ESI Group's CFD Division is proud to announce the V2009 release. The fact that this release comes just six months after our last major release proves that ESI Group is working hard to implement the features that the market demands in a timely manner. We welcome and encourage all of our customers to download and use the latest versions, which include numerous enhancements.

Included in the V2009 release are significant updates to:

• CFD-ACE+ Advanced CFD and Multiphysics Solver
• CFD-FASTRAN CFD Physics Solver
• CFD-CADalyzer Upfront CFD Design Tool
  
• CFD-GEOM Geometry Modeler and Mesh Generator
• CFD-VisCART Cartesian Mesh Generator
• CFD-VIEW Solution Analysis and Visualization Tool

Enhancements have been made to increase usability, robustness and accuracy, and we are sure that these new versions will make for a worthwhile upgrade to your CFD toolset.

The remainder of this note gives you some information about the V2009 software release. Please read on to learn more about the updates and let us know if you have any comments or questions.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You will require a new license to run V2009.x versions! ESI Group licensing policy requires licensing to the version of the software. This means that if you currently have a V2008.x license file you will need to replace it with a V2009.x license file. These are available upon request to your ESI license or sales representative. If you are not sure who that is, you should contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , and please include your existing V2008.x license file for the quickest service.

V2009 Release Highlights

As with previous releases, there are many improvements to features, performance, and robustness. Below is a short bullet list of some of the top reasons why you should consider upgrading to V2009. For a full description of the new and improved features, as well as usage and limitation information, please consult the relevant release note document, which is included in the RELEASE package download files and can also be found