Pointwise Training

Syllabus

Day 1

• Introduction: Pointwise basics will be reviewed, including the GUI, terminology and meshing concepts.
• Database Creation: Create a simple 3D database using the most commonly employed database tools, including curve and surface creation and the layer manager.
• 3D Structured: Practice creating connectors and assembling domains and blocks to create an axi- symmetric grid on the database you previously created.
• Structured Solver: Learn every detail about the elliptic PDE solver attributes and when and where certain attribute settings make sense.

Day 2

• 3D Unstructured: Create a simple 3D unstructured grid using techniques for curve creation, grid point distribution, and more.
• Unstructured Solver: Learn how to control tri- and tet-cell sizes and about the tools that help you automatically cluster unstructured domains to underlying database curvature.
• Extrusions: Tackle all the extrusion types supported by Pointwise - Normal, Rotate, Translate and Path - and face assembly for extrusions. See how to combine extrusions into hybrid grid topologies.
• More Tools: Delve deeper into editing tools, connector dimension and distribution commands, and other tools.

Day 3

• Solid Modeling: Use Pointwise's solid modeling capability - model and quilt assembly and surface trimming - to overcome inconsistencies in CAD data and make meshing more efficient.
• T-Rex: A thorough overview of the concepts underlying the anisotropic tetrahedral meshing tool (T-Rex) equips you to use this powerful tool, including setup in the unstructured solver, using push attributes for top-down mesh control, and prism recombination from the resulting tetrahedra.
• Glyph2: Receive an introduction to Pointwise's powerful scripting capabilities and learn more about how to use this time saving tool to create templates and macros.