April 3, 2023

What's New

  • 2023 R1 versions of Ansys application packages are available when creating virtual desktops and HPC clusters. See Ansys 2023 R1 Applications in the Recommended Usage Guide.

    Note that the Ansys Mechanical RSM Cluster app is not available for 2023 R1 workflows. For 2023 R1, only the Ansys Mechanical RSM Cluster 2023 R1 - Leverages EFA package is available.

  • The Ansys Fluids HPC workflow has been updated to support Release 2023 R1. When submitting jobs from Ansys Fluent to an Ansys Fluids 2023 R1 cluster, you must enter two text strings on the Environment tab of the Fluent Launcher. To see the updated workflow, refer to Ansys Fluids Slurm Cluster in the Recommended Usage Guide.

  • Ansys EnSight is included in the Ansys Fluids 2023 R1 package.

  • Ansys Discovery and Ansys Motion are included as installation options in the Ansys Mechanical Enterprise 2023 R1 package. Previously, these applications were added separately.

  • Ansys optiSLang is now officially supported and is available in the Ansys Mechanical Enterprise package.

  • New application packages have been added:

    Application Package Recommended Configuration
    Ansys EMA3D 2023 R1 (contains EMA3D Cable and EMA3D Charge) Ansys EMA3D Virtual Desktop
    Ansys MEDINI 2023 R1 Ansys Medini Virtual Desktop
    Ansys ModelCenter Desktop Ansys ModelCenter Virtual Desktop Configurations
    Ansys ModelCenter MBSE functionality
    Ansys ModelCenter Remote Execution
    Ansys Motor-CAD Ansys Motor-CAD Virtual Desktop
    Ansys RaptorH/RaptorX/VeloceRF Ansys RaptorH/RaptorX/VeloceRF Virtual Desktop
    Ansys Rocky 2023 R1 Ansys Rocky Virtual Desktop
    Granta MI Pro 2023 R1 Ansys Granta MI Pro Configuration

  • A What's new item has been added to the help menu on the main toolbar, providing quick access to the Release Notes.

  • When Ansys Gateway powered by AWS has been updated with new features, enhancements, and/or bug fixes, alert indicators on the toolbar and help menu provide a visual cue that something is new. For details see Feature Updates in Getting Started with Ansys Gateway powered by AWS.

  • A new Subscription page lets you see the details and status of your Ansys Gateway powered by AWS subscription and quickly access the AWS subscription management page if you need to make a change. See Viewing and Managing Subscriptions in Getting Started with Ansys Gateway powered by AWS.

  • Many error messages have been improved to provide more concise information about the error.

Resolved Issues

  • For clarity, the following items have been renamed on the Administration menu:

    • Reporting is now Cost reporting

    • Under Templates, Virtual desktops is now Virtual desktop templates

    • Under Templates, Application packages is now Application package templates

    On the pages above, inconsistencies in the breadcrumb have also been fixed. (781308)

  • Issues with HPC clusters occasionally getting stuck in the 'Creating image' state have been resolved. (647363)

  • An issue with the "Unable to add cluster" error sometimes being displayed when the cluster was in fact created has been resolved. (731010)

  • An issue with clusters remaining in the Running state after becoming unreachable has been resolved. (776023)

  • Name duplication errors in the user details have been resolved. (716117)

  • When adding a shared folder to a file storage server, the folder's address in the resource tile is now displayed in a format that can be used when configuring clusters (hostName/share/folderName). Previously, the 'share' portion was missing from the path. (731501)

  • Issues with Windows SMB file storage servers getting stuck in the Installing state have been resolved. (797228)

  • GPU information is now displayed for p3 instance types. (731567)

  • In the hardware table, the heading of the 'Remaining physical cores quota' column has been changed to 'Remaining vCPUs quota', now correctly identifying the data being referenced in that column. (769644)

  • When additional storage disk size is selected during virtual desktop creation, the additional storage disk is now displayed on the virtual machine. (767502)

  • When editing project space settings, the auto-saving of changes is no longer delayed. (768957)

  • In the 'Resource type' column of the cost report, file storage servers are now referenced correctly. Previously, they were listed as 'PredefinedService'. (775513)

  • When viewing the Permissions page in the project space settings, the user list can be properly scrolled after changing the Users per page value to a larger number. (778055)

    Also, resizing the browser window when viewing this page no longer causes issues with the content display. (780487)

  • A fix to prevent possible memory leak issues on virtual machines running the AD Connector has been implemented. (779832)

  • When changing hardware for a resource, resizing the browser window no longer distorts the content in the Change hardware dialog. (716836)