Chapter 1: Installation Prerequisites for Windows

This document describes the prerequisite steps necessary to correctly install and configure all Ansys,
Inc. products on Windows platforms for Release 2025 R2. To view a complete list of the products available,
see Applications Included with Each Product (p. ?).

Note:

Ansys Workbench is installed by default as product components to most Ansys, Inc. products.
Ansys Workbench is not installed as part of the products under Ansys Additional Tools, nor
with the CFD-Post only option. Ansys Workbench includes the following applications:

• The Mechanical application

• DesignModeler

• DesignXplorer

• Meshing

• Remote Solve Manager

• Fluent Meshing

• EKM Client

• GRANTA Selector

• Minerva

• SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

Caution:

While SpaceClaim Direct Modeler and Ansys SpaceClaim can be installed

on the same computer, only one of the applications can be configured
with Ansys Workbench at any given time. Users can choose which version
to configure via the CAD Configuration Manager utility.

• SpaceClaim CATIA V5 Interface

• ECAD

Because some of these applications can be run as standalone applications without Ansys
Workbench, you will see some but not all of these listed separately as options when you

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uninstall. In such cases, you will need to select those options in order to uninstall those
components.

Where supported, IGES and STEP Geometry Interfaces will be installed.

Some procedures apply only to specific products and are so noted.

Important Notice
If you want to run multiple releases of Ansys, Inc. software, you MUST install them chronologically (for
example., Release 2025 R1 followed by Release 2025 R2). If you install an earlier release after installing
Release 2025 R2, you will encounter licensing issues that may prevent you from running any
products/releases. If you need to install an earlier release after you have already installed Release 2025
R2, you MUST uninstall Release 2025 R2, then re-install the releases in order.

Summary of New and Changed Features

The following features are new or changed at Release 2025 R2. Review these items carefully.

• A new -console command has been added to the "silent" Ansys Installation. When added to the
command line, this argument displays the clickwrap licensing agreement and log files.

• The Ansys installation program has been updated to support Ansys Speos for NX 2506.

• The Ansys Automated Installer includes the option of using your Ansys ID in conjunction with a proxy
server.

1.1. System Prerequisites

Ansys 2025 R2 is supported on the following Windows platforms and operating system levels. For up-
to-date information on hardware platforms or operating systems that have been certified, see the
Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

Table 1.1: Supported Windows Platforms

Processor Operating System Platform architecture Availability

(directory name)
x64 (64-bit) Windows 10 (Professional, Enterprise winx64 Download, USB
& Education), Windows 11
(Professional, Enterprise & Education),
Windows Server 2022 Standard,
Windows Server 2025 Standard

Note:

Home editions of Windows operating systems are not supported.

For detailed and current support information, see the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

Supported Products By Platform

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For a complete list of products supported by each platform, see the Platform Support by Applic-
ation PDF on the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

Supported Platforms for High Performance Computing

See the discussions on Configuring Distributed Ansys and Configuring Ansys CFX Parallel for detailed
information on supported platforms for distributed computing.

1.1.1. CAD Support

The following CAD and auxiliary programs are supported on the indicated products and platforms
(where the CAD product is supported on the noted platforms). Products are:

A = Mechanical APDL
W = Ansys Workbench
I = Ansys ICEM CFD (standalone and Ansys Workbench Readers)
S = Ansys Speos

Table 1.2: CAD Plugin Support by Platform

Product Windows 10 4 Windows

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ACIS 2024 A, W, I 1 A, W
Autodesk AutoCAD 2026 W, I W, I
Autodesk AutoCAD 2025 W, I5 W, I
Autodesk Inventor 2026 W, I
Autodesk Inventor 2025 W, I
CATIA 4.2.4 A, W, I A, W
CATIA V5–6R2024 A, W, I A, W
CATIA V5 (CADNexus CAPRI CAE Gateway V4.10.0) V5–6R2022, W, I2
V5–6R2023, V5-6R2024
CATIA V6 R2024x W, I W, I
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.7 W, I
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.6 W, I
Creo Parametric 11.0 A, W, I A, W, I
Creo Parametric 10.0 A, W, I A, W, I
Creo Parametric 9.0 A, W, I A, W
Creo Parametric 7.0 A, W, I A, W, I
Fusion 2.0.15995 onward W W
GEMS I
IDI MS8/9 I
IGES 3 A, W, I W
JT 10.8 W, I W
Parasolid 35.1 A, W, I W

