By default, if you run FDS from within PyroSim, Smokeview will be launched at the end of the FDS run. Alternately, you can select FDS->Run Smokeview... and a new window will open. From here the standard Smokeview controls, accessed by a right-click on the image, are used to display results.

Time history results are saved for heat detectors, thermocouples, and other fire output. A quick display of these results can be obtained by selecting FDS->Plot Time History Results.... Open the desired data file for display. A typical heat detector plot is shown in Figure 18.1. The user can export the image to a file.

Figure 18.1. Defining the mesh boundaries