************************************************************************ T h e C o n n e c t o r The E-mail Newsletter for Gridgen Users July 2003 IN THIS ISSUE Current Release Coming In the Next Release Upcoming Gridgen Training Courses Pointwise Event Schedule Gridgen Tricks and Tips Focal Point Call for Articles Holiday Card Design Contest ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ Current Release: Gridgen V15.00 Details on the current release can be found on our web site at: http://www.pointwise.com/library/relnotes.pdf ************************************************************************ Coming In the Next Release Our next release, V15.01, will be the first maintenance release (MR) of Gridgen V15. Although V15.01 is not yet available, as a subscriber to TheConnector you have access to a pre-release copy of the V15.01 release notes. Find out what new features and fixes are planned for the next MR here: http://www.pointwise.com/library/prerelnotes.pdf ************************************************************************ Upcoming Training Courses Gridgen Training Courses currently scheduled for the remainder of 2003 at Pointwise's Fort Worth office include: 15-17 July (full) 16-18 September 04-06 November Training courses fill up rapidly after a new release so be sure to register early. More training information, including a registration form, can be found on our web site at: http://www.pointwise.com/support/train.shtml ************************************************************************ Pointwise Event Schedule Pointwise will be participating in the following conferences and events during July 2003: Gridgen Asian Sales Meeting 08-09 July 2003 Osaka, Japan Hosted by Vinas Co. Ltd. http://www.vinas.com/ 4th Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation 27-30 July 2003 Albuquerque, NM http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/sowen/usnccm03/ For other events see our web site at http://www.pointwise.com/pointwise/events.shtml ************************************************************************ Gridgen Tricks and Tips Model rotations are also available using your mouse, not just using the numeric keypad. To obtain model rotations about screen x and y coordinates, use Ctrl + Left Mouse. To obtain model rotations about the screen z coordinate, use Ctrl + Middle Mouse. ************************************************************************ Focal Point Call for Articles We hope you have received your Spring issue of Focal Point. As with this latest issue, we generally include an article that highlights a customer's application of Gridgen. The Spring issue features an article on how and why Brown University is applying CFD to the flight of bats. We are now looking for new ideas for upcoming issues. Anyone contributing an article that is used in Focal Point will receive a free set of bound Gridgen V15 Manuals, a $76 value when purchased from our partners at OnDemandManuals.com. To obtain more information about contributing an article, please send an email to FocalPoint@pointwise.com. Everything you want to know about Focal Point, including how to subscribe, may be found at: http://www.pointwise.com/focalpt/ ************************************************************************ Holiday Card Design Contest How would you like to win $150? Enter the third annual Pointwise Holiday Card Design Contest and you could win a $150 American Express gift card. The grid must be seasonal and designed in Gridgen V15. For the purposes of this contest Pointwise defines the holidays as being the period of time between December 1 and December 31, 2003. Designs are due by Monday, October 6, 2003. The winner will be announced by October 30, 2003. Please email your entry (in Gridgen restart (.gg) format) or any questions regarding the contest to hlmccoy@pointwise.com. ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ Contact Us! sales email: sales@pointwise.com support email: support@pointwise.com general email: gridgen@pointwise.com license requests: licenses@pointwise.com url: www.pointwise.com phone: 817-377-2807 toll free: 888-GRIDGEN (USA and Canada only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Need a nicely bound and professionally printed copy of any of Gridgen's documentation? You can purchase them on-line from our partners at OnDemandManuals.com: http://www2.ondemandmanuals.com/pointwise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For CFD News, please see our friends at http://www.CFDReview.com http://www.CFD-Online.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from The Connector go to http://www.pointwise.com/support/list.shtml or send an email to TheConnector@pointwise.com.