Ansys Discovery provides a single workspace for modeling, exploring, and refining designs.
This Discovery Installation Guide provides the instructions for performing an installation of the standalone Discovery product package, which always contains a full installation of Discovery. This guide also includes information about Discovery installation prerequisites, product licensing, and installation troubleshooting.
You may also install Discovery as a component of other Ansys product packages, such as Ansys Fluids and Ansys Structures packages. When installing Discovery as a component of other product packages, you may choose between a full or reduced Discovery installation. The reduced option is suitable for preprocessing only. It does not include the Fluent or MAPDL solvers, thereby limiting the use of the Refine stage as well as impacting physics transfer downstream. Refer to the Ansys, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows for instructions if you are installing Discovery as a component of another Ansys product package.
Note: The SpaceClaim product is no longer included in either the standalone Discovery product installation (described in this Discovery Installation Guide) or in the Ansys, Inc. Installation Launcher (unified installer described in the Ansys, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows). However, you may still install SpaceClaim if needed. For details, see SpaceClaim Installation and Licensing.
Table 1.1: Comparing Types of Discovery Installations
| If your goal is: | You can: | Your installation will include: | The disk space requirement is: | The license level requirement is: | Use the installation instructions here: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Modeling and simulation
| Perform a full installation of the standalone Discovery product package |
| See Installation Prerequisites | Discovery Premium or higher. See Discovery Capability Levels and Licensing Requirements for details. | This Discovery Installation Guide |
Modeling and simulation
| Perform a full installation of Discovery as a component of another Ansys product package |
| 35.2 GB (See Disk Space and Memory Requirements in the Ansys, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows) | Discovery Premium or higher. See Discovery Capability Levels and Licensing Requirements for details. | Ansys, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows |
Primarily modeling
| Perform a reduced installation of Discovery as a component of another Ansys product package |
| 20.5 GB (See Disk Space and Memory Requirements in the Ansys, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows) | Discovery Pro or higher. See Discovery Capability Levels and Licensing Requirements for details. | Ansys, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows |