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ANSYS AIM 17.2 academic

version install guide

Rev 3

030317(SN)

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Part 1 ANSYS AIM Student Installation

Part 1 – ANSYS AIM Student Installation:

1) Extract (Unzip) the downloaded installation

files.

2) Run setup.exe from the extracted files.

Right-click on setup.exe and select

Run as Administrator.

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Run setup.exe as admin

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Install products

3) Click the Install ANSYS, Inc. Products.

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4) Read and accept the click arrow wrap to continue.

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5) Click arrow to continue.

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6) Click skip this step and configure later, then arrow to continue.

NOTE: Student version

does not require

licensing to be installed

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7) Click arrow to continue.

ANSYS

additional

tools not

required

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8) Select skip all and configure later,

then Click arrow to continue.

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9) Click arrow to continue.

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10) Click arrow to continue.

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Bypass survey

11) Check the survey box at the bottom if you wish to

submit the survey.

12) Click the Exit button.

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Exit install of ANSYS AIM

13) You are now back to the Release 17.2 Installation

home page. Be sure to NOT select any other options as

these aren't supported by the ANSYS Student license.

14) Click the Exit Button.

15) The ANSYS Student software is now installed.

16) Next, install the ANSYS License File as described in

Part2

NOT REQUIRED IF YOU INSTALLED ANSYS STUDENT

VERSION

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PART 2 (License Setup)

1) Download the license file - ansys_student_<yyyymmdd>.lic - to

your computer. The <yyyymmdd> portion of the filename

indicates the expiration date of the license file.

2) Extract the downloaded license file and note the location

where you save it to: We recommend moving the license file to

C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing,

but you can also put the license file on your desktop.

3) Do not put the license file in a Temp directory

4) Do not save this license file using the MS Word format.

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Setting environment variable

5) Set the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE

environment variable to the location of the

ansys_student_ .lic file, including the

filename. For example:

C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared

Files\Licensing \ansys_student_20171031.lic

See next

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If view by category enabled on control

panel

I) Open the Control Panel

II) Select System and Security

III) Select System

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If view by large/small icons enabled on

control panel

I) Open the Control Panel

II) Select System

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Environment variables

IV) Select Advanced system

settings

V) Click the Environment

Variables button

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System or user variable

VI) Select the New button under

user OR System variables, a new

window will appear

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New “User” Environment Variable

C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\ansys_student_20160131.lic

ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE

This is where you

saved the license

file, your path may

be different

User variable takes precedence, you can set

it if you don’t have admin rights or want it

to only apply to your account

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New “System” Environment Variable

ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE

This is where you

saved the license

file, your path may

be different

C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\ansys_student_20171031.lic

SYSTEM variable operates for all users you

can set this instead of user variable.

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Model size limits

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Testing installation

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