HARDWARE ANSYS MECHANICAL APDL LIMITS WORKBENCH LIMITS GEOMETRY INTERFACES
Minimum Hardware & Operating System Requirements:
| Hardware: | Intel® IA-32 Pentium Class Systems |
| Operating System: | Microsoft® Windows 2000 Microsoft® Windows XP Home Microsoft® Windows XP Professional |
| Graphics: | Windows 2000, Windows NT or Windows XP supported graphics card, capable of supporting 1024x768 High Color (16-bit color, 65,536 colors) |
| CD ROM: | Double speed CD ROM drive |
| Mouse: | Microsoft Mouse or a mouse compatible with Windows 2000, Windows NT or Windows XP |
| Minimum RAM: | 64 MB of RAM |
| Min. Hard Drive: | 500 MB free on the hard drive |
| Monitor: | A 17 inch monitor (or larger) is recommended |
| Internet Browser: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) - For viewing the HTML/XML based help system. |
The following table defines the product limits when using the traditional ANSYS interface:
| Solver Limits | |
| Maximum DOF | Not applicable |
| Maximum Node Number | 10,000 |
| Maximum h-Element Number | 1,000 |
| Maximum LS-DYNA Element Number | 1,000 |
| Maximum CFD Element Number | 5,000 |
| Maximum LF EMAG Element Number | 1,000 |
| Maximum HF EMAG Element Number | 5,000 |
| Maximum p-Element Number | 200 |
| Maximum Master DOF Number | 100 |
| Solid Modeling (PREP7) Limits | |
| Maximum Keypoint Number | 200 |
| Maximum Line Number | 200 |
| Maximum Area Number | 100 |
| Maximum Volume Number | 10 |
Unsupported Features/Capabilities:
The following table defines the product limitations when using the ANSYS Workbench interface:
| DesignXplorer Parameter Type | |
| Max. No. Input Parameters | 3 |
| Max. No. Output Parameters | 4 |
| DesignModeler Geometry | |
| Max. Number of Parts | 10 |
| Max. Number of Vertices | 200 |
| Max. Number of Edges | 200 |
| Max. Number of Faces | 100 |
| Simulation Limits | |
| Elements | 1,000 |
| Nodes | 10,000 |
ANSYS ED release 10.0 includes the following CAD geometry interfaces:
Geometry Interface Product |
CAD Revision Level |
| Traditional ANSYS Environment (PREP7) | |
| Geometry Interface for IGES | 4.0, 5.2, 5.3 |
| ANSYS Workbench Environment | |
| Geometry Interface for Parasolid | Parasolid 17.0 |
| Geometry Interface for IGES | 4.0, 5.2, 5.3 |
| Geometry Interface for Solid Edge | Solid Edge Version 16.0, 17.0 |
| Geometry Interface for SolidWorks | SolidWorks2004 , Solidworks 2005 |
| Geometry Interface for Inventor | Inventor R9, R10 |
Please note that ANSYS ED 10.0 does not support the following geometry interfaces: