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A diagnostic file has been written.&#8221;<\/em>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite my attempts to troubleshoot, I&#8217;m unable to open <strong>DesignModeler<\/strong> and <strong>Mechanical<\/strong>, but <strong>SpaceClaim<\/strong> works fine. Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve tried so far:&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Renamed the <strong>ANSYS.old<\/strong> files in the AppData and Temp directories and cleared these folders.<\/li>\n<li>Performed a <strong>thorough uninstall and reinstallation<\/strong> of ANSYS R2 2024, including deleting registry entries and the Event directory.<\/li>\n<li>Installed the <strong>R1 version<\/strong> on a different drive, but the problem persists.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;The issue seems isolated to DesignModeler and Mechanical, as other tools like SpaceClaim load without issues.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If anyone has faced a similar problem or has insights into resolving this, your help would be greatly appreciated!<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/06-01-2025-1736198430-Screenshot 2025-01-06 220351.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-403796","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansysworkbench-ansys-staticstructural","topic-tag-workbench"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I&#039;m currently facing a recurring issue with ANSYS Workbench while working with the R2 2024 student version. 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