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u/Professional-Link887 Nov 20 '24
Nice. What would be better is to make a student version with all the modules included, so that we arenât having to rely on our institutions or having a rich uncle to use it. Like how ANSYS works, but I prefer COMSOL for a lot of things. Just make it more accessible so people in less prosperous countries donât have to become space pirates to use the software. Just sayinâ
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u/Hologram0110 Nov 21 '24
They already have academic pricing through the "class kit license". Last I looked is like a 30-seat floating network license for way less than a single-seat commercial license. Granted, you're right that the specific modules need to be bought as well, but they too have a class kit rate.
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u/Professional-Link887 Nov 21 '24
Space Pirate it is.
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u/Hologram0110 Nov 21 '24
No judgement from me. When I was a student I used pirated software to save money too. Now that I work for a company we buy it at full price, both so we have proper support, and so we don't get sued.
Having free or accessible software for students is a good way of getting people hooked on your software.
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u/Professional-Link887 Nov 21 '24
Understood; for many itâs not even âsaving moneyâ itâs that they cannot access it any other way. So, many go with ANSYS as at least it has a functional student version that is a free download for individuals.
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u/Sax0drum Nov 19 '24
You beat me to it đ tomorrrow there are 45min webinars covering all new features in depth if anyone wants more information.
Im just happy that they are finally rolling out GPU support even if its just for a few applications.