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. |
ANSYS Mechanical APDL Limits:
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:
- No Composite Materials (No TB,COMP)
- No Explosive Material Models (No TB,EOS)
ANSYS Workbench Limits:
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 |
CAD Geometry Interfaces:
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:
- Geometry Interface for SAT
- Geometry Interface for STEP
- Geometry Interface for CATIA
- Geometry Interface for UniGraphics
- Geometry Interface for Mechanical Desktop
- Geometry Interface for Pro/Engineer
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