Readme - Autodesk® CFD 2019.0

March 29, 2018

Release Notes - Read Me file Autodesk® CFD 2019

Autodesk, Inc.

Contents

• Installation Requirements
• Installation Preparation
• Installation Instructions
• Autodesk® CFD 2019 Notes
• Legal Notice

Important: You will need to update the Network License Manage (NLM) on the license server to the version that comes with CFD 2019. Older versions of the NLM software will not work with CFD 2019.

Installation Requirements

• Autodesk® CFD supports the following operating systems:
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8 and 8.1 Enterprise x64
  • Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate (SP0 or SP1 for x64)
  • Note: Windows Server 2008 is not supported. CFD 2019 is not verified to install or operate on Windows Server 2008.
• Verify that you have administrator privileges on your local machine to install Autodesk® CFD 2019.

Installation Preparation

Prior to installing Autodesk® CFD 2019, you will need to uninstall any pre-release (Beta) versions of Autodesk® CFD 2019.

To check if an earlier version has previously been installed, open the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel), select Programs and Features, and look for entries titled Autodesk® CFD 2019.

To uninstall an earlier version of Autodesk® CFD 2019:

1. Verify that Autodesk® CFD is not running.
2. Open the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel).
3. Select Programs and Features.
4. Select the entry you want to remove, and click Uninstall/Change to launch the uninstall procedure.
5. Restart the computer to complete the process.

Additionally, you should shut down any CAD systems that are currently open.

Installation Instructions

See the topic called Workflow: Basic Product Installation found in the Installation Basics folder of the Autodesk® CFD Help.

Autodesk® CFD 2019 Notes

To learn more about all the new Autodesk® CFD 2019 functionality, please consult the What's New section in the Help. You can access it by clicking What's New from the Autodesk® CFD Start & Learn tab.

Additional notes:

• Be sure to update the NLM on the license server to the version that comes with Autodesk® CFD 2019. Older versions of the NLM software will not work with Autodesk® CFD 2019.
• If using an IP address instead of the machine name, a host file will be required to map the IP address to the computer name.
• The Manage License option found in the Infocenter login menu is not fully enabled for managing all aspects of the Autodesk® CFD license. To manage solver licenses, as well as to borrow and return licenses, click Licensing on the Start & Learn ribbon tab.
• The Scalable Solver is not available when the User Interface language is set to any of the supported Unicode languages. The workaround for running the Scalable Solver is to change the User Interface to English.
• The motion of solid parts computed with the Motion feature cannot currently be animated. To enable animation, it is necessary to disable graphics optimization. To do this, change the value of the flag "use_optimized_model" to 0 using the Flag Manager.

Legal Notice

Autodesk® CFD, Autodesk® Simulation, Autodesk® Inventor, Autodesk® Fusion 360, Autodesk® Vault, Autodesk® Moldflow Insight, Autodesk® Moldflow Advisor, AutoCAD, and Mechanical Desktop are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Thank You

We thank you for your business, and encourage you to use Autodesk® CFD to its fullest. Your feedback is important, and we greatly appreciate your input and feedback about the product.

Respectfully,

Autodesk® CFD Team