*ABBR
*ABBR, Abbr, String
Defines an abbreviation.
Argument Descriptions
AbbrThe abbreviation (up to 8 alphanumeric characters) used to represent the string
String. IfAbbris the same as an existing Mechanical APDL command, the abbreviation overrides. Avoid using anAbbrwhich is the same as an Mechanical APDL command.StringString of characters (60 maximum) represented by
Abbr. Cannot include a $ or any of the commands C***, /COM, /GOPR, /NOPR, /QUIT, /UI, or *END. Parameter names and commands of the *DO and Use the *IF groups may not be abbreviated. IfStringis blank, the abbreviation is deleted. To abbreviate multiple commands, create an "unknown command" macro or defineStringto execute a macro file (*USE) containing the desired commands.
Notes
Once the abbreviation Abbr is defined, you
can issue it at the beginning of a command line and follow it with a blank
(or with a comma and appended data), and the program will substitute the string
String for Abbr as
the line is executed. Up to 100 abbreviations may exist at any time and are
available throughout the program. Abbreviations may be redefined or deleted
at any time.
Use *STATUS to display the current list of abbreviations. For abbreviations
repeated with *REPEAT, substitution occurs before the repeat increments are
applied. There are a number of abbreviations that are predefined by the program (these can be
deleted by using the blank String option described above). Note that
String will be written to the File.log.
This command is valid in any processor.