Discovery Beta Features Documentation

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Contents
1: Introduction.....................................................................................................................................4
2: Remote Solve with Ansys Cloud (Explore)...........................................................................................5
2.1. Signing in to Ansys Cloud...............................................................................................................................5
2.2. Working with Defined Variations Remotely..................................................................................................5
2.3. Current Limitations........................................................................................................................................6
3: Progress for Modeling Operations......................................................................................................7
4: Saved Scene Snapshot Matrix View.....................................................................................................8
5: Show Fluid-to-Fluid Interfaces.........................................................................................................10
6: Subdivision Surface Advanced Features............................................................................................11
7: Lightweight Bodies for Physics.........................................................................................................12
8: File Insert for History Tracking.........................................................................................................13
9: Improved Move Parameters.............................................................................................................14
10: Local Fidelity for Fluid Simulations in Explore.................................................................................15
11: Chart Output Parameters On Model Changes...................................................................................16
12: Allow Overlapping Contacts and Interfaces in Refine........................................................................17
13: Discovery Web Companion Application...........................................................................................18
13.1. Opening Discovery Web and Project Files ................................................................................................18
13.2. Preparing Project Files for Discovery Web................................................................................................18
13.3. Tools for Reviewing Results ......................................................................................................................19
13.4. Current Limitations....................................................................................................................................19
14.1.1. Copyright and Trademark Information............................................................21

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1: Introduction

This document contains information about beta features for Ansys Discovery 2024 R1, which provide options that are
outside of the normal scope of Ansys Discovery.

Disclaimer
• Ansys, Inc. recommends that you save a separate copy of the project before activating any beta feature so that you can
return to the project with only released features.
• Once enabled, beta features may remain active after they have been disabled, even if the text and graphical interfaces
for these features are no longer visible.
• Beta features have not been fully tested and validated.
• Ansys, Inc. may, at its discretion, fully release, change, or withdraw beta features in future revisions. It makes no
commitment to doing so on any particular schedule.
• Ansys, Inc. makes no commitment to resolve defects reported against beta features. However, your feedback will help
improve the quality of the product.
• Beta features are not subject to the Ansys Class 3 error reporting system.
• Ansys, Inc. does not guarantee that script files used with beta features will run successfully from version to version of
the software, nor with the final released version of the feature(s). You may need to modify the script files before running
them on other versions.

Enabling Beta Features

Most beta features can be selectively turned on/off.
To turn on a beta feature:
1. Select File Menu > Settings to open the Settings dialog box.
2. Select Advanced.
3. In the Beta Options section, enable the beta feature(s) that you want.
4. Close the Settings dialog box.
2: Remote Solve with Ansys Cloud (Explore)

Prerequisites
1. Select Remote solve in Explore with Ansys Cloud in the Settings > Advanced > Beta Options.
2. Restart Discovery.
Additionally, you will need an Ansys Cloud account. After restarting Discovery, click Register a new account from the
Cloud icon and follow the prompts.

Defined Variations and Remote Solving in Explore

Remote solving on Ansys Cloud provides a way to accelerate the computation of large numbers of defined variations by
performing the simulations in parallel on Ansys Cloud compute infrastructure instead of serially on your local hardware.
Ansys Cloud resources are always available and can solve hundreds of design variations in a fraction of the time it would
take to solve locally. The potential time savings is larger for simulations that take longer to run, such as fluids and topology
optimization scenarios.
When solving remotely, Ansys Credits are consumed based on the compute time for each simulation. Ansys Cloud calculates
and reports the estimated cost for solving all submitted design variations based on physics and model fidelity. Actual
credit consumption will be based on total solve time and may not match the estimate.

Note: All physics types are supported except for time-dependent fluids without an end time and structural topology
optimization.

2.1. Signing in to Ansys Cloud

To sign in to Ansys Cloud.
1. Click Sign In in the top right, then click Ansys Cloud Sign In.
2. Enter your credential in the Ansys Cloud - Sign In box. If you don't have an active account, click Register and
follow the prompts.

2.2. Working with Defined Variations Remotely

Remotely solved simulations use the same fidelity as if solving locally although you can set a fidelity higher than
what would successfully solve on your local machine by using the Global > Fidelity approach option in the Simulation
ribbon
To solve defined variations remotely in the Explore stage:
1. Select the variations in the Variations table that you want to solve.
2. Select Cloud from the Variations > Update dropdown in the toolbar.
3. Sign in to Ansys Cloud if you haven't already.
4. Review the Submission Details, select the billing Account from the dropdown and click Submit.
As remote solves complete, monitor values within the design variations table will update with calculated values.
No graphical results are returned from remote solves.

