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ANSYS
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Installation
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Guide
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for
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Mac
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OSX
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As
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with
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many
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engineering
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softwares,
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ANSYS
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is
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not
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available
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for
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the
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Mac
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OSX
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platform.
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However,
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it
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is
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still
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possible
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to
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install
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ANSYS
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and
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your
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other
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engineering
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softwares
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on
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an
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Apple
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computer
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by
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first
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installing
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Windows
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on
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your
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Mac.
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Please
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follow
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this
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guide
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to
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learn
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how
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to
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install
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Windows
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and
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ANSYS
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on
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your
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Mac.
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1.
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Buy
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and
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install
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(~$80).
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Make
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sure
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to
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check
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the
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.
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We
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highly
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recommend
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that
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your
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computer
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has
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at
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least
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4GB
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of
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RAM
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and
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20GB
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of
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free
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hard
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disk
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space.
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While
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your
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Apple
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computer
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already
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has
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a
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software
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called
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BootCamp
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to
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install
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Windows
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on
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your
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Mac,
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it
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requires
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the
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user
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to
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reboot
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each
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time
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he
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or
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she
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wants
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to
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switch
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operating
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systems.
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The
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user
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also
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has
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to
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play
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with
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disk
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partitioning
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which
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makes
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the
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setup
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more
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complicated.
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We
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highly
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recommend
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using
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Parallels
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Desktop
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for
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its
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ease
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of
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use
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and
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flexibility.
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This
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software
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allows
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the
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user
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to
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run
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Mac
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OSX
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and
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Windows
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side
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by
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side
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and
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it
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does
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not
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require
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hard
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drive
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partitioning.
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Windows
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simply
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acts
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as
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an
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application
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that
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you
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can
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run
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or
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close
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as
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you
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wish.
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All
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the
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Windows
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files
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are
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contained
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in
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one
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master
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file
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(a
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.pvm
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file)
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that
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you
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can
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move
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wherever
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you
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want,
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even
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on
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an
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external
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hard
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rive.
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2.
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Get
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yourself
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a
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copy
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of
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Windows
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7
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or
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Windows
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8
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(installation
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CD
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or
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ISO
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file).
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Windows
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8.1
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Pro
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for
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Students
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is
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and
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is
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the
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best
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deal
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available
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to
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students
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and
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teachers
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at
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only
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$70.
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It
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is
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accessible
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as
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an
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ISO
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file
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to
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download.
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Select
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the
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64
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bit
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version
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(X64)
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when
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prompted.
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3.
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Run
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Parallels
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Desktop
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9
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and
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follow
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the
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on-screen
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instructions
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to
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install
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Windows.
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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 "like a PC". Feel free to follow this if you need.
4. Buy and install the ANSYS Student Version.
ANSYS offers a student version of their software for only $25/year. It is available on the ANSYS Student Portal. The functionalities are the same as in the full version except that it is node restricted to 32,000 (more than enough for what a typical student will need). Please ask Sebastien at sfl32@cornell.edu for information on how to get the ANSYS Student Version.
Note: This is release 15.0 which is a newer release than the ones installed in the Cornell computer labs (14.5). Just be aware that a project created in 15.0 will not open in 14.5 while a project created in 14.5 can be opened in 15.0.
Please contact Sebastien at sfl32@cornell.edu if you have any questions regarding this installation guide.