Verification Process

Running the Smokeview Verification Suite and compiling the guides

Introduction

The Smokeview Verification Suite is a set of FDS and CFAST input files that are designed to test the functionality and accuracy of various Smokeview routines. These cases are run and processed with each maintenance release of Smokeview.

The Smokeview Verification Suite must be run in order to compile the Smokeview User and Verification Guides. Most of the User and Verification Guide figures are generated by running Smokeview on these cases.

The input files are located in the Verification\Visualization and Verification\Wui repository directories. Scripts are used to automate this process.

Required Software

• Subversion client
• PDF-LaTeX.

Initial Task

• Check out the FDS-SMV Repository using instructions found here: http://code.google.com/p/fds/wiki/Accessing_Subversion_Repository
• Check out the CFAST Repository using instructions found here: http://code.google.com/p/cfast/wiki/AccessingSubversionRepository

Running the Cases

• cd to Verification\scripts
• On a Windows PC type : Run_SMV_cases (or double-click on Run_SMV_cases.bat)
• On a Linux computer type: Run_SMV_Cases.sh if your computer uses queuing software. If not, type: Run_SMV_Cases.sh -q none.

Generate the Smokeview Images

• Open a command shell and cd to Verification\Scripts
• On a Windows PC type: Make_SMV_pictures (or double-click on Make_SMV_pictures.bat)
• On a Linux computer type: Make_SMV_Pictures.sh

Compiling the Smokeview User and Verification Guides

• cd to Manuals/SMV_Users_Guide
• On a Windows PC type: MAKE_guide (or double-click on MAKE_guide.bat)
• On a Linux computer type: MAKE_guide.sh
• Inspect the various plots and graphs in the Guide for accuracy.
• cd to Manuals/SMV_Verification_Guide
• On a Windows PC type: : MAKE_guide (or double-click on MAKE_guide.bat)
• On a Linux computer type: MAKE_guide.sh
• Inspect the various plots and graphs in the Guide for accuracy