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UC-1 Evacuation simulation EXODUS / SMARTFIRE (Tax is not included)
  • buildingEXODUS
Evacuation model in building environment US$3,900-
  • maritimeEXODUS
Evacuation model at on-ship environment US$5,200-
  • SMARTFIRE
SMART CFD system for fire modeling US$7,500
US$3,000
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EXODUS/SMARTFIRE Case study

1 Tunnel (evacuation planning and simulation )

Simulation of an evacuation in an aging society using 3D VR
Due to the aging population, there are many public facilities that were built during years of rapid economic growth. Evacuation analysis using 3D VR is an analysis involving the study of characteristics inherent to the elderly and suggesting low-cost safety measures using the existing infrastructure. This case supposes there's a fire in a tunnel and introduces the linkage of 3D VR to an evacuation analysis of an evacuation situation with elderly and healthy people.
(Taisei Engineering Co., Ltd.)
The 7th 3D VR simulation contest Design award winner
Flow diagram: examining evacuation from vehicle fire in tunnel
Fire simulation result at time 550s
Examining evacuation from vehicle fire in tunnel
(Tunnel shape, fire origin model )
Stopping vehicles in tunnel model
  Evacuation of healthy adult people   Evacuation of elderly people
Examining evacuation from vehicle fire in tunnel
(Evacuating people's models inside the Tunnel)


Qingdao JiaoZhou bay Tunnel Project
The utilization of VR simulation on tunnel construction and the simulated results by EXODUS, SMARTFIRE are expressed via UC-win/Road.
Qingdao JiaoZhou bay tunnel construction is integral in connecting major zones in Qingdao city and areas located in town peripheries.
The construction of this tunnel is anticipated to raise total profits by significantly improving the investment environment of the western island and promoting the rapid development of the economy of the new ward.
Qingdao JiaoZhou bay tunnel plays a big part in realizing its dream as a big international city.
(Nepoch Consultant Co., Ltd., China)
The 6th 3D VRsimulation contest Overseas award winner
Tunnel evacuation VR (Model of Qintao, China)


2 Store fire (Fire and evacuation simulation) (Presentation about Karaoke store)

Fire at Takarazuka karaoke box
An actual case of an fire evacuation, simulated by SMARTFIRE and buildingEXODUS. According to a report by Takarazuka city fire department, a fire broke at Karaoke box "Beat" in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture at around 18:30 on Saturday, January 20th. The disastrous fire, which broke out on the cooker of the first floor kitchen, claimed the loss of total 218m2 area of the 2 story steel-framed-structure building for offices and warehouses before being extinguished an hour later. Among 18 store employee and customers inside the building at the time of the fire, 7 people who needed help were rescued 26-38 minutes after the report, 3 found in the back room of the 2nd floor were killed from CO poisoning and other 5, including 1 seriously injured, were injured.
Setting condition of the building
  • Around 18: 30, January 20, 2007 (about 1 hour between fire reported and extinguished)
  • Death: 3 (18 years old: 1, 17years old: 1, 16years old: 1)
  • Injured: 5 (17years old: 1, Junior high student: 4)
  • The number of people inside the building: 17 total 17 (9 on 1st floor, 8 on 2nd floor)
  • Use of the building: office and warehouse
  • 2 story steel framed structure: Construction are apploximately124m2, Total area approximately 218m2.
  • Area lost by fire apploximately107m2 (half burnt, total loss)
Presented at International Disaster Protection Session, Smart Software Conference Korea 2010 (Daegu, Korea)
vrEXODUS Fire simulation in progress (SMARTFIRE)
  SMARTFIRE data viewing screen   Fire evacuation simulation in progress
(buildingEXODUS)


3 Airport (Evacuation simulation in large scale)

Evacuation simulation at Shanghai Hongqiao-Rainbow Bridge-Traffic Center Building
Shanghai Hongqiao is a large hub, that is connected to railway, road traffic, long-distance passenger bus and other transportation system and the construction was one of the most complicated in the world. For reproduction and ensuring safety, the overall planning and the simulation of distributed pedestrian flow was required. Hence, the representation of VR was made by using EXODUS evacuation simulation and UC-win/Road
The 7th 3D VR simulation contest nomination award
Simulation of pedestrian flow
at the airport, visualized by UC-win/Road
Evacuation model of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (EXODUS, left and UC-win/Road, right)


4 Office, hotel and housing complex: Pedestrian Flow simulation

Pedestrian simulation at complex building over 3. different hours a day
Pedestrian flow was simulated by "exodus" over 3 patterns: 6:00-12:00, morning commuting hours; 12:00-18:00, business hours of shops and restaurants; and evening commuting hours. DXF file of the designed buildings were imported, nodes and exits were placed as modeling for the simulation and 3 pedestrian flow files set for each time zone were provided, and simulation was carried out separately. UC-win/Road has UC-win/Road EXODUS Plug-in, a plug-in option which can move the human model by reading the data of human behavior simulated by EXODUS. The plug-in option can import the data and represent the pedestrian behavior realistically in VR. Human behavior reproduced by UC-win/Road can be recorded in xml by Micro Simulation Player. This xml data is further used to visualize the crowd density in circle graph at SECOM Intelligent Systems Laboratory by using IFC data. In addition, it was reflected in the safety plan by the analysis and the use of visualizing by the polygon with a cross-sectional view of the line route.
Condition setting of the building
  • Hotel: 250 rooms (underground parking lot: minimum 100 lots)
  • Office: Area no less than 50,000m2 (underground parking lot: minimum 200 lots)
  • Housing: 200 households : 80 x 3 bed apartments, 80 x 2 bed apartments, 40 x 1 bed(1 car/1 household (total: 200))
  • Shopping space : 2000m2 (designed in the combination of 1,2 and 3)
Won Build London Live 2009 Grand Prix
(team BIM Japan: BIM Architects, Inc. as a chief architect, Taisei Corporation in charge of structure, Informatix Inc. in charge of 4.Dsimulation, SECOM Intelligent Systems Laboratory in charge of security, and FORUM8 in charge of pedestrian simulation structural simulation and virtual reality. )
Setting of pedestrians' action area
Representation of 6:00-12:00,
morning commuting hours
Representation of evening
commuting hours


5 Build Live Tokyo 2.009 II (evacuation planning・simulation )

Examining evacuation at Housing complex
  • Build Live Tokyo 2009 II (Hosted by Japan IAI) [A competition with the theme "BIM 3D modeling"]
  • Housing complex site in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Rebuild plan of Housing complex
Condition setting of the building
  • Floors: 5-8 floors
  • Population: 120 daytime/238 nighttime
Won Build London Live 2009 Engineering Award
Evacuation simulation in progress (buildingEXODUS)
Housing complex site in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture CAD drawings by Allplan
Evacuation model on (vrEXODUS) VR representation by UC-win/Road to examine evacuation at housing complex


6 Build Live Tokyo 2010 (evacuation planning, simulation )

Examining evacuation at media art center
Media art center, which is to be planned, has features such as exhibition hall and multi-purpose hall. As it is expected to attract customers after the completion, careful consideration of the trajectories are expected in the early stage of the basic design. The data, which was created by Allplan BIM Integrated Solution as basic design model, will be linked to evacuation simulation software EXODUS for pedestrian simulation. The simulation result will be visualized in VR environment by UC-win/Road. That feedback to the basic design allows the problem solving in early stage and the front-loading of the plan.
Won Build Live Tokyo 2010 IFC Data LinkageAward
Pedestrians' action area is to be set on DXF file imported from Allplan
  Pedestrians are crowded close to the exit For wider exit, elevator is removed to secure flow line
Human models, being placed on DXF data, are to set particular information and destination VR representation by UC-win/Road:
examining evacuation at housing complex


7 GT Tower (evacuation drill )/ Nakameguro station (Pedestrian flow simulation )

Simulation of evacuation drill at Nakameguro GT Tower Building
GT Tower outline
  • Stories: 25 floors (Only staircases at 2nd to 3rd floor)
  • building population: about 1,800 (80/ floor)

Condition and settings of the building
  • Object: Nakameguro GT Tower
  • Floors: 13 (no staircase floors included)
  • Floor plan
  • population: about 60/ floor
  • Point of fire origin: 1st floor

CAD drawing of the high rise building (common to each floor)
Simulation condition - fire property settings (Heat release rates, smoke generation)
Fire Simulation in progress (SMARTFIRE) SMARTFIRE on-screen data view 
Fire evacuation simulation in progress (buildingEXODUS) evacuation model on screen (vrEXODUS)
VR representation by UC-win/Road - fire evacuation drill at high rise building


Nakameguro station pedestrian simulation
Quick and evacuation simulation and pedestrian flow VR simulation in 3D VR space is easily enabled by the combination of EXODUS and UC-win/Road
Input of station floor information(EXODUS) Replay with movable view point,
time history and speed
Evaluation of walk path and sign visibility 
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Q&A ‐Q&As for your evaluation and purchase


1. Application

Q1-1. Is the simulation by buildingEXODUS limited to the time of emergency?
A1-1. No. buildingEXODUS can be used for the simulation of various human behaviors in usual as well as emergency.
Q1-2. What is the evacuation simulation by buildingEXODUS?
A1-2. buildingEXODUS allows the investigation of the result of various effect in specific scenarios by simulating based on varying parameters - activities, procedures, environment, deployment -the generated parameters. It also allows graphical representation of the simulation result.
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2. Function

Q2-1. Tell me how to execute buildingEXODUS simulation fastest?
A2-1. You should choose batch mode to execute the buildingEXODUS simulation fastest.
You can save time by eliminating graphic drawing of the calculation process.
Q2-2. How evacuees are placed at random in batch mode process?
A2-2. The best way to place to the zone at random normally and save as new EXO file. In batch mode process, you can load multiple EXO files at once, instead of loading single EXO files one by one and placing evacuees at random.
Q2-3. Is it possible to import graphs of buildingEXODUS to other program like word processor?
A2-3. Yes, it is.
Q2-4. Can I check evacuation simulation visually in time periodical history?
A2-4. Yes. You can check visually in 2D or 3D the simulation result: evacuation behavior of evacuees you have placed.
Q2-5. Can EXODUS import CAD data of buildings?
A2-5. Yes, it can. EXODUS can read all layers of DXF files. You must delete unnecessary drawing data on CAD software before exporting the data in DXF file.
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3. Output
Q3-1. Can I output the scenario setting condition of the initial setting?
A3-1. Yes. buildingEXODUS allows you to output the scenario setting in detail.
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