4.2. Product Download Instructions

To download the installation files from our website, you will need to have a current technical support agreement.

Depending on the product/platform combination(s) you choose, you may need to download multiple files.

  1. From the Ansys customer site, www.ansys.com/customercommunity, click Downloads > Current Release.

  2. Select your installation operating system (Windows x64 or Linux x64).

  3. Select the type of files you wish to download:

    • Primary Packages: Individual full packages for the primary Ansys products.

    • ISO Images: ISO images for the DVD installation.

  4. Click the appropriate download option.

  5. Select your desired download directory and click Save.

  6. Repeat this process for each download file.

  7. To download Add-On Packages, Tools or Academic Packages, click the + to the right of the appropriate product group title to display the download options and download as required.

  8. After all downloads have been completed, uncompress each package using standard uncompression utilities for your specific platform. We strongly recommend that you extract the files into new, temporary directories.