ANSYS

Ansys is a subsidiary of Siemens. Ansys software includes a suite of products for physics and engineering modelling using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). It is used to virtually test and analyze product performance in structural, fluid, thermal, and electromagnetic domains.
https://www.ansys.com/en-gb/products

Note, the University has a Ansys Academic Multiphysics Campus Solution license. See the available features that this enables, here: https://ansys.epfl.ch/Ansys_Actual_Academic_features_table.pdf

Category: Vendor provision
Access method: Loaded from Linux module software
License: University Campus license, centrally managed
- Our license 2025: Ansys Multiphysics Campus Solution - for a list of what's included see pages 10-11 of this guide
Command Line: Yes
Desktop GUI: Yes (via Linux X11 Desktop on Open OnDemand)

Running

Versions

$ module avail Ansys

Loading

$ module load Ansys/2025R1

Testing

$ module load Ansys
$

Application Help Pages

ANSYS Fluent help guide - Our local support page for Fluent on HPC
ANSYS Forte help guide - Our local support page for Forte on HPC
ANSYS Workbench help guide - Our local support page for the interactive Workbench desktop application on HPC

Requests

Requests for new/alternate versions of this package should be submitted via the NUIT ITService website using the HPC Software - Installation category.

Software requests will be collated, prioritized and submitted to our HPC support vendor.

We are only able to provide ANSYS versions for which the University already holds a license. This is usually:

Current version
Current version minus 1

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