Chapter 1: Installation Prerequisites For Windows

Chapter 1: Installation Prerequisites for Windows
This document describes the steps necessary to correctly install and configure all Ansys, Inc. products
on Windows platforms for Release 2022 R1. These products include:
• Ansys Discovery
– Ansys Discovery (includes SpaceClaim)
– Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim
• Electronics Reliability
– Ansys Sherlock
• Ansys Explicit Dynamics
– Ansys Autodyn
– Ansys LS-DYNA
• Ansys Fluid Dynamics
– Ansys CFD-Post only
– Ansys CFX (includes Ansys CFD-Post)
– Ansys Chemkin
– Ansys Energico
– Ansys Model Fuel Library
– Ansys Reaction Workbench
– Ansys EnSight
– Ansys FENSAP-ICE
– Ansys Fluent (includes Ansys CFD-Post)
– Ansys Forte
– Ansys TurboGrid
– Ansys Polyflow (includes Ansys CFD-Post)
• Ansys ICEM CFD
Release Release 2022 R1 - © ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential
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Installation Prerequisites for Windows
• Ansys Offshore
– Ansys Aqwa
• Ansys Optical
– Ansys Speos
• Ansys Platform
– Ansys optiSLang
• Ansys Structural Mechanics
– Ansys Customization Files
– Ansys Mechanical Products (includes Ansys Mechanical and Mechanical APDL)
– Ansys Additive
• Ansys Additional Tools
– Ansys Distributed Compute Services
– Ansys Icepak (includes Ansys CFD-Post)
– Ansys Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services
– Optical Addon
→ Speos HPC
→ Speos for Creo Parametric
→ Speos for NX
– Ansys Viewer
– Ansys Sound
→ Ansys Sound - SAS (Analysis & Specification)
→ Ansys Sound - JLT (Jury Listening Tests)
→ Ansys Sound - VRS (VRS Sound)
→ Ansys Sound - CSS (Car Sound Simulator)
→ Ansys Sound - SEV (ASD for EV)
• Ansys Geometry Interfaces
– AutoCAD
– ACIS
2 information of ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
– CATIA, Version 4
– Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
– Creo Parametric
– Inventor
– JTOpen
– NX
– Parasolid
– Solid Edge
– SOLIDWORKS
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
• GRANTA MI
• 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
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 2021 R2 followed by Release 2022 R1). If you install an earlier release after installing
Release 2022 R1, 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 2022
R1, you MUST uninstall Release 2022 R1, then re-install the releases in order.
Summary of New and Changed Features

The following features are new or changed at Release 2022 R1. Review these items carefully.
• The unified installer program now includes support for Speos for Creo Parametric version 8. Support
for version 4.0 has been removed.
• The unified installer program now includes support for Speos for NX versions 1980 and 2007. Support
for versions 11, 12 and 1899 have been removed.
• The Ansys Sound: Analysis and Specification application has been added to the unified installation
program.
• The Discovery Additive application has been removed from the unified installation program.
• The single “Ansys Installation and Licensing” online help page has been split into separate pages. For
release 22.1 and higher, the help pages are split into ”Ansys Installation” and ”Ansys Licensing”.
System Prerequisites
1.1. System Prerequisites

Ansys 2022 R1 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 Server 2016
Standard, Windows Server 2019
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
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 Support by Platform
Product Windows 10 4
CATIA 4.2.4 A, W, I
CATIA V5–6R2021 A, W, I
CATIA V5 (CADNexus CAPRI CAE Gateway V3.80.0) V5-6R2019, V5-6R2020, W, I2
V5-6R2021
CATIA V6 R2021x W, I
Product Windows 10 4
Parasolid 33.0 A, W, I
Creo Parametric 8.0 A, W, I, S
Creo Parametric 7.0 A , W, I, S
Creo Parametric 6.0 A, W, I, S
ACIS 2021 A, W, I 1
NX 1926 7, 1953 7, 1980 7 A, W, I, S
SOLIDWORKS 2021 W, I
Solid Edge 2021 W, I
Solid Edge 2020 W, I
Inventor 2021 W, I
Inventor 2020 W, I6
AutoCAD 2021 W, I
AutoCAD 2020 W, I6
IGES 3 A, W, I
JT 10.5 W, I
STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 W, I
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.3 W, I
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.2 W, I
GEMS I
IDI MS8/9 I
Rhinoceros 6.0 W, I
SketchUp 2020 W, I
Revit 2020 W
SpaceClaim W
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. Only supported by Ansys Speos.
6. Requires operating system's Anniversary Update version 1607 or higher
Disk Space and Memory Requirements
7. Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x64 required.
Note:
View the latest supported CAD packages at ansys.com> 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 Discovery 22.9
Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim 11.3
Ansys Sherlock 16.9
Ansys Autodyn 14.1
Ansys LS-DYNA 15.3
Ansys CFD-Post only 14.1
Ansys CFX 14.5
Ansys Chemkin 14.9
Ansys Energico 14.9
Ansys Model Fuel Library (Encrypted) 14.8
Ansys Reaction Workbench 14.9
Ansys EnSight 17.1
Ansys FENSAP-ICE 14.5
Ansys Fluent 23.2
Ansys Forte 17.5
Ansys Polyflow 21.9
Ansys TurboGrid 6.8
Ansys ICEM CFD 14.6
Ansys Aqwa 14.6
Ansys Speos 19.7
Speos HPC 6.0
Speos for Creo Parametric 6 8.2
Speos for NX 1926 8.3
Product Disk Space (GB)

Ansys optiSLang 22.4
Ansys Additive 20.2
Ansys Customization Files for User Programmable Features 10.8
Ansys Mechanical Products 18.2
Distributed Computing Services 2.1
Ansys Icepak 14.9
Ansys Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services 4.6
Ansys Sound: SAS 3.2
Ansys Viewer 3.3
Ansys Geometry Interfaces 7.2
Disk space required to install all products 57.8
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.
• 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 installation.
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (32 and 64 bit versions)
Requirements for the GPU Accelerator in Mechanical APDL
Prior to installing, you can find the executables for the software prerequisites in the root \prereq
directory of the media/download package.
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. The following
cards are recommended:
NVIDIA A10
NVIDIA A16
NVIDIA A30
NVIDIA A40
NVIDIA A100
NVIDIA RTX A4000
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA RTX A6000
NVIDIA Tesla Series (any model)
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000
NVIDIA Quadro GV100
NVIDIA Quadro GP100
• When using the sparse solver or eigensolvers based on the sparse direct solver (for example, Block
Lanczos or subspace), only NVIDIA GPU devices with significant double precision performance (FP64)
are recommended in order to achieve optimal performance. These include the following models:
NVIDIA A30
NVIDIA A100
NVIDIA Tesla Series P100
NVIDIA Tesla Series V100
NVIDIA Quadro GV100
NVIDIA Quadro GP100
• NVIDIA GPU devices with at least 16GB of on-card memory are recommended in order to achieve
meaningful acceleration for most simulations in which the GPU card can be used.
• For NVIDIA GPU cards, the driver version must be 451.82 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.
• 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.
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
• When using Ansys Speos, we recommend: 32 GB of RAM per node, Intel Xeon processors with a high
frequency at normal rate and 250 GB of SSD disk space.
• 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.
Additional Hardware and Software Requirements
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
vendor websites (AMD and NVIDIA) to review legacy hardware lists.
• 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 Discovery Requirements

Prior to installing Discovery products, verify that your installation computer has the following prerequis-
ites.
Operating System Requirements
• Microsoft® Windows 10 version 21H1, 20H2, 1909, or later (Professional, Enterprise and Education)
• Supported Releases: Semi-Annual Channel and Long Term Service Channel (Windows 10 Only)
System Requirements
• 64-bit Intel or AMD system
• Disk Space and Memory:
– 32 GB RAM or greater
– 32 GB disk space
Video Card Requirements
As detailed in the table below, Discovery's video card requirements differ depending on the product
stage being used.
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.
Table 1.3: Discovery Stages and Video Card Requirements
Discovery Video Card Requirements

Stages
Model The Model and Refine stages require the use of NVIDIA Quadro or AMD Radeon Pro
and graphics cards, with the latest vendor drivers supporting OpenGL version 4.6 and a
Refine minimum of 4GB of memory.
Note:
With a 4K monitor, Ansys recommends use of a video card with more than
4 GB of memory.
Explore The Explore stage requires the following:
• Discrete NVIDIA GPU, Maxwell series or newer (Pascal series or newer preferred)
• 4 GB dedicated GPU RAM (minimum)
Discovery Video Card Requirements

