Third Party Tools

FDS Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Pyrosim - Thunderhead Engineering

PyroSim is a graphical user interface for version 5 of FDS and Smokeview. Some of PyroSim's key features include interactive geometry creation, import of FDS input files, and integrated execution of FDS and Smokeview.
PyroSim 2007 can convert FDS4 input files to FDS5, run multi-CPU simulations with a single click, and take advantage of previously unsupported FDS features including smoke layer height calculation and extra species.

CAD File Conversion Tools

3dsolid2fds ( AutoCAD ) - J. Dimyadi

3dsolid2fds is a software utility add-on for use in AutoCAD environment to easily and quickly convert the geometry of 3DSOLID objects to the formatted &OBST lines for FDS.
Where objects are constructed on separate layers such as walls, doors, furnitures, etc., 3dsolid2fds would pick up the layer name and use it as SURF_ID on each &OBST line. This is handy for later material specification in the FDS input file.

Spreadsheet and Text Editor Tools

FDS v5 MESH Size Calculator ( Excel ) - K. Overholt

Excel spreadsheet to assist in creating the MESH lines for an FDS Input file.

FDS 5 Syntax File ( vim/gvim ) - J. Skaggs

Syntax highlighting file for Vim/gvim text editor. (See original Group Message for more information.)

Video and Image Tools

VideoEncoderGui - 'Veg' (Win32) - VTT

VideoEncoderGui (later Veg) is a graphical front-end written in Java for two video encoder applications, MEncoder and Windows Media Encoder. It is primarily intended for encoding image sequences produced e.g. with FDS to video files to use in PowerPoint presentations or as standalone video files. (Description from 'About' on Veg website)

Post-Processing and Reporting Tools

FDS Reporter (Win32) - SITIS Soft

FDS Reporter is an 'advanced post-processing tool, developed for Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) users who wish ease and to comfortably make text report.'