ANSYS on Argo

Last Updated: November 30, 2005

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ANSYS software allows engineers to construct computer models of structures, machine components or systems; apply operating loads and other design criteria; and study physical responses, such as stress levels, temperature distributions, pressure, etc. It permits an evaluation of a design without having to build and destroy multiple prototypes in testing.

Current version: 9.0

Documentation

• For basic information on how to use ANSYS on argo, see "ANSYS on Argo"
  
  
• The ANSYS WWW home page at: http://www.ansys.com/


• The following hardcopy manuals are available in the Mechanical Engineering department and at the reserve desk at the library.
  
  
  • Introduction to Ansys
  • Introduction to FLOTRAN
  • Procedures Manual
  • Commands Manual
  • Verification Manual
  • CFD FLOTRAN Analysis Guide

Limits

• The following table shows all of the options and limits for the ANSYS 5.6.1 products:
  
  

  Product Portion	Maximum Node Number 16	Maximum h Element Number 17	Maximum p Element Number 17
  ANSYS/Mechanical	128,000	128,000	32,000
  ANSYS/Emag	128,000	128,000	N/A
  ANSYS/FLOTRAN	256,000	100,000,000	N/A

Support

• ACCC
  This software is supported by the ACCC only so far as to ensure that the software is available and running properly. ACCC DOES NOT provide support regarding:
  
  
  • how to use the software
  • how to construct models
  • how to solve problems using ANSYS
  • how to debug ANSYS problems
    
    

  Send your questions or problems to:

  systems@uic.edu

• Vendor
  The UIC license with the vendor is a university and not a commercial license and therefore DOES NOT PERMIT users to call the vendor and ask for technical support.

Vendor Terms

UIC licenses the use of the ANSYS software package on a yearly basis. Normally we just pay them money and use the software, but, as of 2000, ANSYS insisted on an extra condition. According to our license agreement, users may be required to submit copies of "final published papers," which outline project work performed using ANSYS Inc. software. Specifically, the copies are to be provided annually prior to the August 31st, the anniversary date of the license. This condition had, prior to 2000, never been enforced. But now they are enforcing it. If we fail to comply, ANSYS may not renew our license So, once a year, systems will ask you to send us a copy of any paper that you or a colleague has written to a journal, magazine, or any publication that outlines work performed using ANSYS, Inc. software. If you have questions as to what you need to do to comply with the ANSYS policy, then send email to systems@uic.edu.