4.2. Activating the GUI

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If you enter ANSYS through the launcher (see "Running the ANSYS Program"), the GUI is activated automatically for interactive running. If you enter the program by typing the ANSYS execution command, you can activate the GUI in any of the following ways:

Use the GUI entry option (-g) on the execution command. For example, on UNIX systems you would issue the following execution command:
```
ansys110 -g
```

Type /MENU,ON once you enter the program.
Include /MENU,ON in your start110.ans file.
Set the GRPH_ENTR keyword in your config110.ans file. For more information about this file, see "File Management and Files" in the Basic Analysis Guide.

For the last three methods listed above, you must first specify a valid graphics device name so that the ANSYS program can properly direct graphics instructions to your display device. To specify a graphics device name, issue the /SHOW command.

Note

Once you activate the GUI, you cannot deactivate it within the same ANSYS session.

Note

To return to the pre-ANSYS 6.1 GUI, enter /MSTART, UTIL,1 in your start110.ans file. You must use pre-ANSYS 6.1 GUI documentation if you choose this option.