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Ansys Learning Forum › Forums › Installation and Licensing › Ansys Free Student Software › Which student software is the best to begin with? (discovery live or ansys aim student? › Reply To: Which student software is the best to begin with? (discovery live or ansys aim student?

August 1, 2018 at 1:50 pm
peteroznewman
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I recommend AIM because you can expand the complexity of your models to include nonlinear effects like frictional contact. In Discovery Live, all parts are automatically bonded together, which may be okay for a quick first look and for rapidly pulling faces around.  But a more accurate representation of the physical problem may require adding nonlinear effects.


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