How to Reference or Cite ANSYS, Inc. & ANSYS Products

When writing a technical paper, article or book, or creating a webpage, you may need to cite or reference ANSYS, Inc. or our products. Because we provide a wide range of products, simply stating that you used "ANSYS" does not help your readers to accurately identify the product(s) and capabilities needed to better understand your work.

Example: Instread of stating: "I used ANSYS for this work" you should qualify the product: "I used the ANSYS^® Academic Research product for this work".

The following is an excerpt from our Trademark Usage Guidelines. Theses guidelines explain how to correctly reference our company and products, they also explain the proper use of our valuable trademarks and service marks (collectively, “trademarks”). Given the nature of our business, intellectual property (trademarks, etc.) is our most important asset and we aggressively protect it. These Trademark Usage Guidelines apply to ANSYS staff as well as to third parties including, without limitation, our customers, writers and publishers.

Referential Use Only: Third parties may use ANSYS trademarks (word marks only, not logos) solely to reference ANSYS products and technologies. Referential use is prohibited if such use would defame or disparage ANSYS, its products or services, or any other person or entity.

Product references should be accompanied by the release version. Refer to your product license form for the correct product name.

Example product reference: ANSYS^®Academic Research, v. 11.0
Documentation references should be acompanied by the relevant product name, release version, document book, chapter and page.

Note that manuals, online help and other documentation accompanying the software is protected by copyright law and subject to nondisclosure provisions in your software license agreement. You are not permitted to reprint any parts of such documentation in your papers or other work without written permission from ANSYS, Inc. Contact the ANSYS Marketing Department to request permission to use documentation. If you paraphrase or summarize in your own words, then you must cite the source of this information.

Example documentation citation: ANSYS^® Academic Research, Release 11.0, Help System, Coupled Field Analysis Guide, ANSYS, Inc.

General documentation citation: ANSYS^® <Product name>, release number, help system, <book and chapter reference name/numbers>, ANSYS Inc.

Private communications (such as technical support responses) from ANSYS should not be cited. Quotes must be approved by the ANSYS Marketing Department, which will indicate what attribution should accompany the quote.

Suspected Infringement: If you suspect that the ANSYS trademarks or trade dress are being infringed, contact the ANSYS Legal Department. Include the word “Infringement” in the subject line.