Semi-Annual Channel and Long Term Service Channel

(Community Enterprise OS 7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

CAD Support

(Professional, Enterprise & Education)

Release 2021 R2

(Community Enterprise OS 8.1)

Red Hat Enterprise 7

Red Hat Enterprise 8

Desktop 12 (SP4 & SP5)

Ansys Workbench Platform

Operating System

releases are supported

Reader/Plug-Ins

Desktop 15 (SP1)
Windows 10

(7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CentOS 7

CentOS 8
(8.1)
CAD Package Supported Versions Reader / Plug-In VERSION NOTES:
ACIS 2021 Reader P P P P P P P
2021 Reader P
AutoCAD 2021 Plug-In P
1
2020 Plug-In P 1 Requires operating system's version 1803 or higher

CATIA V4 4.2.4 Reader P

CATIA V5 V5-6R2021 Reader P P P P P P P
CATIA V6 2021x Reader P
CATIA V5 - (CADNexus CAPRI V5-6R2018, V5-6R2019, 2 2 Provides a bidirectional integration requiring a CatiaV5
Reader P installation.
CAE Gateway V3.70.0) V5-6R2020
Creo Elements / 20.3 Plug-In P
Direct Modeling 20.2 Plug-In P
7.0 Reader P
7.0 Plug-In P
Creo Parametric
6.0 Plug-In P
5.0 Plug-In P
Fusion 360 Plug-In P
IGES 4.0, 5.2, 5.3 Reader P P P P P P P
2021 Reader P
Inventor 2021 Plug-In P
2020 Plug-In P3 3 Requires operating system's version 1803 or higher

JT 10.5 Reader P
Monte Carlo N-Particle4 Reader* P P P P P P P 4 Support limited to DesignModeler
 Semi-Annual Channel and Long Term Service Channel

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

(Community Enterprise OS 7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

(Professional. Enterprise & Education)

(Community Enterprise OS 8.1)

Red Hat Enterprise 7

Red Hat Enterprise 8

Desktop 12 (SP4 & SP5)

Operating System

releases are supported

Desktop 15 (SP1)
Windows 10

(7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CentOS 7

CentOS 8
(8.1)
1926 Reader P
1953 Plug-In P5 5 Support limited to Professional & Enterprise versions
NX
1926 Plug-In P5 5 Support limited to Professional & Enterprise versions
1899 Plug-In P
Parasolid 33.0 Reader P P P P P P P
Revit 2020.0 Reader P
Rhinoceros v6.0 Reader P
SketchUp V2020 Reader P
2021 Reader P
Solid Edge 2021 Plug-In P
2020 Plug-In P
2021 Reader P
6
2021 Plug-In P 6 Validated by external third party
SOLIDWORKS 6
2020 Plug-In P
6
2019 Plug-In P
7
SpaceClaim 2020 Plug-In* P 7 Not supported for ICEM-CFD

STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 Reader P P P P P P P

Reader / Plug-In Footnotes:

* Excludes support using Workbench Readers for ICEM-CFD
 Semi-Annual Channel and Long Term Service Channel

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

(Community Enterprise OS 7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CAD Support

(Professional. Enterprise & Education)

Release 2021 R2

(Community Enterprise OS 8.1)

Red Hat Enterprise 7

Red Hat Enterprise 8

Desktop 12 (SP4 & SP5)

Ansys ICEM CFD

Operating System

releases are supported

Direct Interface Support

Desktop 15 (SP1)
Windows 10

(7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CentOS 7

CentOS 8
(8.1)
CAD Package Supported Versions Reader VERSION NOTES:
ACIS 2020 Reader P P P P P P
CATIA V4 4.2.4 Reader P P P P P P P
DWG Reader P1 P P P P P P
GEMS Reader P P P P P P P
IDI MS 8/9 Reader P1 P
IGES 4.0, 5.2, 5.3 Reader P1 P P P P P P
1
Parasolid 33.0 Reader P P P P P P P
Plot3d Reader P P
Rhinoceros Reader P P P P P P P
STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 Reader P1 P P P P P P
1
STL Reader P P P P P P P

Product Footnotes:
1 Requires supplemental install
 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

(Community Enterprise OS 7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CAD Support

(Community Enterprise OS 8.1)

Release 2021 R2

Red Hat Enterprise 7

Red Hat Enterprise 8

Desktop 12 (SP4 & SP5)

Operating System
Optical (Ansys SPEOS for CAD Integration)

Desktop 15 (SP1)
Windows 10

(7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CentOS 7

CentOS 8
(8.1)
ANSYS SPEOS for: Supported Versions Supported Service Packs:
7.0 P Up to 7,0,3,0 as service pack supported

Creo Parametric 6.0 P Up to 6,0,6,0 as service pack supported

4.0 6 P Up to M150 as service pack supported

2
2034
1980 3
1953 4 P NX 1961 as a service pack supported
1
NX 1926 5
P NX1946.3400 as a service pack supported

1899 6
P NX1919.4340 as a service pack supported

12 6 P NX 12.0.2 MP 14
6
11 P from NX 11.0.0.33 MP0 to NX 11.0.2.7 MP12

Package and Version Footnotes:

1 Compatible with monthly NX service packs as available at the time of the release.
2 Supported as of Ansys 2023 R1
3 Supported as of Ansys 2022 R1
4 Unsupported as of Ansys 2023 R1
5 Unsuppoerted as of Ansys 2022 R2
6 Unsupported as of Ansys 2022 R1
 Semi-Annual Channel and Long Term Service Channel

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server &

(Community Enterprise OS 7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CAD Support

(Professional. Enterprise & Education)

Release 2021 R2

(Community Enterprise OS 8.1)

Desktop 12 (SP4 & SP5)
Red Hat Enterprise 7

Red Hat Enterprise 8

Ansys Mechanical APDL

Operating System

releases are supported

Connections

Desktop 15 (SP1)
Windows 10

(7.6, 7.7 & 7.8)

CentOS 7

CentOS 8
(8.1)
CAD Package Supported Versions Connection VERSION NOTES:
ACIS 2021 Connection P P P P P P P
CATIA V4 4.2.4 Connection P P P P P P P
CATIA V5 V5-6R2021 Connection P
7.0 Connection P
Creo Parametric 6.0 Connection P
5.0 Connection P
IGES 4.0, 5.2, 5.3 Connection P P P P P P P
1953 Connection P
NX 1926 Connection P1 1 Support limited to Professional & Enterprise versions
1899 Connection P
Parasolid 33.0 Connection P P P P P P P
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