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We recently had a question about modeling vertical ladders in Pathfinder. This post will describe the details of how to accomplish this. Geometry Figure 1 shows normal stairs. Each end of the stairs must connect to boundary edges of the rooms. If the stairs connect the interiors of the rooms, cutouts at the top and bottom must ... Read More...

The global outbreak is impacting everyone.  We wanted to provide a brief status update of operations at Thunderhead Engineering and how it will impact our customers One of our corporate values at Thunderhead is flexibility for our workforce.  As such, we have had remote employees for several years, and many of our staff frequently work from ... Read More...

This release adds the ability to copy objects between Pathfinder models, increased options in Monte Carlo simulations, various algorithm performance improvements, and bug fixes. Read More...

This release improves data generated when running simulations. It adds additional CSV file output for occupant parameters and a bug fix to correct inconsistencies in the TXT file.
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1Point2 is the official partner of Thunderhead Engineering in France and has been since 2014. For over 30 years they have specialized in dynamic flow simulation for industry, transport, and construction. As an early pioneer in simulation, 1Point2 provides consultation services through the acquisition, training, implementation, and post-analysis of simulation software tools. Not only do ... Read More...

Prices for all license types of PyroSim and Pathfinder are scheduled to increase on January 1, 2020. All quotes issued before this date will retain 2019 pricing throughout their normal 30 day validity period, even if that extends into early 2020. If you are considering a new purchase, or if your annual subscription is expiring ... Read More...

This release adds keyboard shortcuts, a portable ZIP installer, the ability to change occupant profiles dynamically, bug fixes, and the ability to truncate color bars in Results. Read More...

Profile switching has been added to Pathfinder 2019.3. The original request came from a user who wanted to simulate a situation where some building occupants were emergency responders. In an emergency, these occupants would go to a room, change clothes, and then change behavior when they left the room. Pathfinder 2019.3 supports this scenario. This video ... Read More...

Coming soon in Pathfinder 2019.3 we will see a new Behavior step that allows occupants to dynamically change their Profile. A similar feature was added previously where occupants could change their behavior. The profile contains the occupant’s characteristics such as speed, door choice, and various settings related to interacting with other occupants in the model.  You ... Read More...

With the most recent release of PyroSim and Pathfinder, the Results tool has a new ability to save the settings and state of the Results Viewer, this newly saved data is known as a Results 'Visualization'. A 'Visualization' is a collection of settings that define which Pathfinder and FDS results are to be loaded and how those results are to be displayed. It also contains information entered by the user, such as views, tours, colorbar settings, time settings, annotations, object visibility, etc. Read More...