3. Installation

The following features are new or changed at Release 2026 R1. Review these items carefully.

  • For this release, the Ansys installation program has added the following products:

    • 3D Design​

      • Headless Geometry Service (PyAnsysGeometry)​

    • AI Tools​

      • Actionable Language Interface (ALI)​

      • Embedding Model BGE-M3​

    • Connect​

      • Behavior Execution Engine​

      • System Architecture Modeler (SAM)​

      • optiSLang Core Headless​

      • optiSLang Core UI​

    • Electronics

      • Motor-CAD​

      • PerceiveEM​

    • Embedded Software​

      • Scade One​

      • SCADE Rapid Prototyper​

    • Fluids

      • RBF Morph Fluids​

    • Structures

      • RBF Morph Structures

  • Need for PAC file, and its URL, are automatically detected from operating system settings​.