{"id":160741,"date":"2026-03-12T06:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&p=160741"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:01:36","slug":"discovery-downloads","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/discovery-downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Downloads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/i> Discovery_Installation_Guide_2026 R1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ansys Known Issues and Limitations PDF can be downloaded from here: Release Notes 26.1*<\/a><\/p>\n

Download Center<\/h4>\n

Ansys Discovery products\u00a0are available to download from the Customer Portal\u00a0at the link below. The current version is\u00a0Release 2026 R1, released 12 March 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Download Discovery Products<\/a><\/p>\n

The primary download packages are:<\/p>\n

\n

ANSYS DISCOVERY (12.20 GB)<\/h3>\n

Includes:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Ansys Discovery<\/li>\n
  • Ansys Geometry Interfaces<\/li>\n
  • Ansys License Manager*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
    \n

    ANSYS SPACECLAIM (2.10GB)<\/h3>\n

    Includes:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Ansys SpaceClaim<\/li>\n
    • Ansys License Manager*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
      \n

      2026 R1 SERVICE PACK 1 (14.90 GB)<\/h3>\n

      Includes latest enhancements for:<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Ansys Discovery<\/li>\n
      • Ansys SpaceClaim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Apply after installing the base release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

        * These packages support both network and we based licensing. Service Pack documentation can be found in the same downloads centre.<\/p>\n

        Software packages for previous versions of Ansys Discovery and Ansys SpaceClaim products are available to download as well.<\/p>\n

        Documents<\/h4>\n

        Attached here is the\u00a0Discovery Installation Guide,<\/strong>\u00a0covering topics from Installation Prerequisites to Product Licensing as well as a guide for the installation steps.<\/p>\n

        For additional information, please also refer to the\u00a0Known Issues and Limitations<\/strong> for this release, from the link provided above.<\/p>\n

        Add-on Packages<\/h4>\n

        The Customer Portal also provides add-on which further enhance Ansys Discovery:<\/p>\n

          \n
        • \n
            \n
          • For Autodesk Fusion users, an addin is provided for import of simulation projects from Autodesk Fusion 360 Simulation or Generative Design outcomes.<\/li>\n
          • Sample Addins contain several example\u00a0add-ins to help you get started customizing Discovery to further enhance it for your simulation needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Note: *The Release Notes 26.1 link will require users to login and only licensed users will be able to access it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-160741","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-discovery","topic-tag-ansys-spaceclaim","topic-tag-download","topic-tag-geometry","topic-tag-installation","topic-tag-license-manager"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_edit_lock":["1777273256:2327"],"_edit_last":["2327"],"_bbp_forum_id":["159540"],"_bbp_topic_id":["198405"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.220.96.204"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["160741"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2022-11-03 06:59:26"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["0"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["2"],"_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp":[""],"_btv_view_count":["33403"],"_bbp_likes_count":["5"],"_application_name":["field_64a80903c8e15"],"_family":["field_64a809229a857"],"siebel_km_number":[""],"_siebel_km_number":["field_63ecbffce60db"],"salesforce_km_number":[""],"_salesforce_km_number":["field_63ecc018e60dc"],"km_published_date":[""],"_km_published_date":["field_64c77704499dd"],"_product_version":["field_64c776cb4fd2e"],"_oembed_f65287a6bb2e8f1e01659f0b8f73b454":["{{unknown}}"],"_oembed_97fc74b96325df84aa6d76e7a2e62e53":["{{unknown}}"],"_oembed_71ad2ee6353c415cdfb717100f8727a9":["{{unknown}}"],"family":["Discovery Products"],"application_name":["Discovery"],"product_version":["2023R2"],"filter_by_optics_product":["Lumerical"],"_filter_by_optics_product":["field_64fb192ba3121"],"_wp_old_date":["2022-11-03","2023-01-11","2024-01-11","2024-07-10"],"_aioseo_title":[null],"_aioseo_description":[null],"_aioseo_keywords":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_og_title":[null],"_aioseo_og_description":[null],"_aioseo_og_article_section":[""],"_aioseo_og_article_tags":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_twitter_title":[null],"_aioseo_twitter_description":[null]},"test":"articlesansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/160741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/160741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198405,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/160741\/revisions\/198405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}