Pointwise is our leading mesh generation software product for CFD, encompassing nearly three decades of technology development. The product features a modern software framework and workflow and provides tools like 64-bit support, multi-threading, and Windows/Linux/Mac portability.
These release notes are provided as a reference for the new features included in the latest version of Pointwise as well as any known issues that were resolved.
SPR | Description |
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PW-20403 | Block initialization took longer than previous versions. |
PW-20440 | Changing a connector’s distribution resulted in large changes to the connector. |
PW-20885 | Copy/Mirror introduced faceted surface in geometry. |
PW-21545 | Periodic domains can now be used for higher order meshes. |
PW-21151 | An extrusion could not be completed. |
PW-21702 | Command line execution could not process a file name with more than one period/dot. |
PW-21798 | A Parasolid file was not being imported correctly |
PW-22110 | Area Ratio was reporting extremely high (and incorrect) values. |
PW-22138 | Linear projection was taking longer than anticipated. |
PW-22139 | The elliptic solver stopped prematurely for domains with interior floating BC’s. |
PW-22144 | An isotropic block took longer to initialize in 18.3R1 than in 18.2R2 |
PW-22145 | The XML Unstructured example plugin included with the Plugin SDK failed to export correctly. |
PW-22150 | The Manual Side Definition failed to create a database patch |
PW-22151 | A distorted database patch is created using Create, Patch. |
PW-22153 | An OpenFOAM file failed to import. |
PW-22154 | The FUN3D exporter has been improved to be faster. |
PW-22158 | A block initialized with an unusable grid. |
PW-22166 | A concave domain was initializing incorrectly. |
PW-22184 | Copy/Mirror caused a connector to deform unexpectedly. |
PW-22189 | Quad Max Warp Angle was able to be set to a invalid value in the Defaults panel. |
PW-22190 | Copy/Mirror changed the render triangle density of quilts. |
PW-22191 | File, Export, CAE could cause an unexpected exit with the Exodus exporter. |
PW-22240 | A .pw file could not be saved. |
PW-22244 | T-Rex growth profile was not performing as expected on a symmetry domain. |
PW-22276 | A VRML file was not importing correctly. |
PW-22306 | A block was able to initialize with the Delaunay algorithm but not the Voxel algorithm. |
PW-22313 | T-Rex was growing unidirectionally off of a sphere. |
PW-22318 | Re-extrude lead to an unexpected exit. |
PW-22333 | Structured grids created previously were not maintaining orthogonality as well as in 18.2 R2. |
PW-22337 | A CGNS file could not be imported. |
PW-22370 | An unexpected exit occurred when multiple accelerators were used in rapid succession |
PW-22381 | A glyph function to select entities interactively was not working correctly. |
PW-22387 | Checking or un-checking Initialize Interior in the Defualts panel had no effect. |
PW-22410 | A Fluent .cas file was not imported correctly. |
PW-22415 | Path extrusion failed in a direction but not its mirror. |
PW-22424 | The shift+MMB zoom functionality was not behaving as expected. |
PW-22442 | Model Size was impacting 2D T-Rex layer growth unintentionally. |
PW-22457 | Revised the user manual entry for periodic domains to make it clearer. |
PW-22482 | Pointwise intermittently lost contact with RLM due to an error. |
PW-22494 | An unstructured block initialized with a negative volume cell. |
PW-22496 | 2D T-Rex used on a baffle was preventing a block from exporting. |
PW-22530 | Pointwise could not open a file. |
PW-22542 | The getLinkages command in glyph was returning incorrect information for the Python Glyph api. |
PW-22604 | The out of date icon appears incorrectly next to a block. |
PW-22643 | Projecting a Bezier curve incorrectly changed the type to Akima. |
PW-22648 | Pushing Cancel in Edit/Orient took an inordinate amount of time. |
PW-22649 | Switching between Isolate and All On in the Layers tab took progressively longer for each action. |
PW-22662 | Pointwise was writing prisms incorrectly for SU2 export. |
PW-22690 | A script occasionally failed to complete. |
PW-22696 | Without a volume condition set, the CART3D exporter was assigning a large integer. |
PW-22718 | Examine, Wall Orthogonality for empty, structured blocks failed to render correctly. |
PW-22719 | Domain initialization was not being journaled properly in the RC. |
PW-22720 | A Conic loses it shape after being split. |
PW-22738 | Sync Spacings was causing connectors to become over-refined. |
PW-22800 | Sync Spacings caused an unexpected exit. |
PW-22825 | Add/Remove faces menu quits responding. |
PW-22841 | Initialization of a convex domain caused an unexpected exit. |
Minimum Requirements for All Platforms:
Note: Pointwise V18.0 R1 and later will not be supported on 32-bit platforms.
