Due to the size of the installation, please DO NOT attempt to install this application via a wireless or VPN network connection. Prior to installing any new version or upgrade, please ensure that you are connected to a live, wired, Ethernet jack on campus and that your wireless network interface is disabled. You will need to uninstall any previous version of Ansys prior to installing v13.0 as Ansys v13.0 Workbench will not function otherwise.

1. IE users may click to follow the link, for any other browser you will need copy & paste the link into a “Run…” dialog window or

the Windows 7 Start Menu search box.

1. 32-bit users should browse to the following folder: \\stuapp\netapps\Ansys\v13.0\x32\dvd1
2. 64-bit users should browse to the following folder: \\stuapp\netapps\Ansys\v13.0\x64\dvd1
3. Right click InstallPreReqs.exe and select “Run as Administrator”
4. If you receive a Security Warning window, click Run to continue the install. Allow all of the required prerequisite programs to install normally. Click Run in any following security windows. This should require minimal user interaction
5. Following the prerequisite program installations, right click on setup.exe and select “Run as Administrator”
6. If you receive a Security Warning window, click Run to continue the install.
7. Click “Install ANSYS, Inc. Products”
8. Select “I Agree” in the License Agreement window to accept the license agreement
9. Click Next
10. If prompted for platform to install, select your platform. (“Windows 32” vs. “Windows 64”)
11. Click Next to accept default installation path.
12. You may choose to disable the ANSYS RSS feed if you wish.
13. In the Select Installation Components window, accept the defaults and click Next to continue.
14. If you have Pro/E or any of the other programs that Ansys can interface with, make sure to check the box next to those products so that the appropriate files will be installed. These may already be appropriately marked for you.
15. If you have Pro/E installed, enter the path to your ProE installation and click Next.
16. If you do not have Pro/E installed select “Skip this step for ICEM and configure later” and click Next to continue.
17. Accept the defaults for the Unigraphics NX installation if prompted; click Next.
18. “Skip this step for ICEM and configure later” should be checked for you. If not, check it and click Next to continue.
19. The installer will now verify the license manager file dates.
20. Click Next after verification has completed.
21. Click Next at the review screen to begin installation.
22. At first it may install any missing prerequisites that ANSYS needs to run. If you quickly receive a message that “Everything was successfully installed,” do not close out of the installation window.
23. This installation can take a very long time. The window may appear to freeze during the installation or not give any indication that the install has started immediately.
24. When prompted for the path to DVD to copy and paste the following into the dialog box:
25. 32-bit users: \\stuapp\netapps\Ansys\v13.0\x32\dvd2
26. 64-bit users: \\stuapp\netapps\Ansys\v13.0\x64\dvd2
27. Click Next after the installation has completed.
28. The license file will configure some settings, the “Specify the License Server Machine” window may popup.
29. If you had a previous version of ANSYS installed you may not receive this window
30. If there is already an ANSYS Flexlm server specified, click exit. If there is no machine specified, ensure that your licensing info matches the following:
31. ANSYS Licensing Interconnect port number (default is 2325): 2325
32. ANSYS FLEXlm port number (default is 1055): 1400
33. Select number of license server machines: 1-server
34. Hostname 1: STUAPP
35. Click Exit at the Licensing Client Installation Configuration Screen
36. Click Next at the Finish Installation screen.
37. You may be prompted to answer survey questions, click Finish to skip or click Next to answer the questions.
38. Click Exit in the installation manager.
39. Load ANSYS Workbench. Select: Tools > License Preferences…
40. Under “Global Settings” select “Use Academic Licenses” if it is not already selected, click Apply, click OK
41. You will need to restart ANSYS Workbench for the changes to take effect.