These commands load and solve the model. The commands are grouped by functionality.
Table 2.48: Analysis Options
| These SOLUTION commands set general analysis options. | ||
|---|---|---|
| ABEXTRACT | Extracts the alpha-beta damping multipliers for Rayleigh damping. | |
| ACCOPTION | Specifies GPU accelerator capability options. | |
| ADAMS | Performs solutions and writes flexible body information to a modal neutral file. | |
| ADPCI | Defines parameters associated with adaptive crack initiation. | |
| ANTYPE | Specifies the analysis type and restart status. | |
| ASCRES | Specifies the output type for an acoustic scattering analysis. | |
| ASOL | Activate a specified acoustic solution. | |
| BCSOPTION | Sets memory option for the sparse solver. | |
| CECHECK | Check constraint equations and couplings for rigid body motions. | |
| CEFILTER | Bypasses the error message when constraint equations have excessive terms. | |
| CHECK | Checks current database items for completeness. | |
| CINT | Defines parameters associated with contour integral calculations. | |
| CJUMP | Initiates a cycle-jump analysis. | |
| CLOAD | Initiates a cyclic-loading analysis. | |
| CMATRIX | Performs electrostatic field solutions and calculates the self and mutual capacitances between multiple conductors. | |
| CMSOPT | Specifies component mode synthesis (CMS) analysis options. | |
| CNCHECK | Provides and/or adjusts the initial status of contact pairs. | |
| CNKMOD | Modifies contact element key options. | |
| CNTR | Redirects contact pair output quantities to a text file. | |
| CUTCONTROL | Controls time-step cutback during a nonlinear solution. | |
| CYCOPT | Specifies solution options for a cyclic symmetry analysis. | |
| DAMPOPT | Sets damped eigensolver options. | |
| DDOPTION | Sets domain decomposer option for DMP solution. | |
| DMPEXT | Extracts modal damping coefficients in a specified frequency range. | |
| DMPOPTION | Specifies distributed-memory parallel (DMP) file combination options. | |
| DSPOPTION | Sets the memory option for the distributed sparse solver. | |
| EXBOPT | Specifies .exb file output options in a CMS generation pass. | |
| EMATWRITE | Forces the writing of all the element matrices to File.emat. | |
| EQSLV | Specifies the type of equation solver. | |
| ERESX | Specifies extrapolation of integration point results. | |
| ESCHECK | Perform element shape checking for a selected element set. | |
| EXPASS | Specifies an expansion pass of an analysis. | |
| GAUGE | Gauges the problem domain for an edge-element formulation. | |
| GMATRIX | Performs electric field solutions and calculates the self and mutual conductances between multiple conductors. | |
| INVOPT | Enables or disables inverse solving for the current load step. | |
| KRYOPT | Specifies solution options for a Krylov method harmonic analysis. | |
| LANBOPTION | Specifies Block Lanczos eigensolver options. | |
| LUMPM | Specifies a lumped mass matrix formulation. | |
| MODDIR | Activates the remote read-only modal files usage. | |
| MONITOR | Controls contents of variable fields in the nonlinear solution monitor file. | |
| MSAVE | Sets the memory saving feature for the PCG solver. | |
| MSOLVE | Starts multiple solutions for an acoustic analysis. | |
| OPNCONTROL | Sets decision parameter for automatically increasing the time step interval in a pure thermal analysis. | |
| OUTAERO | Outputs the superelement matrices and load vectors to formatted files for aeroelastic analysis. | |
| PCGOPT | Controls PCG solver options. | |
| PERTURB | Sets linear perturbation analysis options. | |
| PRSCONTROL | Specifies whether to include pressure load stiffness in the element stiffness formation. | |
| PSCONTROL | Turns off shared-memory parallel operations during solution. | |
| RATE | Specifies whether the effect of creep strain rate will be used in the solution of a load step. | |
| RESVEC | Calculates residual vectors in a modal analysis, or includes residual vectors in a modal superposition transient/harmonic analysis. | |
| RSTOFF | Offsets node or element IDs in the FE geometry record. | |
| SCOPT | Specifies System Coupling options. | |
| SEEXP | Specifies options for the substructure expansion pass. | |
| SEOPT | Specifies substructure analysis options. | |
| SNOPTION | Specifies supernode (SNODE) eigensolver options. | |
| /SOLU | Enters the solution processor. | |
| SOLVE | Starts a solution. | |
| STABILIZE | Activates stabilization for all elements that support nonlinear stabilization. | |
| THEXPAND | Enables or disables thermal loading. | |
| THOPT | Nonlinear transient thermal solution option. | |
| TOFFST | Specifies the temperature offset from absolute zero to zero. | |
Table 2.49: Nonlinear Options
| These SOLUTION commands define options for nonlinear analyses. | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARCLEN | Activates the arc-length method. | |
| ARCTRM | Controls termination of the solution when the arc-length method (ARCLEN,ON) is used. | |
| BUCOPT | Specifies buckling analysis options. | |
| CNVTOL | Sets convergence values for nonlinear analyses. | |
| /GST | Turns Graphical Solution Tracking (GST) on or off. | |
| LNSRCH | Activates a line search to be used with Newton-Raphson. | |
| MXPAND | Specifies modal or buckling analysis expansion options. | |
| NCNV | Sets the key to terminate an analysis. | |
| NEQIT | Specifies the maximum number of equilibrium iterations for nonlinear analyses. | |
| NLADAPTIVE | Defines the criteria under which the mesh is refined or modified during a nonlinear solution. | |
| NLDIAG | Sets nonlinear diagnostics functionality. | |
| NLGEOM | Includes large deformation effects in a static or full transient analysis. | |
| NLHIST | Specify results items to track during solution. | |
| NLMESH | Controls remeshing in nonlinear adaptivity. | |
| NROPT | Specifies the Newton-Raphson options in a static or full transient analysis. | |
| PRED | Activates a predictor in a nonlinear analysis. | |
| PSTRES | Specifies whether prestress effects are calculated or included. | |
| SEMIIMPLICIT | Specifies parameters for a semi-implicit solution. | |
| SOLOPTION | Specifies solution transition options. | |
Table 2.50: Dynamic Options
| These SOLUTION commands define options for dynamic analyses. | ||
|---|---|---|
| AEROCOEFF | Computes the aero-damping and stiffness coefficients and writes them to an APDL array | |
| ALPHAD | Defines the mass matrix multiplier for damping. | |
| BETAD | Defines the stiffness matrix multiplier for damping. | |
| CECYCMS | Generates the constraint equations for a multistage cyclic symmetry analysis. | |
| CYCFREQ | Specifies solution options for a cyclic symmetry mode-superposition harmonic analysis. | |
| CEIMS | Generates constraint equations at the interface between stages in a multistage cyclic symmetry analysis. | |
| DMPRAT | Sets a constant modal damping ratio. | |
| DMPSTR | Sets a constant structural damping coefficient. | |
| FRQSCL | Turns on automatic scaling of the entire mass matrix and frequency range for modal analyses. | |
| HARFRQ | Defines the frequency range in the harmonic analysis. | |
| HREXP | Specifies the phase angle for the harmonic analysis expansion pass. | |
| HROCEAN | Includes ocean wave effects in a harmonic analysis. | |
| HROPT | Specifies harmonic analysis options. | |
| HROUT | Specifies the harmonic analysis output options. | |
| LVSCALE | Scales the load vector for mode-superposition analyses. | |
| MASCALE | Turns on the scaling of the entire system matrix. | |
| MCFOPT | Specifies options for the Modal Coordinates File
(Jobname.mcf). | |
| MDAMP | Defines the damping ratios as a function of mode. | |
| MDPLOT | Plots frequency-dependent modal damping coefficients. | |
| MIDTOL | Sets middle step residual criterion values for structural transient analysis. | |
| MODCONT | Creates multiple load vectors in a modal analysis. | |
| MODOPT | Specifies modal analysis options. | |
| MSOPT | Specifies solution options for a multistage cyclic symmetry analysis. | |
| MXPAND | Specifies modal or buckling analysis expansion options. | |
| QRDOPT | Specifies additional QRDAMP modal analysis option. | |
| RIGID | Specifies known rigid body modes (if any) of the model. | |
| SUBOPT | Specifies SUBSPACE eigensolver options | |
| TIMINT | Turns on transient effects. | |
| TINTP | Defines transient integration parameters. | |
| TRNOPT | Specifies transient analysis options. | |
Table 2.51: Spectrum Options
| These SOLUTION commands define options for spectrum analyses. | ||
|---|---|---|
| ADDAM | Specifies the acceleration spectrum computation constants for the analysis of shock resistance of shipboard structures. | |
| COVAL | Defines PSD cospectral values. | |
| CQC | Specifies the complete quadratic mode combination method. | |
| DSUM | Specifies the double sum mode combination method. | |
| FREQ | Defines the frequency points for the SV vs. FREQ tables. | |
| GRP | Specifies the grouping mode combination method. | |
| MMASS | Specifies the missing mass response calculation. | |
| NRLSUM | Specifies the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) sum mode combination method. | |
| PFACT | Calculates participation factors for the PSD or multi-point response spectrum table. | |
