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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...

This release adds support for new dimensioning and labeling tools in Results, additional VR hardware support, as well as updated support for FDS version 6.7.1.  Read More...

Thunderhead Engineering is offering a workshop in London during the week of February 18 to educate users on PyroSim and Pathfinder. The PyroSim/FDS workshops are split into introductory and advanced courses which each last two days. The Pathfinder workshop is presented in a single day. Students will learn applicable skills to use fire and evacuation ... Read More...

This release adds support for BIM model import using the IFC format, opening Results visualization in VR headset mode, and updated support for FDS version 6.7.0.  Read More...

A long-term development goal has been to fully couple the PyroSim/FDS fire results with Pathfinder evacuation. A first step toward this goal is the capability to display both fire and evacuation results in the same results viewer. However, full coupling of the two simulations has not been completed. In the interim, it is possible to run the fire simulation, monitor the reduced visibility due to smoke, and then manually use that information to slow and re-direct occupants in response to the fire. This provides an example.  Read More...

The Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference (FEMTC) 2018 concluded earlier this month as a tremendous success. Moving back to the United States after visiting southern Spain in 2016, this year’s conference was held in Gaithersburg, Maryland just around the corner from the NIST campus. Over 70 individuals were in attendance. Conference members included engineers, ... Read More...

The next releases of Pathfinder and PyroSim will include the capability to display results using the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset. This post gives a preview of how to use this capability.  Read More...

Register for FEMTC 2018 before August 15th, 2018 and save $100. Read More...