Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler is now part of the Ansys Workbench installation and requires configuration changes when versions prior to Workbench 16.1 or other SpaceClaim products (standalone Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler, SpaceClaim Engineering) are installed or will be installed on the same machine.
Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler will not be configured during installation of Workbench if a previous installed version of SpaceClaim Direct Modeler or SpaceClaim Engineering is detected.
If desired, Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler can be configured manually, following the removal of previously installed versions.
To configure manually, execute the AnsConfigSpaceClaim.exe from the following Ansys installation location: <INSTALL_PATH>\common files\configs\winx64\config\
The Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler included in the 16.0 installation can be configured to interface with Workbench 15.0 if no other SpaceClaim products are installed. To establish the link, execute the SCDMConnect.exe from the following Ansys installation location: <INSTALL_PATH>\scdm\
Note: Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler 16.1 cannot be linked to prior versions of Ansys Workbench.
All SpaceClaim products released with and after the Workbench 16.0 release have installation support that will automatically unconfigure the 16.0 version of SpaceClaim Direct Modeler. This will override the Workbench 16.0 installation and allow the SpaceClaim product to assume the linked connection with Workbench.
The 16.0 version of SpaceClaim Direct Modeler is not compatible with Workbench versions prior to 15.0. Use of SpaceClaim Direct Modeler with Workbench versions prior to 15.0 requires SpaceClaim Direct Modeler 2014 SP2.
Installing SpaceClaim products released prior to Workbench 16.0 is not supported. Doing so will result in unexpected behaviors. The 16.0 version of SpaceClaim Direct Modeler can be disabled to allow prior versions of SpaceClaim products to assume the linked connection to Workbench by executing AnsUnconfigSpaceClaim.exe from the following Ansys installation location: <INSTALL_PATH>\common files\configs\winx64\unconfig\
Note: Once the 16.0 version of Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler has been unconfigured, prior SpaceClaim product versions can be installed/re-installed.
Note: All SpaceClaim Engineering products released with or after Workbench 16.0 have modified their installations to automatically unconfigure the 16.0 version of Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler if it is detected.