1.2. Download and Installation

LS-PrePost is available on the FTP website.

Note:  The packages labeled "DP" or "dp" stand for Double Precision. This version stores integers and floating-point values internally in LS-PrePost as 64-bit words. Only use this version if more precision is needed. The standard package stores integers and floating-point values in 32-bit words. 32-bit floating point values give at least 6 significant digits, often 7. 32-bit integer give 9 significant digits, sometimes 10.

If you are using the Ansys unified installer and have selected the LS-DYNA product during the installation process, LS-PrePost is automatically installed.

 

1.2.1. Download

To download LS-PrePost:

Windows

https://ftp.lstc.com/anonymous/outgoing/lsprepost/4.XX/win64/ where XX is the version number.

Linux

https://ftp.lstc.com/anonymous/outgoing/lsprepost/4.XX/linux64/ where XX is the version number.

 

1.2.2. Installation

To install LS-PrePost:

Windows

Double click the setup.exe file and follow instructions.

Alternatively, you can run a silent installation:

  1. Create a setup file (config.txt) in the directory where the downloaded LS-PrePost setup.exe file is located.

  2. Enter the following lines into the text file: 

    silent
On
instdir 
D:\Ansys\lspp4.13

    where the last line is the location of the installation package.

  3. Save and close config.txt and then double-click the LS-PrePost setup.exe file to run the silent installation.

Linux

  1. Download the lsprepost-4.xx.x-xxxxx.tgz file that is most appropriate.

  2. Unzip and untar the lsprepost4.xx.x-xxxxx.tgz file using the following command: gunzip -c lsprepost-4.xx.x-xxxxx.tgz | tar xvf -

  3. A directory lsprepost4.xx.x_xxxxx will be created. There are 3 files and 2 sub-directories in this distribution directory:

    • README.txt: The instructions to install

    • lspp413: a script to run LS-PrePost 4.13

    • lsprepost: the executable for LS-PrePost

    • lib: subdirectory contains the dynamic runtime libraries

    • resource: subdirectory contains the help file and other resource files

  4. Put a symbolic link to the start script, or the installation directory where the start script is located, into your path.