Ansys Optics is now available on Ansys Cloud. The guidelines on this page show the process of using Ansys Ansys Optics on Ansys Cloud (portal dashboard).
Requisites
- Ansys User Account
- Ansys Elastic Units (AEU)
- Supported Windows computer
Ansys cloud app installation
- Log in to the Ansys cloud portal.
- Download and Install the Ansys Cloud App into your Windows PC.
Note: Ensure that you are running the latest version of the Ansys Cloud App on your PC. - Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
- Navigate to the Ansys cloud folder from the Start Menu.
- Start the File Transfer Agent.
- Check Cloud Installation.
- Sign in to Ansys cloud with your Ansys account when prompted.
- Press any key to close the command prompt window.
- Sign in to the Ansys cloud portal.
Uploading files
You can upload your files to your preferred region in the cloud beforehand or upload them later when running/launching an Ansys cloud session. This section outlines the process of uploading the files to the cloud before starting a session.
- Log in to the Ansys cloud portal.
- Navigate to "Files" from your Ansys cloud dashboard.
- Under the "Personal Data" tab select the region to upload your files.
- Click "Upload".
- Choose to upload an entire folder or files. You can choose to create a new folder in the cloud for your files.
Note: Ensure that your source folder or file names do not contain special characters. Use English alphanumeric characters. - You will be notified once the upload is completed or if there is an error during the process in the Ansys cloud portal in your browser.
Starting a session
- Log in to the Ansys cloud portal.
- Ensure you have enough Ansys Elastic Units (AEU) to start your session and run your simulation. Contact your Ansys Account Manager to purchase additional AEUs.
- Go to Applications from your dashboard.
- Choose Ansys Optics from the "In-browser interactive session" or the "RDP interactive session"
- Session options:
- Session Name: You can change the session name to your desired name.
- Input files: Choose to upload files from your computer or from the region on the cloud storage where you initially uploaded your files.
- File transfer: Select the appropriate file transfer type to upload your files.
- Solver: Choose the appropriate version.
- Hardware: Select the region and machine/resource you want to run your simulation.
- Time: Select the appropriate wall time limit for your session.
- Output: Choose to upload the input files from the VM into your region's cloud storage.
- Start Session: You can save your current options to use every time you launch a new cloud session. Hit the Start session to create and launch your VM.
- Session options:
Running Ansys Optics
The Ansys Optics Launcher and the Ansys Cloud Drive directory will be shown on the Virtual Machine's desktop for the "In-browser interactive session". Otherwise, the Ansys Optics Launcher will be shown on your local desktop for the "RDP interactive session".
- Open your simulation which will be in the Ansys Cloud drive directory.
- Set your resource configuration for your simulation requirements.
- Run your simulation.
- Do your post and analysis in the cloud or end your session and download the files into your local computer for analysis and post.
Ending a session
- Navigate to the Jobs in your Ansys cloud portal.
- Select the running Job.
- Click "End Session"
- Choose to "end the session with the save option".
Download files
- Navigate to the Jobs in your Ansys cloud portal.
- Select the session/job from which you would like to download the files.
- Select the Files tab on the right.
- Open the Ansys Cloud drive.
- Select the folders or files.
- Click Download.
- Browse to the location on your local computer where you want to save your files.
- Open the simulation/project with the results.
- Do your analysis or view the results on your local computer.
