Vendor: Ansys Corporation
Supported Operating Systems: Ansys provides a Supported Platform Matrix on their web-site.
General Description: The Ansoft Corporation web-site describes Ansoft Designer as “an integrated schematic and design management front-end for Ansoft’s best-in-class simulation technologies, Nexxim, HFSS, Q3D Extractor, and SIwave. Ansoft Designer is the foundation for a highly accurate design flow that allows users to precisely model and simulate complex analog, RF, and mixed-signal applications and perform signal-integrity analysis and system verification of high-performance IC/package/board designs. This flexible, easy-to-use software includes schematic and layout capture, netlist generation, a planar electromagnetic solver (Method of Moments), and sophisticated data visualization and analysis tools.”
Availability: Internal, limited, non-commercial use license. For classroom/lab availability see Campus Computing Labs.
Documentation: Choose a specific product information item from the Ansoft website.
In case of difficulties running the software in a Mines IT managed lab: Contact IT via the Mines Help Center. We want the program to be properly installed, licensed and functioning. If you have questions about the use of the program, please contact your instructor, TA or lab manager.