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Please use the following instructions to download and install ANSYS Discovery Floating license.

1. Review the ANSYS Discovery Hardware Requirements before installing the software.
2. On the ANSYS License Server machine, add the ANSYS Discovery license file you received, to your existing ANSYS license using the License Management Center Utility.  This is the same process as adding any license to your existing ANSYS License Server.
   • Note:  A R19.0 or newer ANSYS License Server is required.  If you do not already have the ANSYS License Manager installed, you can download it from here.
3. From the machine on which ANSYS Discovery will be run, use the following link to download the ANSYS Discovery application.
   Or you can download the application from Ansys Customer Portal Downloads page.
   • Note:  As of release 19.2, both Floating and Subscription licensing are supported in a single installation package.
4. Unzip the installation package and run Setup.
5. If ANSYS products are already installed on the machine, the existing license server specification will be used.  If this is the first install of any ANSYS product, you will be prompted for license server information.
6. Double click any of the icons to launch the corresponding Discovery product.

To request support on Ansys Discovery Floating license, please go to Ansys Customer Portal.