When attempting to read an ACIS (.sat) or CatiaV5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct) CAD file into standard ANSYS 11.0SP1, the ANSYS Connection fails to read the CAD file, then produces messages similar to the following in the Output log window:

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C:user1>"C:Program FilesANSYS Incv110CommonFilesCATIAV5intel_acodebin
ac4catia5.exe" "C:/testCUBE3.CATPart" "CUBE3.anf" SOLIDS ANF
The system cannot execute the specified program.

*** WARNING *** CP = 2.625 TIME= 15:23:59
File CUBE3.anf does not exist.
The /INPUT command is ignored.

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The user may also report that the Workbench readers for ACIS and CATIAv5 work correctly, or that the problem seems to occur on some computers, but not others.

ANSYS 11.0 SP1
ANSYS Connection for Catia V5
ANSYS Connection for SAT


The problem is that the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package libraries included with the ANSYS 11.0SP1 portal download are "Visual C++ 2005", whereas the ANSYS Connection for Catia V5 and the ANSYS Connection for SAT products require "Visual C++ 2005 SP1" (or greater).

The reason that this problem may be seen on some computers but not others is that theinstallation setup of other programs may have already updated the Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package libraries on the computer.

Solution: download and install the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable package for the appropriate platform (see below).

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For Windows 32 Bit (x86)
Go To <a target=_blank href="http://www.Microsoft.com">http://www.Microsoft.com</a>http://www.Microsoft.com
Search for "Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)"
Brief Description
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2005 installed.
Download and run the program: vcredist_x86.exe
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For Windows 64 Bit (x64)
Go To <a target=_blank href="http://www.Microsoft.com">http://www.Microsoft.com</a>http://www.Microsoft.com
Search for "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64)"
Brief Description
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run 64-bit applications developed with Visual C++ on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2005 installed.
Download and run the program: vcredist_x64.exe
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