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Generating grids for CFD with Pointwise - CFD Solver Interfaces

CFD Solver Interfaces from Pointwise Meshing Software

Pointwise supports neutral, native, and de facto standard interfaces to CFD solvers (including the specification of solver boundary conditions) and a variety of other formats to ensure that Pointwise fits into your CFD process. Of course, Pointwise is compatible with a variety of CAD data formats as well.

Custom Interfaces Using Plugins

Read about how you can add your own file export to Pointwise using a CAE plugin.
Customizing CAE Export with a Plugin

Pointwise's CAE Plugin API allows custom exporters of grid and boundary conditions to be written by the customer and inserted at run time. Rather than utilize a neutral format, a CAE plugin can be written to provide exactly the format you need. A plugin is perfect for research codes that change frequently or proprietary formats you'd rather not have everyone exporting.

Built-in Native Interfaces

Pointwise supports these native CFD and CAE formats:

  • AcuSolve
  • ADPAC
  • ANSYS CFX
  • ANSYS FLUENT
  • CFD++
  • CFDShip-Iowa
  • CGNS
  • CNSFV
  • Cobalt
  • COMO
  • CRUNCH
  • DTNS
  • FALCON
  • FANS
  • FDNS/UNIC
  • FrontFlow
  • GUST
  • INCA V2
  • NCC
  • NPARC
  • OpenFOAM
  • Overflow
  • PHOENICS
  • SCRYU
  • SCRYU/Tetra
  • Splitflow
  • STAR-CCM+
  • STAR-CD
  • TACOMA
  • TEAM
  • TETREX
  • UGRID (import only)
  • USM3D
  • VSAERO
  • XPATCH
CGNS is a general, portable, and extensible standard for storage and retrieval of CFD data. cgns.sourceforge.net
CGNS

De Facto Interfaces

Supported de facto standard interfaces include:

  • FIELDVIEW
  • NASTRAN
  • PATRAN
  • PLOT3D
  • STL
  • UCD
  • VRML