We have released a new maintenance version of CAESES/FFW. Detailed version information is given in the changes log. Download The new version contains additional tutorials for coupling OpenFOAM to CAESES/FFW, as well as new examples projects for partially parametric modeling…

Today’s engineering firms have embraced optimization as a critical component within simulation-driven design. Although the algorithms are reasonably mature and well understood, the different methods for the shape variation of critical surfaces and components are not. This whitepaper gives a…

Coming up soon: With the next major release, FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS will provide the first version of its freeform deformation, greatly complementing the existing shift transformations of CAESES. This new functionality allows users of CAESES to easily deform imported CAD geometries…

Today, Pointwise Inc. and FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS have signed a software sharing agreement. Pointwise’s meshing software generates structured, unstructured, and hybrid meshes; interfaces with ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CD, ANSYS CFX and OpenFOAM as well as many neutral formats such as CGNS; runs…