Platform Support

Platforms, operating systems, and processors supported by HyperWorks 2019. This includes 2019 solver packages.

Platforms HyperWorks 2019
OS Version Architecture GUI Products Solvers
Windows 7/10 x86_64 YES YES
Linux1 RHEL and CentOS

6.6/7.2

SLES 12 SP2

 x86_64 YES YES
  • Windows Ultra HD (UHD/HiDPI) requires Windows 10 updated to version of 1709 or higher
  • SLES = SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
  • RHEL= Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Products Included in the HyperWorks Suite

  1. Altair HyperWorks Desktop™ Applications
  2. Altair HyperWorks Solvers™
    • Altair OptiStruct™
    • Altair Radioss™
    • Altair MotionSolve™
    • Altair HyperXtrude™
  3. Altair CFD Solvers™
    • Altair AcuSolve
    • Altair ultraFluidX™ (Linux only)
    • Altair nanoFluidX™ (Linux only)
  4. Altair ConnectMe™ (Windows only)
  5. Altair Inspire™ (Windows only)
  6. Altair SimLab™
  7. Altair Feko + WinProp™
  8. Altair Flux™
  9. Altair Activate™ (Windows only)
  10. Altair Compose™
  11. Altair Inspire Cast™ (Windows only)
  12. Altair Inspire Extrude™ Metal (Windows only)
  13. Altair Inspire Extrude™ Polymer (Windows only)
  14. Altair Inspire Form™ (Windows only)

Platforms Added in HyperWorks 2019

  1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 64-bit

Platforms Dropped in HyperWorks 2019

  1. Windows 8.1 64-bit
  2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 64-bit
  3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 64-bit

Compiler Support for HyperWorks 2019

  1. On Windows: Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
  2. On Linux: GCC 4.9.2
Check system requirements for Linux package details
  • HyperWorks 2019 may install and run on other non-supported Linux distributions but Altair does not test, certify, verify or warrant the reliability of the products on these platforms.
    • Altair products are tested on Gnome window managers.
    • Xen kernels are currently not supported kernels for HyperWorks 2019 applications.
Ultra High Definition Support
  • Ultra HD resolution support (2160p) will only be available on Windows 10 (version 1709 or higher).
    • Using Windows 200% scaling for 2160p is recommended.
  • Windows 7 is not officially supported under Ultra HD settings.
  • Linux versions supported for Ultra HD are RHEL/CentOS 7.2 and SLES 12 SP 2. Recommended to also install and use the Gnome Tweak Tool as needed to resolve operating system Ultra HD scaling issues (using Font scaling to 2 under the tweak tool).
    • Running with lower versions of CentOS/RHEL 6.6 may work with issues from not having the gnome tweak tool available under those operating system versions.
  • Our recommended HD setting is 1080p and our Ultra HD setting is 2160p. There may be some scaling issues (icons look smaller) on resolution of 1440p.
  • Java based tools within our products still show some scaling issues under Ultra HD resolution.
  • Fonts updated within the graphics window of HyperWorks products and HyperMesh panels.

Minimum Operating System Requirements

Table 1.
System/Hardware Information Linux Windows
Operating Systems RHEL/CentOS 6.6 (64-bit)

RHEL/CentOS 7.2 (64-bit)

SLES 12 SP2 (64-bit)

 7/10 (64-bit)
Memory 4 GB (higher recommended) 4 GB (higher recommended)
Complete Install Disk Space

~8 GB temporary disk space required for full HyperWorks 2019 installation

 Applications

46 GB

 Help

9 GB

 Applications

70 GB

 Help

10 GB
Graphics Hardware 3 OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator compatible with OpenGL 3.2 or higher

OpenCL 2.0 required

True color (24-bit) support

Install/update to most recent OpenGL patches/drivers

1680x1050 screen resolution or higher for optimal user experience

2 GB or higher dedicated RAM

Only AMD and NVIDIA GPUs supported (Intel chipsets are not supported)

 OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator compatible with OpenGL 3.2 or higher

OpenCL 2.0 required

True color (24-bit) support

Install/update to most recent OpenGL patches/drivers

1680x1050 screen resolution or higher for optimal user experience

2 GB or higher dedicated RAM

Only AMD and NVIDIA GPUs supported (Intel chipsets are not supported)

Linux System Requirements

Run the HyperWorks compatibility tool to validate your Linux compatibility with Altair products located under the <INSTALL_PATH>/altair/utility/HWCompatibilityTool/ folder

1 Check system requirements for Linux package details.
HyperWorks 2019 may install and run on other non-supported Linux distributions but Altair does not test, certify, verify or warrant the reliability of the products on these platforms.
  • Altair products are tested on Gnome window managers.
  • Xen kernels are currently not supported kernels for HyperWorks 2019 applications.
2 Local help installations may require modifying the browser to allow running active content from the hard disk. For search capability, the users should have a browser supporting either ActiveX (IE on Windows) or Java Environment plugin installed on their machine.
3 HyperWorks Graphical User Interface (GUI) products, when used with Ultra High Definition (UHD) displays consisting of 1920x1200 or higher (for example, 3200x1800, 3840x2160 or 4096x2160), may result in graphical problems. Some GUI items may not be displayed correctly, some functionality such as image captures may not capture images correctly, and window selection may become an issue. HyperWorks 2019 does not officially support these high screen resolutions. We suggest setting your resolution to 1920x1200 or lower to resolve or minimize these types of issues from occurring. Our development teams are aware of these problems and are working closely with the hardware vendors to find a quick resolution.