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To use GPU calculation a Nvidia Quadro Graphics Card needs to be available as well as the corresponding license and maybe a one-time installation of the CUDA Driver. The installation of the CUDA Driver might not be necessary if a quite new Nvidia Driver is already installed. In case the optimisation doesn’t start with just the Nvidia Driver, please install the CUDA Runtime Driver as explained below. The driver will be controlled and started automatically via MSC Apex Generative Design.

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If you have already installed a former version of MSC Apex Generative Design, choose a different GPU Port number (in this case 42004release 42005)

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Installing the CUDA Driver

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To check if the CUDA installation was successful start one of our already prepared demo parts. You can find the files at the end of each Tutorial. We suggest using the bookshelf tutorial with a low complexity.