Pathfinder 2021.3.0901

What's New

This version of Pathfinder uses version 1.8.0_292 of the OpenJDK Java VM.

Changes since Pathfinder 2021.2.0525:

New Features

• Added attractor objects that can temporarily or permanently change an occupant's behavior based on location. Documentation
• Added new ending actions for behaviors including "Remove Occupant", "Wait Until Simulation End", and "Resume Prior Behavior". Documentation
• Allowed ending actions for behaviors to be added at any time - will replace existing ending actions.
• Reduced the number of clicks to create some behavior actions.
• Improved the usability of dialogs where a set of items is specified, including a new search field and the ability to only show selected items. Documentation
• Improved the usability of dialogs where a distribution of items is specified, including a new search field and the ability to only show items with non-zero distributions. Documentation
• Improved simulator threading performance, reducing simulation time 15-25%.
• Added editor support for advanced material features, including normal maps, parallax maps, and PBR materials. Documentation
• Imported texture coordinates on CAD objects are now retained when changing the object's material.
• Added a right-click option to imported CAD objects to remove imported texture coordinates and use default coordinates instead.
• Significantly decreased loading time for models with many complex rooms and doors.
• Adjusted icon spacing in the navigation tree.
• Removed white space padding in CSV output to improve compatibility with 3rd party tools.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where occupants could become stuck in double deck elevators.
• Fixed a bug where double deck elevators would close early if occupants finished loading the lower elevator room before the upper room.
• Fixed a bug where occupants might not plan a straight-line path in some models.
• Fixed a bug where occupants might fail to use valid ramps or stairs when component restrictions are enabled.
• Fixed a bug where implicitly deleting a room by overwriting it with another would not remove the room from component restrictions.
• Fixed a bug in the *_summary.json output file where global min/max statistics were listed for each profile/behavior statistic instead of the profile/behavior min/max.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a crash in models with assisted evacuation.
• Fixed a bug where Pathfinder would crash if an attempt was made to delete something from an empty list of scripts in the script editor.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when there was an error with the snapshot's file path.
• Fixed a bug that could caused a crash when running testsim.bat from a command line in international locales.
• Fixed a bug that caused the text in the "Creating Contour" dialog to be cut off.
• Fixed a bug where textures with 16 bits per color-component would show incorrect colors.
• Fixed a bug where occupants referenced a behavior that was not in the model.
• Fixed a bug when specifying an occupant source flowrate or speed profile where the graph might not display correctly.

Changes to Results:

New Features

• Added movie export in the MP4 format using either Nvidia's hardware encoder or the OpenH264 software encoder Updated Documentation
• Added 360 movie export via the "Create 360 Movie" menu item Documentation
• Added support for enhanced subpixel morphological antialiasing (SMAA), which in most cases is much faster than the existing multisample anti-aliasing. Documentation
• Added a setting to enable Image Based Lighting, which uses skyboxes to light the scene. Documentation
• Added support for rendering advanced material features.
• Added ability to rename 2D Plots.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a movement delay that could occur when changing directions with the keyboard using the roam tool.
• Fixed a bug where Ctrl+S could not be used to save the visualization file when using the roam tool.
• Fixed a bug where built-in circular tour doesn't tune to simulation end time.