 6 keep it pressed and drag towards the destination process Page 12 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 File Edit Draw View Help 23 gag e R Dm a a Zoom 100 f untitled Figure 7 the destination process will be shown filled when the mouse cursor is moved over it This signals that the arrow will snap to that process Release the mouse button The arrow at that stage is empty This is indicated with the hint lt No Flows gt The arrow shows two yellow marker points and two red points where it connects to the processes You will learn more how to use these points later 1 untitled elSankey pro a Boo lt File Edit Draw View Help agua 4 ls Dim E mu a
38. here is also an advanced drawing mode where you don t have to set process nodes before you connect them with arrows After activating the Arrow mode simply drag the mouse cursor on an empty area in the diagram You can also start an arrow on an existing process node and draw the arrow into the void When the mouse cursor is released a process and an arrow that connects to it is drawn Copy amp Paste can be used to copy diagram sections You can copy diagram sections between different diagram files Hint open several files in tabbed editor areas but mind that the flows in the copied file might have different unit types and colors in the other diagram file There is no automatic unit conversion Scaling might be required after copying and pasting between diagrams To mark several elements of the diagram drag a marking frame around them with the mouse button pressed Mark the whole diagram with all elements using CTRL A Move the selected elements of the diagram with the mouse or the cursor keys or edit several element properties at once For editing the properties of multiple elements choose the element type from the dropdown list Edit Type Alternatively use Set As Default from the context menu of an element e g arrow process and mark the settings of the current element as the preferred one for this element type When inserting a new element of this type the settings will be used This requires however that you have
39. imensioni n 10 4 A Land use ma 0 4 F Length m it Noise dB 0 4 Power W DH E Radioactivity Bg Hit E Time E Of E Transport tkm 0 4 FJ Volume m3 et IP Piece pcs UE iai OK Cancel Heb Figure 50 Edit Unit Types dialog Additional unit types can be defined using the button Add a New Unit Type The order of the unit types can be adapted using the buttons Move Up and Move Down The color set shown for each unit type in the Color Set column is a suggestion and can be edited according to your wishes Click in the cell and on the button with the three periods to open the Edit Color Set dialog New colors will also be added to the color set when the Add to Color Set check box is marked when choosing a color in the Select Brush dialog see above Number Format The Display Format column can be used to individually assign a number format to the selected unit type All quantities are formatted to match the chosen format By this it is for example possible to define integer values for Mass in tons and scientific number format for another unit type e g additives in mg Page 34 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 The codes that can be used in the number format are as follows 0 444 The number is displayed with three decimal places If it has more decimal places it will be rounded to three decimal digits It it has less than three the filling zeros will
40. ing settings are explained in section 2 Stocks are a feature of e Sankey pro and allows to paint stubs to represent stock increase or decrease or balance differences Simply drag an entry from the Entries window onto a process or add the entry in the Properties Window of the process Stocks are only shown if Connectivity is not set to Free Hint Use Set As Default from the context menu of the file to remember the settings for the next process symbols you will be drawing in the diagram Using Images and Icons for Processes The color of the process symbol border line and filling can be set individually Instead of the default process symbol you can also set an icon or image This feature is especially helpful when you prepare your diagram for presentation and want to create even more appealing Sankey diagrams Use the Select Image button to load a graphics file or a clipart from the clipart library included in e Sankey Product Beer Brewers Figure 37 Sankey diagram section using photos as overlay for process symbols Transport Raw Materials Figure 38 A sample Sankey diagram using icons from the clipart gallery Hide Process If you prefer not to see the process box it is possible to hide it by unchecking the Display Process option in the process property dialog The accompanying process label can be hidden separately using the Display Label option Most of the Sankey diagrams in the simple breakdown th
41. n Ctri Down 5 Coal 17 2 y Las E 6 Renewable Scources 14 gt Gy Paste Livelink Ctri V 7 Imported 12 2 REMOVE LIVED IE 8 EZ Autosize Columns 9 ee A 1 2 Figure 56 Copy the cell value in Excel Select the arrow in e Sankey On the left side of the screen paste into the area below Flows Note that there can be multiple LiveLinks from one or more Excel worksheet s in one or more Excel file s into one e Sankey diagram The Excel files can also be located on a shared network drive so that other users can update the values Note that the LiveLink references to the value of the cell so that the cell y in Excel may also contain a formula or a currency sign e g 1 000 mo In previous versions of elSankey the cell could only contain a number since the LiveLink was interpreted as a text string Update of LiveLinks When a Sankey diagram file that contains LiveLinks is opened the user is prompted with a dialog box and asked whether LiveLinks should be updated LiveLinks can also be updated at any time using the commend Update LiveLinks menu Edit gt command Update LiveLinks or by clicking on the Update button in the Edit LiveLinks dialog The update works even if the Excel file is closed In case you wish to view changes made in Excel directly in the Sankey diagram you can keep the Excel file open at the same time In this case make sure you have updated the LiveLinks as described above at l
42. not be displayed O The number is shown with exactly two decimal places The value will be rounded to two decimal places or filled with zeros if there are less This is the common number format for currencies 0 0 Use a comma after the first zero to display thousand separators e g five million is shown as 5 000 000 Please note that the thousand separator from the Windows Regional Settings is used 0 0 00 The comma after the first zero is used to add thousand separators see above The number of decimal places is fixed to two places see above e The letter e in the number format field is used to display a number in the scientific number format standard form exponential notation 0 0 error lt 0 1 A combination of number formatting strings can be used The one shown above is a combination of three format strings separated by semicolons The first section 0 0 is applied to positive numbers fixed one decimal place see above The second section string error is used for negative values Since negative values cannot be displayed in e Sankey a specific number format is not applicable Instead of the negative number the string within the quotation marks is shown The third section lt 0 1 can be used for null values If for example rounding of very small values would turn the number to zero the operator and the string within the quotation marks can be shown in this example lt 0 1 Additive 0 1 mg
43. nt Applications Journal of Industrial Ecology 12 2 173 185 Links http en wikipedia org wiki Sankey diagram http www sankey diagrams com http www e sankey com A hint or additional advice Cross reference to a related topic within the user manual or in the e Sankey Tutorial Page 6 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 2 Installation Administrator rights are required to install e Sankey on your computer Contact your administrator if you only have limited rights on your machine System Requirements To install and run e Sankey the following requirements have to be met e Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 Memory 1 GB RAM or higher Available hard disk space at least 100 MB Monitor with at least 1280 x 1024 px resolution recommended A monitor with a screen resolution of at least 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher is recommended to be able to handle several windows of the application being visible side by side The software can be run in a multi screen modus Running the Installer File Run the installer file by clicking on the downloaded executable the file is named esankey exe You need administrator rights on your local machine for the installation If an older version of elSankey is found the installation routine will offer to uninstall the older version prior to continuing the installation of the new version You will be asked
44. ntent of the clipboard Printing The diagram can be printed using Print from the File menu A print preview will always be shown It allows adjusting of the zoom and page setup There is an option for hiding page margins on the printout in the Options dialog on the Diagram page Print Page Margin Marks Page 42 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 12Further Hints Change the language setting of the user interface of e Sankey in the Options dialog A restarting is required for the language change to take effect Currently the languages English German French Spanish and Portuguese are supported The Version panel on the start page will show you if the license is up to date or if an update version has been made available This check for updates can be disabled in the Options dialog If it is disabled use Check for Updates from the Help menu An internet connection on port 80 is required If your corporate policy prohibits this please see the News announcements on http www e sankey com to find out if there is a new version Updates within the same version step e Sankey 3 x are free of charge Visit the elSankey forum at http www e sankey com smf index php to read hints get support and discuss with other e Sankey users The support e mail address is support e sankey com Command Line Version and Integration of Sankey Diagrams A command line version of e Sankey is available on request It allows for
45. og Show percentage in arrow labels Since e Sankey is a visualization tool and thus does not have any calculation functionality to calculate flow quantities see comment on last page for more information there is a feature that allows to determine the percentage of a flow within a multi flow arrow or the percentage of its quantity in relation to the largest quantity of a flow of the same unit type in the whole diagram In the Flow Content Label property panel set the Percentage option to Arrow to show the percentage contributions of each flow in a multi flow arrow Page 30 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 gravel 91 kg 49 0 sand 23 kg 7 3 water 200 kg 63 7 Figure 46 Percentages of the flow in a multi flow option Arrow Use the setting Model in the Percentage option to show the percentage contributions of each flow of the same unit type in regard to the largest flow in the model 10 kiv 100 0 9 5 kW 95 0 8 kw 80 0 loss atgearbox 15 kw 15 0 9 Loss at motor 0 5 kw 5 0 Figure 47 Percentages in the arrow labels for Model User Manual Page 31 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 7 Entries For each diagram the items used as flows in the arrow have to be defined in the Entries list This list is located at the bottom of the screen by default but can be made floating or closed button Show Entries panel The Entries list can be grouped in folders
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47. to accept the e Sankey End User License Agreement EULA Please confirm that you have read and agree to the EULA by checking the confirmation box By default the installation directory for the application is c Program Files x86 ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey You may of course opt to choose to install to a different directory by clicking on the Change button One additional folder e Sankey is installed as data subfolder of c My Documents It is used to store the template files file extension santem example files file extension sankey and clipart files Trial Version When starting up elSankey a licensing dialog box will be prompted If you have already purchased a license you can enter the key to register your version If you don t enter license key you can run elSankey as a trial version for 14 days from installation The trial version almost has the same functionality as the full version but the following limitations e watermark over the Sankey diagram in the editor e no export in EMF format The trial version prompts for a registration key on start up To get a licensed version of e Sankey you can purchase a license key from our online shop at http www e sankey com 2 The existence of the Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 will be checked during installation and if it is not available you will be asked to install it first before proceeding with the installation It can be downloaded from the Microsoft
