What’s new

Ansys 2025 R2, V2025.20 (and V2025.13)

• The Report Settings Project Details default values can be saved in the preference file to allow easy identification of your type of data to write.
• New Report Settings property Analysis Details Summary that writes the analysis “Definition” table (Physics Type, Analysis Type, Directory Name and Environment Temperature).
• New Report Settings property Independent Report Draft that allows the Edit Report Draft to open Word independently preventing Mechanical to be locked while editing.
• New Report Settings properties for Table/Figure Caption Name to assign corresponding Caption name and numbering Field format.
• New Report Settings properties for Table/Figure Caption Style to assign corresponding Style name in the Word template. (Requires updating the Word Template macro DocumentNew.)
• New Comment Feature Save Default Comment Text to save current Comment text as new default text.
• Static Images are resized to fit document if to large. (Requires updating the Word Template macro DocumentNew.)
• Support for tagging Material objects in the Materials group. Prints Comments and Figures/Images and nonlinear isotropic/kinematic hardening tables.
• Support for Symmetry Region/Linear Periodic/Cyclic/Pre-Meshed Cyclic/Stage/General Axisymmetric.
• Support for Joints Summary table.
• Support for Mesh Metric Min/Max/Average/Standard Deviation parameters.
• Support for Fracture-Contact Debonding properties.
• Support for Bolt Tool results.
• The current analysis system Directory Name, e.g. “SYS-2”, can be referenced to in a comment by using the identifier name “_SYS_”.
• Bugfix Refresh Model from Draft to remove the yellow “draft” colour from comments and updates to import added embedded images and to apply Format Comment.
• Bugfix for loads using “Define By = Components”.

Ansys 2025 R1, V2025.12

• Starting in 2025 EDRMedeso uses a cloud license provider to activate the app using a license key eliminating the need for a local license server.
• New installation files are available for Ansys versions 2025, 2024 and 2023 that includes all new features and bugfix up until now.
• Bugfix for Edit Project Details so that “Report Settings” show/hide the properties correctly.
• Project Details updates “Custom Properties” in the default Word template ReportGenerator.dotm.
• New Check Out License action and ability to add a whitelist of allowed usernames to the license.
• Improved Check License Status log messages.
• New Report Settings option to not check out license when starting Mechanical using “License borrowing time = 0”.
• Report Settings preferences are saved individually for each Word Template.
• Bugfix to locate “WINWORD.EXE” depending on Windows version. The path can be saved in Report Settings.

Ansys 2024 R2, V242.5

• The report Outline Level for individual objects can defined in the Report Layout Settings.
• Check for new version can be enabled/disabled in Report Settings.
• Updated support for “Imported Load” (temperature and displacement). Resolved bug with not exporting images.
• Bugfix importing default text from html to the Default Comments.

Ansys 2024 R1, V241.5

• Bugfix Save Report Settings and “Reset Report Settings”.
• Use Report Generator in Mechanical Stand-alone.
• Automatic check for new versions of the app and that the app is installed in correct Ansys version.
• New Active License status button in the toolbar that replace the “Licensing” menu.
• Import Report Settings from selected previous version.
• Bugfix reading empty ACT Loads “UserDefinedLoad” or “UserDefinedResult” prop file.
• Porting of 2024 R2 V242.5 features.

Ansys 2023 R2, V232.4

• Bugfix Refresh Model from Draft to deal with “line break” and embedded images in comments.
• Bugfix Update Figures to overwrite if image file exists.
• Bugfix writing the Default Comments Images under Project.
• Worksheet Preview to display a report preview of the selected object in the Worksheet window.
• Bugfix “Maximum Shear Stress” and “Shear Stress” details table.

Ansys 2023 R1, V231.5

• New Help menu with shortcuts to the online help.
• Html report.
• Bolt report Migrated feature from Bolt Toolkit.
• Weld report Migrated feature from Weld Toolkit.
• Bugfix if model tree object contains non-ASCII letter. (Appeared in V231.1)
• Report Settings control panel to manage all settings for the current report and to update the default values.
• Edit Report Draft in Word for review and formatting.
• Refresh Model from Draft to sync changes between draft html report and Mechanical.
• Implementing bug fixes from V232.2.