| PSDCOM | Specifies the power spectral density mode combination method. | |
| PSDFRQ | Defines the frequency points for the input spectrum vs. FREQ tables of PSD and multi-point spectrum analyses. | |
| PSDGRAPH | Displays input PSD curves | |
| PSDRES | Controls solution output written to the results file from a PSD analysis. | |
| PSDSPL | Defines a partially correlated excitation in a PSD analysis. | |
| PSDUNIT | Defines the type of PSD or multi-point response spectrum. | |
| PSDVAL | Defines PSD or multi-point response spectrum values. | |
| PSDWAV | Defines a wave propagation excitation in a PSD analysis. | |
| QDVAL | Defines PSD quadspectral values. | |
| ROCK | Specifies a rocking response spectrum. | |
| ROSE | Specifies the Rosenblueth mode combination method. | |
| RIGRESP | Selects the spectrum type and other spectrum options. | |
| SED | Defines the excitation direction for a single-point response spectrum. | |
| SPDAMP | Defines input spectrum damping in a multi-point response spectrum analysis. | |
| SPFREQ | Defines the frequency points for the input spectrum tables SPVAL vs. SPFREQ for multi-point spectrum analyses. | |
| SPGRAPH | Displays input spectrum curves for MPRS analysis. | |
| SPOPT | Selects the spectrum type and other spectrum options. | |
| SPUNIT | Defines the type of multi-point response spectrum. | |
| SPVAL | Defines multi-point response spectrum values. | |
| SRSS | Specifies the square root of sum of squares mode combination method. | |
| SV | Defines spectrum values to be associated with frequency points. | |
| SVPLOT | Displays input spectrum curves. | |
| SVTYP | Defines the type of single-point response spectrum. | |
| VDDAM | Specifies the velocity spectrum computation constants for the analysis of shock resistance of shipboard structures. | |
Table 2.52: Load Step Options
| These SOLUTION commands define options for individual load steps. | ||
|---|---|---|
| AUTOTS | Specifies whether to use automatic time stepping or load stepping. | |
| CAMPBELL | Prepares the result file for a subsequent Campbell diagram of a prestressed structure. | |
| CECMOD | Modifies the constant term of a constraint equation during solution. | |
| DELTIM | Specifies the time step sizes to be used for this load step. | |
| EXPSOL | Specifies the solution to be expanded for reduced analyses. | |
| KBC | Specifies stepped or ramped loading within a load step. | |
| KUSE | Specifies whether or not to reuse the factorized matrix. | |
| MAGOPT | Specifies options for a 3D magnetostatic field analysis. | |
| MAGSOLV | Specifies magnetic solution options and initiates the solution. | |
| MODE | Specifies the harmonic loading term for this load step. | |
| NSUBST | Specifies the number of substeps to be taken this load step. | |
| NUMEXP | Specifies solutions to be expanded from reduced analyses. | |
| TIME | Sets the time for a load step. | |
| TREF | Defines the reference temperature for the thermal strain calculations. | |
| TSRES | Defines an array of key times at which the time-stepping strategy changes. | |
| UPCOORD | Modifies the coordinates of the active set of nodes, based on the current displacements. | |
| USRCAL | Enables user-solution subroutines to be activated or deactivated. | |
| WRFULL | Stops solution after assembling global matrices. | |
Table 2.53: Solid Constraints
| These SOLUTION commands define constraints on the solid model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| DA | Defines symmetry or antisymmetry degree-of-freedom constraints on areas. | |
| DADELE | Deletes degree-of-freedom constraints on an area. | |
| DALIST | Lists the degree-of-freedom constraints on an area. | |
| DK | Defines degree-of-freedom constraints at keypoints. | |
| DKDELE | Deletes degree-of-freedom constraints at a keypoint. | |
| DKLIST | Lists the degree-of-freedom constraints at keypoints. | |
| DL | Defines symmetry or antisymmetry degree-of-freedom constraints on lines. | |
| DLDELE | Deletes degree-of-freedom constraints on a line. | |
| DLLIST | Lists degree-of-freedom constraints on a line. | |
| DTRAN | Transfers solid model degree-of-freedom constraints to the finite element model. | |
Table 2.55: Solid Surface Loads
| These SOLUTION commands define surface loads on the solid model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| SFA | Specifies surface loads on the selected areas. | |
| SFADELE | Deletes surface loads from areas. | |
| SFALIST | Lists the surface loads for the specified area. | |
| SFL | Specifies surface loads on lines of an area. | |
| SFLDELE | Deletes surface loads from lines. | |
| SFLLIST | Lists the surface loads for lines. | |
