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This page will help you navigate the finer points of Pointwise and act as a guide if SSI needs one.
This page will help you navigate the finer points of Pointwise and act as a guide if SSI needs one.
[http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Meshing Go here if you want to learn more about meshing in general.]
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHdUEgvTk9VXtMvfg_pUDsiVQl_uQhyrO Someone please watch these]
=Overview=
=Overview=
CAE = Computer aided engineering
CAE = Computer aided engineering
=Importing a Solidworks File=
=Importing a Solidworks File=
Quite often the arrangement of the surfaces created by the CAD software is not optimal for meshing. For example, the body of the filter tube is made up of four surfaces, but we probably only need one surface mesh patch to represent the whole tube. The complementary capability to Pointwise's solid modeling is quilting. Quilting allows the user to redefine the meshing regions from the original CAD surfaces to something more meaningful. In the filter tube example, we want Pointwise to create one surface mesh patch on all four filter tube surfaces. This is accomplished by quilting the four surfaces into one logical meshing region. By not requiring the grid boundaries to follow all the CAD topology, we end up with a simpler grid topology and higher mesh quality.
Quite often the arrangement of the surfaces created by the CAD software is not optimal for meshing. For example, the body of the filter tube is made up of four surfaces, but we probably only need one surface mesh patch to represent the whole tube. The complementary capability to Pointwise's solid modeling is quilting. Quilting allows the user to redefine the meshing regions from the original CAD surfaces to something more meaningful. In the filter tube example, we want Pointwise to create one surface mesh patch on all four filter tube surfaces. This is accomplished by quilting the four surfaces into one logical meshing region. By not requiring the grid boundaries to follow all the CAD topology, we end up with a simpler grid topology and higher mesh quality.
The quilt assembly feature has the ability to automatically assemble the quilts based on an angle criterion. The angle is defined as angular deviation between the normals of the adjacent surfaces.
The quilt assembly feature has the ability to automatically assemble the quilts based on an angle criterion. The angle is defined as angular deviation between the normals of the adjacent surfaces.
=Sources=
=Sources=
[http://www.pointwise.com/theconnector/July-2012/CAD-to-CFD-in-5-Minutes.shtml Adapted from ''From CAD to CFD in Five Minutes: The Complete Story of Meshing a Real Geometry Using Pointwise'']
[http://www.pointwise.com/theconnector/July-2012/CAD-to-CFD-in-5-Minutes.shtml Adapted from ''From CAD to CFD in Five Minutes: The Complete Story of Meshing a Real Geometry Using Pointwise'']
[http://www.pointwise.com/DIY/ DIY Pointwise Instructions]
[http://www.pointwise.com/DIY/ DIY Pointwise Instructions]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ze94LiODjw Getting Past the Blank Screen] Great tutorial for a 2D NACA airfoil.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIj97iUCB5Q SU2-Pointwise Workshop: Surface and Volume Meshing]
=Command Cheat Sheet=
Note: This guide is only for Windows.
Legend: RMB=Right Mouse Button, LMB=Left Mouse Button, MMB=Middle Mouse Button
==File==
New - Ctrl + N
Open - Ctrl + O
Save - Ctrl + S
Save As - Ctrl + Shift + S
Print to File Setup - Ctrl + Shift + P
Print to File - Ctrl + P
==Edit==
Undo - Ctrl + Z
Redo - Ctrl + Y
Cut - Ctrl + X
Copy - Ctrl + C
Paste - Ctrl + V
Delete - Delete
Delete Special - Ctrl + Delete
Project - Ctrl + Shift + J
Split - Ctrl + Q
Join - Ctrl + J
==View==
Zoom, Undo Zoom - Ctrl + F2
Zoom, Zoom to Fit - F2
Zoom, Zoom to Selection - Shift + F2
Manage Views, Recall View 1 - Ctrl + 1
Manage Views, Recall View 2 - Ctrl + 2
Manage Views, Recall View 3 - Ctrl + 3
Manage Views, Recall View 4 - Ctrl + 4
Manage Views, Recall View 5 - Ctrl + 5
Manage Views, Recall View 6 - Ctrl + 6
Manage Views, Save View 1 - Alt + 1
Manage Views, Save View 2 - Alt + 2
Manage Views, Save View 3 - Alt + 3
Manage Views, Save View 4 - Alt + 4
Manage Views, Save View 5 - Alt + 5
Manage Views, Save View 6 - Alt + 6
Set Rotation Point - Ctrl + Shift + Right Mouse Button
Reset, View - Ctrl + R
Reset, Pan - Ctrl + U
Reset, Rotation Point - Ctrl + Shift + R
Demote, Redraw - F5
Show Domains - Ctrl + F3
Show Connectors - Ctrl + F4
Show Nodes - Ctrl + F5
Show Database - Ctrl + Shift + F5
Show Axes - Ctrl + Shift + F3
Show XYZ Axes - Ctrl + Shift + F4
==Select==
Select All - Ctrl + A
Unselect All - Ctrl + D
Toggle Selection - Ctrl + T
Adjacent - Ctrl + Shift + N
All Adjacent - Ctrl + Shift + A
Mask - Ctrl + M
==Create==
Assemble domains without opening the panel - Ctrl + B
Assemble blocks without opening the panel - Ctrl + Shift + B
==Grid==
Dimension - Ctrl + W
Distribute - Ctrl + G
Initialize selected domains/blocks - Ctrl + I
==Script==
Re-Execute - Ctrl + E
==Miscellaneous==
Help - F1
OK - Ctrl + Enter
Cancel - Esc
Apply - Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Clear message window - Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Display point position and distance between it and last selected point - Alt + Right
Mouse Button
Cycle through selectable entities under cursor - Spacebar
Cycle through selectable entities under cursor in reversed order - Ctrl + Spacebar
Mask all except for spacings - F7
Mask all except for blocks - F9
Mask all except for domains - F10
Mask all except for connectors - F11
Mask all except for database - F12
Toggle Entity Mask - Shift + Mask Function Key
Unmask all except for spacings - Ctrl + F7
Unmask all except for blocks - Ctrl + F9
Unmask all except for domains - Ctrl + F10
Unmask all except for connectors - Ctrl + F11
Unmask all except for database - Ctrl + F12
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