Pointwise is solving the top problem facing engineering analysts today: grid generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), and other numerical simulations. The company has been a premier supplier of grid generation software and services to the engineering analysis community since 1994. With its decades of expertise in development, support, and application of robust software for real-world meshing challenges, Pointwise has helped industry, government, and academic clients worldwide bridge the "design - analysis gap."

We recognize and heartily accept the technical challenge faced by engineering analysts: that the vast majority of your labor is spent performing mesh generation (75% by most estimates). Our approach to solving this problem is embodied in our Pointwise and Gridgen software.

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Gridgen & Pointwise. From the names alone you get the point, and that's what it's all about. To put it bluntly, they're hands-down the best grid generation tools on the market for CFD and FEA. They're the favored tool in the demanding aerospace industry and can be used to create grids in fields ranging from automotive to turbomachinery. And it's easy to see why.

The software's well-organized and intuitive interface and exceptional functionality give you the tools and the freedom to concentrate on producing the highest-quality grids in the shortest possible time. It's simple and logical - meaning you don't have to get bogged down in trying to learn or remember how to use the software every time you sit down with it. And the software automates many of the drudgery tasks of grid generation - such as tracking a grid's bookkeeping - which frees you to concentrate on the task at hand and avoid time-wasting blind alleys and the like. But while being easy to use, neither Gridgen nor Pointwise sacrifice grid quality. The software provides the power to produce the highest quality grids available. After all, your analysis is only as good as your grid.

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At Pointwise, we realize that no one works in a vacuum. You have to work with individuals who may be using who-knows-what software packages to create their geometry. That's why Pointwise and Gridgen, in addition to possessing the ability to create and edit geometry itself, can read IGES and other popular geometry formats. To further help bridge the design - analysis gap, the software can write boundary condition and grid data for many popular analysis packages. And because the tools needs to fit into your environment, Pointwise works closely with computer vendors to make the software portable. Overall, Pointwise and Gridgen include everything you need to generate exactly the grid you want, from CAD input to analysis preprocessing - and it's all presented in a way that you can use.

When you use a Pointwise product, we back it with support that fulfills your needs. Our core development team, which has been together and working in mesh generation since 1984, provides training and hotline support for every Pointwise client. And if you encounter a grid generation project that you don't have time for or don't want to tackle, we offer custom grid generation.

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The point is that you can't buy better grid generation tools than Pointwise and Gridgen. From the user interface to task automation to support - they're simply the best products available. Call us for more information. We're confident you'll get the point.