Pathfinder 2014.2

What's New

This version includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and features to create fly-throughs and security cameras.

This version of Pathfinder uses version 1.8.0_05 of the Java VM.

Changes since Pathfinder 2014.1.0319:

• Upgraded the included Java VM from version 1.6.0_45 to version 1.8.0_05.
• Added Viewpoints that can be recalled in both the user interface and 3D Results.
• Added Camera Tours for creating fly-throughs and security camera loops.
• Improved simulator startup time and overall performance.
• Added Pathfinder version to the summary output file.
• When requesting a room be over-filled by density or count, Pathfinder now offers the option to allow overlapping occupants.
• Unused materials can now be deleted.
• Improved elevator filling to more frequently fill to the nominal load.
• 3D Results can now limit offline video recording to a requested time range.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the simulator to search for a license differently than the user interface. This lead the simulator to shut down despite a valid license being present.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some PyroSim (PSM) files from importing.
• Fixed a bug that caused an error when non- ISO-8859-1 characters were used in files names. Now all UTF-8 characters are available.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the search dialog to crash.
• Fixed a bug that caused profiles to be deleted when importing a CAD file if there was no navigation geometry in the model.
• Fixed a bug that caused the axes to be rendered incorrectly in the front and side views.
• Fixed a bug that caused the last property panel edit to be ignored if the simulation was started before the editor lost focus.
• Fixed a bug that caused changes to the flow rate limit for stair doors to sometimes be ignored.
• Materials will no longer be duplicated when importing multiple CAD models.
• Fixed a bug when graphically editing an object that would briefly show the object in its pre-edit state when editing is completed.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when creating an elevator.
• Fixed a bug with the rectangular occupant dropper that could cause the same random distribution to be used repeatedly.
• Fixed a bug that caused some files created in Pathfinder 2009 to not open in Pathfinder 2014.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if occupants are shown as people and then randomized.
• Fixed a bug that caused the wrong open/close door time to be used at the discharge floor for elevators if other floors had different open/close times.
• Fixed bugs that could cause occupants to become stuck when trying to fit through constricting geometry.
• Fixed a bug that could cause occupants to waver between doors with no queues and sometimes become stuck doing so.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a single simulation to give different results across multiple runs.
• Fixed a bug where agent height and color was not being written to the simulator input file (TXT), sometimes causing differences between the UI and testsim.bat.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a crash in the 3D Results when all floors are deleted.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the 3D Results window.

Changes in Patch 2014.2.0806

• 64-bit versions of Pathfinder that include translation data no longer crash on start up.
• Fixed a bug that caused Pathfinder's 2D plots to use the incorrect character set when parsing CSV files - causing CSV header data to appear garbled in the plot dialog.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the 3D Results to crash on start up.

Changes in Patch 2014.2.0818

• Fixed crashes that could occur loading 2D results (Room Usage and Door Flow Rates).
• Improved loading performance of 2D results.
• Fixed a bug in camera tour playback in the 3D Results when the system settings define the comma as the decimal separator.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if a "goto room" behavior was used to target a room that was adjacent to a vertical room (e.g. a single step stair).
• Fixed a bug that could cause occupants to be omitted from the simulation after loading a legacy PTH file.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during a simulation if a room's speed modifier changes to zero.
• The Roam tool's movement speed can now be changed by pressing CTRL and moving the scroll wheel.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to select an object.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to undo the disabling of an elevator.
• Added validation to detect invalid elevator discharge floors.
• Added validation to detect invalid elevator groups.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to select connected components.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to run a simulation or write the input file.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when using the file chooser.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when multiple PSM files were imported into one Pathfinder model.