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 To cancel a remote solve, click Stop variations update. All queued or running simulations will be cancelled and no
additional credits will be consumed.
You can follow the progress of updates:
• A status bar on the bottom of the Variations table shows the state of updates from queued to solved, and various
states in between.
• A progress bar in the Discovery blue footer displays the update progress.

2.3. Current Limitations

The following are known limitations:
• Structural topology optimization is not supported.
• Transient simulations (fluids and thermal) without an end time are not supported.
3: Progress for Modeling Operations

Prerequisites
Select Progress for modeling operations under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta Features on
page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Enabling Progress for Modeling Operations

The Progress for modeling operations displays a progress dialog box for long running modeling operations.

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4: Saved Scene Snapshot Matrix View

Discovery can automatically update your snapshots with results. Whether working in Refine or in Explore with defined
variations, Discovery captures your saved scene settings with the results, and creates a new 2D snapshot.

Note: When new snapshots are taken, the matrix and viewer must be closed and re-opened for the new snapshots
to become available.

Prerequisites
Select the Saved scene snapshot matrix view beta feature in Settings > Advanced > Beta Options. See Enabling Beta
Features on page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.
Define a number of saved scenes of your model in Settings > Results > File Storage > Exclude scenes older than n runs

Matrix View
Use this feature to automatically store images of the scenes that can be viewed for comparative visual analysis between
different solution runs.

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Caveats and Known Issues

When new snapshots are taken, the matrix and viewer must be closed and re-opened for the new snapshots to become
available.

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5: Show Fluid-to-Fluid Interfaces

Prerequisites
Select Show fluid-to-fluid interfaces under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta Features on page
4 for steps on how to enable beta features.
You must restart Discovery after selecting this beta option for the change to take effect.

Enabling Show Fluid-to-Fluid Interfaces

Show fluid-to-fluid interfaces allows you to control the detection distance and visually diagnose the overlapping faces.
By decreasing the detection distance, gaps can be removed from fluid-fluid interfaces.
6: Subdivision Surface Advanced Features

Prerequisites
Select Subdivision surface advanced features in the Beta Options section in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta
Features on page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Using Advanced Subdivision Surface Tools

With the advanced features you can perform solid/solid, solid/sheet, or sheet/sheet combine or subtract operations
between subdivision and Parasolid faces or between subdivision bodies with the goal of producing a manifold solid.

Note:
• Sometimes topology changes (like subdivide) may result in miscalculating the resulting region returned for the
combined body.
• Self-intersecting topology can cause problems with the combine operation.

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7: Lightweight Bodies for Physics

Prerequisites
Select Lightweight bodies for physics under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta Features on
page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.
You must restart Discovery after selecting this beta option for the change to take effect.

Enabling Lightweight Bodies for Physics

The Lightweight bodies for physics beta option allows you to solve simulations containing lightweight bodies in both
the Explore and Refine stages. If the beta option is not enabled, the Solve button is disabled and a message is generated
stating that lightweight bodies included in the simulation are not supported in both stages.

Note: Files that are imported into Discovery may contain lightweight bodies. To add lightweight geometry import
for STEP, CATIA, and IGES files, go to Settings > File > General and select Use lightweight (CATIA, STEP and
IGES). It uses less memory and allows for faster import times. Conditions cannot be applied directly to lightweight
bodies, you will need to use Named Selections.
8: File Insert for History Tracking

Prerequisites
Select Enable file insert for History Tracking under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta Features
on page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Enabling File Insert for History Tracking

The File insert for History Tracking beta option allows you use the File Menu > Insert Geometry while History Tracking
is turned on.

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9: Improved Move Parameters

Prerequisites
Select Improved move parameters under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta Features on page
4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Enabling Improved Move Parameters

The Improved move parameters option is an alternative way of defining Move tool-based parameters so that they are
more robust and stable. This system uses a different approach to building up the move tool frame based on selections.
New selections such as datum lines/ points may be created and ensure that a persistent object is available for reference
by the parameter. These do not show up in the structure tree, but only render when the parameter is selected. When the
parameter is active, only the relevant move tool handle is rendered rather than the entire triad.
10: Local Fidelity for Fluid Simulations in Explore

Prerequisites
Select Local fidelity for fluid simulations in Explore under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta
Features on page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Enabling Local Fidelity for Fluid Simulations in Explore

The Local fidelity for fluid simulations in Explore beta option allows you to select Local in the Simulation tab ribbon
for fluid flow simulations in the Explore stage. You can set lower or higher result resolutions for local fidelity. A smaller
value will capture more geometric details, leading to higher fidelity results.

