HFSS15: Setting Up a Printer on Linux

To print from ANSYS software on Linux, you must first configure a printer. To do this, launch the MainWin control panel.

1. Run mwcontrol & in the installation subdirectory.
The MainWin Control Panel appears.

2. Double-click on the Printers icon to start the MainWin Printers panel.

3. Then double-click on the Add New Printer icon.
This starts the Add Printer Wizard.

4. Select the Let the wizard search for printers radio button and click Next.

5. In the Identify your Unix Printer dialog do one of the following:

• If your printer is listed, select it.

• If your printer is not listed, you will need to cancel and get someone with root permission to setup a printer queue on your machine (and then you will need to come back and run this wizard later).

6. Click Next.
The Print Command dialog appears.

7. Change the Print Command only if instructed to do so by your user administrator.

8. Click Next.
The Choose PPD File dialog appears.

9. Select your printer manufacturer and model from the list or use the Choose File button to browse to a PPD file provided by your printer manufacturer. Click Next.

The Printer Name dialog appears.

10. Enter a Name to identify the printer. Click Next.

11. Choose whether this printer should be the default and click Next.

12. Choose whether you would like to print a test page and click Next.

13. In the Finish Adding New Printer dialog, verify the printer setup information. If the information is incorrect, use the Back button to return to the appropriate dialog and correct the entry. If the information is correct, click Finish to complete the setup of your printer.

With a print queue setup, and the printer added, you should then see the printer when running the software.