2002 Poll Results

Poll: Do you think the XANSYS mailing list should be separated
into "professional" and "student" lists?

Create separate lists: 30 votes
Keep list as is: 65 votes
I don't use XANSYS: 1 votes
poll opened 07/18/2002, closed 08/21/2002

Poll: What version of ANSYS are you presently using?

6.1: 97 votes  
6.0: 92 votes  
5.7: 98 votes
(39 votes for 5.7.1)
(59 votes for 5.7.0)
 
5.6: 26 votes
(4 votes for 5.6.2)
(8 votes for 5.6.1)
(14 votes for 5.6.0)
 
5.5 or prior: 34 votes
 
poll opened 06/18/2002, closed 08/21/2002

Poll: How often do you use Optimization or Probabilistic Design in ANSYS?

Topological Optimization: 
     Regularly: 11 votes
     Infrequently: 5 votes
     Never: 15 votes
     Use non-ANSYS software: 0 votes
Design Optimization: 
     Regularly: 13 votes
     Infrequently: 8 votes
     Never: 4 votes
     Use non-ANSYS software: 7 votes
Probabilistic Design: 
     Regularly: 28 votes
     Infrequently: 25 votes
     Never: 67 votes
     Use non-ANSYS software: 7 votes
poll opened 04/17/2002, closed 08/21/2002

Poll: On what platforms do you run ANSYS?
Microsoft Windows XP: 9 votes
Microsoft Windows 2000: 55 votes
Microsoft Windows NT: 24 votes
Microsoft Windows ME: 2 votes
Microsoft Windows 98: 3 votes
Compaq Tru64: 0 votes
HP HP-UX (PAx000): 8 votes
HP HP-UX (Itanium): 2 votes
IBM AIX: 1 votes
SGI IRIX: 2 votes
SUN Solaris: 15 votes
Linux: 4 votes
Other: 3 votes
poll opened 03/13/2002, closed 07/14/2002

Poll: What percent of time at your job do you use ANSYS?

100%: 54 votes
90%: 19 votes
80%: 22 votes
70%: 14 votes
60%: 8 votes
50%: 35 votes
   (full-time analyst: 21 votes)
   (part-time analyst: 14 votes)
33%: 14 votes
   (full-time analyst: 5 votes)
   (part-time analyst: 9 votes)
25%: 9 votes
   (full-time analyst: 6 votes)
   (part-time analyst: 3 votes)
Infrequently: 9 votes
poll opened 02/07/2002, closed 07/14/2002

Poll: What CAD software do you use for modeling?
ANSYS: 61 votes
Unigraphics: 20 votes
Solid Edge: 4 votes
I-DEAS: 13 votes
CATIA: 9 votes
SolidWorks: 11 votes
Pro/ENGINEER: 40 votes
CADDS5: 1 votes
Mechanical Desktop: 4 votes
Inventor: 0 votes
AutoCAD: 9 votes
Other CAD package: 2 votes
poll opened 01/04/2002, closed 07/14/2002

Poll: Which ANSYS solvers do you use most often?
Sparse direct: 40 votes
Frontal direct: 13 votes
DDS direct: 0 votes
PCG iterative: 49 votes
AMG iterative: 0 votes
JCG iterative: 3 votes
ICCG iterative: 3 votes
Clueless: 14 votes
poll opened 10/27/2001, closed 06/18/2002

Poll: What version of ANSYS are you using?

6.0: 41 votes  
5.7: 49 votes
(24 votes for 5.7.1)
(23 votes for 5.7.0)
(2 votes for 5.7ED)
 
5.6: 11 votes
(7 votes for 5.6.2)
(2 votes for 5.6.1)
(2 votes for 5.6.0)
(0 votes for 5.6ED)
 
5.5: 2 votes
 
5.4: 3 votes
 
5.3: 1 votes
 
5.2: 0 votes
 
poll opened 10/19/2001, closed 06/18/2002

Poll: How often do you visit ANSYS.NET?
Once a day: 11 votes
Twice a week: 17 votes
Once a week: 25 votes
Twice a month: 17 votes
Once a month: 6 votes
Infrequently: 6 votes
First time: 15 votes
poll opened 09/24/2001, closed 06/18/2002

Poll: What features on ANSYS.NET are most useful to you?
Input File Library: 11 votes
Macro Library: 10 votes
Collection of Tips and Tricks: 21 votes
Technical Papers: 10 votes
Undocumented Features: 6 votes
Responses on the XANSYS Mailing List: 0 votes
An FAQ for Users: 4 votes
poll opened 09/10/2001, closed 06/18/2002

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