ABS
ABS, IR, IA, --, --, Name, --, --, FACTA
Forms the absolute value of a variable.
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IR Arbitrary reference number assigned to the resulting variable (2 to NV (NUMVAR)). If this number is the same as for a previously defined variable, the previously defined variable will be overwritten with this result.
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IA Reference number of the variable to be operated on.
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--,-- Unused fields.
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Name Thirty-two character name for identifying the variable on the printout and displays. Embedded blanks are compressed upon output.
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--,-- Unused fields.
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FACTA Scaling factor (positive or negative) applied to variable
IA(defaults to 1.0).
Notes
The new variable is calculated as:
IR = | FACTA x IA |
For a complex number (a + ib), the absolute
value is the magnitude, where the IA values are
obtained from:
See POST26 - Data Operations in the Mechanical APDL Theory Reference for details.