As with many engineering softwares, ANSYS is not available for the Mac OSX platform. However, it is still possible to install ANSYS and your other engineering softwares on an Apple computer by first installing Windows on your Mac. Please follow this guide to learn how to install Windows and ANSYS on your Mac.
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1. Buy and install Parallels Desktop 11 (~$80).
Students and teachers may be able to obtain a 50% discount here. Make sure to check the system requirements. Your computer needs at least 4GB of RAM to run Parallels Desktop but unless you want to run ANSYS version 14.5 or earlier, your computer needs at least 8GB of RAM to run ANSYS smoothly on the virtual machine. We also recommend that you have at least 20GB of free hard disk space.
While your Apple computer already has a software called BootCamp to install Windows on your Mac, it requires the user to reboot each time he or she wants to switch operating systems. The user also has to play with disk partitioning which makes the setup more complicated. We highly recommend using Parallels Desktop for its ease of use and flexibility. This software allows the user to run Mac OSX and Windows side by side and it does not require hard drive partitioning. Windows simply acts as an application that you can run or close as you wish. All the Windows files are contained in one master file (a .pvm file) that you can move wherever you want, even on an external hard rive.
2. Get yourself a copy of Windows 7, 8 or 10 with 64-bit (X64) from an installation CD or ISO file.
Windows 10 Home is available on the Microsoft Store for $120. Students and teachers may be able to obtain a FREE or severely discounted copy of Windows 10 here. It is accessible as an ISO file to download. IMPORTANT: Make sure it is the 64-bit version (X64).
Cornell University faculty can obtain Windows 7, 8 or 10 for FREE here. Again, please choose the64 bit version.
3. Run Parallels Desktop 11 and follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows.
If you downloaded Windows as an ISO file, you will simply be asked to drag and drop the ISO file in the box to proceed with the installation process. If you have the Windows installation CD, then simply insert it in the drive when prompted. We suggest that you choose to use Windows for 'Productivity'. Feel free to follow this excellent installation guide if you need.
Required Configurations
To access the configuration settings of the virtual machine, please see this guide. Note that the virtual machine must be shut down prior to making changes to these settings. Here are some settings modifications that MUST be implemented for ANSYS to work properly with Parallels Desktop.
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Memory allocation
Go in the 'Hardware' tab and select 'CPU & Memory'.
Set the memory allocated to Parallels Desktop to be at least 2112 MB. This is because ANSYS 16.0 and later needs this amount of RAM to run the solver. We also highly recommend that the amount of memory you set lies in the green 'recommended' range (too much memory allocated to Parallels Desktop will slow down your mac). This will only happen if your computer has at least 8GB of RAM, hence why we recommend to have at least this amount. (Since this computer only has 4GB of RAM, it runs very poorly while in the yellow range)
Folder Sharing
Go to Options>Sharing
Unselect 'Share Mac user folders with Windows'
Recommended Configurations
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We also recommend the following settings for ease of use and optimal performance.
Go in the Options tab
Select 'Optimization'
Make sure your settings are set this way.
Select 'Sharing'
Have the settings set like so.
This will effectively keep Windows separate from the Mac. It makes using Parallels more intuitive and simple.
Select 'Applications'
Disable the sharing so that it looks like this.
Go in the 'Hardware' tab and select 'CPU & Memory'.
Try setting the number of CPUs (cores) to 2. Test whether the performances of Windows are better, and if the Mac still runs smoothly. The odds are that it will and than ANSYS will compute faster. This is the default setting in Parallels 10.
4. Obtain and install ANSYS 17.0.
ANSYS now offers a student version of their software for FREE. The functionalities are more or less the same as in the full version except that structural problems are restricted to 32,000 nodes and fluid problems are restricted to 512,000 nodes. This is more than enough for what a typical student will need.
Firewall notifications
On your first few uses of ANSYS, Firewall notifications should pop up. Make sure to allow all ANSYS programs to run normally (i.e do not let the Firewall block ANSYS programs). You can verify the allowed program list by going into Start>Control Panel>System & Security>Allow a program through Windows Firewall.