Stages
• 8 GB dedicated GPU RAM (recommended)
Note:
Update your graphics card to the latest drivers from the NVIDIA website
prior to installation. At a minimum, you must be using driver version
456.38.
With AMD cards and non-compliant NVIDIA cards, Discovery still

functions but access to the Explore stage is disabled.
Unsupported Video Cards
Support for the following cards has been dropped due to planned obsolescence. 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 GTX 645
→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
→ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (192-bit)
→ 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 ASP.NET Core Runtime 5.0
• Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0
• Microsoft .NET Runtime 5.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 x64 Redistributable
• OpenCL 1.2
• Windows Media Player is required for viewing the videos that appear on the Ansys Discovery
Welcome Screen
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/Ans.DriverSetup.exe" --check-system-
compatibility
3. Capture the output of the command and include it when contacting Ansys customer support.
Note:
For issues with viewing results after solving, see Results fail to appear after solve in Refine
stage.
1.5.2. 3Dconnexion 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.
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 http://www.3dconnexion.com 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.
1.5.3. Ansys Additive 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.
1.5.4. 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 Quadro
P5200 graphics adapter with a 471.68 NVIDIA driver.
Note:
View a list of graphic cards tested at ansys.com> Solutions> Solutions by Role> IT Profes-
sionals> Platform Support> Graphic Card Tested.
Regional Settings
When using "Regional Settings>Additional Settings", you must use a dot as decimal symbol and a
space as digit grouping symbol.
1.5.4.1. Speos for NX Requirements

To be able to use Speos for NX, during a Siemens NX installation, you must install the Programming
Tool module for the NX 1899 version and subsequent (NX 1926, NX 1953, NX 1980 and NX 2007).
1.5.4.2. Speos for Creo Parametric Requirements

For Speos MODTRAN interoperability (O_SPE_MTN), you must install an operational version of
ONTAR’s MODDTRAN 5 or PCModWin 5 software on your computer.
Note:
MODTRAN 5 or PCModWin 5 license is not included as part of the Speos license. You
must purchase the license for your MODTRAN package from your supplier
The path to the MODTRAN executable must be set in the Speos for Creo Parametric properties.
1.5.4.3. Ansys Optical Labs 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.
CPU
• Processor: Intel Pentium (or AMD equivalent)
• Memory: The required memory for Ansys Optical Labs depends on each project. 2 GB is the
minimum memory requirement but a project can require up to 32 GB for some applications (e.g.
Visual Ergonomics).
Graphic Adapter
Only required for 3D Energy Density Lab and Virtual Reality Lab.
Table 1.4: 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.
NVIDIA 471.68 driver recommended.
GPU
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 with the latest driver version
NVIDIA
• Geforce: GTX 480 / GTX 680 or higher for VR Lab
• Quadro: FX 5600 / K5000 or higher for VR Lab
• 471.68 driver
Note:
– If you need to downgrade driver versions, uninstall the current driver versions
first before installing the certified driver versions.
– Because of the current OpenCL limitation on GPU, the maximum usable memory
is limited to 4 GB for NVIDIA.
Additional VR Lab Requirements

Examples of OptisVR Files Memory Requirements
This table contains a list of characteristics associated to OptisVR files and the corresponding GPU
memory required for a correct display.
The following examples are for a 1920*1080 screen resolution.
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.
Third-Party Software and other Security Considerations
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 tclsh.exe
Tk want.exe
Perl perl.exe
7zip 7z.exe
Microsoft .NET .net
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– Ansys Discovery (includes SpaceClaim)

– Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim

• Ansys Explicit Dynamics

• Ansys Fluid Dynamics

– Ansys CFD-Post only

– Ansys CFX (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

– Ansys Model Fuel Library

– Ansys Reaction Workbench

– Ansys Fluent (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

– Ansys Polyflow (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

• Ansys ICEM CFD

• Ansys Structural Mechanics

– Ansys Customization Files

– Ansys Mechanical Products (includes Ansys Mechanical and Mechanical APDL)

• Ansys Additional Tools

– Ansys Distributed Compute Services

– Ansys Icepak (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

– Ansys Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

→ Speos for Creo Parametric

→ Ansys Sound - SAS (Analysis & Specification)

→ Ansys Sound - JLT (Jury Listening Tests)

→ Ansys Sound - VRS (VRS Sound)

→ Ansys Sound - CSS (Car Sound Simulator)

→ Ansys Sound - SEV (ASD for EV)

• Ansys Geometry Interfaces

– Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

• The Mechanical Application

• Remote Solve Manager

• SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

While SpaceClaim Direct Modeler and Ansys SpaceClaim can be installed

• SpaceClaim CATIA V5 Interface

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

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

Summary of New and Changed Features

1.1. System Prerequisites

Table 1.1: Supported Windows Platforms

Processor Operating System Platform architecture Availability

Home editions of Windows operating systems are not supported.

Supported Products By Platform

Supported Platforms for High Performance Computing

1.1.1. CAD Support

Table 1.2: CAD Support by Platform

2. Requires V5-6R2016 or later.

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

4. Professional, Education and Enterprise

5. Only supported by Ansys Speos.

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

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

1.2. Disk Space and Memory Requirements

Product Disk Space (GB)

Product Disk Space (GB)

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

1.3. Software Prerequisites

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

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 is required for Ansys Discovery installation.

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

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

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (32 and 64 bit versions)