Pointwise Partners with 3Dconnexion for 3D Mouse Support

FORT WORTH, TX, Mar 29, 2010 - The latest release of Pointwise’s computational fluid dynamics (CFD) meshing software includes support for 3Dconnexion’s complete line of award-winning 3D mice, giving design engineers a more intuitive and comfortable design process that helps increase productivity.

“Pointwise’s customers have been asking for 3D mouse support for quite some time and we’re happy to be able to provide them with this new capability in Pointwise V16.03,” said John Chawner, Pointwise’s president. “Speeding up the mesh generation process is one of our driving goals and studies have shown that 3D mice deliver an average productivity gain of 21 percent and a payback period of less than a month. 3Dconnexion’s products and support were keys to achieving this capability.”

3Dconnexion 3D mice deliver a level of interactive control that is unattainable with a traditional mouse and keyboard. Using a 3D mouse, Pointwise users will be able to manipulate models and meshes far more intuitively.

“Our 3D mice have provided designers with advanced productivity, navigation and comfort for years, and we are excited these benefits are now extended to the Pointwise community as well,” said Dieter Neujahr, president of 3Dconnexion. “We are confident that engineers using a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse in the Pointwise environment will realize immediate benefits – increased control over models, increased comfort with a two-handed work style, and more streamlined design workflows.”

Additional information regarding the use of 3D mice in CAD applications, including “The Economic Payback of 3D Mice for CAD Design Engineers” white paper developed by the Technology Assessment Group (TAG), is available at www.pointwise.com/3Dmouse.

About Pointwise, Inc.

Pointwise, Inc. is solving the top problem facing engineering analysts today – mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The company’s Gridgen and Pointwise software generates structured, unstructured and hybrid meshes; interfaces with CFD solvers, such as ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CD,  ANSYS CFX and OpenFOAM as well as many neutral formats, such as CGNS; runs on Windows (Intel and AMD), Linux (Intel and AMD), Mac and Unix, and has scripting languages that can automate CFD meshing. Large manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide rely on Pointwise as their complete CFD preprocessing solution. More information about Gridgen and Pointwise is available at pointwise.com.

For more information, visit www.pointwise.com.

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Additional News

Apr 20 - Pointwise v16.03 Ships, Offering Free 3D Mice to License
Mar 29 - Pointwise Partners with 3Dconnexion for 3D Mouse Support
Mar 23 - Pointwise CFD v16.03 Compatible with Win 7
Mar 08 - Pointwise v16.03 Creates Watertight CFD Models from CAD Files
Jan 27 - Pointwise Partners with Go Virtual for CFD Meshing
Nov 16 - Pointwise Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Jul 23 - Pointwise 16.02 R3 Released for CFD Mesh Checking
Jul 21 - Pointwise Interns Win for Muffins Mesh
Jun 19 - Pointwise Ships Gridgen v15.14 for CFD Hybrid Meshing
May 13 - Pointwise to Provide Overset Meshing for US Air Force CFD
Jan 13 - Pointwise v16.02 Released for CFD Mesh Checking
Dec 10 - Pointwise Releases Gridgen v15.13 for CFD Hybrid Meshing
Aug 13 - Lockheed Martin's Beesley to Keynote at Pointwise Meeting
Aug 12 - Pointwise Unveils Gridgen v15.12 for CFD Hybrid Meshing

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