Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

Remote Network Access
Hidden Line Removal
Translucency
Light Source Shading
3-D Local Transformations
Double Buffering
Degenerate Mode
DEC
OpenGL
Y[1]
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
HP
OpenGL
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
IBM
OpenGL
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
SGI
OpenGL
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Sun
OpenGL
1. Remote Network Access is restricted to systems that support OpenGL.
10.2.3. Graphics Device Types Supported on UNIX Systems
Y
Y
Y
Y
Table 10.2: ANSYS-Supported Graphics Device Types (for UNIX) (p. 219) summarizes the graphics device types
that ANSYS supports in various UNIX environments:
Table 10.2 ANSYS-Supported Graphics Device Types (for UNIX)
Platform
HP AlphaServer (Tru64), HP, IBM, SGI, Sun UltraSPARC
HP AlphaServer (Tru64)
HP
IBM (32 and 64 bit)
SGI
Sun Solaris UltraSPARC (32 and 64 bit)
10.2.4. Graphics Environment Variables
Device
Y
Y
X11 or x11
X11C or x11c
3D or 3d
3D or 3d
3D or 3d
3D or 3d
3D or 3d
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Description
X11Color, X11Color contour
3-D OpenGL Graphics
3-D OpenGL Graphics
3-D OpenGL Graphics
3-D OpenGL Graphics
3-D OpenGL Graphics
Table 10.3: Graphics Environment Variables (p. 219) lists the environment variables you can set before executing
the ANSYS program or the DISPLAY program. Setting these variables alters the behavior of the X11 device
driver and (where explicitly stated) also modifies 3-D graphics behavior.
Table 10.3 Graphics Environment Variables
Environment Variable
ANSCURS
ANSCREV
ANSVIS
Affected
Driver
X11
X11
X11
Description/Example
Select cursor style; for example:
setenv ANSCURS 22
Reverse cursor color. Used only when ANSCURS is set.
ANSYS visual key; instructs ANSYS to use a specific
visual.
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10.2.4. Graphics Environment Variables
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