Pointwise Training Courses in CFD Mesh Generation

Attend a Pointwise training class and equip yourself to generate good grids using the best approaches to many common meshing challenges. Master the latest features and make your job easier while generating the results you want. It's an investment in yourself that will pay off for you and your company.

Upcoming Pointwise Classes

Pointwise Training Schedule
Pointwise Standard Course	23-25 Jul 2013	Fort Worth, TX	Site Info	Free*
Glyph Scripting Course	17-19 Sep 2013	Fort Worth, TX	Site Info	Free*
Pointwise Standard Course	22-24 Oct 2013	Fort Worth, TX	Site Info	Free*

*Training Courses held in our Fort Worth, TX office are free for customers with current maintenance.

Email training@pointwise.com for information about additional courses that may be scheduled to meet demand.

Pointwise Standard Training Course

This class is suitable for all, even if you have no prior experience using Pointwise. It includes a full overview of the program, including thorough coverage of the graphical user interface style, interaction and customization.

Using demonstrations and hands-on experience, Pointwise Standard training includes

• Database creation
• Creating structured grids
• Creating unstructured grids
• Extruded grids and hybrid topologies
• Edit, dimension and distribution commands, and more
• Solid Meshing and modeling
• T-Rex (anisotropic tetrahedral meshing)
• Glyph2 scripting

Glyph Scripting Course

Glyph, Pointwise's scripting language, speeds your mesh generation by automating repetitive tasks. Because of the intricacies of Glyph scripting, Pointwise is offering a special Glyph training class 20-22 March 2012 in Arlington, Texas to cover the techniques for developing efficient scripts. Glyph, based on the open source scripting language Tcl, is a full programming language that includes variables and arrays, control statements and conditionals, access to file system and operating system functions, and all Pointwise operations. Glyph also provides the ability to customize Pointwise commands to suit your needs, as well as create custom tools complete with unique user interfaces.

This class is suitable for advanced users. It includes an overview of the Tcl/Tk language and coverage on how to script the most common meshing operations and procedures. Using a mixture of lecture and hands-on exercises, the Glyph Scripting course will include

• Basic Tcl syntax and conventions
• Transitioning from Glyph 1 to Glyph 2
• Database and grid entity generation
• Connector dimensioning and distribution
• Extruding grid entities
• Solver functions
• Grid diagnostics
• Boundary condition specification
• Procedure creation
• Basic Tk widget creation

Who

Classes are available for current users and those considering licensing our software.

Where

Pointwise offers training at convenient locations:

• Our offices in Fort Worth, TX
• On-site at your office

Pointwise Training at Your Site

We will be happy to arrange training at your site for up to 25 attendees, working with you to customize classes to meet your specific needs.

Note: training facilities, including workstations, will be your responsibility. Email training@pointwise.com for more information.

Course Fees

• Pointwise Standard Courses in Fort Worth, TX are free for customers with current maintenance.
• $500 for non-customers who register for any training course in our Fort Worth, TX office.
• $500 for customers who register for special off-site courses.
• $1,500 per day for additional personalized training or consulting

The fee includes breakfast, snacks and lunch. Email training@pointwise.com for fee information for on-site training at your office.

Cancellation Policy

You must cancel a confirmed training reservation no later than seven calendar days prior to the start of the course. If you cancel after that time or fail to attend, your credit card will be charged the standard fee. This policy includes customers who register for training in our Fort Worth, TX, offices but fail to attend or cancel by the deadline.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many days does the course last?

The class is three days long, but on-site classes can be tailored to meet your needs.

What are the hours?

Our classes usually run from 8:30am to 5pm each day. We ask trainees to arrive between 8 and 8:30 a.m. so we can get everyone registered the first day. We provide breakfast snacks so many people spend this time eating and getting to know the other trainees.

The class can end early on one or more days, depending on class discussion and additional problems trainees may have questions about. Whenever we do finish early, we use that time to work with trainees on geometry or grids they bring to class. We are happy to provide personalized advice for your own cases and find this helps cement what is learned in class.

The last day is the one most likely to end early. For Fort Worth classes, if you need to book a return flight, you probably would be safe in booking it after 5:30 or 6 p.m. Central Time.

I am an advanced user. Will I be bored?

Our classes cover beginning to advanced topics with our instructors tailoring the level of information they provide to the experience level of the class. Advanced users typically find the review of the basics in the class beneficial and pick up time-saving techniques they didn't know before, while learning how to incorporate Pointwise's more advanced capabilities into the grid generation process.

Register Today

Pointwise training courses tend to fill up quickly so register now and reserve your spot today.