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Update pictures once beta installer is available

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.

Installing GPU Solver Service

If you want to use GPU Solving, you must select the GPU Solver Service. The option is selected per default.

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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 4200242004)

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Installing the CUDA Driver

To use the GPU Solving option a CUDA Driver needs to be installed (CUDA 9.2 is supported). Please have a look at the Nvidia CUDA Driver website to find the corresponding Driver to your system.

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