Cornell University faculty can get the full version of ANSYS for FREE by following this installation tutorial.
Please contact Sebastien at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this installation guide.
NextLimit Maxwell 5 version 5.0.502 (5.0.6.3) for Rhino
NextLimit Maxwell 5 version 5.0.502 (5.0.6.3) for Rhino | 1.4 GB
The Next Limit development team is pleased to announce the availability of Maxwell 5 version 5.0.502 (5.0.6.3) for Rhino. This product has been designed for rendering in Rhino with a Maxwell toolbar. It brings you advanced Maxwell Render technology in a simple package.
Version 5.0.502 – 06 Feb 2020
COMPATIBILITY: – Built with Maxwell Render 5.0.2.21 SDK
ADDED: – Re-written Maxwell Material with an integrated material editor (in the previous version it was called 'Maxwell Referenced'). This new material works similarly to Maxwell’s Mxed materials, and it is fully integrated into the Rhino UI. You can now choose from a full-fledged Maxwell material editor or the referenced materials; as in Mxed, you can change from one to the other from the Material’s Global Properties > Type dropdown. The Maxwell Material is fully compatible with the Rhino undo/redo mechanism. – New Maxwell Texture. The Maxwell Material by default uses this texture to provide a similar interface as we have under the Mxed texture editor. But the Maxwell Texture is a normal Rhino texture too, so the user can use it for other Rhino materials too. – New command 'Maxwell_MaterialReplacer' (intended to help Rhino 5 Mac users to load all the materials from older scenes). After the user calls this command and selects the folder with all the mxm files, the plugin replaces the Rhino materials if it finds an mxm file with the same filename as the material name. (For example material 'BlackPlastic' is replaced with an existing 'BlackPlastic.mxm' file from the selected folder). – New UI control in File menu > Properties > Maxwell for Rhino > 'Displayed Texture Size'. The users can now control the resolution of the Maxwell Material textures displayed inside the Rhino viewport. – New UI control in File menu > Properties > Maxwell for Rhino > FIRE Settings > 'Baked Texture Size'. The users can control the resolution of the baked Rhino textures under the FIRE view (for Rhino procedural textures). – New UI control in Rendering tab > Maxwell for Rhino settings > Global tab > 'Baked Texture size'. The user can control the resolution of the baked Rhino textures under normal Maxwell Render. – New Maxwell 'Document Properties' page (Maxwell for Rhino > Material Preview) with material preview controls. – New UI control in File menu > Properties > Maxwell for Rhino > Decimal Precision.
IMPROVED: – 4-5x faster export in the case the scene contains lots of block instances. – Maxwell Render parameters undo/redo handling is faster now. – Rhino texture export is faster and FIRE more interactive. – The plugin now exports the meshes with all of its UV maps (Multi-UV). – Maxwell Undo text is more informative now (it shows the name of the changed parameter). – In the case Maxwell sends multiple errors or warning messages, the plugin shows all the received messages (not just the last one) after the user clicks on the FIRE view bottom area '* ERROR: CLICK here to see message *'. – Objects are now exported with their name (if any) plus the id of the object. – Block geometries are now exported in block groups. – The Document Properties Maxwell pages now have the 'Restore Defaults' button. – Maxwell for Rhino Document Properties parameters now have default values. – (WIN only) The labels of Document Properties Maxwell pages now change to blue if any value has been changed (to show there is a new value to Accept or Cancel). – (WIN only) The Maxwell UI controller steppers are now draggable (similar to normal Rhino steppers). – (WIN only) When dragging or changing steppers, it doesn’t fill the undo stack with in-between data (otherwise, the undo content would be filled with useless data). – (WIN only) While changing the color value in the color dialog, it doesn’t fill the undo stack with in-between data (otherwise, the undo content would be filled with useless data). – The plugin now uses the Eto color button for color properties. – Drag and drop between color controls. (Under Windows it is now possible to drag and drop also Rhino colors into Maxwell color buttons). – Added warning for the two-point perspective camera (Maxwell doesn’t support it). – On the command log panel, the plugin writes out the time required to export the scene. – Rhino to Maxwell material Texture coordinate export (Known Limitation: rotation works but rotation+scale only in 0/90/180/270 degrees). – Maxwell to Rhino material Texture coordinate export (Known Limitation: rotation works but rotation+scale doesn’t work – only rotation or scale).
