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 2024 R2. These products include:

  • Additional Tools

    • Ansys Viewer

  • Design

    • Ansys Discovery

    • Ansys SpaceClaim

  • Electronics

    • Ansys Icepak (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

  • Fluids

    • Ansys Dynamic Reporting

    • Ansys CFD-Post only

    • Ansys CFX (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

    • Ansys Chemkin

    • Ansys EnSight

    • Ansys FENSAP-ICE

    • Ansys Fluent (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

    • Ansys Forte

    • Ansys ICEM CFD

    • Ansys Model Fuel Library

    • Ansys Polyflow (includes Ansys CFD-Post)

    • Ansys Reaction Workbench

    • Ansys TurboGrid

  • Ansys Geometry Interfaces

    • AutoCAD

    • ACIS

    • CATIA, Version 4

    • CATIA, Version 5

    • CATIA, Version 6

    • Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

    • Creo Parametric

    • Inventor

    • JTOpen

    • NX

    • Parasolid

    • Solid Edge

    • SOLIDWORKS

  • Optical

    • Ansys Speos

    • Speos HPC

    • Speos for Creo Parametric - Includes options for Speos for Creo Parametric 7, 8, 9 and 10

    • Speos for NX - Includes options for Speos for NX 2212, 2306, 2312 and 2406

  • PIDO (Optimization)

    • Ansys optiSLang

  • Platform

    • Ansys Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

  • Structures

    • Ansys Additive

    • Ansys Aqwa

    • Ansys Autodyn

    • Ansys Customization Files

    • Ansys LS-DYNA

    • Material Calibration App

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

    • Ansys Motion

    • Ansys Sherlock

    • Ansys Sound - SAS (Analysis & Specification)

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 2024 R1 followed by Release 2024 R2). If you install an earlier release after installing Release 2024 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 2024 R2, you MUST uninstall Release 2024 R2, then re-install the releases in order.

Summary of New and Changed Features

The following features are new or changed at Release 2024 R2. Review these items carefully.

  • The Ansys Installation program includes support for Speos for NX 2406.

  • The Ansys Installation program no longer includes support for Speos for Creo Parametric 6.

  • The Ansys Installation program no longer includes support for Speos for NX 2206.

  • The Ansys Installation program no longer supports the .NET CASPOL Utility.