README.txt

# dm_tool
PDOPT Decision Making Tool

A simple interactive visualisation tool for multi-dimensional data produced with the [PDOPT Code](https://github.com/spinjet/pdopt-code).

### Installation

Just install the latest version of dash plotly using pip:

```
pip install dash
```

### Usage

Run the code from the terminal with the command:

```
$ python dm_tool.py
```

It will output a local IP address which can be opened with a browser. 

```
Dash is running on http://127.0.0.1:8050/

 * Serving Flask app 'dm_tool_mod'
 * Debug mode: off
WARNING: This is a development server. Do not use it in a production deployment. Use a production WSGI server instead.
 * Running on http://127.0.0.1:8050
Press CTRL+C to quit
```

Data, in the format of a .csv file, can be loaded by pressing the "Load .csv file" link.

Two types of plots are available: Parallel Coordinates and Scatter.
Parallel Coordinates have a drop-down menu for selecting the axis where the colormap will be applied to.
It is possible to select "None" for providing just plain colors. 

Datapoints can be selected by selecting a range of data on each axis. The selections will propagate to the other plots, by greying out the non-selected points.
On the scatter plots it is possible to select using the drop-down menus the X, Y and colour axes.

An example dataset is available in this repository in the example folder.