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- SABS - Specifies absolute values for element table operations.
- SADD - Forms an element table item by adding two existing items.
- SALLOW - Defines the allowable stress table for safety factor calculations.
- SAVE - Saves all current database information.
- SBCLIST - Lists solid model boundary conditions.
- SBCTRAN - Transfers solid model loads and boundary conditions to the FE model.
- *SCAL - Scales a vector or matrix by a constant or a vector.
- SCCONNECT - Specifies System Coupling connection parameters.
- SCOPT - Specifies System Coupling options.
- SDELETE - Deletes sections from the database.
- SE - Defines a superelement.
- SECCONTROL - Supplements or overrides default section properties.
- SECDATA - Describes the geometry of a section.
- SECFUNCTION - Specifies shell section thickness as a tabular function.
- SECJOINT - Defines local coordinate systems at joint element nodes and other data for joint elements.
- /SECLIB - Sets the default section library path for the SECREAD command.
- SECLOCK - Specifies locks on the components of relative motion in a joint element.
- SECMODIF - Modifies a pretension or joint section.
- SECNUM - Sets the element section attribute pointer.
- SECOFFSET - Defines the section offset for cross sections.
- SECPLOT - Plots the geometry of a beam, pipe, elbow, shell, or reinforcing section to scale.
- SECREAD - Reads a custom section library or a user-defined section mesh into Mechanical APDL.
- SECSTOP - Specifies stops on the components of relative motion in a joint element.
- SECTYPE - Associates section type information with a section ID number.
- SECWRITE - Creates an ASCII file containing user mesh section information.
- SED - Defines the excitation direction for response spectrum and PSD analyses.
- SEDLIST - Lists the DOF solution of a superelement after the use pass.
- SEEXP - Specifies options for the substructure expansion pass.
- /SEG - Allows graphics data to be stored in the local terminal memory.
- SELIST - Lists the contents of a superelement matrix file.
- SELM - Specifies "Superelements" as the subsequent status topic.
- SELTOL - Sets the tolerance for subsequent select operations.
- SEMIIMPLICIT - Specifies parameters for a semi-implicit solution.
- SENERGY - Determines the stored magnetic energy or co-energy.
- SEOPT - Specifies substructure analysis options.
- SESYMM - Performs a symmetry operation on a superelement within the use pass.
- *SET - Assigns values to user-named parameters.
- SET - Defines the data set to be read from the results file.
- SETFGAP - Updates or defines the real constant table for squeeze film elements.
- SETRAN - Creates a superelement from an existing superelement.
- SEXP - Forms an element table item by exponentiating and multiplying.
- SF - Defines surface loads on nodes.
- SFA - Specifies surface loads on the selected areas.
- SFACT - Allows safety factor or margin of safety calculations to be made.
- SFADELE - Deletes surface loads from areas.
- SFALIST - Lists the surface loads for the specified area.
- SFBEAM - Specifies surface loads on beam and pipe elements.
- SFCALC - Calculates the safety factor or margin of safety.
- SFCONTROL - Defines structural surface-load properties on selected elements and nodes for subsequent 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.
- SFL - Specifies surface loads on lines of an area.
- SFLDELE - Deletes surface loads from lines.
- SFLEX - Sets flexibility factors for the currently defined pipe element section.
- SFLIST - Lists surface loads.
- SFLLIST - Lists the surface loads for lines.
- SFSCALE - Scales surface loads on elements.
- SFTRAN - Transfer the solid model surface loads to the finite element model.
- /SHADE - Defines the type of surface shading used with Z-buffering.
- SHELL - Selects a shell element or shell layer location for results output.
- /SHOW - Specifies the device and other parameters for graphics displays.
- SHPP - Controls element shape checking.
- SHSD - Creates or deletes a shell-solid interface to be used in shell-to-solid assemblies.
- /SHRINK - Shrinks elements, lines, areas, and volumes for display clarity.
- SLIST - Summarizes the section properties for all defined sections in the current session.
- SLOAD - Loads a pretension section.
- SMALL - Finds the smallest of three variables.
- *SMAT - Creates a sparse matrix.
- SMAX - Forms an element table item from the maximum of two other items.
- /SMBC - Controls the display of solid model boundary condition symbols and labels.
- 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.
- SMIN - Forms an element table item from the minimum of two other items.
- SMOOTH - Allows smoothing of noisy data and provides a graphical representation of the data.
- SMRTSIZE - Specifies meshing parameters for automatic (smart) element sizing.
- SMSURF - Specifies "Surface loads on the solid model" as the subsequent status topic.
- SMULT - Forms an element table item by multiplying two other items.
- SNOPTION - Specifies Supernode (SNODE) eigensolver options.
- SOLOPTION - Specifies solution transition options.
- SOLU - Specifies solution summary data per substep to be stored.
- /SOLU - Enters the solution processor.
- SOLUOPT - Specifies "Solution options" as the subsequent status topic.
- SOLVE - Starts a solution.
- *SORT - Sorts the values of the specified vector.
- SORT - Specifies "Sort settings" as the subsequent status topic.
- SOURCE - Defines a default location for undefined nodes or keypoints.
- SPACE - Defines a space node for radiation using the Radiation Matrix 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.
- SPDAMP - Defines input spectrum damping in a multi-point response spectrum analysis.
- SPEC - Specifies "Miscellaneous specifications" as the subsequent status topic.
- SPFREQ - Defines the frequency points for the input spectrum tables SPVAL vs. SPFREQ for multi-point spectrum analysis.
- SPGRAPH - Displays input spectrum curves for MPRS analysis.
- SPH4 - Creates a spherical volume anywhere on the working plane.
- SPH5 - Creates a spherical volume by diameter end points.
- SPHERE - Creates a spherical volume centered about the working plane origin.
- SPLINE - Generates a segmented spline through a series of keypoints.
- SPLOT - Displays the selected areas and a faceted view of their underlying surfaces
- SPMWRITE - Calculates the state-space matrices and writes them to the SPM file.
- SPOINT - Defines a point for force/moment summations or inertia calculation
- SPOPT - Selects the spectrum type and other spectrum options.
- SPREAD - Turns on a dashed tolerance curve for the subsequent curve plots.
- SPTOPT - Specifies "Spectrum analysis options" as the subsequent status topic.
- SPUNIT - Defines the type of multi-point response spectrum.
- SPVAL - Defines multi-point response spectrum values.
- SQRT - Forms the square root of a variable.
- *SREAD - Reads a file into a string array parameter.
- SRSS - Specifies the square root of sum of squares mode combination method.
- SSBT - Specifies preintegrated bending thermal effects for shell sections.
- /SSCALE - Sets the contour multiplier for topographic displays.
- SSLN - Selects and displays small lines in the model.
- SSMT - Specifies preintegrated membrane thermal effects for shell sections.
- SSOPT - Defines a solution option for soil analysis.
- SSPA - Specifies a preintegrated membrane stiffness for shell sections.
- SSPB - Specifies a preintegrated coupling stiffness for shell sections.
- SSPD - Specifies a preintegrated bending stiffness for shell sections.
- SSPE - Specifies a preintegrated transverse shear stiffness for shell sections.
- SSPM - Specifies mass density for a preintegrated shell section.
- SSTATE - Defines a steady-state rolling analysis.
- SSUM - Calculates and prints the sum of element table items.
- STABILIZE - Activates stabilization for all elements that support nonlinear stabilization.
- STAT - Displays the status of database settings.
- *STATUS - Lists the current parameters and abbreviations.
- /STATUS - