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                          ERROR - Unable to connect to or start local server

                          Authored by Caleb Scharf October 25th, 2022 14131 views 1 likes KB1095129

                          ERROR

                          When in workbench > you attempt to open a file with LS-Dyna > you receive the following error message and or LS-Dyna is not found within the Workbench toolbox.

                          Unable to connect to or start local server.

                          Software & Version

                          Workbench 2021 R1

                          *This example was taken from this version, but is not necessary limited to this version unless otherwise noted in the description.  

                          Description/Cause

                          This is caused by a software bug and will occur if the Quality Analysis tools were installed with LS-Dyna.  

                          Solution

                          1. Close all ANSYS applications
                          2. Windows Search > search for and open Edit the System Environmental Variables
                          3. Click Environment variables > locate and delete the variable called ENABLE_ANSYS_QA_SERVICES211
                          4. Re-launch workbench.


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