Simulation Software for Science and Engineering

Pathfinder 2019.1 introduces an additional way to visualize evacuation results through the color of occupants in the model. Occupants can be assigned a dynamic color value based on criteria such as behavior, profile, speed, and more. The video below illustrates many of these options within a single model. Read More...

In real-world pedestrian movement scenarios, different percentages of the population will use stairs or escalators. In addition, some portion of the population will walk on an escalator and others will stand. This example model demonstrates a method within Pathfinder to model these percentages and difference in movement characteristics. Read More...

Thunderhead Engineering is partnering with Kimyoung Engineering to host the 5th Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference (FEMTC) on November 6-8, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. Simultaneous translation (English <--> Korean) will be available for attendees. After the 1/2-day of talks on Nov. 8th, there will be an optional tour of the 'Seoul Sky' tower, for a behind the scenes tour of the life safety systems and the fire control center, graciously provided by Mr. Doo Chan Choi from KFUBIS. Read More...

This release fixes a bug preventing groups from being deleted in the PyroSim Navigation panel.  Read More...

PyroSim 2019.1 and Pathfinder 2019.1 include linear dimensions and object labels as a tool in Results. This feature has been requested by users in order to provide a better documented report to officials. “Inspectors, when verifying fire risk calculation reports, require the presence of object sizes on the plans so that they can verify the compliance ... Read More...