# FDS in Simscale

**URL:** <https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/fds-in-simscale/70085>\
**Category:** Using SimScale\
**Created:** [June 5, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/fds-in-simscale/70085 "2017-06-05T07:20:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rsingh4](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/rsingh4/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@rsingh4](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/rsingh4)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/fds-in-simscale/70085/1 "2017-06-05T07:20:58Z")

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Hi,  
Can i run FDS (fire dynamics simulator, NIST) file in SIMSCALE. Please help me how can i use simscale to run FDS files

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**Author:** ![anon18194957](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon18194957/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon18194957](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon18194957)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/fds-in-simscale/70085/2 "2017-06-05T14:30:11Z")

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Hi @rsingh4,

We currently accept IGES, STEP, BREP, and STL file formats. You can find additional information on the products and analysis types supported on our [**Products Page**](https://www.simscale.com/product/).

Don’t hesitate to let me know if you any additional queries.

All the best,  
Anna

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**Author:** ![rakesh\_san0907](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/rakesh_san0907/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@rakesh\_san0907](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/rakesh_san0907)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/fds-in-simscale/70085/3 "2019-09-05T04:38:22Z")

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Hello Could you let me know how to run FDS simulation on Simscale

I am planing to run lots of FDS simulation and planning to use more cores

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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/fds-in-simscale/70085/4 "2019-09-05T09:11:10Z")

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Hi @rakesh_san0907!

I have given an answer to that in the past which can be found here: **[Simscale's fire analysing capabilities - #2 by jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/simscales-fire-analysing-capabilities/79461/2)** - we will keep you up-to-date if there are any changes. If you are more interested in this topic feel free to check out FireFOAM: **[Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.](https://code.google.com/archive/p/firefoam-dev/)**.

All the best!

Jousef