What is ANSYS policy on upward and backward compatibility of databases? I read a little in the manual in Chapter 13.2: Archiving Models, but I didn't find the information I was looking for. This is not just an ANSYS question but also an ANSYS Workbench question.


ANSYS databases can be counted on to be resumed. In most cases, an ANSYS db file from as far back as 5.0 can be resumed. ANSYS inputs and CDB files are also typically very reliable. If there is trouble reading an old input or CDB file, there is the option to edit it and use part of it as they are text files.

For WB, we test and state that we only support databases 2 releases back. Databases older than 2 releases may or may not resume. It is our philosophy to maintain upward compatibility.





Show Form
No comments yet. Be the first to add a comment!