Use the Online Documentation

Introduction
The EnSight online documentation consists of:

Getting Started with The Getting Started with ANSYS EnSight contains basic Graphical User
ANSYS EnSight Interface overview information and several tutorials.
ANSYS EnSight The ANSYS EnSight How-To Manual consists of relatively short articles
How-To Manual that describe how to perform a specific operation in EnSight, such as
changing the color of an object or creating an isosurface. Step-by-step
instructions and pictures of relevant dialogs are included. In addition,
each How To article typically contains numerous hyperlinks to other
related articles (and relevant sections of the ANSYS EnSight User
Manual).
ANSYS EnSight User The ANSYS EnSight User Manual is a more traditional document
Manual providing a detailed reference for EnSight.
ANSYS EnSight The ANSYS EnSight Interface Manual contains the information needed
Interface Manual for creating user-defined readers, creating user-defined writers, creating
user-defined math functions, interacting with EnSight through the
external command driver, and using the EnSight python interpreter.

Where To Start?
If you are new to EnSight you should read the EnSight Overview article. Overview and Features in the
ANSYS EnSight User Manual also provide overview information. The Introduction to Part Creation
provides fundamental information on EnSight's part concept.

Contact Information
Technical Support for ANSYS, Inc. products is provided either by ANSYS, Inc. directly or by one of our
certified ANSYS Support Providers. Please check with the ANSYS Support Coordinator (ASC) at your
company to determine who provides support for your company, or go to www.ansys.com and select
Contacts → Contacts and Locations. If your support is provided by ANSYS, Inc. directly, Technical
Support can be accessed quickly and efficiently from the ANSYS customer site, which is available from
the ANSYS Website (www.ansys.com) under Support → customer site. The direct URL is: www.an-
sys.com/customercommunity. One of the many useful features of the ANSYS customer site is the
Knowledge Resources Search, which can be found on the Home page of the ANSYS customer site. To
use this feature, enter relevant text (error message, etc.) in the Knowledge Resources Search box and
click the magnifying glass icon. These Knowledge Resources provide solutions and guidance on how
to resolve installation and licensing issues quickly.

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