Note: When applying a local fidelity in Explore face selection is supported, edge and body selection are not
supported.

Note: When applying a local fidelity to either a fluid-solid, fluid-fluid, or solid-solid interface, the local fidelity
must be applied to both sides of the interface to ensure the appropriate discretization of the interface.

Note: Compressible flows with local refinement are not supported.

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11: Chart Output Parameters On Model Changes

Prerequisites
Select Chart output parameters on model changes under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling Beta
Features on page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Enabling Chart Output Parameters On Model Changes

The Chart output parameters on model changes option creates a "tracker" in the Monitor Tree list when output
parameters are created. This tracks via a chart how the parameter changes when the model is modified. Currently, charts
are updated when a solve occurs, but the new tracker monitor will update when the model is modified.
12: Allow Overlapping Contacts and Interfaces in Refine

Prerequisites
Select Allow overlapping contacts and interfaces in Refine under Beta Options in the Settings dialog box. See Enabling
Beta Features on page 4 for steps on how to enable beta features.

Enabling Allow Overlapping Contacts and Interfaces in Refine

The Allow overlapping contacts and interfaces in Refine option allows heat transfer between solid bodies where there
is an overlap between the contact and fluid-solid interfaces.

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13: Discovery Web Companion Application

Prerequisites
Your IT department must complete an additional, separate installation to enable the web services and the collaboration
services required to connect to projects stored on your Microsoft 365 account. The install package is available from the
Ansys Customer Portal.
You must have Microsoft 365 collaboration features enabled to use the web application. The address to access the Discovery
web application in your browser will depend on configuration from your IT department.

Discovery Web Functionality

Discovery web is hosted in an internet browser, and will work with the latest versions of most popular browsers (Google
Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, etc.).
Discovery web supports:
• viewing the physics setup and results (see also Current Limitations on page 19),
• viewing and comparing results from different variations, and
• making comments.

Note: Discovery web will not display correctly on smaller screens, such as phones or tablets.

13.1. Opening Discovery Web and Project Files

Launch Discovery web by visiting the address provided by your IT department and browsing to a Discovery project
file.
To open a Discovery project file:
• Open from a Microsoft 365 location (such as Teams, SharePoint or OneDrive),
• Open a Discovery file directly from your desktop Discovery installation by,
º selecting Open from the File menu, choosing the project file then selecting Preview in Browser from the Open
dropdown, or
º opening the list of project versions and open a specific version using the adjacent icon.
• Open using a file share link in a sharing notification email.
When a file is open, you can also view a list of versions and use that to select a different version to open.

13.2. Preparing Project Files for Discovery Web

When working on your Discovery project in the desktop version, there are a few things you can do to prepare for
viewing results visually in the Discovery web experience.
• Define saved scenes for results that you want to visualize in the Discovery web.
• Use settings to ensure that scene snapshots are taken on solve and save, and that they are saved to the project
file for both 2D and 3D.

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• For effective comparison between scenes in different variations, ensure that you define the contour range in the
legend before capturing scene snapshots.
See current limitations regarding the types of results that can be stored in 3D scenes.

13.3. Tools for Reviewing Results

Results can be viewed in visual 2D or 3D scenes, numerical format or through monitors. Several tools are available
to display results and associated data that were saved in Discovery desktop. Comprehensively, the results-related
activities that are available include:
• viewing 2D and 3D scenes,
• comparing 3D scenes,
• viewing latest numerical results (per variation), and
• viewing monitored results history over multiple design points and variations.
Tools are available through icons in the top right corner.

Tools Description
3D Scene Selection The 3D scene selection enables the selection of a scene (of the current variation
and latest design point) and the display of 3D surface results in the graphical
view. The semi-halo below each scene offers some additional functionality
including the ability to directly jump to the scene from either Explore or Refine
stages, if they both exist, and to be able to reset the view orientation. It also
displays the simulation, the scene name, the stage, the design variation and the
design point.
2D Scene Selection The snapshot is a 2D scene using dropdowns to control what is displayed along
with a legend. Options include simulation, the scene to show, the design variation
and the design point.

3D Scene Comparison This tool splits your screen to do a side-by-side comparison of two scenes. Select
the simulation, stage, scene, design variation and design point for each of the
scenes to compare and then use the vertical split screen slider to move across
the two results.
Variations Results associated with defined variations are available as 2D thumbnails within
the variations table in addition to much of the numerical data associated with
each. The table of results also provides access to 3D scenes from the different
variations, and enables the comparison of different monitored quantities to
each other.
Monitors Monitors provide the ability to examine how a monitored output has changed
for each simulated design point, as well as providing the ability to visually
compare numerical results between different variations or stages.