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Product Windows 10 4 Windows

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NX 2312 6, 2406 6, 2412 6, 2506 6 A, W, I, S W, S
Revit 2024 W W
Rhinoceros 8.0 W, I W
Solid Edge 2025 W, I W, I
Solid Edge 2024 W, I W, I
SOLIDWORKS 2024 W, I W
SOLIDWORKS 2023 W,I W
SOLIDWORKS 2022 W, I W
SOLIDWORKS 2021 W, I
SOLIDWORKS 2020 W, I
SpaceClaim 2020 W
STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 W, I

1. For ICEM CFD standalone, ACIS 18.0.1 is the supported version for all platforms.

2. Requires V5-6R2016 or later.

3. IGES Versions 4.0, 5.2, and 5.3 are supported.

4. Professional, Education and Enterprise

5. Requires operating system's Anniversary Update version 1607 or higher

6. Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x64 required.

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7. Table 1.3: CAD Reader Support by Platform

Product Windows 10 4 Windows

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CATIA Reader 4 A, W, I A, W
CATIA Reader 5 A, W, I A, W
CATIA Reader 6 W, I W, I
Creo Parametric Reader A, W, I A, W, I
NX Reader A, W, I, S W, S
SOLIDWORKS Reader W, I W
Solid Edge Reader W, I W, I
Autodesk Inventor Reader W, I
Autodesk AutoCAD Reader W, I W, I

Note:

View the latest supported CAD packages at [Link]> Solutions> Solutions by Role>
IT Professionals> Platform Support> CAD Support.

1.2. Disk Space and Memory Requirements

You will need the disk space shown here for each product for installation and proper functioning. The
numbers listed here are the maximum amount of disk space you will need for each Ansys, Inc. product.
Depending on the options selected for each product and shared product features, you may require less
disk space when installing multiple products.

Product Disk Space (GB)

Ansys Additive 32.9
Ansys Aqwa 28.7
Ansys Autodyn 28.2
Ansys AVxcelerate Sensors 39.2
Ansys AVxcelerate Sensors Library for SCANeR 24.5
Ansys AVxcelerate Sensors Library for CarMaker 15.0
Ansys BladeModeler 26.0
Ansys CFD-Post only 28.8
Ansys CFX 29.7
Ansys Chemkin 29.5
Ansys Customization Files for User-Programmable Features 18.9
Ansys Discovery (Reduced Install) 31.5
Ansys Discovery (Full Install) 47.2
Ansys Dynamic Reporting 30.4

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Product Disk Space (GB)

Ansys EnSight 33.7
Ansys Electromagnetics Suite 43.9
Ansys Electromagnetics RSM 10.5
Ansys FENSAP-ICE 29.6
Ansys Fluent 44.4
Ansys Forte (includes EnSight) 32.6
Ansys Geometry Interfaces 20.7
Ansys Granta EduPack 14.7
Ansys Granta Selector 14.6
Ansys ICEM CFD 28.7
Ansys LS-DYNA 30.8
Ansys Lumerical 14.6
Ansys Material Calibration App 32.4
AnsysMaterial Designer 37.3
Ansys Mechanical Products 32.5
Ansys Medini Analyze 11.3
Ansys Medini Analyze QKit 11.1
Ansys ModelCenter 14.1
Ansys ModelCenter Remote Execution 11.7
Ansys ModelCenter MBSE Connector for Ansys SAM 10.5
Ansys ModelCenter MBSE Connector for Capella 10.5
Ansys ModelCenter MBSE Connector for Cameo 2019 10.5
Ansys ModelCenter MBSE Connector for Cameo 2021-2024 10.5
Ansys ModelCenter MBSE Connector for GENESYS 10.5
Ansys ModelCenter MBSE Connector for Rhapsody 10.5
Ansys Model Fuel Library (Encrypted) 29.5
Ansys Motion 29.5
Ansys Optics Launcher 10.6
Ansys optiSLang 15.7
Ansys optiSLang AI 17.6
Ansys optiSLang App Generation 16.1
Ansys Polyflow (including CFD-Post) 42.5
Ansys Reaction Workbench 29.5
Ansys Rocky 13.7
Ansys Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services 17.7
Ansys Sherlock 31.9
Ansys Sinda 11.6
Ansys Sound: SAS 17.2

