Using the industry-standard OpenGL graphics API, Pointwise's interactivity and 3D graphics are available on a variety of Windows (Intel and AMD), Linux (Intel and AMD), Mac, and SGI workstations, each with its native look and feel. 64-bit versions are available for Linux and SGI. Other features of Pointwise's GUI are:

mouse or keyboard operation
"mode-less" image pan, zoom, and rotate
context-sensitive Help
cross-platform license management, allowing "license once, run anywhere"

Pointwise's native project file is based on HDF-5 and portable across all supported platforms.

Detailed Hardware Requirements

All | Windows | Linux | Mac | SGI

All Platforms

Minimum Requirements:

256 Mbytes RAM
100 Mbytes disk space
OpenGL capable color display
Ethernet card
1280x1024 screen resolution
3D hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics
24-bit RGB, double-buffered graphics

Up-to-date graphic accelerator driver software is essential for proper operation of Pointwise.

Windows

Pointwise supports Windows on both AMD and Intel. Currently, only 32-bit support is available for Windows.

Minimum Requirements
Operating Systems	Vista, Vista x64, XP, XP x64 (Pointwise must be run in 32-bit on x64.)

Linux

Pointwise supports Linux on both AMD and Intel. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for Linux.

Minimum Requirements
Operating Systems	RedHat Enterprise Linux 4
Architecture	x86 (for 32-bit Pointwise) x86_64 (for 64-bit Pointwise)
Library Packages	libstdc++-3.4.5-2 glibc-2.3.4-2.19 libgcc-3.4.5-2 xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.13.25.1

Mac

Pointwise supports Mac on both PowerPC and Intel. Only a 32-bit version is available for Mac.

Minimum Requirements
Operating Systems	OS X Tiger (V10.4) or higher
Architecture	PowerPC, Intel Mac

SGI

Pointwise supports SGI IRIX on MIPS only. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for SGI.

Minimum Requirements
Operating Systems	IRIX 6.5
Architecture	MIPS III or higher (for 32-bit Pointwise) MIPS IV or higher (for 64-bit Pointwise)
Workstations	Prism, Fuel, Onyx2, Onyx, Octane2, Octane, O2, Indigo2, Indy
Graphics	All