13.4. Current Limitations

• When viewing a result from a variation, the geometry will be shown based on the inputs for the variation that was
current when the file was saved
• The physics inputs will be shown based on the variation that was current when the file was saved.
• Inputs for the variations are not shown in the variations table.
• The state of the simulation may not be correctly portrayed.

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• Scenes only support surface-based results.
• Detailed information about each defined physics condition is limited to the information displayed in the tree.
Further detail is unavailable.
• Any error, warning or informational notifications relating to a simulation are not displayed. Messages are also not
displayed.
• Units are fixed in SI.
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Portions of this software Copyright © 1988-1997 Sam Leffler and Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
KeyShot is a trademark of Luxion ApS.
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PowerPoint, Excel, Windows/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10 and their respective Start Button designs are
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to POV-Ray.
POV-Ray License Agreement
DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENCE AGREEMENT
Persistence of Vision Raytracer(tm) (POV-Ray(tm))
13 August 2004
Licensed Versions: Versions 3.5 and 3.6
Please read through the terms and conditions of this license carefully. This is a binding legal agreement between
you, the "Distributor" and Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. ACN 105 891 870 ("POV"), a company incorporated
in the state of Victoria, Australia, for the product known as the "Persistence of Vision Raytracer(tm)", also referred
to herein as "POV-Ray(tm)". The terms of this agreement are set out at http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html
("Official Terms"). The Official Terms take precedence over this document to the extent of any inconsistency.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. In this agreement, except to the extent the context requires otherwise, the following capitalized terms have the
following meanings:
(a) Distribution means:
(i) a single item of a distribution medium, including a CD Rom or DVD Rom, containing software programs and/or
data;
(ii) a set of such items;
(iii) a data file in a generally accepted data format from which such an item can be created using generally available
standard tools;
(iv) a number of such data files from which a set of such items can be created; or
(v) a data file in a generally accepted data storage format which is an archive of software programs and/or data;

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(b) Derived Code means all software which is derived from or is an adaptation of any part of the Software other than
a scene file;
(c) Intellectual Rights means:
(i) all copyright, patent, trade mark, trade secret, design, and circuit layout rights;
(ii) all rights to the registration of such rights; and
(iii) all rights of a similar nature which exist anywhere in the world;
(d) Licensed Version means the version set out at the top of this agreement against the heading "Licensed Version"
and all minor releases of this version (ie releases of the form x.y.z);
(e) POV Associate means any person associated directly or indirectly with POV whether as a director, officer, employee,
subcontractor, agent, representative, consultant, licensee or otherwise;
(f) Modification Terms means the most recent version from time to time of the document of that name made available
from the Site (g) Revocation List means the list of that name linked to from the Official Terms;
(h) Site means www.povray.org;
(i) Software means the Licensed Version of the Persistence of Vision Raytracer(tm) (also known as POV-Ray(tm))
(including all POV-Ray program source files, executable (binary) files, scene files, documentation files, help files,
bitmaps and other POV-Ray files associated with the Licensed Version) in a form made available by
POV on the Site;
(j) User Licence means the most recent version from time to time of the document of that name made available from
the Site.
2. OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTIONS
2.1. In return for the Distributor agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement, POV grants the Distributor
permission to make a copy of the Software by including the Software in a generally recognised Distribution of a
recognised operating system where the kernel of that operating system is made available under licensing terms:
(a) which are approved by the Open Source Initiative (www.opensource.org) as complying with the "Open Source
Definition" put forward by the Open Source Initiative; or
(b) which comply with the "free software definition" of the Free Software Foundation (www.fsf.org). 2.2. As at June
2004, and without limiting the generality of the term, each of the following is a "generally recognised Distribution"
for the purposes of clause 2.1: Debian, Red Hat (Enterprise and Fedora), SuSE, Mandrake, Xandros, Gentoo and
Knoppix Linux distributions, and officially authorized distributions of the FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD projects.
2.3. Clause 2.1 also applies to the Software being included in the above distributions 'package' and 'ports' systems,
where such exist;
2.4. Where the Distributor reproduces the Software in accordance with clause 2.1:
(a) the Distributor may rename, reorganise or repackage (without omission) the files comprising the Software where
such renaming, reorganisation or repackaging is necessary to conform to the naming or organisation scheme of the
target operating environment of the Distribution or of an established package management system of the target
operating environment of the Distribution; and (b) the Distributor must not otherwise rename, reorganise or repackage
the Software.
3. DISTRIBUTION LICENCE
3.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, and in return for Distributor agreeing to be bound by the
terms of this agreement, POV grants the Distributor permission to make a copy of the Software in any of the following
circumstances:(a) in the course of providing a mirror of the POV-Ray Site (or part of it), which is made available
generally over the internet to each person without requiring that person to identify themselves and without any
other restriction other than restrictions designed to manage traffic flows;

