About protection and installation
About licensing
The licensing system is now called Altair Units (AUs), since 2020 version.
- For Flux 2D:
Flux 2D = 15 AUs
As previously, this gives access to all the Flux 2D features (Graphical User Interface and Solver).
- For Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC:As previously, there is a distinction between Graphical User Interface and Solver:
- For GUI = description of geometry + mesh + physics + post
processing of results:
As previously:
Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC GUI = 21 AUs
- For Solver = project solving process:
There is a new Solver Licensing scheme for 2020 Solvers.
The solvers are licensed in two ways:- In-App Licensing (Solver launched from the
GUI)
Example 1: 1 job with 1-4 cores: Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC Solver = 30 AUs
Example 2: 1 job with 5-8 cores: Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC Solver = 35 AUs
- HPC Licensing
Example 1: 1 job with 4 cores: Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC Solver = 30 AUs
Example 2: 1 job with 6 cores: Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC Solver = 33.2 AUs
Example 3: 1 job with 8 cores: Flux 3D/Skew/PEEC Solver = 36.4 AUs
- In-App Licensing (Solver launched from the
GUI)
- For GUI = description of geometry + mesh + physics + post
processing of results:
Graphics cards
It is necessary for the proper functioning of our software that the driver of the graphics card is as up-to-date as possible. In our experience a "Windows Update" is not sufficient, it is essential to install the latest driver supplied by the manufacturer of the card.
Eg for NVIDIA: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us