The FLAMES Engine is a set of applications (executable programs) that allow you to create, execute, visualize, and control FLAMES® scenarios. When they start, these applications dynamically load any specified set of FLAMES component plugins to allow you to simulate almost any system in almost any scenario imaginable.
Component plugins are required to create scenarios and are not included with the FLAMES Engine. Several plugins are included in the content available in the FLAMES Store. You can also develop your own plugins using the FLAMES Developer.
FLAMES Engine
The FLAMES Engine is a set of applications that allow you to create, execute, visualize, and control FLAMES scenarios. These applications dynamically load any specified set of FLAMES plugins to allow you to create any scenario supported by the plugins.
Included with FLAMES Engine
Standard Applications – Three full-featured, easy-to-use applications loaded with many powerful features allow you to create, execute, visualize, and control FLAMES scenarios.
- FORGE – FORGE™ is a powerful, easy-to-use graphical application that can create, execute, visualize, and control FLAMES scenarios
- FIRE – FIRE™ is a non-graphical application that can execute FLAMES scenarios in batch mode
- FLASH – In playback mode, FLASH™ can visualize a completed scenario using a playback file that was created by FORGE or FIRE. In monitor mode, FLASH can visualize and control a scenario that is being executed by FORGE or FIRE
Terrain Importers – Three terrain data importers to import various types of terrain data into the FLAMES Scenario Database
Icon Editors – Applications that create and edit icons that are used to represent scenario players in the FORGE and FLASH 2D and 3D displays
FLAMES Documentation Set – The entire set of all 30+ FLAMES manuals, including the manuals for FLAMES Developer
Get More from the FLAMES Engine
Content – Download a wide variety of components, scenarios, and additional documentation from the FLAMES Store
Optional Products – Purchase one or more of the available optional products to support advanced simulation requirements
Custom Component Plugins – Use the FLAMES Developer to develop your own custom component plugins and simulate almost any type of system you can imagine
Licensing
Trial versions of the FLAMES Engine and most of the FLAMES Options are included with the FLAMES Developer. These trial versions are fully functional and do not expire, but they have limited capacity (they can edit and execute scenarios with no more than 10 players and that are no more than 5 minutes in duration). Also, the trial versions may be used only for short-term evaluation of FLAMES or to support software development activities using the FLAMES Developer. To unlock the full capacity and be authorized to use the FLAMES Engine and options for purposes other than evaluation and development, you must purchase subscriptions in the FLAMES Store.