HARDWARE TRADTIONAL ANSYS 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 |
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:
If you have access to our commercial geometry interface products, then ANSYS ED will function with the following:
Geometry Interface for CATIA V4 |
CATIA 4.X |
Geometry Interface for CATIA V5 |
CATIA V5 –R2-15 |
Geometry Interface for Parasolid |
Parasolid 16.1 |
Geometry Interface for Pro/E |
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 1 and 2 |
Geometry Interface for SAT |
ACIS 14 |
Geometry Interface for UG |
Unigraphics NX 3.0 |