This page shows the process of requesting for an evaluation license for Ansy Lumerical products. Before installation, ensure the computer you are running the software on is running a supported system supported system. The evaluation license will be installed and running on the Ansys License Manager. The license manager can be on the same machine as where you are running Ansys Optics simulations or on a different computer (server) on your network.
Important
- The Ansys License Manager is required to run the license.
- An Internet connection is required when using the evaluation license.
- Products can only be evaluated once and do not support triad redundant servers.
- Please contact your account manager or channel partner if you need more time or need to install the evaluation license on triad redundant servers. If this is your first time contacting us, please use our "Contact Us page".
- The evaluation license might remove existing Ansys Optics licenses on your server. Installing the evaluation license on a machine not running Ansys Optics licenses is recommended.
- Once installed, the license cannot be transferred to a different computer.
Requesting a license
To request an evaluation license, follow the instructions below.
- Request an evaluation license by filling out the form for the product you wish to try out on the Ansys Product Free Trials site. A sales representative will be in contact to guide you through the process.
- Obtain the necessary host information for the computer that is running the Ansys license manager. This can either be a local machine running the application, or a license server machine. See this page on the necessary information to obtain the host ID information. The sales team will then use this information to provide you with a temporary license and a temporary account to access installers from the Ansys Customer Portal.
- Download and install the Ansys License Manager and Ansys Lumerical products from the Ansys Customer Portal. Please refer to the following pages for further information on this process:
- Configure the evaluation license files using the Ansys Optics Launcher.
The evaluation license request and installation process are now complete, and you can proceed with using the software for evaluation.
See also
Ansys license manager installation guide
Ansys Optics installation guide
How to obtain the license server's HostID information
Ansys license server configuration and license file installation