In case of any evacuation simulation problems, first make sure that the scenario is correctly composed. For more information, see Scenario Requirements Make sure that all errors that could interfere with evacuation simulation have been addressed. For more information, see Checking a Project For Errors.
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- Some people cannot evacuate
- The evacuation start time is incorrectly determined
- Evacuation simulation result - Looping
- During an evacuation, people leave the building and walk down the street to the exit
Some people cannot evacuate
- Make sure that your scenario is composed correctly. For more information, see Scenario Requirements.
- Make sure that people are in rooms, which have exits (users often forget to add doors).
- Make sure that the width and height of the escape routes through which people must pass are not less than the minimum threshold.
- Make sure that elements located on other floors and therefore invisible in the editor do not interfere with the people evacuation (often the height of walls or upper level of floor slabs are set incorrectly).
- Make sure objects on the scene are aligned with each other.
Evacuation Start Time is incorrectly determined
Make sure the building properties are set correctly. For details, see Setting building properties.
Make sure you specify the Evacuation Start Time correctly for people on the floors and in the rooms, as well as for each person individually.
Evacuation simulation result - Looping
- Watch an animation of the evacuation process and detect people who did not evacuate.
- Analyze the topology next to these people. Most likely, there is some element of the scene next to them: a narrow door, a wall next to the stairs, just stairs.
- Check that the topology is drawn correctly in this area. Adjust the topology if necessary.
- Repeat the evacuation simulation.
During an evacuation, people leave the building through the exit and walk from it along the street to another exit
This situation can occur if you assign people a certain exit, which is unavailable due to the fact that one of the areas on the way to this exit is blocked: for example, there is no door in the vestibule-gateway before the exit, or the shortest way to the exit is located outside the building’s premises. Thus, people evacuate through another exit and then move to the assigned exit along the street.
To resolve the problem, do the following:
- Watch the animation of the evacuation process and identify the blocked section on the path to the designated exit: for example, a door may be missing in the wall, or a staircase may be missing on the floor.
- Make changes to the topology so that the blocked section of the path becomes accessible for evacuation.
- Repeat the evacuation simulation.
If you cannot find any errors in scenario composition and the problem persists, please contact technical support*.