Licensing change for ANSYS

Mechanical Users
V17.0 Release

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Overview of v17.0 Changes

For Release 17.0, product levels have been
consolidated and updated to include many
more capabilities per product level.

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ANSYS Mechanical

ANSYS Mechanical
Enterprise

ANSYS Mechanical
Solver

ANSYS Mechanical
Enterprise Solver

ANSYS Mechanical
PrepPost

ANSYS Mechanical
Enterprise PrepPost

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Changes to ANSYS Mechanical

ANSYS Mechanical is renamed as ANSYS

Mechanical Enterprise.

Nothing has been removed from the previous

ANSYS Mechanical product.

Additional features are now available to all ANSYS

Mechanical users:

Electric and Electrostatic Analysis

Explicit Dynamics (ANSYS Explicit STR except for the LS-DYNA Export capability)

Coupled-Field Analysis

Advanced Geometry Creation and Manipulation (ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct

Modeler)

Shell and Solid Composites Pre- and Postprocessing (ANSYS Composite

PrepPost)

Design Optimization and Probabilistic Design (ANSYS DesignXplorer)

Hydrodynamics (ANSYS AQWA Suite with Coupled Cable Dynamics)

Workflow Automation (ANSYS Customization Suite)

Fatigue Analysis (ANSYS Fatigue Module)

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Changes to ANSYS Mechanical Solver

ANSYS Mechanical Solver is renamed as ANSYS

Mechanical Enterprise Solver

Nothing has been removed from the previous

ANSYS Mechanical product.

Additional features are now available to all ANSYS

Mechanical Solver users:

Rigid Body Dynamics (ANSYS Rigid Body Dynamics)

Explicit Dynamics (ANSYS Explicit STR except for the LSDYNA Export capability)
Hydrodynamics (ANSYS AQWA Suite with Coupled Cable
Dynamics)

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Changes to ANSYS Mechanical PrepPost

ANSYS Mechanical PrepPost is renamed as ANSYS

Mechanical Enterprise PrepPost

Nothing has been removed from the previous

ANSYS Mechanical product.

Additional features are now available to all ANSYS

Mechanical PrepPost users:

Electric and Electrostatic Analysis

Explicit Dynamics (ANSYS Explicit STR except for the LS-DYNA Export capability)

Coupled-Field Analysis

Advanced Geometry Creation and Manipulation (ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct

Modeler)

Shell and Solid Composites Pre- and Postprocessing (ANSYS Composite

PrepPost)

Design Optimization and Probabilistic Design (ANSYS DesignXplorer)

Hydrodynamics (ANSYS AQWA Suite with Coupled Cable Dynamics)

Workflow Automation (ANSYS Customization Suite)

Fatigue Analysis (ANSYS Fatigue Module)

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Frequently asked Questions

1. Does ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise allow simultaneous access to
applications per task?
ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise is a single task license type, and therefore per
task only allows access to each application sequentially, but not
simultaneously.
For example, if you have only have a single ANSYS Mechanical
Enterprise license available, you can perform a Mechanical APDL
solution, but you will not be able to use SpaceClaim Direct Modeler
until the solution is complete.

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Frequently asked Questions

2. Can I use this new license type at older versions?
As long as you are running a previous release of ANSYS products with the
Release 17.0 licensing manager.
Please note, however, that although these new features are available and
can be used, the previous releases will not contain the full set of features of
the new product levels.
To gain full advantage of the ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise you need to
running v17.0 and above.

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Frequently asked Questions

3. What do I do now?
As stated you will have access to the new capabilities in v17.0 now and can
start using them today!
Shortly we will be announcing v17.0 update Webinars which we
recommend you attend which may answer many of your remaining
questions.
For those using these new capabilities for the first time we recommend
attending training. Please visit the ANSYS Training Center on ANSYS.com
for more information.
For any additional information on the product changes please contact your
local sales representative.

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