Is Pointwise Parallel?

This article presents a programmer’s view of the nuances involved in answering that seemingly simple question. Keep any eye on your CPU usage the next time you perform a time-consuming tasks on Pointwise to see how Pointwise uses the specialized tool, rather than the raw horsepower. And if you want to limit the number of threads Pointwise can use, this page of the User Manual explains how to use the parameter tbbinit.