BlenderFDS code repository

The open user interface for Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), as an addon for Blender 2.8x.

This addon is experimental. Do not use for production, the file format may still change.

For more information, and the original BlenderFDS code visit http://www.blenderfds.org

The development of BlenderFDS is funded by a grant from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. By the research project WUIFI-21 (High fidelity computational fluid dynamics modeling of forest fires for Wildland-Urban Interface communities resilience and protection) the participating organizations intend to extend the capabilities of FDS on the prediction of wildland-urban interface fires propagation.

How to install this development version

1. Download and install Blender 2.8x on your computer;

2. Download the BlenderFDS addon from this GitHub repository;

3. Rename both the downloaded .zip file and the folder within the .zip file to blenderfds28x;

4. Launch Blender 2.8x and open the Edit > Preferences menu. Then install and enable the downloaded addon as described in Blender Manual.

How to stay on the edge of development

1. git clone this repository into the blender/2.80/scripts/addons/blenderfds280x directory of your Blender 2.8x install. No need to zip it.

2. Launch Blender 2.8x and open the Edit > Preferences menu. Search for the BlenderFDS Addon and enable it.

3. To follow the development: git update your local repository, and relaunch Blender 2.8x.