Ansys Workbench 17.0 now allows multiple versions of SpaceClaim products to be installed on the same machine. The Product & CAD Configuration Manager utility offers advanced support for configuring how SpaceClaim links with Ansys Workbench. Ansys Workbench 17.0 supports two forms of side-by-side configurations for SpaceClaim products.
Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler was integrated into the Ansys Workbench installation starting with version 16.0. Ansys Workbench’s side-by-side support now includes the Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler component.
The Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler included in the 17.0 installation can only be configured to link with the 17.0 Workbench components. Links to prior versions of Workbench are no longer supported.
SpaceClaim Engineer installations can be installed side-by-side with Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler. The Product & CAD Configuration Manager provides the ability to configure the SpaceClaim link to Ansys Workbench 17.0.
The Product & CAD Configuration Manager utility will present the configuration options according to the supported versions it detects. Support for configuring SpaceClaim Engineer will only be visible in the Product & CAD Configuration Manager utility if a valid Ansys Workbench 17.0 connection plugin is detected within its installation.
Note: Only one SpaceClaim product can be configured with Ansys Workbench at a time.
Note: If SpaceClaim Engineer is installed prior to the Ansys Workbench installation and the Product & CAD Configuration Manager utility can detect a supported connection plugin it will be automatically configured to be active.