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Product Disk Space (GB)

Ansys Sound - JLT 16.4
Ansys Sound - CSS 16.8
Ansys Sound - VRS 17.4
Ansys Sound - ASDfoEV 17.1
Ansys Speos 34.3
Ansys Speos Libraries 13.3
AnsysSpeos HPC 11.2
Speos for Creo Parametric 8 17.9
Speos for Creo Parametric 9 17.9
Speos for Creo Parametric 10 17.9
Speos for Creo Parametric 11 17.9
Speos for NX 2312 17.9
Speos for NX 2406 17.9
Speos for NX 2412 17.9
Speos for NX 2506 17.9
Ansys Speos RPC 10.8
Ansys Thermal Desktop 11.0
Ansys TurboGrid 22.7
Ansys TwinAI 18.1
Ansys Twin Builder 45.1
Ansys Zemax 12.3
Disk space required to install all products 198.7

Product installations also require an additional 500 MB of free disk space during an installation.

Memory Requirements

You must have a minimum of 8 GB of memory to run product installations; 16 or 32 GB of memory

is recommended.

1.3. Software Prerequisites

You must have the following software installed on your system. Administrator privileges are required
to install these files. These software prerequisites are installed automatically when you launch the
product installation. If, after installing the Ansys products, you need to check your system for these
software prerequisites or re-install any of them at a later date, open the Product & CAD Configuration
Manager and select Check for Required Prerequisites or Install Required Prerequisites.

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• A minimum version of Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 is required.

Note:

If your computer does not have Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 installed, the install-
ation program installs .NET 4.6.2 as a prerequisite and may require a system restart
after exiting the installation and before running any Ansys products.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 is required for:

– Ansys Discovery

– Ansys Granta EduPack

– Ansys Granta Selector

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (32 and 64 bit versions)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (32 and 64 bit versions)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (32 and 64 bit versions)

Prior to installing, you can find the executables for the software prerequisites in the root \prereq
directory of the media/download package.

For additional information on Ansys Thermal Desktop and Sinda software prerequisites, see Thermal
Desktop Installation and Licensing Guide

1.4. Requirements for the GPU Accelerator in Mechanical APDL

Your system must meet the following requirements to use the GPU accelerator capability in Mechanical
APDL. For information on the most recently tested NVIDIA GPU cards, see the GPU Accelerator Capab-
ilities PDF on the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

• The machine(s) being used for the simulation must contain at least one NVIDIA GPU card.

• A minimum 16GB of on-card memory is recommended in order to achieve meaningful acceleration

in simulations that can use the NVIDIA GPU card.

• To achieve optimal performance, only NVIDIA GPU cards with significant double precision performance
(FP64) are recommended for use with the sparse direct solver and eigensolvers based on the sparse
solver (for example, Block Lanczos or subspace). The following cards are recommended:

Recommended Solvers
Card Release Sparse Iterative (PCG, Mixed
Year (Direct) etc.)
NVIDIA B300 2025 Y Y Y
NVIDIA B200 2025 Y Y Y
NVIDIA B100 2025 Y Y Y

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NVIDIA A800 2024 Y Y Y

NVIDIA H100 2022 Y Y Y
NVIDIA A30 2021 Y Y Y
NVIDIA A100 2020 Y Y Y

NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada 2024 N Y Y

NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada, A4500 2023 N Y Y
Ada
NVIDIA L40 2022 N Y Y
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 2022 N Y Y
NVIDIA RTX A5500 2022 N Y Y
NVIDIA A16, A10 2021 N Y Y
NVIDIA RTX A5000, A4500, 2021 N Y Y
A4000
NVIDIA RTX A6000 2020 N Y Y
NVIDIA A40 2020 N Y Y

• For NVIDIA GPU cards, note the following:

1. The Mechanical APDL software installation provides the necessary CUDA 12.8 libraries to ac-
celerate the FEA solution. No separate installation of CUDA is required.

