ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes
ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes
EKM Desktop is new software for Release 13.0 and derives many of its features from two existing sources: the ANSYS EKM File Transfer Client (FTC) that was released with EKM 2.0, and ANSYS EKM Desktop 12.0 that was an add-in application to ANSYS Workbench 12.0 and 12.1 releases. Like EKM Desktop 12.0, you can use EKM Desktop 13.0 to manage and search personal simulation files on your local machine or a shared drive. Like FTC, you can use it to transfer files to and from a remote EKM server. EKM Desktop can be launched in a variety of ways: from ANSYS Workbench, a remote EKM server web user interface, Windows Explorer, and from a desktop shortcut.
The EKM Desktop user interface has been completely redesigned to improve usability and provide additional functionality. Changes to the user interface include the following:
Closely matches the EKM Web user interface including access to most actions provided by EKM 13.0.
Configurable views that allow parts of the user interface to be positioned, hidden, or shown in a way that makes the most sense to the user.
Repositories tree view to simplify navigation of EKM repositories.
Support for drag and drop to simplify transfers of files and folders to EKM repositories.
EKM Desktop provides the capability to connect to, transfer, and manage data that are stored in a local EKM repository and in any number of connected repositories that are on EKM servers. For instance, you can upload files to a remote EKM repository in a workspace that is shared by your workgroup or enterprise, and download files from the shared repository to your local file system for your use or reuse. You can also create a local repository that resides on your local file system if you do not have a connection or access to a remote EKM server.
Integration with ANSYS Workbench has been improved in Release 13.0. You can now easily transfer Workbench projects to and from a remote connected EKM server using new upload and download menus that are available in Workbench. Similarly, get and send changes features enable you to easily transfer only those parts of a Workbench project that have changed.
You can download and open a file in an associated application from an EKM server using EKM Desktop by simply double-clicking on the file (supported only on Windows operating systems).
EKM Desktop 13.0 allows you to easily view the status of all transfers to/from an EKM repository and the EKM cache server if your environment is configured to use it. Each transfer, whether it is queued, failed, or successful, is displayed in its own tab in the action status view. The same is true for each transfer made using the cache server. Additionally, you can create log files for failed and successful transfers.
You can now search for data in multiple EKM repositories using improved search capabilities in EKM Desktop. As an added benefit, search results are shown in a separate view so that you can continue viewing other data in the repository while still having access to the search results.