This release of the Ansys Material Designer product contains all capabilities from the previous release. The following sections present the notes for the Ansys Material Designer 2025 R1 release.
Parasolid Kernel as Modeling Engine
The Material Designer product now uses the Parasolid kernel as its geometry modeling engine, rather than ACIS. Therefore, generated geometries, meshes, and solutions may have slightly differing results between 2025 R1 and earlier releases.
Material Designer Installation
To install the Material Designer product, you must select the Material Designer checkbox in the installation. The Material Designer product will no longer automatically be installed with the Mechanical Products.
Alternatively, you can use the -matdesigner flag in the silent
installer. For more information, refer to the Ansys, Inc. Installation Guides.
General Material Designer product and release-specific limitations can be found in Known Limitations in the Material Designer User's Guide.