| SFTRAN | Transfer the solid model surface loads to the finite element model. | |
Table 2.56: Solid Body Loads
| These SOLUTION commands define body loads on the solid model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| BFA | Defines a body-force load on an area. | |
| BFADELE | Deletes body-force loads on an area. | |
| BFALIST | Lists the body-force loads on an area. | |
| BFK | Defines a body-force load at a keypoint. | |
| BFKDELE | Deletes body-force loads at a keypoint. | |
| BFKLIST | Lists the body-force loads at keypoints. | |
| BFL | Defines a body-force load on a line. | |
| BFLDELE | Deletes body-force loads on a line. | |
| BFLLIST | Lists the body-force loads on a line. | |
| BFTRAN | Transfers solid model body-force loads to the finite element model. | |
| BFV | Defines a body-force load on a volume. | |
| BFVDELE | Deletes body-force loads on a volume. | |
| BFVLIST | Lists the body-force loads on a volume. | |
Table 2.57: Inertia
| These SOLUTION commands define inertial loads on the model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| ACEL | Specifies the linear acceleration of the structure. | |
| AIRL | Specifies that automatic inertia relief calculations are to be performed. | |
| CGLOC | Specifies the origin location of the acceleration coordinate system. | |
| CGOMGA | Specifies the rotational velocity of the global origin. | |
| CMACEL | Specifies the translational acceleration of an element component. | |
| CMDOMEGA | Specifies the rotational acceleration of an element component about a user-defined rotational axis. | |
| CMOMEGA | Specifies the rotational velocity of an element component about a user-defined rotational axis. | |
| CMROTATE | Specifies the rotational velocity of an element component about a user-defined rotational axis | |
| CORIOLIS | Applies the Coriolis effect to a rotating structure. | |
| DCGOMG | Specifies the rotational acceleration of the global origin. | |
| DOMEGA | Specifies the rotational acceleration of the structure. | |
| IRLF | Specifies that inertia relief calculations are to be performed. | |
| OMEGA | Specifies the rotational velocity of the structure. | |
| SPOINT | Defines a point for moment summations. | |
| SYNCHRO | Specifies whether the excitation frequency is synchronous or asynchronous with the rotational velocity of the structure. | |
Table 2.58: Miscellaneous Loads
| These SOLUTION commands are for miscellaneous load definition and control. | |
|---|---|
| ANPRES | Produces an animated sequence of the time-harmonic pressure variation of an engine-order excitation in a cyclic harmonic analysis. |
| APORT | Specifies input data for plane wave and acoustic duct ports. |
| ASIFILE | Writes or reads one-way acoustic-structural coupling data. |
| AWAVE | Specifies input data for an acoustic incident wave. |
| BIOT | Calculates the Biot-Savart source magnetic field intensity. |
| DFSWAVE | Specifies the incident planar waves with random phases for the diffuse sound field. |
| FLUREAD | Reads one-way Fluent-to-Mechanical APDL coupling data via a .cgns file with one-side fast Fourier transformation complex pressure peak value. |
| IC | Specifies initial conditions at nodes. |
| ICDELE | Deletes initial conditions at nodes. |
| ICLIST | Lists the initial conditions. |
| ICROTATE | Specifies initial velocity at nodes as a sum of rotation about an axis and translation. |
| INISTATE | Applies initial state data to an element or a selection of elements. |
| MPCHG | Changes the material number attribute of an element. |
| MRPM | Defines the revolutions per minute (RPM) for a machine rotation. |
| NSMASS | Applies nonstructural mass to selected elements. |
| OSRESULT | Controls the selected result data written to the database. |
| OUTGEOM | Controls geometry-related data written to the results file. |
| OUTPR | Controls the solution printout. |
| OUTRES | Controls the solution data written to the database. |
| RESCONTROL | Controls file writing for multiframe restarts. |
| RSTCONTROL | Controls whether element single value results are written to the results file. |
| SBCLIST | Lists solid model boundary conditions. |
| SBCTRAN | Transfers solid model loads and boundary conditions to the FE model. |
| SCCONNECT | Specifies system coupling connection parameters. |
| WSPRINGS | Creates weak springs on corner nodes of a bounding box of the currently selected elements. |
| XFLIST | Lists enrichment details and associated crack information. |
Table 2.59: Load Step Operations
| These SOLUTION commands write and solve multiple load steps. | ||
|---|---|---|
| LSCLEAR | Clears loads and load step options from the database. | |
