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[Ben.McCuen]

I am having some trouble accessing design modeler. I have an ANSYS 2022 R1 license and have been using workbench to make simulations. I would like to add design modeler to my workflow. When I create a new geometry system in workbench my only two options are to create a "New SPACECLAIM geometry" or to import geometry. How do I get "New Design Modeler geometry" prompt to appear?

In the ANSYS customer portal i have downloaded the full package of 2022 R1 Structures (but not ANSYS motion) under the primary packages tab and the SpaceClaim full package under the Add-on packages tab. 

I cannot find any documentation on what packages include design modeler so Im not even sure if i have it installed or not. 

Do I need to download an additional software package from the customer portal downloads page or am I missing something else?

Thank You 

[Aniket]

Hi Ben, It seems like you are using professional version of Ansys and not the student one, can you please open a new Service Request for this on our customer portal?

-Aniket

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[mrife]

Hi Ben

DesignModeler is part of the Workbench installation.  Workbench will then show the analysis and component systems, and geometry editors, that are allowed by the current licenses available.  Mike

[Uncape Uncape]

You must first construct simply the surface using a CAD tool, such as Solidworks, in order to import it into ANSYS in the Design Modeler

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[mrife]

Hi Uncape Uncape

That is not correct - Design Modeler is a CAD tool.  While it can import CAD files from other tools you can also start a cad model 'from scratch' with it.

Mike

[Ben.McCuen]

To close this thread. I have the professional version on ANSYS but did not have the package that conatained design modeler. I am now working with my license provider to get it. Thank you for your help Aniket.