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Altair Simulation Introduction
Quick introduction to Altair Simulation products.
Altair Units Licensing
Altair Units licensing information.
Altair Simulation Unit Draw
Altair licensing is based on the Altair Licensing Manager (ALM), which enables the unique and flexible Altair Units business model.
Special CAD Reader Licenses
CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.

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View new features for Altair Simulation 2022.
Altair Simulation Introduction
Quick introduction to Altair Simulation products.
- Product Overviews
  Overview of Altair Simulation products.
- Altair Simulation Help
  The Altair Simulation help gives you in-depth knowledge of the Altair Simulation products.
- About Altair Simulation Products
  The About dialog contains legal information related to the Altair Simulation products, including copyright statements, trademark ownership, and a link to third party application license agreements.
- Get Updates and System Information
  In addition to the main releases of Altair Simulation products, Altair issues software updates between major releases.
- Platform Support
  Platforms, operating systems, and processors supported by Altair Simulation 2022 products, which includes 2022 solver packages.
- Hardware Recommendations and Certifications
  View the most recent recommended graphic boards, laptops and desktop hardware configurations.
- Install Non-US Keyboards
  Learn how to configure a local keyboard for your operating system.
- Altair Units Licensing
  Altair Units licensing information.
  - Altair Simulation Unit Draw
    Altair licensing is based on the Altair Licensing Manager (ALM), which enables the unique and flexible Altair Units business model.
    - Desktop Applications Unit Draw
      A summary of the Altair Units (AUs) drawn by application.
    - Inspire Family Unit Draw
      A summary of the Altair Units (AUs) drawn by application.
    - Standalone Applications Unit Draw
      In addition to the applications listed above, there are several standalone applications that draw Altair Units. The following table is a summary of AUs drawn of those applications.
    - HyperWorks Batch Applications Unit Draw
      HyperWorks applications can run interactively or in batch mode.
    - Solver Unit Draw
      A description of the licensing for the solvers.
    - Special CAD Reader Licenses
      CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.
    - License Environment Variable Setting
      The environment variable ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH is used to point to the license file or server. This has changed. In the past, the environment variable was either LM_LICENSE_FILE or ALTAIR_LM_LICENSE_FILE.
    - Compatibility
      Altair License Manager 15.0 (and updates) is required for Altair 2022 and its updates. HyperWorks 9.1, 10.1, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, as well as Altair 2021 are compatible with Altair License Manager 15.0.
  - Project Tracking
    All applications using the licensing system have the added capability to log a project string on the server during license checkouts.
  - Altair Units
    Altair provides a cloud-based license server solution known as Altair Units. This allows customers to use either/or a traditional on-premise license server or an Altair server managed via Altair One. Altair One is Altair’s global customer portal.
  - Connect to the Altair License Manager
  - Global Licensing
    Global licensing restricts client usage to the appropriately licensed Global Zone. There are three Global Zones defined by Altair.
- Run Altair Simulation Products on Windows
  The installation process creates an Altair group under All Programs on the Start menu for Windows 7 and under the Apps menu for Windows 10.
- Run Altair Simulation Products on Linux
Tutorials
Discover the functionality of Altair Simulation products with interactive tutorials.
Altair Simulation Tools
Administrative tools to customize your Altair Simulation installation.

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Altair Simulation

2022

Home
Altair Simulation Introduction
Quick introduction to Altair Simulation products.
Altair Units Licensing
Altair Units licensing information.
Altair Simulation Unit Draw
Altair licensing is based on the Altair Licensing Manager (ALM), which enables the unique and flexible Altair Units business model.
Special CAD Reader Licenses
CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.

What's New
Altair Simulation Introduction
Tutorials
Altair Simulation Tools

Special CAD Reader Licenses

CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.

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