Download BMDS 3.3.2 Model Source Code

BMDS 3.3 is no longer under active development. BMDS Online is the supported tool for benchmark dose analysis.

This page links to all 3.3-specific documentation on this web site. It is provided for historic and reference purposes.

The Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) model source code is distributed as a .zip file, which can be unzipped to any folder where the user has read/write privileges.

The model source code enables you to build the model DLLs used by BMDS to calculate dose-response results.

The Constraints section below tells you what is not included in this download and what you should know before attempting to compile this code.

Downloading the Model Source Code

The model code in BMDS 3.3 was developed in unison with researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP).

The BMDS models use code from the NIEHS's tool ToxicR, an R package that can be used to create custom analysis pipelines within the R programming environment.

Right-click and select “Save Target As” or “Save Link As” for the BMDS 3.3.2 source code (zip)

Third-Party Libraries Required to Build the Software

BMDS is compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. In addition to Visual Studio, the following third-party libraries are required to build the software:

gsl-msvc-x64 or gsl-msvc-x86 NuGet package for the GNU Scientific Library on Visual Studio
Eigen C++ template library
NLopt nonlinear optimization library

Constraints

The model source code downloadable from this page enables you to build the model DLLs used by BMDS to calculate dose-response results.

However, you should take into account the following constraints:

The download does NOT include the UI source code (written in Excel’s VBA language; the UI source code controls the appearance and functionality of the Analysis Workbook). The download on this page contains ONLY the model DLL source code.
The model DLL source code changes with each new version of BMDS 3.x as the code is improved and new features are added. This means every new version of BMDS 3.x is paired with its own specific set of model DLLs. The implication of this is that any DLLs you compile from the 3.3 source code are NOT compatible with previous versions of the BMDS UI. For example, the BMDS 3.3 DLLs are not compatible with the BMDS 3.0 UI code.

Questions? Concerns?

Please contact BMDS Support if you have questions, concerns, or to suggest changes to these model source code files.