Pointwise is our new, next-generation of meshing software. It combines the meshing techniques developed over 23 years in
Gridgen with a new graphical user interface that reduces the effort needed to create grids. Gridgen users will find that
although the user interface is different, many of the underlying techniques are the same.
Pointwise\’s GUI has replaced Gridgen\’s nested menus with a flat menu-driven interface that includes customizable toolbars
for access to frequently used commands.
Pointwise uses a noun-verb interaction model. The entities to be operated on (nouns) are first picked, and then the action to
be performed on them (verb) is selected. After the action is completed the entities remain selected so that further
commands can be applied immediately.
Selection in Pointwise follows the standard Left Mouse Button (LMB) convention with the additional abilities to use
Ctrl+LMB for additive selection and Shift+LMB for range selection.
Selection in Pointwise is heterogeneous; different types of entities can be selected simultaneously (e.g. both connectors and
domains). Some commands operate on multiple entity types and some only operate on the selected entities that are of a
particular type. Selected entities that are not applicable for the command are ignored.
Image manipulation in Pointwise is done by mouse movement in conjunction with:
Panning – Ctrl + Right Mouse button
Zooming -Middle Mouse button
Rotating – Shift + Right Mouse button
Over the next several months additional capabilities will be added to Pointwise, both its GUI and the core meshing
technologies, until it is ready to replace Gridgen.
Product:Pointwise v16.03 R4
Lanaguage:english
Platform:WIN32&WIN64
Size:74 MB