What’s new

Ansys 2026 R1, V2026.12

• New Project Toolkit toolbar to manage Save/Import/Refresh Project configuration.
• New Copy/Paste/Undo object features.
• Support for Mechanical Scripting using the Project Configuration File Syntax
• Updated Html Editor to open/edit/save default comments and support images, symbols and table formatting.
• New Use Html Editor setting to open Edit Report Draft, Html Report, Bolt Report and Weld Report in the Html Editor instead of in Microsoft Word and the web browser. The report draft keeps the same sync back to the model tree.

Ansys 2026 R1, V2026.11

• Support for Transforms and Part Transform.
• New Tag Features to Use Word Template as Tag.
• New option Image Border to set a border on each Figure/Image/Chart in the report.
• Report Settings are saved only in “reportGeneratorPref.json”.
• New General Settings tabular editor for “Background colours”, “Font Styles” and “Table Styles”.
• Improved import speed in Word using the updated Document_New macro in the Word template.
• Bugfix Edit Report Draft with spaces in the filename if using “Independent Report Draft = Yes”.
• Bugfix replacing “Num Cells Across Gap” with “Proximity Gap Factor” causing Mesh details to fail.
• Bugfix using embedded images and “_figure_caption_” (or “_table_caption_”) in comments with Edit Report Draft.
• Erase Font Formatting and Refresh Model from draft will remove hidden grammar and spelling HTML tags in the comment text preventing result Identifiers to work.
• Bookmarks of objects (Sections, Figures, Tables, Charts, Paragraphs) and Cross-reference.
• Default Comments specific for each selected report template.
• A web based Html Editor (Beta) to open/edit/save default comments.

Updates also applies to V2025.26

Ansys 2025 R2, V2025.22

• 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”.
• Updates for Worksheet Preview, Bolt Report and Weld Report to support Comments and Figures in the “Bolt/Weld Group” load feature.
• Update for Export Report to always update all Figures.
• New Comment Feature Erase Font Formatting to remove background colour and font style.
• Support for regional characters in Project Details.

Updates also applies to V2025.15

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.