FAQs

• FLACS supports both single user licenses through the use of a hardware key and network licenses.

• Operating systems: FLACS is available on Linux and Microsoft Windows

• Processor architecture: AMD64/Intel 64/x64 (64 bit) are supported. Intel IA64 (Itanium) is not supported.

• Internal memory: 2GB or more recommended

• Required hard drive capacity: 1.5 GB for the software installation and typically 100 GB for simulation data

• Graphics card: a dedicated graphics card with NVIDIA chip set with at least 2GB of memory supporting OpenGL 3.3 or higher is recommended (newer integrated GPUs will also work in many cases but may be limited in their performance and are not officially supported)

Information about the latest version of our software can be accessed on our website or in this Knowledge Base article. The latest version of FLACS can be accessed and downloaded here.

An overview of the latest enhancements in FLACS are provided in this Knowledge Base article. Additionally, the section What is new in this release? in the FLACS manual provides more details about enhancements, changes and bug fixes in the latest release.

Yes, there are a number of self-learning materials for FLACS software available including:

• FLACS-CFD manual: which can be accessed via the help tab in the RunManager, CASD or FlowVis

• Quick start articles: which can access them in this Knowledge Base.

• Webinars: you can find them on the Gexcon website

• Blog articles: you can find them on the Gexcon website

To book an FLACS training session, visit the Gexcon website and select 'Events' under 'News & Insights'. Here you can view the training calendar, choose your preferred session, and complete the registration form.

Alternatively, you can find FLACS training under 'Courses' on the Gexcon website.

Additionally, you can contact our Product Specialists directly for personalised assistance through flacs@gexcon.com.

FLACS users can switch between English and Chinese languages.

In RunManager the language can be set via the Language tab.

In CASD and FlowVis the language can be set via Options → Language.