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Quantum Explorer

Quantum Explorer is a software tool for exploring the Quantum ontology structure, elements, and relationships. You can navigate Quantum domains, objects, and relationships in the outline view using the Object and Details browsers or visually on the Ontology Graph Explorer. With the Query Builder, you can drag and drop objects and attributes to create a query visually, then use the built-in GraphiQL plugin to see what that query looks like in the Quantum API syntax.

To launch the Quantum Explorer application:

  1. From the navigation bar (at the top) of any Quantum Alliance page, click Log in.
  2. Click Sign up and follow the directions to create your account.
  3. To login, enter your username and a password, then click Log in.
    If this is your first time opening Quantum Explorer, the Quantum Alliance Terms of Use appears. Read the terms (scroll down), then click Agree to accept them.
  4. To log out of Quantum Explorer, click Log out in the application.

You can start using Quantum Explorer by clicking the button below but before you do, consider checking out the video and documentation content below.

Open Explorer App

Quantum Explorer Overview video

Watch this video for an overview of the elements and the workflow of Quantum Explorer.

Query Builder

The Quantum Explorer Query Builder is an interactive tool set for creating and executing textual queries that helps you become familiar with the syntax of the Quantum API. Watch this video for a quick tour of the Query Builder and the built-in GraphiQL interface.

Querying Quantum Walkthrough video

Sample queries

Try the following sample queries yourself in Quantum Explorer using the Query Builder.

Number of floors

How many floors exist in each of the buildings in the demonstration dataset?

  1. In Quantum Explorer, click Build Query.
    The Query Builder opens on the right.
  2. Expand the Building domain, then drag and drop the Building object to the From tray.
    UI query of Buildings number of floors
  3. Drag and drop the Floor object to the To tray, then click Run Query.
    UI query of Buildings number of floors
  4. View the query and the results in the GraphiQL pane.

Number of zones

How many zones exist in each of the buildings in the demonstration dataset?

Try it in Quantum Explorer:

UI of Query of building

Zone volumes

What are the volumes of the zones in the demonstration dataset?

  1. Expand the Building domain, then drag and drop the Zone object to the From tray.
  2. Expand the Property domain, then drag and drop the Property object to the To tray.
    example UI query of zone volumes
  3. Click the Property object to open the Details browser, then drag and drop the Name attribute to the Where tray.
    example UI attributes of zone volumes
  4. Click the Distribution button and select Equal, then enter volume in the Value field.
    example UI attributes of zone volumes
  5. Click Run Query, then view the query and results in the GraphiQL pane.

Site Locations

Where are the sites located in the demonstration dataset?

Try it in Quantum Explorer:

UI of Query of site

Surface shapes

What are the vertices associated with the boundary surface shapes for each zone in the demonstration dataset?

Try it in Quantum Explorer:

UI of Query of surface UI of Query of surface

This is a slightly more advanced query. You need to add a filter to get the vertices associated with the shape. Edit the query manually in the Query Input pane to match the following:

UI of Advanced Query