As of 2017, HSSOE has entered into a paid campus license agreement with ANSYS. The software can be used for instruction, education, and non-commercial research. Instructional use of AnsysProfessor Said Elghobashi, Ph.D., D.Sc., teaches Ansys CFD in MAE 132, Computational Fluid Dynamics and it's used in MAE 199 project courses using the Ansys Academic Teaching CFD license agreement. Some of Professor Elghobashi's recent work includes researching particle-laden turbulent flows. About ANSYS Campus Software Program:
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Installation Instructions**IMPORTANT:
You must be connected to UCI Campus Network in order to install ANSYS.
If you are using Wi-Fi, then you need to use UCI's VPN service because OIT blocks many network ports. 1) Mount the ISO labeled ANSYS_17.1_WINX64_DISK1. (Previous version but similar instructions)
2) Double click the setup.exe after mounting the ISO`  3) Click Install ANSYS Products from the menu that pops up   5) Select Install Directory or leave it as the default. Do not change the checked & unchecked boxes. Click Next >>  6) DO NOT CHECK THE BOX to "SKIP THIS STEP AND CONFIGURE LATER". Select "1-license server" Leave the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect port number and ANSYS FlextNet port number as the defaults Under Hostname 1: enter the license server name retrieved from the license server link and then click Next >> If you receive an error message, please note the following: **IMPORTANT: You must be connected to UCI Campus Network in order to install ANSYS. If you are using campus Wi-Fi, then you need to use UCI's VPN service because OIT blocks many network ports. If you continue to experience error messages, look at your Windows Firewall, Advanced Settings, Inbound Rules. Scroll through and look for any ANSYS software that might be blocked. 7) The software should select the products to be installed based on the license server so click Next >> NOTE: If you select additional products, please know they may not run because we are not licensed for them. Contact Lisa Preble, LPREBLE@uci.edu if you require use of a package we are not licensed for.  8)
You will reach the following install screen. It will install until it
requires the second iso and the enter path to the next media window pops
up. Mount the second ISO named ANSYS_17.1_WINX64_DISK2 and click browse and find your mounted iso.  9) Click exit and your ANSYS software should now be ready to be used.  ANSYS Software FAQ, Support, and Online Help:
2) Is this research-level software offered without any node-restrictions?
3) What is the difference between the research version and instructional version? Both versions use the same installer package. The license server determines which packages are available to the end-user. By default, the license server will issue research (non-restricted) licenses. Instructional licenses are issued with node-restrictions after all of our research licenses have been checked out. 4) What are the node restrictions for Instructional-use licenses?
5) How do I use the ANSYS Campus software from off-campus?
6) What is the license server?
7) Who may install the software?
8) Where can I install the software?
9) Is the student version still available?
7) I keep getting node restrictions on the research version.
9) My HPC installation is not multi-core. It's supposed to use all my processor cores.
10) What platforms and hardware are supported?
11) How do I use Fluent?
12) How do I run a parallel process or job scheduler?
13) How to
access ANSYS manuals (Windows)
14) How to
access ANSYS on the HPC
Please visit the ANSYS Academic Portal for ANSYS support The process is you post your help question on the student forum. This is the case for all Academic use of ANSYS including faculty, researchers, and students. ANSYS engineers are now collaborating with professors, researchers, students, and IT managers on the open and easily accessible ANSYS Academic Community. From ANSYS: This open community allows for the same level of support for researchers, professors and IT while greatly increasing the ease with which the entire academic community can get answers to the most commonly questions asked. Best practices to fully leverage the ANSYS Academic Community: · Be efficient - As our community grows it is becoming more likely that you are not the first to ask this question. Please search before creating a new post. · Be clear - Provide supporting screen shots, error messages, and background information. No simulation files will be opened by ANSYS support engineers. · Be precise - Please use the right tags to our help our engineers find your question. · Be patient - Please allow three days for someone to get back to you, if you have an urgent question, please email your ANSYS Account Manager. Be helpful - Please help our community grow by answering other's questions and telling your academic colleagues about this resourceANSYS Online Help
ANSYS Student Portal
Other training and tutorials available on the web A large amount of tutorials and resources is just a click away. Some examples of great ANSYS training material and tutorials:
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