Gridgen
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| - | Gridgen is a commercial mesh generator developed and | + | Gridgen is a commercial mesh generator developed, distributed, and supported by Pointwise, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Development of Gridgen began in 1984 and commercialization began in 1994. |
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| - | #Structured (mapped quad and hex) | + | == Supported Mesh Types == |
| - | # | + | |
| - | #Native | + | #Structured (mapped quad and hex) |
| - | # | + | #Unstructured (Delaunay tri and tet) |
| - | # | + | #Hybrid (prism-tet, hex-pyramid-tet, etc.) |
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| + | == Geometry Modeling == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Geometry import formats include the following. | ||
| + | |||
| + | #IGES | ||
| + | #STEP | ||
| + | #Pro/E | ||
| + | #CATIA V4 and V5 | ||
| + | #UG | ||
| + | #STL | ||
| + | |||
| + | Geometry export includes the following formats. | ||
| + | |||
| + | #IGES | ||
| + | #Gridgen Native | ||
| + | |||
| + | == CFD Solver Interfaces == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Gridgen can export meshes and boundary conditions in the following native formats. | ||
| + | |||
| + | #ADPAC | ||
| + | #CFDSHIP-IOWA | ||
| + | #CFD++ | ||
| + | #CFX-4 and CFX-5 | ||
| + | #CGNS | ||
| + | #CNSFV | ||
| + | #COBALT | ||
| + | #COMO | ||
| + | #CRUNCH | ||
| + | #DTNS | ||
| + | #EXODUS II | ||
| + | #FALCON | ||
| + | #FANS | ||
| + | #FDNS/UNIC | ||
| + | #FLUENT V4 and FLUENT | ||
| + | #GASP | ||
| + | #GUST | ||
| + | #INCA V2 and V3 | ||
| + | #NCC | ||
| + | #NPARC | ||
| + | #NSAERO | ||
| + | #OVERFLOW | ||
| + | #PHOENICS | ||
| + | #SCRYU and SCRYU/Tetra | ||
| + | #Splitflow | ||
| + | #STAR-CCM+ | ||
| + | #STAR-CD | ||
| + | #TACOMA | ||
| + | #TASCflow | ||
| + | #TEAM | ||
| + | #TETREX | ||
| + | #VSAERO and VSAEROhybrid | ||
| + | #WIND and WIND-US | ||
| + | |||
| + | Grid files (without boundary conditions) may also be written in the following formats. | ||
| + | |||
| + | #PLOT3D | ||
| + | #PATRAN | ||
| + | #NASTRAN | ||
| + | #UCD | ||
| + | #VRML 1.0 | ||
| + | #STL | ||
| + | #XPATCH | ||
| + | #IGES | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Hardware Support == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Gridgen runs on the following platforms. | ||
| + | |||
| + | # Windows on Intel and AMD | ||
| + | # Linux on Intel and AMD) | ||
| + | # Mac | ||
| + | # HP/Compaq/DEC Tru64 Unix | ||
| + | # HP-UX 11.11 on PA-RISC | ||
| + | # HP-UX 11.23 on Itanium | ||
| + | # IBM AIX | ||
| + | # SGI IRIX | ||
| + | # Sun Solaris | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Scripting == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Gridgen has a Tcl-based scripting language called GridgenGlyph that can automate CFD meshing. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://www.pointwise.com/ Pointwise's web site] | [http://www.pointwise.com/ Pointwise's web site] | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 8 April 2006
Gridgen is a commercial mesh generator developed, distributed, and supported by Pointwise, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Development of Gridgen began in 1984 and commercialization began in 1994.
Contents |
Supported Mesh Types
- Structured (mapped quad and hex)
- Unstructured (Delaunay tri and tet)
- Hybrid (prism-tet, hex-pyramid-tet, etc.)
Geometry Modeling
Geometry import formats include the following.
- IGES
- STEP
- Pro/E
- CATIA V4 and V5
- UG
- STL
Geometry export includes the following formats.
- IGES
- Gridgen Native
CFD Solver Interfaces
Gridgen can export meshes and boundary conditions in the following native formats.
- ADPAC
- CFDSHIP-IOWA
- CFD++
- CFX-4 and CFX-5
- CGNS
- CNSFV
- COBALT
- COMO
- CRUNCH
- DTNS
- EXODUS II
- FALCON
- FANS
- FDNS/UNIC
- FLUENT V4 and FLUENT
- GASP
- GUST
- INCA V2 and V3
- NCC
- NPARC
- NSAERO
- OVERFLOW
- PHOENICS
- SCRYU and SCRYU/Tetra
- Splitflow
- STAR-CCM+
- STAR-CD
- TACOMA
- TASCflow
- TEAM
- TETREX
- VSAERO and VSAEROhybrid
- WIND and WIND-US
Grid files (without boundary conditions) may also be written in the following formats.
- PLOT3D
- PATRAN
- NASTRAN
- UCD
- VRML 1.0
- STL
- XPATCH
- IGES
Hardware Support
Gridgen runs on the following platforms.
- Windows on Intel and AMD
- Linux on Intel and AMD)
- Mac
- HP/Compaq/DEC Tru64 Unix
- HP-UX 11.11 on PA-RISC
- HP-UX 11.23 on Itanium
- IBM AIX
- SGI IRIX
- Sun Solaris
Scripting
Gridgen has a Tcl-based scripting language called GridgenGlyph that can automate CFD meshing.
