Platform Support

Platforms, operating systems, and processors supported by Altair Simulation 2022 products, which includes 2022 solver packages.

Platforms Altair Simulation 2022
OS Version Architecture GUI Products Solvers
Windows 10 x86_64 YES YES
Linux RHEL / Oracle Linux 8.3

SLES 15 SP2

 x86_64 YES YES
  • Windows Ultra High Definition (UHD/HiDPI) support requires Windows 10 Update 1709 or higher
  • RHEL= Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SLES = SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Linux
Altair Simulation products may install and run on other non-supported Linux distributions not mentioned or referred to in this documentation, but Altair does not test, certify, verify or warrant the reliability of the products on these platforms.
  • Altair™ products are tested on Gnome Desktop Manager (GDM)
  • Xen kernels are currently not supported kernels for Altair Simulation products
  • VirtualGL and other third-party remote visualization tools are not officially supported by Altair Simulation products
Ultra High Definition (UHD)
  • UHD resolution support (2160p) is only available for Windows 10 (1709 or higher).
    • Using Windows 200% scaling for 2160p is recommended.
  • Our recommended HD setting is 1080p for FHD and our Ultra HD setting is 2160p.
  • Java based tools within our products may still show some scaling issues under Ultra HD resolution.

Refer to the Hardware Recommendations and Certifications section for details.

Altair Simulation Products

  1. Altair® HyperWorks Desktop™ Applications
  2. Altair® SimLab®
  3. Altair® Feko®
    • Altair® Feko® Applications
    • Altair® newFASANT™
    • Altair® WinProp™
  4. Altair® Flux®
  5. Altair® Solvers™
    • Altair® OptiStruct®
    • Altair® Radioss®
    • Altair® MotionSolve®
    • Altair® HyperXtrude®
    • Altair® Manufacturing Solver™
    • Altair® Multiscale Designer®
    • Altair® Seam®
  6. Altair® CFD Solvers™
    • Altair® AcuSolve®
    • Altair® ultraFluidX® (Linux only)
    • Altair® nanoFluidX® (Linux only)
  7. Altair® Virtual Wind Tunnel for ultraFluidX™
  8. Altair® Activate®
  9. Altair® Compose®
  10. Altair® EDEM™
  11. Altair® Inspire™ (Windows only)
  12. Altair® Inspire Cast™ (Windows only)
  13. Altair® Inspire Extrude™ (Windows only)
    • Altair® Inspire™ Extrude Metal
    • Altair® Inspire™ Extrude Polymer
    • Altair® Inspire™ Friction Stir Welding
    • Altair® Inspire™ Resin Transfer Molding
  14. Altair® Inspire Form™ (Windows only)
  15. Altair® Inspire™ Mold (Windows only)
  16. Altair® Inspire™ PolyFoam (Windows only)
  17. Altair® Inspire Render™ (Windows only)
  18. Altair® Inspire Studio™ (Windows only)

Platforms Added in Altair Simulation 2022

  1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3/Oracle Linux 8.3

Platforms Dropped in Altair Simulation 2022

  1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2/CentOS 8.2

Minimum Operating System Requirements

Table 1.
System/Hardware Information Linux Windows
Operating Systems

RHEL 8.3 (64-bit)

Oracle Linux 8.3 (64-bit)

SLES 15 SP2 (64-bit)

 10 (64-bit)
Memory 4 GB (higher recommended) 4 GB (higher recommended)
Complete Install Disk Space

~8 GB temporary disk space required for full Altair Simulation 2022 installation

 Applications

72 GB

 Help

12 GB

 Applications

110 GB

 Help

12 GB
Graphics Hardware 2 OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator compatible with OpenGL 3.2 or higher

OpenCL 2.1 required

True color (24-bit) support

Install/update to most recent OpenGL patches/drivers

1680x1050 screen resolution or higher for optimal user experience

2 GB or higher dedicated RAM

Only AMD and NVIDIA GPUs supported (Intel chipsets are not supported)

 OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator compatible with OpenGL 3.2 or higher

OpenCL 2.1 required

True color (24-bit) support

Install/update to most recent OpenGL patches/drivers

1680x1050 screen resolution or higher for optimal user experience

2 GB or higher dedicated RAM

Only AMD and NVIDIA GPUs supported (Intel chipsets are not supported)

Linux System Requirements

Run the HyperWorks compatibility tool to validate your Linux compatibility with Altair Simulation products located under the <INSTALL_PATH>/altair/hwdesktop/utility/HWCompatibilityTool/ folder.

1 Local help installations may require modifying the browser to allow running active content from the hard disk. For search capability, the users should have a browser supporting either ActiveX (IE on Windows) or Java Environment plugin installed on their machine.
2 Altair Simulation Graphical User Interface (GUI) products, when used with Ultra High Definition (UHD) displays consisting of 1920x1200 or higher (for example, 3200x1800, 3840x2160 or 4096x2160), may result in graphical problems. Some GUI items may not be displayed correctly, some functionality such as image captures may not capture images correctly, and window selection may become an issue. Altair Simulation 2022 does not officially support these high screen resolutions. We suggest setting your resolution to 1920x1200 or lower to resolve or minimize these types of issues from occurring. Our development teams are aware of these problems and are working closely with the hardware vendors to find a quick resolution.