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FDS and Smokeview Downloads

The FDS and Smokeview download page External Link contains the latest releases for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX platforms.

Download the latest Major/Minor release for your platform then download the corresponding Maintenance release to patch or update installation files to the latest version.

  • The Windows file is a typical installer package that will install FDS, Smokeview and all associated files in the Program Files directory under the NIST subdirectory.
  • The Linux/Unix file is a compressed tar file containing a NIST folder with all the binaries and documentation.
  • The OS X file is a zip file, that contains a NIST folder, and a Read Me file that explains what to do with the folder.

For more information on Versions Numbers, Release Types and Revision Management see the Developer page.

Individual Source Files External Link (Web View)

Source files can be accessed as individual files direct from the SVN repository web view. Although, it is strongly recommended that you use the FDS-SMV Project SVN repository External Link and a compatible SVN client External Link to check out the latest source to your local machine and update it when necessary. This process will always reflect the most recent changes and will also allow you to retrieve a specific revision or taged version of FDS and Smokeview. See the Developer Resources page for more information on accessing the repository.


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(fire.nist.gov/fds/downloads.html) Last updated: 2 August 2009