Ansys 2024 R2 Applications
| Ansys Product Category | Application | Windows Virtual Desktop Package | Linux Virtual Desktop Package | Autoscaling Cluster Package | Notes | Sample Configurations |
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| 3D Design | Discovery |
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Ansys Discovery Virtual Desktop | ||
| SpaceClaim |
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| Cloud and Platform | Ansys HPC Platform Services (HPS) | Can be added to an autoscaling cluster |
See autoscaling cluster workflows for Ansys Electronics Desktop, Mechanical, and Workbench LS-DYNA in Recommended Configurations by Application. To manually add HPS to an existing autoscaling cluster, see Adding Ansys HPC Platform Services to an Autoscaling Cluster in the Administration Guide. |
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| Electronics | HFSS |
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These packages contain both the Ansys Electronics Desktop 2024 R2 application and a Service Pack update. | Ansys Electronics Desktop Configurations | |
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| Maxwell | ||||||
| Nexxim | ||||||
| NuHertz Filter Solutions | ||||||
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| Q3D Extractor | ||||||
| SIwave | ||||||
| Fluids | BladeModeler |
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These packages contain both the Ansys Fluids 2024 R2 application and a Service Pack update. A minimum of 256 GB of local storage is required for the installation of Ansys Fluids. |
Ansys Fluids Configurations | |
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| CFX |
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| EnSight | ||||||
| Fluent |
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| Rocky | Ansys Rocky 2024 R2 | Ansys Rocky 2024 R2 | Ansys Rocky Virtual Desktop | |||
| Licensing | License Manager | Ansys License Manager 2025 R2 SP2 | Ansys License Manager 2025 R2 SP2 | This package is backward-compatible with previous releases of Ansys applications. It contains both the Ansys License Manager 2025 R2 application and Service Pack 2 update. | ||
| Optics | Speos |
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Ansys Speos Configurations | ||
| Zemax OpticStudio | Ansys Zemax OpticStudio 2024 R2 SP1 | Ansys Zemax OpticStudio Virtual Desktop | ||||
| Optimization | DesignXplorer |
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DesignXplorer is a legacy application with limited support. For design exploration, Ansys recommends and supports the use of optiSLang. |
Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | ||
| optiSLang | Ansys optiSLang 2024 R2 | Ansys optiSLang 2024 R2 |
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Ansys optiSLang Virtual Desktop | ||
| Photonics | Lumerical | Ansys Lumerical 2024 R2 SP3 | Ansys Lumerical 2024 R2 SP3 | Ansys Lumerical 2024 R2 SP3 Autoscaling Cluster |
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Ansys Lumerical Configurations |
| Semiconductor | PathFinder-SC | Ansys Semiconductor Pathfinder-SC 2024 R2.0 | Ansys Semiconductor Pathfinder-SC 2024 R2.0 | Ansys Semiconductor Workflow Configuration | ||
| RedHawk-SC | Ansys Semiconductor Redhawk-SC 2024 R2.2 | Ansys Semiconductor Redhawk-SC 2024 R2.2 | ||||
| Totem-SC | Ansys Semiconductor Totem-SC 2024 R2.0 | Ansys Semiconductor Totem-SC 2024 R2.0 | ||||
| Structures | Aqwa |
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Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | |||
| Autodyn | ||||||
| Composite PrepPost | ||||||
| Explicit Dynamics | ||||||
| LS-DYNA (R14.1.1) | Ansys LS-DYNA 2024 R2 | Ansys LS-DYNA 2024 R2 | Ansys LS-DYNA 2024 R2 Autoscaling Cluster | Ansys LS-DYNA Configurations | ||
| LS-PrePost (4.11.3) | Ansys LS-PrePost 2024 R2 | Ansys LS-PrePost 2024 R2 | ||||
| MAPDL |
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Ansys Mechanical Configurations | |||
| Material Designer | Windows-only application | Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | ||||
| Mechanical |
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Ansys Mechanical Configurations | ||||
| Motion | Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | |||||
| nCode | Ansys nCode 2024 R2 | Ansys Mechanical Enterprise 2024 R2 must be installed on the virtual desktop before installing Ansys nCode 2024 R2 | Ansys nCode Virtual Desktop | |||
| Rigid Body Dynamics |
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Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | ||||
| Sherlock | Windows-only application | Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | ||||
| Workbench Additive in Mechanical | Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop | |||||
| Workbench LS-DYNA |
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Ansys Workbench LS-DYNA Configurations | ||||
| Workbench Meshing | Ansys Mechanical Virtual Desktop |
* Contains a Service Pack update that can be used to update an existing installation of the solver application. If the solver application is not already installed on the resource, the application will also get installed.