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Ansys Command
Ansys Command
circular arc line larc,kp1,kp2,kp3,rad (from (kp3 defines plane) keypoints) circular line creation (creates keypoints) spline line through keypoints see online help
circle
spline
a al v
area definition a,kp1,kp2, ... kp18 from keypoints area definition from lines volume definition from keypoints volume definition from areas create volume from area extrusion a,l1,l2, ... l10 v,kp1,kp2, ... kp8
va
vext
vdrag
create volume see online help by dragging area along path rectangle creation rectng,x1,x2,y1,y2
block cylind
sphere
various volume see online help creation commands adds separate aadd,a1,a2, ... a9 areas to create single area creates new areas by glueing (properties remain separate) aglue,a1,a2, ... a9
asba
creat new area asba,a1,a2 by area substraction create new area by area intersection volume boolean operations defines element type aina,a1,a2, ... a9
aina
et,number,type may define as many as required; current type is set by type type,number
set current element type pointer define real constants for elements
r,number,r1,r2, ... r6 may define as many as required; current type is set by real
real
sets current real constant pointer sets material properties for elements sets current material property pointer sets size or number of divisions on lines
real,number
mp
mp,label,number,c0,c1, ... c4 may define as many as required; current type is set by mat mat,number
mat
esize
eshape controls see online help element shape lmesh amesh vmesh Sets & ksel Selection nsel lsel asel nsla mesh line(s) mesh area(s) mesh volume(s) lmesh,line1,line2,inc or lmesh,all amesh,area1,area2,inc or amesh,all vmesh,vol1,vol2,inc or vmesh,all
select a subset see online help of keypoints select a subset see online help of nodes select a subjset see online help of lines select a subset see online help of areas select nodes see online help within selected area(s) select everything i.e. reset selection defines a DOF allsel
allsel
Constrain dk
dk,kp#,label,value
ts d
constraint on a labels: keypoint UX,UY,UZ,ROTX,ROTY,ROTZ,ALL defines a DOF d,node#,label,value constraint on a labels: node UX,UY,UZ,ROTX,ROTY,ROTZ,ALL defines dl,line#,area#,label (anti)symmetry labels: SYMM (symmetry); ASYM DOF (antisymmetry) constraints on a line defines a defines a force at a node fk,kp#,label,value labels: FX,FY,FZ,MX,MY,MZ f,node#,label,value labels: FX,FY,FZ,MX,MY,MZ
dl
Loads
fk f