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(b) by placing it on a local area network accessible only by persons authorized by the Distributor whilst on the
Distributor's premises;
(c) where that copy is provided to a staff member or student enrolled at a recognised educational institution;
(d) by including the Software as part of a Distribution where:
(i) neither the primary nor a substantial purpose of the distribution of the Distribution is the distribution of the
Software. That is, the distribution of the Software
is merely incidental to the distribution of the Distribution; and
(ii) if the Software was not included in the Distribution, the remaining software and data included within the
Distribution would continue to function effectively and
according to its advertised or intended purpose;
(e) by including the Software as part of a Distribution where:
(i) there is no data, program or other files apart from the Software on the Distribution;
(ii) the Distribution is distributed by a person to another person known to that person; or
(iii) the Distributor has obtained explicit written authority from POV to perform the distribution, citing this clause
number, prior to the reproduction being
made.
3.2. In each case where the Distributor makes a copy of the Software in accordance with clause 3.1, the Distributor
must, unless no payment or other consideration of any type is received by Distributor in relation to the Distribution:
(a) ensure that each person who receives a copy of the Software from the Distributor is aware prior to acquiring that
copy:
(i) of the full name and contact details of the Distributor, including the Distributor's web site, street address, mail
address, and working email address;
(ii) that the Software is available without charge from the Site;
(iii) that no charge is being made for the granting of a licence over the Software.
(b) include a copy of the User Licence and this Distribution License with the copy of the Software. These licences
must be stored in the same subdirectory on the distribution medium as the Software and named in such a way as
to prominently identify their purpose;
3.3. The Distributor must not rename, reorganise or repackage any of the files comprising the Software without the
prior written authority of POV.
3.4. Except as explicitly set out in this agreement, nothing in this agreement permits Distributor to make any
modification to any part of the Software.
4. RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION
4.1. Nothing in this agreement gives the Distributor: (a) any ability to grant any licence in respect of the use of the
Software or any part of it to any person;
(b) any rights or permissions in respect of, including rights or permissions to distribute or permit the use of, any
Derived Code;
(c) any right to bundle a copy of the Software (or part thereof), whether or not as part of a Distribution, with any
other items, including books and magazines. POV may, in response to a request, by notice in writing and in its
absolute discretion, permit such bundling on a case by case basis. This clause 4.1(c) does not apply to Distributions
permitted under clause 2;
(d) any right, permission or authorisation to infringe any Intellectual Right held by any third party.
4.2. Distributor may charge a fee for the making or the provision of a copy of the Software.