2. The GPU driver is not installed by Mechanical APDL. The driver version must be 527.41 or
newer. For optimal performance on Windows, the TCC (Tesla Compute Cluster) driver mode
is recommended when using Tesla series GPU cards. Some limitations exist when using this
driver mode. Check your GPU card documentation for more details on how to set this driver
mode and the existing limitations.

3. The CUDA 12.8 libraries only support Visual Studio 2022 Professional.

• To utilize a NVIDIA GPU device that is not on the recommended list of cards, set the following envir-
onment variable:

ANSGPU_OVERRIDE=1

This is most beneficial when you wish to run on newer NVIDIA GPUs that were not available at the
time of release of this version of the Ansys program. If you choose to use this environment variable,
you should ensure that the NVIDIA GPU device that you wish to use is sufficiently powerful, in terms
of both double-precision compute power and on-card memory, to achieve meaningful acceleration
for your simulation. Using this environment variable with an underpowered CPU may actually decel-
erate your simulation.

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• For details on HPC licensing, see HPC Licensing in the Parallel Processing Guide.

Note:

On Windows, the use of Remote Desktop may disable the use of a GPU device. Launching
Mechanical APDL through the Ansys Remote Solve Manager (RSM) when RSM is installed as
a service may also disable the use of a GPU. In these two scenarios, the GPU accelerator
capability cannot be used. Using the TCC (Tesla Compute Cluster) driver mode, if applicable,
can circumvent this restriction.

1.5. Additional Hardware and Software Requirements

• Intel 64 / AMD64 system with the correct operating system version installed

• 8 GB of RAM (Minimum)

• 128 GB free on the hard drive is recommended

• A current default web browser must be installed to view the Ansys internet-based help document-
ation.

For a complete list of supported browsers, see the Browser Support PDF on the Platform Support
section of the Ansys Website.

For a local copy of the product documentation on your system, download an installable version from
the Ansys Download Center. Instructions for installing the Local Help are included with the download
package.

• Discrete graphics card with the latest drivers and compatible with the supported operating systems.
For full functionality, use of a recent NVIDIA Quadro or AMD FirePro card with at least 1 GB of discrete
video memory and supporting OpenGL version 4.5 or above. Intel Iris Pro Integrated graphics has
also been used successfully.

For information on the most recently tested graphics cards, see the Graphics Cards Tested PDF on
the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.

For Ansys Discovery, see Product Installation

Note:

– Vendor Legacy Support: To be compatible, legacy GL 4.5 compliant cards

should still be within the official legacy support period of their respective
graphics vendor, and must still be receiving regular driver updates. Visit the
appropriate vendor websites to review legacy hardware lists.

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• A minimum screen resolution of: 1024 x 768 (4:3 aspect ratio), 1366 x 768 (16:9 aspect ratio) or 1280
x 800 (16:10 aspect ratio) with minimum 24 bit color. A higher screen resolution such as 1920x1080
(16:9) or 1920x1200 (16:10) is strongly recommended for most applications.

Note:

– Some combinations of graphics card type, operating system, and MPEG resolution
fail to play MPEGs properly. You may be able to get normal playback results simply
by changing the MPEG settings. Alternatively, you can upgrade your graphics card.

– Ultra High Definition (4K) Graphics Cards: Use of Ultra High Definition (4K)
graphics cards may cause a number of cosmetic display issues (including enlarged
or reduced text and incorrect positioning of option labels). These issues do not affect
the functionality of the installation program.

• Microsoft Mouse or a mouse. Most applications require a three-button mouse.

• If you use a 3Dconnexion product, ensure that you have the latest version of the drivers installed.

• Approximately twice as much swap space as memory. The amount of memory swap space on the
system may limit the size of the Ansys model that can be created and/or solved.

• TCP/IP for the license manager (see the Ansys Licensing Guide for more information on TCP/IP).

