Installing and Running CONVERGE Studio

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You can download a CONVERGE Studio installation package from the Convergent Science Hub (https://hub.convergecfd.com/downloads). Note that you must log in to this website. The installation file is located in the path /CONVERGE <version>/<operating system>/CONVERGE Studio, for example,

 

/CONVERGE 3.1/Linux/CONVERGE Studio

 

Files in this path are named according to the convention CONVERGE_Studio_<operating system>_<architecture>_<release date>.<package type> (for example, CONVERGE_Studio_windows_64_2019_05_20.msi for a 64-bit Windows version). You can install only one package on a system.

 

Table 10 below specifies the installation instructions for CONVERGE Studio 3.x.

 

Table 10: File names and installation instructions for CONVERGE Studio.

Platform

Installation package

To install

Windows

CONVERGE_Studio_windows_64_*.msi
where * represents the release date.

Double-click the installation file.

Linux

CONVERGE_Studio_linux_64_*.rpm
where * represents the release date.

While logged in as root, type

 

rpm -ivh --force --nodeps <file name>

Linux and Debian

CONVERGE_Studio_linux_64_*.tar.gz
where * represents the release date.†

Type
 

tar –pzxvf <file name>
 
Then run the INSTALL script.

†You must save the tar package in a temporary directory. Unpacking the tar package will create a directory with the necessary installation files.

 

After installation, the executable for CONVERGE Studio will be placed in the directory listed below in Table 11.

 

Table 11: Default directory in which the CONVERGE Studio executable is placed after installation.

Platform

Location of the executable

Windows

C:\Program Files\Convergent_Science\CONVERGE Studio\v3.x\bin\

Linux

/opt/Convergent_Science/CONVERGE Studio/v3.x/

 

During the CONVERGE Studio installation, the installer will put an invalid placeholder license.lic file in a license subdirectory in whichever directory you chose to install CONVERGE Studio, or by default, in

 

C:\Program Files\Convergent_Science\CONVERGE Studio\<version>\ (for Windows)

 

/opt/Convergent_Science/CONVERGE Studio/<version>/ (for Linux).

 

You must replace this file with a valid license.lic file provided by Convergent Science.

 

To run CONVERGE Studio, go to the installation directory and double-click on the executable, or open a terminal and type the full path to the executable. You might also choose to set up a shortcut or link to the executable. For a list of options that are available when running from the command line, refer to the CONVERGE Studio Manual.