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TGrid 5.0 Windows Hardware Requirements

Memory Size

A minimum of 256 MB RAM is recommended. The actual memory required for a particular problem will depend on the size of the mesh, the physical models that are enabled, and the complexity of the domain. Please contact installation support, installsup@fluent.com, for more information.

Disk Space Requirements

InstallationSpace Requirements
Software60 - 85 MB
Documentation including online Help - PDF printing files 142 MB

Storage for user files (case, data, and post-processing files) will vary by problem and whether the files are stored as formatted (ASCII) or unformatted binary files. Binary files are usually smaller in size.

Operating system

Check the Supported Platforms page for current platform availability.

  • TCP/IP protocols required
  • 3-button mouse recommend
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 libraries are required for the 64-bit version of TGrid 5

Media Requirements

The software can be supplied:

  • via the Internet
  • on CD-ROM (default media, ISO 9660 format)

Graphics Support

Fluent Inc. products support Professional Open GL graphics cards. Please contact installsup@fluent.com for graphics card recommendations.

License Server Software

Fluent Inc. products use FLEXlm for license management. If you choose to employ the FLEXlm floating manager on a Windows network, your network server must be running Microsoft Windows 2003, or Windows XP.