Updates in ANSYS Research Licence and Installation Issues

- February 17, 2021 at 6:08 am
  
  Bharath_Bharadwaj
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,nWe have access to ANSYS Research Licence in our research group. The files shared with me show the availability of versions 2019 R3 and below. I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade to a higher version of ANSYS (2020 R2) on one of the machines in the lab at no additional cost. (while others stay the same)nSecondly, upon installing the 2019 R3 version, I see that some components (such as fluent, steady state thermal, etc.) are not displayed in ANSYS Workbench. Could someone please help with getting them working?nThanks in Advance!
- February 17, 2021 at 1:45 pm
  
  Rob
  Ansys Employee
  
  Access to later versions depends on whether you're paying for the updates (TECS). If you are then updating one machine should just be a case of downloading the software and installing it. Note, you will need to update the licence manager too. Not sure why you're not seeing some components. Screen shots will help diagnose this. n
- February 19, 2021 at 5:36 am
  
  Bharath_Bharadwaj
  Subscriber
  
  Thanks, I resolved this with my IT departmentnMostly it is incorrect licensing. General tips (from my limited understanding), if in a research licence on campusnmake sure that the computer username is the assigned idnConnect to university/on-campus VPN (where the server is)nn
- February 19, 2021 at 9:29 am
  
  Rob
  Ansys Employee
  
  If you're connecting to the Uni licence you just need to have software installed and the licence manager pointing at the server. The licence ID is attached to the server, not the machine you're sat at. You may need VPN to access the network so be wary of link time outs. nFor a standalone licence the file is linked to your machine ID and the licence manager is on your machine along with the software. That's how my laptop is configured. n

Viewing 3 reply threads

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.

Ansys Innovation Space

Boost Ansys Fluent Simulations with AWS

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) helps engineers design products in which the flow of fluid components is a significant challenge. These different use cases often require large complex models to solve on a traditional workstation. Click here to join this event to learn how to leverage Ansys Fluids on the cloud, thanks to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS.

Earth Rescue – An Ansys Online Series

The climate crisis is here. But so is the human ingenuity to fight it. Earth Rescue reveals what visionary companies are doing today to engineer radical new ideas in the fight against climate change. Click here to watch the first episode.

Ansys Blog

Subscribe to the Ansys Blog to get great new content about the power of simulation delivered right to your email on a weekly basis. With content from Ansys experts, partners and customers you will learn about product development advances, thought leadership and trends and tips to better use Ansys tools. Sign up here.

Trending discussions