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4.3. Where the making, or the provision, of a copy of the Software is authorised under the terms of clause 3 but not
under those of clause 2 of this agreement, the total of all fees charged in relation to such making or provision and
including all fees (including shipping and handling fees) which are charged in respect
of any software, hardware or other material provided in conjunction with or in any manner which is reasonably
connected with the making, or the provision, of a copy of the Software must not exceed the reasonable costs incurred
by the Distributor in making the reproduction, or in the provision, of that copy for which the fee
is charged.
4.4. Notwithstanding anything else in this agreement, nothing in this agreement permits the reproduction of any
part of the Software by, or on behalf of:
(a) Any person currently listed on the Revocation List from time to time;
(b) Any related body corporate (as that term is defined in section 50 of the Corporations Law 2001 (Cth)) of any
person referred to in clause 4.4(a);
(c) Any person in the course of preparing any publication in any format (including books, magazines, CD Roms or
on the internet) for any of the persons identified in paragraph (a);
(d) Any person who is, or has been, in breach of this Agreement and that breach has not been waived in writing
signed by POV; or
(e) Any person to whom POV has sent a notice in writing or by email stating that that person may not distribute the
Software.
4.5. From the day two years after a version of the Software more recent than the Licensed Version is made available
by POV on the Site clause 3 only permits reproduction of the Software where the Distributor ensures that each
recipient of such a reproduction is aware, prior to obtaining that reproduction, that that reproduction of the Software
is an old version of the Software and that a more recent version of the Software is available from the Site.
5. COPYRIGHT AND NO LITIGATION
5.1. Copyright subsists in the Software and is protected by Australian and international copyright laws.
5.2. Nothing in this agreement gives Distributor any rights in respect of any Intellectual Rights in respect of the
Software or which are held by or on behalf of POV. Distributor acknowledges that it does not acquire any rights in
respect of such Intellectual Rights.
5.3. Distributor acknowledges that if it performs out any act in respect of the Software without the permission of
POV it will be liable to POV for all damages POV may suffer (and which Distributor acknowledges it may suffer) as
well as statutory damages to the maximum extent permitted by law and that it may also be liable to
criminal prosecution.
5.4. Distributor must not commence any action against any person alleging that the Software or the use or distribution
of the Software infringes any rights, including Intellectual Rights of the Distributor or of any other person. If Distributor
provides one or more copies of the Software to any other person in accordance with the agreement, Distributor
waives all rights it has, or may have in the future, to bring any action, directly or indirectly, against any person to
the extent that such an action relates to an infringement of any rights, including Intellectual Rights of any person in
any way arising from, or in relation to, the use, or distribution, (including through the authorisation of such use or
distribution) of:(a) the Software;
(b) any earlier or later version of the Software; or
(c) any other software to the extent it incorporates elements of the software referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) of
this clause
5.4.
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6.1. To the extent permitted by law, all implied terms and conditions are excluded from this agreement. Where a
term or condition is implied into this agreement and that term cannot be legally excluded, that term has effect as
a term or condition of this agreement. However, to the extent permitted by law, the liability
of POV for a breach of such an implied term or condition is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
6.2. To the extent permitted by law, this Software is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind,
express or implied, including without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property of any third party. The Software has inherent limitations
including design faults and programming bugs.
6.3. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software is borne by Distributor, and it is Distributor's
responsibility to ensure that the Software fulfils Distributor's requirements prior to using it in any manner (other
than testing it for the purposes of this paragraph in a non-critical and non-production environment), and prior to
distributing it in any fashion.
6.4. This clause 6 is an essential and material term of, and cannot be severed from, this agreement. If Distributor
does not or cannot agree to be bound by this clause, or if it is unenforceable, then Distributor must not, at any time,
make any reproductions of the Software under this agreement and this agreement gives the
Distributor no rights to make any reproductions of any part of the Software.
7. NO LIABILITY
7.1. When you distribute or use the Software you acknowledge and accept that you do so at your sole risk. Distributor
agrees that under no circumstances will it have any claim against POV or any POV Associate for any loss, damages,
harm, injury, expense, work stoppage, loss of business information, business interruption,
computer failure or malfunction which may be suffered by you or by any third party from any cause whatsoever,
howsoever arising, in connection with your use or distribution of the Software even where POV was aware, or ought
to have been aware, of the potential of such loss.
7.2. Neither POV nor any POV Associate has any liability to Distributor for any indirect, general, special, incidental,
punitive and/or consequential damages arising as a result of a breach of this agreement by POV or which arises in
any way related to the Software or the exercise of a licence granted to Distributor under this
agreement.
7.3. POV's total aggregate liability to the Distributor for all loss or damage arising in any way related to this agreement
is limited to the lesser of: (a) AU$100, and (b) the amount received by POV from Distributor as payment for the grant
of a licence under this agreement.
7.4. Distributor must bring any action against POV in any way related to this agreement or the Software within 3
months of the cause of action first arising. Distributor waives any right it has to bring any action against POV and
releases POV from all liability in respect of a cause of action if initiating process in relation to that action is not served
on POV within 3 months of the cause of action arising. Where a particular set of facts give rise to more than one cause
of action this clause 7.4 applies as if all such causes of action arise at the time the first such cause of action arises.
7.5. This clause 7 is an essential and material term of, and cannot be severed from, this agreement. If Distributor
does not or cannot agree to be bound by this clause, or if it is unenforceable, then Distributor must not, at any time,
make any reproductions of the Software under this agreement and this agreement gives the Distributor no rights
to make any reproductions of any part of the Software.
8. INDEMNITY
8.1. Distributor indemnifies POV and each POV Associate and holds each of them harmless against all claims which
arise from any loss, damages, harm, injury, expense, work stoppage, loss of business information, business
interruption, computer failure or malfunction, which may be suffered by Distributor or any other
party whatsoever as a consequence of:
(a) any act or omission of POV and/or any POV Associate, whether negligent or not;
(b) Distributor's use and/or distribution of the Software; or