Although TCP/IP is included as part of the operating system, it may not be installed by default. When
TCP/IP is installed, it must be bound to a network adapter. On machines that are connected to an
internal network, TCP/IP must be bound to a network card such as an Ethernet adapter. The vast
majority of systems using TCP/IP will fall into this category. On machines that connect to the internet
or corporate intranet through a modem, TCP/IP can be bound to the Remote Access Service. Also,
the Autodial option of the Internet Options must be disabled so that the machine does not attempt
to connect to the Internet every time Ansys is run. See the Ansys Licensing Guide for more information.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 11 or greater is recommended for proper operation of Ansys Workbench.
Once the correct version of IE is installed, it does not have to be your default Internet browser. After
installation, simply run your preferred browser and reestablish it as the default.

• PDF reader software is required to read the installation guides and other user documentation.

To access our help system videos, Ansys recommends that you set Windows Media Player as your
default.

1.5.1. Ansys Additive Software Requirements

The Ansys Additive application uses ports 5000, 7000, 7933, 7934, 7935, 8125, 8181, 9002, 9042, and
9711 to allow communication among the components in the application. See Ansys Additive will not
start immediately after installation (p. ?) to troubleshoot if these ports are not open.

All other requirements for Additive are the same as the default requirements for all Ansys products.

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1.5.2. Ansys AVxcelerate Sensors Software Requirements

For AVxcelerate Sensors products, additional requirements are listed in the AVxcelerate Sensors Install-
ation Guide.

1.5.3. Ansys Discovery Software Requirements

Prior to installing Discovery, verify that your installation computer meets the following prerequisites.

Operating System Requirements

One of the following:

• Microsoft® Windows 10 version 22H2 (Professional, Enterprise & Education)

– Supported Releases: General Availability Channel and Long-Term Servicing Channel (Windows
10 Only)

• Microsoft® Windows 11 version 22H2 or later (Professional, Enterprise & Education)

• Microsoft® Windows Server 2022 (Standard) or Windows Server 2025 (Standard)

System Requirements

• 64-bit Intel or AMD system

• Disk Space and Memory:

– 16 GB RAM or greater

– 32 GB disk space

Cloud Burst Computing Requirements

Requirements for a successful burst-to-cloud experience are described in Requirements for Cloud Burst
Computing.

Video Card Requirements

User systems should have a dedicated graphics card for Discovery. As detailed in the table below, Dis-
covery's minimum and recommended video card requirements differ depending on the product stage
and solver being used.

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For information on the most recently tested graphics cards, see the Platform Support section of the
Ansys Website and view the Graphics Cards Tested PDF for your release.

Note:

With a 4K monitor, Ansys recommends use of a video card with more than 4 GB of
dedicated video memory.

Table 1.4: Discovery Stages and Video Card Requirements

Discovery Minimum Video Card Requirements Recommended Video Card Requirements

Stage
and
Solver
• Model Dedicated graphics card with the Dedicated NVIDIA Quadro or AMD
stage latest vendor drivers supporting Radeon Pro graphics card with the
OpenGL version 4.6 and a minimum latest vendor drivers supporting
of 2 GB of dedicated video memory OpenGL version 4.6 and a minimum
of 4 GB of dedicated video memory
• Explore • Dedicated NVIDIA GPU, Maxwell • Dedicated NVIDIA GPU, Pascal series
stage series or newer or newer

• Refine • 4 GB of dedicated video memory • 8 GB dedicated video memory

stage
with Note: Note:
LiveGX
solver Update your graphics Update your graphics
card to the latest drivers card to the latest drivers
from the NVIDIA website from the NVIDIA website
prior to installation. At a prior to installation. At a
minimum, you must be minimum, you must be
using driver version using driver version
456.38. 456.38.

With AMD cards and With AMD cards and

non-compliant NVIDIA non-compliant NVIDIA
cards, Discovery still cards, Discovery still
functions but access to functions but access to
the Explore stage, or to the Explore stage, or to
the Refine stage using the Refine stage using
the LiveGX solver, is the LiveGX solver, is
disabled. disabled.

• Refine Dedicated NVIDIA Quadro or AMD Dedicated NVIDIA Quadro or AMD

stage Radeon Pro graphics card with the Radeon Pro graphics card with the
with latest vendor drivers supporting latest vendor drivers supporting

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Discovery Minimum Video Card Requirements Recommended Video Card Requirements

Stage
and
Solver
Fluent OpenGL version 4.6 and a minimum OpenGL version 4.6 and a minimum
solver of 4 GB of dedicated video memory of 8 GB of dedicated video memory

• Refine
stage
with
MAPDL
solver

Note:

You can download the latest official NVIDIA drivers from [Link]/download/in-
[Link].

