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Summary

Source: http://www.ansys.com/products

License: commercial product for academic use only. Also check https://www.ansys.com/footer/terms-and-conditions for details. Path: /software/ansys

Documentation: http://www.ansys.com/product

Downloads: https://max-export.desy.de - from within DESY networks

ANSYS offers a comprehensive software suite that spans the entire range of physics, providing access to virtually any field of engineering simulation that a design process requires. (from ansys web-page)

License information

export ANSYSLI_SERVERS=2325@zitlic10.desy.de
export ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@zitlic10.desy.de

The list of licensed modules (and your current license usage) can be found using the command

my-licenses -p ansys

Using Ansys on Maxwell

A couple of ansys versions are pre-installed on Maxwel under /software/ansys. To initialize the environment use

module load maxwell ansys # or
module load maxwell ansys/<version> # for a specific version

See also Parallel Ansys on Maxwell for additional information.

  • Starting Ansys workbench:
    • runwb2
  • ANSYS Mechanical APDL:
    • launcher (brings up the MAPDL launcher menu)
    • mapdl (launches ANSYS MAPDL)
  • CFX Standalone:
    • cfx5
  • Fluent Standalone (Fluent Launcher):
    • fluent

The Electronics Package is also available (currently in an older version), but has a different setup:

module load maxwell ansysEM # or
module load maxwell ansysEM/<version> # for a specific version