Ansys Mechanical 18.1 Installation Instructions

 

Due to firewall restrictions, particularly on off-campus and wireless connections, you will need to connect to the your campus VPN service before installing and to use this software.

 

Email the following information to webstore@illinois.edu:

 

  • The purchaser's network id.
  • The name of the computer.

 

Instructions for obtaining your computer name are available via this FAQ entry. You will be notified when the license manager has been configured for your computer. 

 

Windows

 

Windows

 

1.     You will need to download two .iso files, labeled Disk1 and Disk2. Double click on the file labeled Disk1.

 

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2.     An explorer window will open. Scroll down to setup.exe and double click on it.

 

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3.     Click on Install ANSYS Products.

 

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4.     Select I AGREE and click on the black arrow box on the right.

 

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5.     Select an installation directory and click on the black arrow.

 

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6.     Enter the license server information into the Hostname 1 field and click the black arrow. This information was provided to you when you purchased the software. You can retrieve this information by logging into the Webstore and clicking on Order History. Find this offer on your list and click on the order number.

 

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7.     Select which ANSYS products you would like to install and click on the black arrow.

 

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8.     Click on the black arrow.

 

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9.     The installation wil begin.

 

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10. The installation will pause and ask for a path to the next media. Double click on the .iso file labeled Disk2. This will open an explorer window with a new drive. Now click on Browse in the original window and browse to the new drive you opened. This will usually be the F: drive. Click OK.

 

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11. The installaiton will complete. Click on the black arrow. Click on Exit.

 

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You are now ready to use Ansys 18.1 for Windows.