30 September 2005 - Pointwise recently announced a special program for engineers using the popular computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software FLUENT. Between now and 31 December 2005, FLUENT users can add a Gridgen license for 50 percent off Gridgen’s list price.

Gridgen is a complete meshing toolkit used to generate three-dimensional (3D) hybrid grids for complex geometries in a production environment, often where CFD is mission critical. The software's origins are in the demanding U.S. aerospace industry, where Gridgen continues to earn its reputation for usability and high quality grids, both of which are vital for reliable simulations. Today Gridgen is used worldwide in aerospace, automotive, power generation, chemical process and other industries for which CFD is an integral part of the design process. Examples of where Gridgen is being used can be found online at www.pointwise.com.

About Pointwise: Pointwise is solving the top problem facing engineering analysts today: mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Gridgen runs on Windows, Linux, Mac and Unix; generates structured, unstructured, and hybrid grids; and interfaces with CFD solvers such as ANSYS CFX, FLUENT, and STAR-CD as well as many neutral formats like CGNS (www.cgns.org). Large manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide rely on Gridgen as their complete pre-processing toolkit. Further information on Gridgen can be obtained from Pointwise's web site, www.pointwise.com.

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