Hardware | 64-bit | |
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![]() Microsoft Windows |
Intel
AMD |
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Intel
AMD |
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Intel |
Minimum Requirements:
Important Notes:
Operating System | 64-bit | |
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Windows 8.1 |
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Windows 10 |
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*There is a known incompatibility on Microsoft Windows between Dell Backup & Recovery software and Pointwise V18. If you experience problems opening or saving a file from Pointwise, Dell Backup & Recovery software should be disabled or uninstalled.
Operating System | Version | 64-bit |
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CentOS | 6 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 6 | |
SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop | 12 SP1 | |
Ubuntu Desktop | 14.04 |
Listed below are the specific versions of library packages that we have on our test machines where we know Pointwise works. Other dependences (e.g. libGL) are not explicitly listed below as they should be part of any standard install that includes the packages listed below.
expat-2.0.1-11.el6_2
fontconfig-2.8.0-3.el6
freetype-2.3.11-14.el6_3.1
libgcc-4.4.7-4.el6
libstdc++-4.4.7-3.el6
libX11-1.5.0-4.el6
libXau-1.0.6-4.el6
libxcb-1.8.1-1.el6
libXext-1.3.1-2.el6
libXft-2.3.1-2.el6
libXrender-0.9.7-2.el6
zlib-1.2.3-29.el6
expat-2.0.1-11.el6_2
fontconfig-2.8.0-5.el6
freetype-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
libgcc-4.4.7-16.el6
libstdc++-4.4.7-16.el6
libX11-1.6.0-6.el6
libXau-1.0.6-4.el6
libxcb-1.9.1-3.el6
libXext-1.3.2-2.1.el6
libXft-2.3.1-2.el6
libXrender-0.9.8-2.1.el6
zlib-1.2.3-29.el6
fontconfig
libbz2-1
libexpat1
libffi4
libfreetype6
libgcc_s1
libglib-2_0-0
libGLU1
libgobject-2_0-0
libgthread-2_0-0
libpcre1
libstdc++6
libX11-6
libXau6
libxcb1
libXext6
libXft2
libXrender1
libz1
2.11.0-4.19
1.0.6-29.2
2.1.0-17.1
5.3.1+r233831-9.1
2.5.5-7.5.1
5.3.1+r233831-9.1
2.38.2-5.12
9.0.0-15.1
2.38.2-5.12
2.38.2-5.12
8.33-3.314
1.6.8-11.1
5.3.1+r233831-9.1
1.6.2-4.12
1.0.8-4.58
1.10-3.1
1.3.2-3.61
2.3.1-9.32
0.9.8-3.56
1.2.8-5.1
libexpat1
libffi6
libfontconfig1
libfreetype6
libgcc1
libpcre3
libstdc++6
libx11-6
libxau6
libxcb1
libxdmcp6
libxext6
libxft2
libxrender1
zlib1g
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1
3.1~rc1+r3.0.13-12
2.11.0-0ubuntu4.1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5
1:4.9.1-0ubuntu1
1:8.31-2ubuntu2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1
4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1
2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2
1:1.0.8-1
1.10-2ubuntu1
1:1.1.1-1
2:1.3.2-1
2.3.1-2
1:0.9.8-1
1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1
Operating System | Version | 64-bit |
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El Capitan | 10.11 | |
Sierra | 10.12 | |
High Sierra | 10.13 |
Important: Pointwise V18.1 R1 will not support macOS versions older than 10.10.
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