EnSight CFD turns 2.1

We are pleased to announce the release of EnSight CFD v2.1.

This version has the following improvements in the GUI.

1) New, Cleaner, Unified Toolbar
2) Native File > Open Dialogs (Mac users and Windows users will especially notice)
3) Improved GUI panels locking, tabbing, etc.
4) Unified several File Dialogs

1) The New Toolbar is improved in these ways
- It has fewer options and only the important ones are shown, making it easier to learn
- The view icons, which were frequently used were brought to the top, making them easier to find
- Unifying the icons on the toolbar for a better appearance
- Assumes that parts and variables panels will be used
- Consolidates several buttons under the Views menu
- Puts detailed panels such as Properties, Annotations, and Calculator on the right side

2) The Native Dialogs is improved in these ways
- File > Open now uses the Windows and Mac file navigation dialog making the search for your dataset much easier and more natural
- Printing, Colors, and other native dialogs used
- First you select the dataset to be opened. Then a separate dialog asks for details like the timestep, transient information, and other options.

3) The GUI panels are improved in these ways
- Less prone to move by accident
- Locking available and on by default to prevent them from moving
- Tabbing if you like to tab your panels
- These controls hidden by default, but easily accessed with a right-click

4) File > Open unifies several previous menus
File > Restore Session, File > Open handles sessions
File > Open can accept sessions, datasets, and images

Capabilities are pretty much the same as version 2.0.

So EnSight 2.1 does not introduce new capabilities. Its target was to make the current capabilities easier, more natural, and more pleasant to look at. Let us know if you like it.

There is still the free and paid versions of EnSight CFD.