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Installation of *Export for MORe* ANSYS ACT app
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For MORe versions newer than MORe 4.1 the ANSYS export is handled using ANSYS ACT (ANSYS Customization Toolikit).

Important: This only works for ANSYS Versions newer than 2019R1! For earlier ANSYS versions visit the tutorial.

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Installation
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The installation is carried out in in the same manner as any other ACT Extension.
First, the corresponding wbex-file must be downloaded from the MORe customer portal.
Click on *ACT Start Page* and select *Manage Extensions*, then click on the box with the plus-symbol to open the *Install Extension* window, then select the wbex-file.
Alternatively, on the Workbench page, navigate to the *Extensions*-menu and select *Install Extension*, then select the wbex-file.

   .. image:: media/ANSYSACTStartPage.png
      :alt: act start page
      :scale: 75 %

   .. image:: media/ANSYSACTInstall.png
      :alt: act install
      :scale: 40 %

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Activate
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The ANSYS ACT Application needs to be activated in ANSYS Workbench. Click on *ACT Start Page* and select *Manage Extensions*.

If the installation of the MORe ACT Application was successful, you can find it in *Manage Extensions*. To activate it, click on the grey
triangle on the *MORe Simulations*-Extension and select *Load as default*.

   .. image:: media/ANSYSACTLoadAsDefault.png
      :alt: load as default
      :scale: 100 %

After this, the extension will have a green background.

   .. image:: media/ANSYSACTLoadedAsDefault.png
      :alt: loaded as default
      :scale: 100 %

Alternatively, on the Workbench page, navigate to the *Extensions*-menu and select *Manage Extensions*.
In the *Manage Extensions* window, right click on the MORe extension and then select *Load as default*.

If the activation of the MORe ACT Application was successful, you will have a tab on top called *MORe Simulation* including the
*Export for MORe*-Button inside the ANSYS Mechanical application.

   .. image:: media/MORe_Simulation.png
      :alt: more simulations tab
      :scale: 100 %