Ansys 2025 R2 is supported on the following Windows platforms and operating system levels. For up-to-date information on hardware platforms or operating systems that have been certified, see the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.
Table 1.1: Supported Windows Platforms
| Processor | Operating System | Platform architecture (directory name) | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| x64 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (Professional, Enterprise & Education), Windows 11 (Professional, Enterprise & Education), Windows Server 2022 Standard, Windows Server 2025 Standard | winx64 | Download, USB |
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Note: Home editions of Windows operating systems are not supported. For detailed and current support information, see the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website. | |||
Supported Products By Platform — For a complete list of products supported by each platform, see the Platform Support by Application PDF on the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.
Supported Platforms for High Performance Computing — See the discussions on Configuring Distributed Ansys and Configuring Ansys CFX Parallel for detailed information on supported platforms for distributed computing.
The following CAD and auxiliary programs are supported on the indicated products and platforms (where the CAD product is supported on the noted platforms). Products are:
| A = Mechanical APDL |
| W = Ansys Workbench |
| I = Ansys ICEM CFD (standalone and Ansys Workbench Readers) |
| S = Ansys Speos |
Table 1.2: CAD Plugin Support by Platform
| Product | Windows 10 4 | Windows 11 |
|---|---|---|
| ACIS 2024 | A, W, I 1 | A, W |
| Autodesk AutoCAD 2026 | W, I | W, I |
| Autodesk AutoCAD 2025 | W, I5 | W, I |
| Autodesk Inventor 2026 | W, I | |
| Autodesk Inventor 2025 | W, I | |
| CATIA 4.2.4 | A, W, I | A, W |
| CATIA V5–6R2024 | A, W, I | A, W |
| CATIA V5 (CADNexus CAPRI CAE Gateway V4.10.0) V5–6R2022, V5–6R2023, V5-6R2024 | W, I2 | |
| CATIA V6 R2024x | W, I | W, I |
| Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.7 | W, I | |
| Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.6 | W, I | |
| Creo Parametric 11.0 | A, W, I | A, W, I |
| Creo Parametric 10.0 | A, W, I | A, W, I |
| Creo Parametric 9.0 | A, W, I | A, W |
| Creo Parametric 7.0 | A, W, I | A, W, I |
| Fusion 2.0.15995 onward | W | W |
| GEMS | I | |
| IDI MS8/9 | I | |
| IGES 3 | A, W, I | W |
| JT 10.8 | W, I | W |
| Parasolid 35.1 | A, W, I | W |
| NX 2312 6, 2406 6, 2412 6, 2506 6 | A, W, I, S | W, S |
| Revit 2024 | W | W |
| Rhinoceros 8.0 | W, I | W |
| Solid Edge 2025 | W, I | W, I |
| Solid Edge 2024 | W, I | W, I |
| SOLIDWORKS 2024 | W, I | W |
| SOLIDWORKS 2023 | W,I | W |
| SOLIDWORKS 2022 | W, I | W |
| SOLIDWORKS 2021 | W, I | |
| SOLIDWORKS 2020 | W, I | |
| SpaceClaim 2020 | W | |
| STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 | W, I |
For ICEM CFD standalone, ACIS 18.0.1 is the supported version for all platforms.
Requires operating system's Anniversary Update version 1607 or higher
Table 1.3: CAD Reader Support by Platform
Product Windows 10 4 Windows 11 CATIA Reader 4 A, W, I A, W CATIA Reader 5 A, W, I A, W CATIA Reader 6 W, I W, I Creo Parametric Reader A, W, I A, W, I NX Reader A, W, I, S W, S SOLIDWORKS Reader W, I W Solid Edge Reader W, I W, I Autodesk Inventor Reader W, I Autodesk AutoCAD Reader W, I W, I
Note: View the latest supported CAD packages at ansys.com> Solutions> Solutions by Role> IT Professionals> Platform Support> CAD Support.