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(c) any other cause whatsoever, howsoever arising, in connection with the Software. This clause 8 is binding on
Distributor's estate, heirs, executors, legal successors, administrators, parents and/or guardians.
8.2. Distributor indemnifies POV, each POV Associate and each of the authors of any part of the Software against all
loss and damage and for every other consequence flowing from any breach by Distributor of any Intellectual Right
held by POV.
8.3. This clause 8 constitutes an essential and material term of, and cannot be severed from, this agreement. If
Distributor does not or cannot agree to be bound by this clause, or if it is unenforceable, then Distributor must not,
at any time, make any reproductions of the Software under this agreement and this agreement gives the Distributor
no rights to make any reproductions of any part of the Software.
9. HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES
9.1. This Software and the output produced by this Software is not fault-tolerant and is not designed, manufactured
or intended for use as on-line control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, in
which the failure of the Software could lead or directly or indirectly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or
environmental damage ("High Risk Activities"). POV specifically disclaims all express or implied warranty of fitness
for High Risk Activities and, notwithstanding any other term of this agreement, explicitly prohibits the use or
distribution of the Software for such purposes.
10. ENDORSEMENT PROHIBITION
10.1. Distributor must not, without explicit written permission from POV, claim or imply in any way that:
(a) POV or any POV Associate officially endorses or supports the Distributor or any product (such as CD, book, or
magazine) associated with the Distributor or any reproduction of the Software made in accordance with this
agreement; or(b) POV derives any benefit from any reproduction made in accordance with this agreement.
11. TRADEMARKS
11.1. "POV-Ray(tm)", "Persistence of Vision Raytracer(tm)" and "POV-Team(tm)" are trademarks of Persistence of
Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. Any other trademarks referred to in this agreement are the property of their respective
holders. Distributor must not use, apply for, or register anywhere in the world, any word, name
(including domain names), trade mark or device which is substantially identical or deceptively or confusingly similar
to any of Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd's trade marks.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1. The Official Terms, including those documents incorporated by reference into the Official Terms, and the
Modification Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the distribution of the Software
and, except where stated to the contrary in writing signed by POV, supersedes all previous
negotiations and correspondence in relation to it.
12.2. POV may modify this agreement at any time by making a revised licence available from the Site at
http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html.
This agreement is modified by replacing the terms in this agreement with those of the revised licence from the time
that the revised licence is so made available. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have read and agreed to the
current version of this agreement prior to distributing the Software.
12.3. Except where explicitly stated otherwise herein, if any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or
unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of this
agreement, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in
full force and effect. In such cases Distributor agrees to attempt to substitute for each invalid or unenforceable
provision a valid or enforceable provision which achieves to the greatest extent possible, the objectives and intention
of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
12.4. A waiver of a right under this agreement is not effective unless given in writing signed by the party granting
that waiver. Unless otherwise stipulated in the waiver, a waiver is only effective in respect of the circumstances in
which it is given and is not a waiver in respect of any other rights or a waiver in respect of

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future rights or actions.

12.5. The validity and interpretation of this agreement is governed by the laws in force in the State of Victoria,
Australia. Distributor submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State and courts located within that
State exercising federal jurisdiction.
12.6. References in this agreement to "written" and "writing" mean on paper or by fax and expressly exclude email
and other forms of electronic communication.
13. CONTACT INFORMATION
13.1. This clause 13 does not form part of the agreement. License inquiries can be made via email; please use the
following address (but see 13.2 below prior to emailing) : team-coord-[three-letter month]-[four-digit year]@povray
org. for example, [email protected] should be used if at the time you send the email it is the month
of June 2004. The changing email addresses are necessary to combat spam. Old email addresses may be deleted at
POV's discretion.
13.2. Note that the address referred to in 13.1 may change for reasons other than those referred to in that clause;
please check the current version of this document at http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html. for the current
address. Your inability or failure to contact us is no excuse for violating the licence.
13.3. Do NOT send any email attachments of any sort other than by prior arrangement. Do not send email in HTML
format. EMAIL MESSAGES INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD.
13.4. The following postal address is only for official license business. Please note that it is preferred that initial
queries about licensing be made via email; postal mail should only be used when email is not possible, or when
written documents are being exchanged by prior arrangement. While it is unlikely this address will change in the
short term it would be advisable to check http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html for the current one prior
to sending postal mail.
Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd.
PO Box 407
Williamstown,
Victoria 3016
Australia
POV-Ray Licence Agreement
GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR PERSONAL USE
Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer (POV-Ray)
Version 3.6 License and Terms & Conditions of Use
version of 1 February 2005
(also known as POVLEGAL.DOC)
Please read through the terms and conditions of this license carefully. This license is a binding legal agreement
between you, the 'User' (an individual or single entity) and Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. ACN 105 891 870
(herein also referred to as the "Company"), a company incorporated in the state of Victoria, Australia, for the product
known as the "Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer", also referred to herein as 'POV-Ray'.
YOUR ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND NO LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
PROVISIONS. TO USE THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION RAY TRACER ("POV-RAY") YOU MUST AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS DOCUMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE OF POV-RAY SET OUT IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT, OR IF SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE
NOT BINDING ON YOU IN YOUR JURISDICTION, THEN YOU MAY NOT USE POV-RAY IN ANY MANNER. THIS GENERAL

