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Ansys Commands and Acronyms

This document contains definitions and explanations of common commands and acronyms used in ANSYS. It provides the menu paths to access plotting commands like PLDi and PLNS, listing commands such as NLIST and ELIST, and selection commands such as ALLSEL. It also describes how to enter different processors in ANSYS and perform tasks like selecting entities by location, material, or picking.

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Ansys Commands and Acronyms

This document contains definitions and explanations of common commands and acronyms used in ANSYS. It provides the menu paths to access plotting commands like PLDi and PLNS, listing commands such as NLIST and ELIST, and selection commands such as ALLSEL. It also describes how to enter different processors in ANSYS and perform tasks like selecting entities by location, material, or picking.

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ANSYS COMMANDS and Acronyms

ACRONYMS:
Definition
Menu
Path
DMX maximum deflection
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Deformed
Shape - or
- Contour
Plot (look
in the
legend)
SEPC Structural % Error in Energy Norm
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Deformed
Shape
(look in
the
legend)
SERR Structural Error Energy
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Contour
Plot >
Element
Solu >
Error
Estimation
>
Structural
Error
Energy
SMN minimum result value on plot
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Contour
Plot
(legend)
SMNB result value, minimum bound estimate
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Contour
Plot
(legend)
SMX maximum result value on plot
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Contour
Plot
(legend)
SMXB result value, maximum bound estimate
General
Postproc
> Plot
Results >
Contour
Plot
(legend)
Plotting Commands:
kplot ! all selected keypoints
lplot ! all selected lines
aplot ! all selected areas
vplot ! all selected volumes
These plot commands can also do a "range" of entities:
VPLOT,3,7 ! plots volumes 3 thru 7
APLOT,4 ! plots only area no. 4
LPLOT,11,21,10 ! plots lines 11 and 21
nplot ! all selected nodes
eplot ! all selected elements
/rep ! replot (= refresh)
nplot,1 ! plots all nodes with node no. shown
gplot ! does a multi-plot
multi-plot settings (under PlotCtrls) determine which
entities you see
pldi
pldi,2
plns,s,eqv
plns,s,x
plns,temp
ONLY in POST1 (the general postproc.):
PLDI ! deformed shape plot
PLDI,2 ! deform. shape + undeform. edge
PLNS,xx,yy ! contour nodal solution results
PLES,SERR ! elem. solution plot of SERR
ples,serr
plvar,2
ONLY in POST26 (the time-history postproc)
PLVAR,m,n,o ! graphs variables m, n, o
Listing Commands:
nlist ! all selected nodes
elist ! all selected elements
klist ! all selected keypoints
llist ! all selected lines
alist ! all selected areas
vlist ! all selected volumes
These list commands can include a "range" of
entities:
VLIST,3,7 ! lists volumes 3 thru 7
ALIST,4 ! lists only area no. 4
LLIST,11,21,10 ! lists lines 11 and 21
etlis ! all element types
mplis ! all material properties
rlist ! all real constants
cslis ! all coordinate systems
These list commands can include "range"
MPLIST,1 ! lists only material 1 props
RLIST,3,5 ! lists real const. 3, 4, and 5
prrs ! reaction solution ONLY in POST1 (the general postprocessor)
prvar,2 ! time-hist. variable 2
ONLY in POST26 (the time-history postprocessor)
PRVAR,m,n,o ! lists variables m, n, o

Enter different "processors"
/prep7 ! preprocessor
/solu ! solution processor
/post1 ! general postproc.
/post26 ! time-history postpr
finish ! exit from any processor
/exit ! leave ANSYS, saves DB
/exit,nosav ! quit ANSYS, no DB is
saved
Selecting
ALLSEL ! select everything
VSEL,S,P ! select from all volumes by picking
ASEL,S,TYPE,,1 ! select areas elem type (1)
LSEL,S,LENG,,0.5,0.7 ! select lines by len
KSEL,S,loc, ! select keypoints by picking
NSEL,S,loc,x,0,4 ! select nodes by location
ESEL,S,MAT,,1 ! select elements by material

ASLV,S, ! select areas on selected volumes
NSLL,S,1 ! select nodes on lines (incl. ends)
ASEL,S,EXT ! select areas on exterior of vols
ESLN,S,0 ! select elements w/any node selected
xSEL,n,....
where n is:
S = "from full"
R = "from current set"
U = "unselect"
A = "also select"

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