Ansys 2023 R1, V231.1

• Batch Report.
• Support Multi Step Harmonic (RPM/Load Step).
• Bug fixes.

Ansys 2022 R2, V222.1

• Mesh: Weld Mesh.
• Mesh Edit: Pull(extrude).
• Load: Heat Flux.
• Spatially Varying Load: Pressure, Line Pressure, Pipe Pressure, Pipe Temperature, Convection, Heat Flux, Temperature, Thermal Condition, Displacement.
• Mesh Fracture Features: Semi Elliptical Crack, Arbitrary Crack, Pre Meshed Crack, Interface Delamination, SMART Crack Growth.

Ansys 2022 R1, V221.2

• Geometry Imports group objects and properties.
• Rename Figures/Images based on parent object name.
• Bugfix: “Contact Tool” results objects are now exported.
• Bugfix: “Save binary extension with project” will save local preference, customization and Word templates with the project and restore when open the project on a different PC.
• Export Image settings in preference file.

Ansys 2021 R2, V212.1

• License client automatic installed if needed when installing the app.

Ansys 2021 R1, V211.2

• Update image path inside comments to current project location.
• Updated support for Bolt and Weld Toolkit properties and result tables.
• Improved image export speed.
• Bugfixes.
• Export Figures opens a HTML report preview.

Ansys 2020 R1, V201.13

• Respect “Current Display” settings for Legend, Triad & Ruler in image export.
• Update individual figures based on selected figures in the model tree.
• Option not to overwrite existing Word report and select new file name.
• Use result identifiers to print “Min”, “Max”, “Avg”, “LocMin” and “LocMax” values in comments.
• Materials and Material Assignment supported.
• Grouping of objects in all instance of the tree, not just loads and results.
• Radiosity Controls in Thermal Analysis Settings.
• Bugfix Solution Combination result details.
• Bugfix for (grouped) Fatigue Tool result details.
• Result, Probe and Chart Tabular Data can be written.
• Option to write selected result details and tabular data.
• Chinese language support (beta 2020R2).

Ansys R19.2, V192.11

• Support for 2019R2 (new GUI).
• Mechanical language support (English, German, French, Japanese).
• Multiple report templates.
• Select custom report save folder.
• Embedded images in comments are exported.
• Modal Solution Information (Frequency list, Participation factors).
• Frequency response results.
• Static Image bugfix.

Ansys R19.2, V192.10

• Support for R19.2 and 2019R1.
• Table and Figure caption using Word fields for auto numbering.
• Additional table and caption formatting options.
• Workbench journaling and batch support.

Ansys R19.2, V192.9

• Un Tag and Filter Tagged objects.
• Support for more analyses and objects (Explicit, Transient, Topology etc.).
• Support for Initial Conditions and Analysis Settings.
• Local report option to include/exclude automatic tables.
• Improved error handling and stability.

Ansys R19.0, V190.8

• Global mesh settings support “Simplified mesh UI “ and R19.1 updates.
• Support for more objects (named selections, thermal & nodal loads.
• Result details summary table (contour, path and probe).
• Preference option to include/exclude automatic tables.
• Customization files from old versions can be imported.

Ansys R18.0, V180.6

• “New Static Images” saves selected objects as png files in “user_files” and inserts as “Image from file…” and include in report. This will also export selected “Figures” as png and add as “Image from file…”.

Ansys R18.0, V180.5

• Full support for R18.0 (new mesh options) and bug fixes.
• Improved formatting of tabular loads.
• Improved error trapping for unknown objects with printout in the report.

Ansys R17.0, V170.4

• Full support for R17.2 and bug fixes.
• Support for ACT load and result objects.
• Support for Groups of objects to improve disposition.