| LSDELE | Deletes load step files. | |
| LSREAD | Reads load and load step option data into the database. | |
| LSSOLVE | Reads and solves multiple load steps. | |
| LSWRITE | Writes load and load step option data to a file. | |
Table 2.60: Master Degrees of Freedom
| These SOLUTION commands define master degrees of freedom. | ||
|---|---|---|
| M | Defines master degrees of freedom for reduced and superelement generation analyses. | |
| MDELE | Deletes master degrees of freedom. | |
| MGEN | Generates additional master degrees of freedom from a previously defined set. | |
| MLIST | Lists the master degrees of freedom. | |
Table 2.61: Rezoning
| These SOLUTION commands apply to analyses that use rezoning. | ||
|---|---|---|
| REZONE | Initiates a rezoning operation, sets rezoning options, and rebuilds the database. | |
| MAPSOLVE | Maps the solved node and element solutions from an original mesh to a new mesh. | |
| MAPVAR | Defines tensors and vectors in user-defined state variables (for user-defined materials or user-defined creep laws). | |
| REMESH | Specifies the starting and ending remeshing points. | |
| AREMESH | Generates an area for creating a new mesh. | |
Table 2.62: 2D to 3D Analysis
| These SOLUTION commands apply to 2D to 3D analyses. | ||
|---|---|---|
| MAP2DTO3D | Initiates the 2D to 3D analysis process. | |
Table 2.64: FE Constraints
| These SOLUTION commands define constraints on the finite element model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| D | Defines degree-of-freedom constraints at nodes. | |
| DCUM | Specifies that degree-of-freedom constraint values are to be accumulated. | |
| DDELE | Deletes degree-of-freedom constraints. | |
| DFLX | Imposes a uniform magnetic flux B on an edge-element electromagnetic model. | |
| DJ | Specify boundary conditions on the components of relative motion of a joint element. | |
| DJDELE | Deletes boundary conditions on the components of relative motion of a joint element. | |
| DJLIST | Lists boundary conditions applied to joint elements. | |
| DLIST | Lists degree-of-freedom constraints. | |
| DSCALE | Scales degree-of-freedom constraint values. | |
| DSYM | Specifies symmetry or antisymmetry degree-of-freedom constraints on nodes. | |
| DVAL | Defines values at enforced group. | |
| GSBDATA | Specifies the constraints or applies the load at the ending point for the generalized plane strain element option. | |
| GSLIST | When using generalized plane strain, lists the input data or solutions. | |
| LDREAD | Reads results from the results file and applies them as loads. | |
Table 2.65: FE Forces
| These SOLUTION commands define nodal loads on the finite element model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| F | Specifies force loads at nodes. | |
| FCUM | Specifies that force loads are to be accumulated. | |
| FDELE | Deletes force loads on nodes. | |
| FJ | Specify forces or moments on the components of the relative motion of a joint element. | |
| FJDELE | Deletes forces (or moments) on the components of the relative motion of a joint element. | |
| FJLIST | Lists forces and moments applied on joint elements. | |
| FLIST | Lists force loads on the nodes. | |
| FSCALE | Scales force load values in the database. | |
Table 2.66: FE Surface Loads
| These SOLUTION commands define surface loads on the finite element model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| SF | Defines surface loads on nodes. | |
| SFBEAM | Specifies surface loads on beam elements. | |
| SFCONTROL | Defines surface load properties on selected elements and nodes for subsequent SF or SFE loading commands. | |
| SFCUM | Specifies that surface loads are to be accumulated. | |
| SFDELE | Deletes surface loads. | |
| SFE | Defines surface loads on elements. | |
| SFEDELE | Deletes surface loads from elements. | |
| SFELIST | Lists the surface loads for elements. | |
| SFFUN | Specifies a varying surface load. | |
| SFGRAD | Specifies a gradient (slope) for surface loads. | |
| SFLIST | Lists surface loads. | |
| SFSCALE | Scales surface loads on elements. | |
Table 2.67: FE Body Loads
| These SOLUTION commands define body loads on the finite element model. | ||
|---|---|---|
| BF | Defines a nodal body-force load. | |
| BFCUM | Specifies that nodal body-force loads are to be accumulated. | |
| BFDELE | Deletes nodal body-force loads. | |
| BFE | Defines an element body-force load. | |
| BFECUM | Specifies whether to ignore subsequent element body-force loads. | |
| BFEDELE | Deletes element body-force loads. | |
| BFELIST | Lists the element body-force loads. | |
| BFESCAL | Scales element body-force loads. | |