Unsupported Video Cards

The following cards are no longer supported at 2025 R2. In general, Discovery maintains support for as
long as NVIDIA drivers and SDKs allow:

• Consumer

– GeForce 600 series (for example, GeForce GT625)

→ NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

→ NVIDIA GeForce GT 640

→ NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

→ NVIDIA GeForce GT 740

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

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→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (192-bit)

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN

• ProViz

– Quadro Kxxx series

→ Quadro 410/420

→ Quadro K600/620

→ Quadro K[1/2/4]200

→ Quadro K2000D

→ Quadro K[2/4/5]000

– Quadro Kx000M series

→ Quadro K[1/2/3/4/5]000M

– Quadro Kx100M series

→ Quadro K500M

→ Quadro K[1/2/3/4/5]100M

• Datacenter

– GRID K520 (AWS EC2 g2 instance)

– Tesla K10

Miscellaneous Requirements

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

• Microsoft [Link] Core Runtime 8.0

• Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0

• Microsoft .NET Runtime 8.0

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• Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 x64 Redistributable

• OpenCL 1.2

• OpenGL 4.6

• Windows Media Player is required for viewing the videos that appear on the Ansys Discovery
Welcome Screen

Note:

Microsoft .NET 8.0 is included with both the full and reduced Discovery installations.

Prerequisite Requirement Checking and Reporting

Upon launching Discovery after installation, prerequisite checking occurs automatically to ensure there
are no installation issues that may lead to unexpected behaviors or failures. The results of these checks
are reported in several ways:

• When you launch Discovery, a dialog box reports any missing or out-of-date prerequisites that
were identified.

• Results of the prerequisite checks are captured in the Discovery application log.

• The SID reports any missing or out-of-date prerequisites that were identified when Discovery
was launched, as well as results concerning prerequisite checking specific to the Explore and
Refine stages.

Reporting Issues to Ansys Customer Support

If you encounter issues running Discovery, follow this procedure:

1. Open the Windows command prompt as administrator.

2. Run this command:

"<ansys-install-location>/Framework/bin/Win64/[Link]" --check-system-
compatibility

3. Capture the output of the command and include it, along with the Discovery application log,
when contacting Ansys customer support.

1.5.4. 3Dconnexion Software Product Support

Only specific Ansys applications have been tested for manipulating the model (turning, zooming,
panning, etc.) with the 3Dconnexion products. While these 3Dconnexion products do provide signi-
ficantly enhanced 3D control over viewing the model, they do not function as a mouse replacement
and selection operations still require a mouse. For a complete list of 3Dconnexion products certified
with the current release of Ansys applications, see the 3Dconnexion Devices Certification PDF on
the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website

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To use a 3Dconnexion product with the listed products, you must download and install the appropriate
Microsoft Windows driver for your version of Windows. Refer to [Link] for
more information on using Space products and to download the appropriate drivers.

Spaceball/Connexion3D functionality in Ansys Discovery

• Only the "FIT" built in function is supported.

• Most of the other operations can be simulated by mapping Connexion functions to keyboard
shortcuts supported in Ansys Discovery.

1.5.5. Ansys ModelCenter Software Requirements

Important:

Uninstall any 25R1 and earlier versions of ModelCenter software before installing Model-
Center from the Ansys unified installer.

System Requirements

• GPU Hardware acceleration is required for plotting.

• One of the following must be installed before using ModelCenter products:

– Java 8 - support is deprecated and is no longer recommended for use in production envir-
onments.

– Java 11 LTS – fully supported

– Java 17 LTS – fully supported

– Java 21 LTS -- currently in Beta support. Use is permitted but should be approached with
caution in critical environments.

ModelCenter MBSE Connector Prerequisites

• You must install ModelCenter to install a ModelCenter MBSE connector. ModelCenter Remote Exe-
cution is also required if you want to use MCRE components in ModelCenter MBSE.

• The related Systems Architecture Modeling (SAM) tool must be installed before installing the MBSE
connector. See the ModelCenter Installation Guide for more information.

– MagicDraw/Cameo must also be configured before the connector is installed.

– Rhapsody – to import requirements from DOORS NG, you must select specific add-ons when
installing.

1.5.6. Ansys Granta EduPack Software Requirements

The requirements for Ansys Granta EduPack are the same as the default requirements for all Ansys
products, with the following exceptions:

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Operating System Requirements

One of the following:

• Microsoft® Windows 10 version 22H2 or later (Professional, Enterprise & Education)

• Microsoft® Windows 11 version 22H2 or later (Professional, Enterprise & Education)

1.5.7. Ansys Granta Selector Software Requirements

The requirements for Ansys Granta Selector are the same as the default requirements for all Ansys
products, with the following exceptions:

Operating System Requirements

One of the following:

• Microsoft® Windows 10 version 22H2 or later (Professional, Enterprise & Education)

• Microsoft® Windows 11 version 22H2 or later (Professional, Enterprise & Education)

1.5.8. Speos Software Requirements

With the exception of the graphics adapter, the requirements for Ansys Speos are the same as the
default requirements for all other Ansys products. Ansys Speos requires a minimum NVIDIA A5000
graphics adapter with a 572.60 NVIDIA driver.

Note:

Ansys certifies one Nvidia driver per release for Speos. That means other or subsequent
drivers are not officially supported and may not work.

Regional Settings
When using "Regional Settings>Additional Settings", you must use a dot as decimal symbol and a
space as digit grouping symbol.

[Link]. Speos for NX Software Requirements

To be able to use Speos for NX, during a Siemens NX installation you must install the Programming
Tool module for the NX 2312 version and subsequent (NX 2406, NX 2412).

[Link]. Ansys Optical Labs Software Requirements

This page presents the hardware and software requirements of the Ansys Optical Labs. The Ansys
Optical Labs are exclusively integrated in Ansys SPEOS installation.

The workstation should meet or exceed the following requirements.

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Graphic Adapter
Only required for 3D Energy Density Lab and Virtual Reality Lab.

Table 1.5: 3D Energy Density Lab and Virtual Reality Lab Graphics

3D Energy Density Lab Virtual Reality Lab

• NVIDIA graphics • AMD or NVIDIA graphics processor
processor
• Support of OpenCL 1.2 minimum
• Support of OpenGL v2.1
minimum • Support of OpenGL v2.1 minimum

SDK OpenCL is not required for GPU since it is included with

the drivers.

Active Stereoscopy can only be done on QUADRO and

FIREPRO cards.

• HDR only supports the NVIDIA graphics processor. Refer to

your GPU specifications to ensure HDR compatibility.

Additional VR Lab Requirements

Examples of Speos 360 Files Memory Requirements

This table contains a list of characteristics associated to Speos 360 files and the corresponding GPU
memory required for a correct display.

The following examples are for a 1920*1080 screen resolution.

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Network and Access Requirements for VR Lab in Multiscreen

• Port 51008 must be available for the OPTIS Daemon in TCP.

• Port 51004 must be available for Virtual Reality Lab in TCP.

• Port 51005 must be available for Virtual Reality Lab in multicast UDP.

• Maximal Transmission Unit value must be set to default value (1500 bytes).

SIM2 HDR monitor for Virtual Reality Lab

• HDR47 Series monitor

• SIM2 HDR monitor has to be dedicated for rendering and a standard monitor for interface.

• High Dynamic Range DVI signal connector (#11).

Note:

Press F1 key on the remote control to activate the HDRI mode. See your SIM2 HDR
display user manual for more information.

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1.5.9. Ansys Thermal Desktop and Sinda Software Requirements

For additional information on Ansys Thermal Desktop and Sinda Requirements, see Thermal Desktop
Installation and Licensing Guide

1.6. Third-Party Software and other Security Considerations

The following third-party products are used as part of the installation process. In order for the installation
to work properly, you must allow access to these products.

Product Name Executable Name

Tcl [Link]
Tk [Link]
Perl [Link]
7zip [Link]
Microsoft .NET .net
Framework

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