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Sun

OpenGL

SGI

OpenGL

IBM

OpenGL

HP

OpenGL

DEC

OpenGL

3-Button Mouse Y Y Y Y Y

Remote Network Access Y[ 1 ] Y Y Y Y

Hidden Line Removal Y Y Y Y Y

Translucency Y Y Y Y Y

Light Source Shading Y Y Y Y Y

3-D Local Transforma- Y Y Y Y Y

tions

Double Buffering Y Y Y Y Y

Degenerate Mode Y Y Y Y Y

1. Remote Network Access is restricted to systems that support OpenGL.

10.2.3. Graphics Device Types Supported on UNIX Systems

Table 10.2: ANSYS-Supported Graphics Device Types (for UNIX) (p. 235) summarizes the graphics device
types that ANSYS supports in various UNIX environments:

Table 10.2: ANSYS-Supported Graphics Device Types (for UNIX)

Platform Device Description

X11 or x11 X11Color, X11Color contour

X11C or x11c

HP AlphaServer (Tru64), HP, IBM, SGI, Sun Ul-

traSPARC

HP AlphaServer (Tru64) 3D or 3d 3-D OpenGL Graphics

HP 3D or 3d 3-D OpenGL Graphics

IBM (32 and 64 bit) 3D or 3d 3-D OpenGL Graphics

SGI 3D or 3d 3-D OpenGL Graphics

Sun Solaris UltraSPARC (32 and 64 bit) 3D or 3d 3-D OpenGL Graphics

10.2.4. Graphics Environment Variables

Table 10.3: Graphics Environment Variables (p. 235) lists the environment variables you can set before
executing the ANSYS program or the DISPLAY program. Setting these variables alters the behavior of
the X11 device driver and (where explicitly stated) also modifies 3-D graphics behavior.

Table 10.3: Graphics Environment Variables

Affected Description/Example

Driver

Environment Vari-

able

Select cursor style; for example:

setenv ANSCURS 22

ANSCURS X11

ANSCREV X11 Reverse cursor color. Used only when ANSCURS is set.

ANSYS visual key; instructs ANSYS to use a specific

visual.

ANSVIS X11

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Identifying the Graphics Device Name (for UNIX)