Altair Student Edition – Limitations
The Altair Student Edition may NOT be used for commercial purposes.
- Inspire, Inspire Cast, Inspire Form, Inspire Extrude Metal, Inspire Extrude Polymer, Activate, Compose, Embed, Inspire Studio, Inspire Render, and Thea Render are full-featured versions (no model size limitations for the above-mentioned products)
FEKO & WinProp Limitations – click here for more information
FLUX Limitations – click here for more information
HyperWorks Desktop Limitations
There are two types of HyperWorks provided with the 2020 version
- HyperWorks Desktop 2020 (the classical GUI)
- HyperWorks 2020 (X version, new GUI)
Solver Limitations
- Radioss; OptiStruct: 100,000 nodes
- AcuSolve: 500,000 nodes
- Radioss runs are restricted to 4 cores (-nt4)
- Multi-Body models (MotionSolve): 200 bodies
- Solvers cannot be started from a command line (only from within the Analysis page from within the Graphical User Interface
Supported CAD formats
HyperWorks Desktop 2020
- Import: IGES, SolidWorks and STEP
- Export: IGES, STEP
HyperWorks 2020 (X)
- Import: Supports all major CAD formats (same as full version) (see Supported CAD readers section in help)
Pre – Processing
- HyperCrash export limited to 100,000 nodes
- HyperMesh Import / export: Radioss, OptiStruct limited to 100,000 nodes
- HyperMesh X (new interface) Solver Deck export in Unity requires extension to be added in file name (ex: abc.fem, abc.rad)
- Feko files are not supported for import in the current version.
Post-Processing (HyperView)
- Reads h3d files only with the maximum allowable model size of 100000 nodes
- Only 1 page with up to 16 windows may be created
Platform Support
- Platforms : Windows 7/10
- Architecture : x86_64
Simlab Limitations
Supported CAD formats
Import : Parasolid, STEP, CATIA, Creo, NX, SolidWorks, Inventor, ACIS, AutoCAD, JT
Supported Solvers
OptiStruct : 200000 nodes
AcuSolve : 200000 nodes
Radioss : 100000 nodes
Flux : 25000 nodes in 2D & 100000 nodes in 3D
Molding : 100000 nodes
Database
Node count is limited to 200000 nodes
- import/open .slb files created in full version is not possible in the student edition
- Export of Solvers deck is not available
- Some of the advanced analysis types for OptiStruct are not available in the student edition
- Platforms : Windows 7/10
- Architecture : x86_64
Altair Monarch Limitations
The student edition of Monarch has the following limitations:
- Activation is supported via the Altair License Management System licensing method only.
- Monarch Automation is not available.
- Only 10 rows can be exported in Monarch Classic and Data Prep Studio.
Other Limitations:
- The Student Edition can only be requested online (no DVD medium is available)
- The license is valid for 12 months
- Radioss result file format is *.h3d (A0# file is not supported)
- Model Files for Student Edition users – accompaniment to the tutorials in the help.
- The Student Edition is not available for banned countries: CUBA, SYRIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA and SUDAN or for students who are banned for other reasons and are included on US Government lists of banned parties.