LEGION Model Builder Help

Overview of LEGION Model Builder

LEGION software comprises three applications:

  • LEGION Model Builder
  • LEGION Simulator
  • LEGION Simulator API

In combination, these applications enable you to simulate pedestrian movement within a defined space, such as a railway station, sports stadium, airport, tall building, piazza, transport node or any place where people gather.

LEGION Simulator API enables allows you to create LEGION pedestrian simulations in C++ code. The API installation bundle comprises two components:
  1. The API "SDK" - headers, DLLs and libraries needed to work with LEGION simulation types and functions.
  2. A "Test Bench" offering various examples demonstrating using the API to code simulations.

The movement of pedestrians is simulated in a quantitatively verifiable manner, taking into account how individuals interact with each other and with the physical obstacles in their environment.

You can perform virtual experiments on the design or operation of a site and assess the impact of different physical designs or levels of pedestrian demand.

You can study the impact of chance events, such as the closure of an exit or late arrival of a train and test evacuation routes for speed and safety. The visual nature of simulations, maps, graphs and videos make it a highly persuasive decision-making tool.

Designers, operators and owners of sites can use LEGION software to optimise the performance of spaces with regard to:

  • Capital planning
  • Venue design
  • Construction phasing
  • Operations and operations planning
  • Safety and evacuation
  • Space utilisation
  • Pedestrian experience

LEGION Model Builder

Use this application to create an accurate model of the space you want to simulate. In LEGION Model Builder, you can do the following:
  • Import architectural drawings (CAD) that define the physical space
  • Import the pedestrian demand imposed on the space
  • Designate areas where activities such as queuing or waiting occur
  • Account for different routes
  • Link operational data to the model
  • Create 'Conditional' or 'Reporting' analyses to interrogate certain areas of a model
  • Export model files for use in the LEGION Simulator
Parent topic: Introduction to LEGION Model Builder