This article describes the new Ansys Zemax licensing based on FlexLM and links to additional articles to licensing configuration and information related to them. This applies to Zemax Ansys licensed products released as of July 2022.
Important note
If you have been assigned a legacy Zemax license number starting with L or T such as L100000 or a USB license (numbered from 22000-40999) these guides do not apply to you.
Authored By Don Dickinson
Overview
The new Ansys licensing model uses FlexLM network shared licenses and the standard Ansys License Manager application for license server setup.
These new licenses require separate versions of Zemax products to use these licenses. For OpticStudio be sure you install "Ansys Zemax OpticStudio". If you are using a legacy Zemax red or black usb license or softkey with a license number such as L1XXXXX or from 20000-40999, see Zemax legacy licensing instead.
Reference Articles
These will help configure and access Ansys licenses and Zemax applications.
Links to various product installation guides, reaching the support team, knowledge base, forum and other resources.
Covers installing Ansys OpticStudio Lumerical or Speos via the Ansys Automated installer.
Removing OpticStudio, Speos or Lumerical
Allows you to block an OpticStudio license from specific users or machines on your network.
License configuration using the Ansys Client Licensing Settings app
Covers accessing a license installed on the same machine, a license installed on your company network or an Ansys shared web / cloud license.
Covers accessing a license installed on the same machine, a license installed on your company network or an Ansys shared web / cloud license.
Solving errors when accessing an Ansys network license
Errors when a license isn't found or not usable.
This allows you to take a license off a server and use it temporarily on a client machine for up to 30 days at a time.
Considerations for installing OpticStudio on Apple machines with Intel and Apple Mx CPU's.