FIXED: – (OSX only) The installer couldn’t install the plugin in the case the /Users//Library/Application Support/McNeel/Rhinoceros/MacPlugins folder didn’t exist. – Rhino slowed down when a Maxwell material was applied to many objects. – Some scenes could freeze Rhino on Maxwell export. It seems it is an issue with Rhino baking; as a workaround, some baking flags are disabled now to avoid this issue. – When Custom Alpha was applied to a block, only the first object of the block was exported with the Custom Alpha applied. – After changing the object parameter of a block object, FIRE only refreshed the first sub-object of the block. – In the case the scene contained several copies of the same instance block, when the user deleted the original block from the scene, all the blocks disappeared from the FIRE view (the copies are handled as instances under Maxwell). – Rhino crashed when creating block definitions while FIRE ran. – Block inserted from an embedded file (or block with sub-blocks) didn’t follow the Maxwell Object settings. – The parameters in the Document Properties page were not reverted when clicking the Cancel button. – After undoing the Maxwell Environment Path channel change the value was a text 'NULL' instead of an empty string. – Camera exposure EV value was wrong if Iso value was not 100. – The camera didn’t keep exposure correctly in the 'Lock Exposure' mode if Iso value was not 100. – In some cases, the Maxwell UI panels didn’t fit correctly into the parent UI container. – Mouse scroll wheeling could cause panning the whole container control instead of spinning the value of the control. – After the Rhino view was changed to named view the Maxwell camera showed the saved camera position instead of the active camera position. – Rhino’s Gem materials were exported as Rhino’s Custom materials (this was a bug in the Rhino API, but found a workaround).
CHANGED: – The camera exposure presets now change Iso/Shutter/F-Stop values too. – Maxwell numerical UI controls value change is not immediate now, the user has to accept it with 'Enter' or click out of the control. It is also possible to cancel with 'Esc'. Maxwell Render is an unbiased spectral ray-tracing designed to simulate light and materials exactly as they behave in real world. Maxwell Render makes perfect images, films and animations from 3D models and scenes. It is the complete solution for anyone who demands immaculate results on a deadline. Maxwell Render offers maximum quality, speed, and compatibility for architects, designers and VFX artists. Maxwell 5 includes several new features and improvements: procedural textures, multi-GPU rendering, Maxwell Cloud, 4K compatibility and much more. Maxwell | Rhino offers seamless integration with Rhino for Windows, allowing you to work comfortably within the Rhino interface. This product has been specifically designed for rendering in Rhino with a Maxwell toolbar.
Check in this video how the new GPU fire feature works in Maxwell 5
Next Limit was founded in 1998 by engineers Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas with a common vision of developing cutting edge simulation tecnologies. RealFlow was the first product released. In the following years new products came to life, such as: Maxwell Render, CaronteFX and XFlow CFD. In 2018 Victor Gonzalez became the sole owner of the group, expanding the company portfolio toward new markets and industries. Since then the portfolio has been updated with three new solutions: Anyverse, BeGraph and RoomBox.
Product: NextLimit Maxwell 5 Version: 5.0.502 (5.0.6.3) for Rhino Supported Architectures: x64 Website Home Page : https://maxwellrender.com/
Language: english System Requirements: PC * Supported Operating Systems: * Software Prerequisites: Rhino 5.x / Rhino 6.x Size: 1.4 Gb
The minimum system requirements for Maxwell Render are as follows: – Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. – 2 GHz Intel Core2 processor, AMD Athlon 64 or better – 1GB RAM minimum. 16 GB of RAM memory is highly recommended – 1.7 GB available hard disk space for installation – Accelerated OpenGL drivers – 3 button mouse recommended