Installing from the Download Center on Windows

  1. Download the Local Help package from the Ansys Customer Portal at Downloads >Current Release>Documentation>ANSYS>Local Help.

  2. Extract the package to a working directory of your choice.

  3. Close all Windows applications and ensure that no Ansys processes are running before continuing.

  4. Run <working directory>\setup.exe as administrator.

  5. Follow the on-screen prompts. Be sure that “Ansys, Inc. Documentation Only” is selected on the product selection screen.

  6. Depending on your installation scenario, run the appropriate configuration described below:

    • If you install the documentation to the same directory as your product installation, or if you install the documentation on a machine with no product installation, you can now run the help normally. No further configuration is needed.

      Note: If multiple users are accessing the help, each additional user must point to the help installation directory by running Start>All Programs>ANSYS2025 R2.3>Help>ANSYS Help Configuration 2025 R2.3.

    • If you have an existing installation but install the documentation to a directory other than the product installation, or if the user account used to install the local help is not the end user:

      1. Choose Start>All Programs>ANSYS 2025 R2.3>Help>ANSYS Help Configuration 2025 R2.3.

      2. Select the Ansys Local Help option.

      3. Click Browse and locate the \commonfiles\help directory where you installed the help files (Example: C:\Local doc\ANSYS Inc\v2523\commonfiles\help).

      4. Click Select Folder. The message “Help files found. Click Save to use these files.” is displayed.

      5. Click Save. You can now run the help normally.

      If multiple users are accessing the help, each user must perform the steps above.