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LICENSE AGREEMENT MUST ACCOMPANY ALL POV-RAY FILES WHETHER IN THEIR OFFICIAL OR CUSTOM VERSION
FORM. IT MAY NOT BE REMOVED OR MODIFIED. THIS GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT GOVERNS THE USE OF
POV-RAY WORLDWIDE. THIS DOCUMENT SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ALL PREVIOUS GENERAL LICENSES.
INTRODUCTION
This document pertains to the use of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer (also known as POV-Ray). It applies to all
POV-Ray program source files, executable (binary) files, scene files, documentation files, help files, bitmaps and
other POV-Ray files contained in official Company archives, whether in full or any part thereof, and are herein referred
to as the "Software". The Company reserves the right to revise these rules in future versions and to make additional
rules to address new circumstances at any time. Such rules, when made, will be posted in a revised license file, the
latest version of which is available from the Company website at
http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html.
USAGE PROVISIONS
Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, permission is granted to the User to use the Software and
its associated files to create and render images. The creator of a scene file retains all rights to any scene files they
create, and any images generated by the Software from them. Subject to the other terms of this license, the User is
permitted to use the Software in a profit-making enterprise, provided such profit arises primarily from use of the
Software and not from distribution of the Software or a work including the Software in whole or part.
Please refer to http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html for licenses covering distribution of the Software and works
including the Software. The User is also granted the right to use the scene files, fonts, bitmaps, and include files
distributed in the INCLUDE and SCENES\INCDEMO sub-directories of the Software in their own scenes. Such permission
does not extend to any other files in the SCENES directory or its sub-directories. The SCENES files are for the User's
enjoyment and education but may not be the basis of any derivative works unless the file in question explicitly grants
permission to do such.
This licence does not grant any right of re-distribution or use in any manner other than the above. The Company
has separate license documents that apply to other uses (such as re-distribution via the internet or on CD) ; please
visit http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html for links to these. In particular you are advised that the sale, lease, or
rental of the Software in any form without written authority from the Company is explicitly prohibited. Notwithstanding
anything in the balance of this licence agreement, nothing in this licence agreement permits the installation or use
of the Software in conjunction with any product (including software) produced or distributed by any party who is,
or has been, in violation of this licence agreement or of the distribution licence
(http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html)
(or any earlier or later versions of those documents) unless:
a. the Company has explicitly released that party in writing from the consequences of their non compliance; or
b. both of the following are true:
i. the installation or use of the Software is without the User being aware of the abovementioned violation; and
ii. the installation or use of the Software is not a result (whether direct or indirect) of any request or action of the
abovementioned party (or any of its products), any agent of that party (or any of their products), or any person(s)
involved in supplying any such product to the User.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1991-2003, Persistence of Vision Team.
Copyright © 2003-2004, Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd.
Windows version Copyright © 1996-2003, Christopher Cason.
Copyright subsists in this Software which is protected by Australian and international copyright laws. The Software
is NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN. Nothing in this agreement shall give you any rights in respect of the intellectual property
of the Company and you acknowledge that you do not acquire any rights in respect of such intellectual property
rights. You acknowledge that the Software is the valuable intellectual property of the Company and that if you use,

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modify or distribute the Software for unauthorized purposes or in an unauthorized manner (or cause or allow the
forgoing to occur), you will be liable to the Company for any damages it may suffer (and which you acknowledge it
may suffer) as well as statutory damages to the maximum extent permitted by law and also that you may be liable
to
criminal prosecution. You indemnify the Company and the authors of the Software for every single consequence
flowing from the aforementioned events.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
express or implied, including without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property of any third party. This Software has inherent limitations
including design faults and programming bugs. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software is
borne by you, and it is your responsibility to ensure that it does what you require it to do prior to using it for any
purpose (other than testing it), and prior to distributing it in any fashion. Should the Software prove defective, you
agree that you alone assume the entire cost resulting in any way from such defect.
This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential and material term of this agreement. If you do not or cannot
accept this, or if it is unenforceable in your jurisdiction, then you may not use the Software in any manner.
NO LIABILITY
When you use the Software you acknowledge and accept that you do so at your sole risk. You agree that under no
circumstances shall you have any claim against the Company or anyone associated directly or indirectly with the
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