48. typically used to visualize energy or material transfers between processes Wikipedia Sankey diagram visualizations draw the viewers attention to the largest flows while at the same time showing the proportions of the flows among each other and indicating a from to flow direction In that sense they convey efficiency of transformation processes and also allow to assess the balance of input output streams Sankey diagrams are named after Captain Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey an Irish engineer 1853 1925 The software e Sankey is a member of the Umberto software family While e Sankey simply allows drawing Sankey diagrams the Umberto software tools are fully fledged modelling tools where material energy and cost flows are determined based on process specifications The Sankey diagrams in Umberto are one of the display options to visualize the calculated flows and environmental impacts We hope you enjoy working with e Sankey l http www umberto de User Manual Page 5 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 Further Reading on Sankey Diagrams Schmidt Mario 2006 Der Einsatz von Sankey Diagrammen im Stoffstrom management Beitr ge der Hochschule Pforzheim Nr 124 in German Schmidt Mario 2008 The Sankey Diagram in Energy and Material Flow Management Part 1 History Journal of Industrial Ecology 12 1 82 94 Schmidt Mario 2008 The Sankey Diagram in Energy and Material Flow Management Part II Methodology and Curre
49. uperimposition which is important especially for crossing arrows Page 24 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 6 Processes Options for Processes Processes or nodes can be found at the beginning foot and the end head of each Sankey arrow They may sometimes be turned invisible hidden but still they exist Click on an arrow to mark it and the hidden process symbol can be seen When marking a process symbol in the diagram the properties pane will show the process property dialog Edit Type Process 41 Display Process F Fill Color Image Mame cont gif Label Text Collection Arows Connectivity Left to right Stacking 8 Sort by Angle Sort by Order Padding 0 OURS Entypname LL In Display Stocks Length Figure 36 Process Properties The entry in the Edit Type shows the number of processes selected that will be affected by the property changes The option Display Process allows hiding the process symbol remove tick mark The option Display Label allows hiding the label of the process remove tick mark User Manual Page 25 ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 The Line Color and Fill Color of the process symbol can be adapted individually Click on the color field or the button next to it to call the color selection dialog The Arrows section in the process property dialog relates to the way that arrows are connected to the process The connectivity and stack
50. web page User Manual Page 7 ifu Hamburg GmbH e Sankey 3 1 Updates When new versions of e Sankey are released a notification on the start page will indicate the availability of an update Click on the link shown to access a web page where you can download the new version You can also use the command Check for Updates from the Help menu to find out whether an update is available Please note that both the automatic update notifier as well as the check for updates feature might not work if you don t have access to the Internet or if security settings of your firewall prohibit communication with the update server In this case please check the community board for announcements regularly and contact ifu Hamburg GmbH for a new version to be sent The update notification service can be deactivated in the Options dialog accessible via the Tools menu Support The help system Menu Help gt Index or press F1 on the keyboard is always the first option when you have a question on the software It describes the functions available but also contains hints on the use of e Sankey and on modelling the product life cycle For technical support issues the e Sankey help desk can be reached by e mail at Support e sankey com In your support request please indicate the exact version number see About dialog of elSankey you are using and the operating system of your computer Please try to be as specific as possible when explainin
51. will be asked to confirm this action The command Delete Unused Entries from the context menu of the Entries window can be used to remove entries that are not used as flows in the diagram When saving a diagram as template the Entries list will be part of the template Therefore you can create a model Entries list that you wish to use in different of your diagrams and save it as a template file santem New diagrams created using this template will feature the pre defined entries list including the colors and unit settings For choosing individual colors the Edit Color Set dialog will be prompted This dialog has three tabs On the right side the Color Set list field shows the colors defined in the Page 32 User Manual ifu Hamburg GmbH elSankey 3 1 pallet for this unit type see below These are the colors that are presented in the dropdown box New colors can be added to the color set Edit Color Set 28 Favorites Color Circle Named Colors y Colorset Color MEE DarkBlue MN MediumBlue MO Blue a NM DerkStateBlue Add MA SiateBlue NA RoyalBlue A 2 NA DodgerBlue PeP808 D LightSteelBlue Hue 10 Red 0 re HA Gold Saturation 255 E Green 0 E Yellow r a Khaki Brightness 139 Blue 1139 E Properties Mame Dark Blue Transparency 0 la ES MN solis a Delete Deleteal Add to favorite list Import Export C al io Figure 49 Color selection dialog to cre
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