The image from this presentation illustrates why adaptation is, like so many things in engineering, a poor black-box. For an SU2 view on this topic, read this presentation from the recent SU2 Conference. You can also view a recording of that presentation here (it’s about 52 minutes into the recording of day 3).

“Flashpoint” is a step in the direction that analysts have been imagining for decades. It’s the suite of tools under which Pointwise is bringing together high degrees of automation without giving up the manual control that’s so critical when automation fails. Use this link to sign up for the series of sessions that go into more detail on the first of these facilities: Automatic Surface Meshing.

An earlier issue highlighted the “theory” of this problem with streamtraces: why it’s often hard to do, why it’s needed, and how Tecplot has addressed it. We feature it again, this time directing you straight to the video. Click on this link to view the 160 second video that outlines how to use it.