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How to copy ANSYS Help from a Windows machine (A machine) with ANSYS installed to another Windows machine (B machine) without ANSYS installed and enable ANSYS Help on B machine?

Tagged: 18, General, Installation/Licensing/Systems, Operating System, Other, Workbench Platform - SYS
    • June 5, 2023 at 7:05 am
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      1. Create a folder (e.g. named C:ANSYS-180-Help) on B machine. 2. Create a sub-folder named commonfiles (e.g. C:ANSYS-180-Helpcommonfiles) on B machine. 3. Copy the whole folder of C:Program FilesANSYS Incv180Framework from A machine to B machine under C:ANSYS-180-Help 4. Copy the whole folder of C:Program FilesANSYS Incv172commonfileshelp from A machine to B machine under C:ANSYS-180-Helpcommonfiles 5. Create a batch (e.g. ANSYS-180-HELP.bat) file as below: @echo off set AWP_ROOT180=C:ANSYS-180-Help start “” “C:ANSYS-180-HelpcommonfileshelpHelpViewerANSYSHelpViewer.exe” 6. Run above batch file on B machine to open ANSYS 18.0 Help. Should also apply for R17.x (and may be prior versions).

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