Supported Operating Systems
Helius PFA Solver
- Windows® 7 (64-bit): Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
- Windows® 8 (64-bit): Windows® 8, Pro, Enterprise, Windows® 8.1
- Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- RHEL 6, 7 (64-bit)*
* Customers have had success using SLES 11 SP3.
Advanced Material Exchange User Interface
- Windows® 7 (64-bit): Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate (SP1 or later)
- Windows® 8.1 (64-bit): Windows® 8.1, Professional, Enterprise
- Windows® 10 (64-bit): Windows® 10, Professional, Enterprise
Composite Material Manager User Interface
- Windows® 7 (64-bit): Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
- Windows® 8 (64-bit): Windows® 8, Pro, Enterprise, Windows® 8.1
- Windows® 10 (64-bit); Windows® 10, Professional, Enterprise
Supported FEA Platforms
- Abaqus 2016, 2017
- ANSYS 18.0, 18.1, 18.2, 19.0 (not supported on RHEL or SLES)
- Autodesk Nastran 2018, 2018.1, 2018.2, 2019 (not supported on RHEL or SLES)
Minimum System Requirements
- 64-bit processor
- Windows® 7 or higher, RHEL 6 or higher
- 2 GHz CPU speed
- 8 GB main memory (RAM)
- 12 GB of free hard disk space
- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 (For Windows platforms only)
- Abaqus 2016 or later
- ANSYS 18.0 or later
- Autodesk Nastran 2018 or later
Compatibility Information
Autodesk
Helius PFA is only compatible with Abaqus, ANSYS, and Autodesk Nastran.