Overview

lcoptview - An interactive tool for viewing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) foreground models and results created with lcopt

Lcoptview allows you to view .lcoptview files in your web browser.

.lcoptview files are created by lcopt to share data and results.

Lcopt is a python module for creating fully parameterised LCA foreground models using a Flask based interactive GUI developed by James Joyce.

Video - Installing and using lcoptview

Installation and Use

Basic Installation

Recommended Installation

The easiest way to install lcoptview is via conda. This ensures the version of Python (3.6) is correct, all of the dependencies are correct and there are no conflicts.

If you have conda installed, you can do it in one command.

If you don’t, first install miniconda (available here)

Then, on the command line/console, create a new environment called lcoptview and install lcoptview with this command:

conda create -n lcoptview -c pjamesjoyce python=3.6 lcoptview

Launch lcoptview

1. Activate the lcoptview environment using one of these:

   # Mac/Linux
   source activate lcoptview
   # Windows
   activate lcoptview
   

2. Launch lcoptview by typing:

   lcoptview
   

You’ll see this dialog

Click on the button and choose an .lcoptview file.

Your default browser will open up, and you can explore the model and results.