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Ansa natively supports Linux¹, but commonly available installation packages online are all Windows-based. On Linux, Windows programs can be run using Wine emulation. Below, we attempt to run Ansa on a Linux platform using Wine.

1. Install Wine

The distribution used here is Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Wine is installed via apt. It is recommended to install the vkd3d library to enhance graphics performance.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install wine wine64 libvkd3d-dev vkd3d-compiler 

Run winecfg to view the Wine settings. If Windows fonts are not installed, certain characters, such as Chinese, will appear as squares.

1. Define parameters

Custom parameters in ANSA are relatively simple. Right-click in the input box to open the menu and select List variables, then create a new variable in the A_PARAMETERs dialog and assign a name to that variable.

For example, here the material parameter is assigned as a custom parameter:

1. Right-click to select the list variables.

   

When Ansa is used as Abaqus preprocessor for analysis, the problem of applying bolt pretension is often encountered. In addition to the complex settings, it is also easy to make mistakes, and various problems may occur if you are not careful. The following records the Ansa bolt pretension setting process and some easy mistakes, which will be used as a reference for related analysis later.

1. Solid+Assistant

The connection between the solid bolt and the flange surface must be established first. For details, please refer to Abaqus contact settings 。