New Ansys Licenses: Renewal and More Choice
The Ansys license agreement at RWTH has been renewed for another year. The license year runs from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2027.
The “Ansys Academic Research Multiphysics Campus Solution” package was previously expanded to include products like LS-DYNA, OptiSlang, Rocky, and TwinBuilder. To improve visibility and comparability, we have restructured the offerings in the software shop.
What is New?
- Better overview: Article descriptions now detail the included products.
- Ansys Electronics Suite: Ansys EM and Ansys HF are combined into the “Ansys Electronics Suite”.
- Mechanical and CFD: “Ansys Mechanical and CFD” now includes Ansys LS-DYNA. LSTC LS-DYNA must still be purchased separately.
- Flexible HPC licenses: HPC packages are now available in sizes from 32 to 1,024 licenses. Larger packages lower the unit price.
- New articles: Semiconductor and TwinBuilder are available as separate items.
- Campus Solution: The “Ansys Academic Research Multiphysics Campus Solution” bundles all licenses except Ansys Lumerical and LSTC LS-DYNA. This package is often cheaper than individual combinations.
- Price changes: Most prices have been reduced. Exceptions with a price increase: “Ansys Electronics Suite”, “Ansys Lumerical”, and “LSTC LS-DYNA”.
Licenses for the current year are now available for purchase in our Software Shop.
If you have any further questions, please contact the IT-ServiceDesk.
API Improvements (v1.25.0)
Bug fixes and improvements:
- Improved OpenAI compatibility of the /chat/completions endpoint
- Revised and improved examples in the API documentation
- Optimized overall API performance
- Fixed an issue where the reasoning output was not displayed in some cases
- Increased the timeout for image generation to reduce interruptions during longer generation processes
New Qwen Model and API Improvements (v1.25.0)
Features:
- Added support for the new Qwen3.8-27B model
Bug fixes and improvements:
- Improved OpenAI compatibility of the /chat/completions endpoint
- Revised and improved examples in the API documentation
- Optimized overall API performance
- Fixed an issue where the reasoning output was not displayed in some cases
- Increased the timeout for image generation to reduce interruptions during longer generation processes
Release Notes Version 2.58.0
Improvements and bug fixes:
- Various bug fixes
Discontinuation of Single Sign-On Login
As previously announced in the newsletter and other user-specific emails, the Single Sign-On login will be discontinued. The discontinuation is scheduled for the next live deployment on September 1, 2026. We therefore ask all users who have not yet linked their accounts to do so. Instructions for linking accounts can be found in the documentation.
New Coscine Community Feature
When dealing with data requiring a high level of protection, the question often arises as to how secure cloud storage really is. For anyone facing this issue – as well as all users with heightened security needs in general – the Coscine Community section now features a new project on “client side encryption.” There, various solutions are explained for different levels of prior experience, and the advantages of encryption are weighed against its disadvantages. Since the Cyberduck S3 client is easy to use, there is a separate section introducing the Cryptomator plugin integrated into the client.
Read-Only Is the New Archived!
DataArchive.nrw creates additional storage space, which is intended primarily for “cold” and archived research data. While planning the workflow, we realized that the current archiving process for a resource is misleading for users. A resource can be archived in the resource settings. From a technical standpoint, however, this simply means that the data is set to read-only mode. We have therefore decided to change the terminology to avoid future misunderstandings once DataArchive.nrw goes live. Starting with the live deployment on September 15, resources will likely be able to be set to read-only status in the settings, meaning that files can only be downloaded and not edited starting on that date
Ansys License Renewal: Possible Warning Message When Launching the Program
The procurement of the new Ansys licenses is currently underway. This process is expected to be completed before the end of the current license period, August 31, 2026.
However, users should not experience any restrictions on their work even after the license period expires.
According to the manufacturer, a brief message will then appear when the software is opened, stating that the maintenance period has expired.
Reasoning Effort Selection Now Available (v1.24.0)
Features:
- With this release, RWTHgpt now supports reasoning.
- If multiple Reasoning Effort values are available, users can select them directly in the frontend.
- Where available, reasoning content is displayed in the frontend.
Configuration of Reasoning Effort (v1.24.0)
Features:
- Admins can configure the allowed Reasoning Effort values for deployments.
- If multiple Reasoning Effort values are available, users can select them directly in the frontend.
- Where available, reasoning content is displayed in the frontend.
