Pointwise-18-3-r1 (EXTENDED — 2025)

: V18.3 introduced the ability for users to define their own keyboard shortcuts, allowing for faster navigation and operation during the meshing process.

: This marquee feature allows for the generation of regular hexahedral cells to fill space between near-wall boundary layers and the far-field. This approach is often more efficient than unstructured tetrahedra and can improve flow solver convergence and accuracy. pointwise-18-3-r1

: Later refinements within the V18.3 cycle (specifically R2) pushed surface meshing speeds up to 5x faster on benchmark grids through multi-threading and improved algorithms. pointwise-18-3-r1

: It maintains strong support for major solvers like ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CCM+ , and OpenFOAM. User Experience (Pros & Cons) Pros : pointwise-18-3-r1