| BFLIST | Lists the body-force loads on nodes. | |
| BFPORT | Transfers a thermal body-force load (HGEN) load from selected MESH200 elements to reinforcing elements. | |
| BFSCALE | Scales body-force loads at nodes. | |
| BFUNIF | Assigns a uniform body-force load to all nodes. | |
| LDREAD | Reads results from the results file and applies them as loads. | |
| TUNIF | Assigns a uniform temperature to all nodes. | |
Table 2.68: Ocean
These SOLUTION commands define ocean load data. | ||
|---|---|---|
| OCDATA | Defines an ocean load using non-table data. | |
| OCDELETE | Deletes a previously defined ocean load. | |
| OCLIST | Summarizes all currently defined ocean loads. | |
| OCREAD | Reads externally defined ocean data. | |
| OCTABLE | Defines an ocean load using table data. | |
| OCTYPE | Specifies the type of ocean load data to follow (basic, current, or wave). | |
| OCZONE | Specifies the type of ocean zone data to follow (component, Z-level, or pipe) | |
Table 2.69: Status
| These SOLUTION commands are for use with the STAT command. | ||
|---|---|---|
| ATYPE | Specifies "Analysis types" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| BIOOPT | Specifies "Biot-Savart options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| DEACT | Specifies "Element birth and death" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| DYNOPT | Specifies "Dynamic analysis options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| GENOPT | Specifies "General options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| INRTIA | Specifies "Inertial loads" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| LSOPER | Specifies "Load step operations" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| MASTER | Specifies "Master DOF" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| NLOPT | Specifies "Nonlinear analysis options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| OUTOPT | Specifies "Output options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| SMBODY | Specifies "Body loads on the solid model" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| SMCONS | Specifies "Constraints on the solid model" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| SMFOR | Specifies "Forces on the solid model" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| SMSURF | Specifies "Surface loads on the solid model" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| SOLUOPT | Specifies "Solution options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
| SPTOPT | Specifies "Spectrum analysis options" as the subsequent status topic. | |
Table 2.70: Radiosity
| These SOLUTION commands calculate the radiation view factors and to specify the solution parameters for the Radiosity solver method. | ||
|---|---|---|
| HEMIOPT | Specifies options for Hemicube view factor calculation. | |
| RADOPT | Specifies Radiosity Solver options. | |
| RDEC | Defines the decimation parameters used by the radiosity solver method. | |
| RSOPT | Creates or loads the radiosity mapping data file for SURF251 or SURF252 element types. | |
| RSURF | Generates the radiosity surface elements and stores them in the database. | |
| RSYMM | Defines symmetry, rotation, or extrusion parameters for the radiosity method. | |
| SPCNOD | Defines a space node for radiation using the Radiosity method. | |
| SPCTEMP | Defines a free-space ambient temperature for radiation using the Radiosity method. | |
| STEF | Specifies Stefan-Boltzmann radiation constant. | |
| V2DOPT | Specifies 2D/axisymmetric view factor calculation options. | |
| VFDI | Specifies diagnostic options to check that the row sum relationship is satisfied. | |
| VFOPT | Specifies options for view factor file. | |
| QSOPT | Specifies quasi static radiation options. | |
| VFUP | Controls view factor updating at the substep level for a coupled-field radiation analysis that includes large-deflection effects. | |
Table 2.71: Additive Manufacturing
| These SOLUTION commands define options for additive manufacturing analysis. | ||
|---|---|---|
| AMBEAM | For multiple-beam printers, specifies the number of beams. | |
| AMBUILD | Specifies printer parameters for the build and other options. | |
| AMENV | Specifies the build-environment thermal boundary conditions. | |
| AMMAT | Specifies the melting and relaxation temperatures of the build material in an additive manufacturing analysis. | |
| AMPOWDER | Specifies the powder thermal conditions. | |
| AMRESULT | Specifies result data written to an AMResults.txt file. | |
| AMSTEP | Specifies the process-sequence steps. | |
| AMSUPPORTS | Specifies the support information. | |
| AMTYPE | Specifies the printing process. | |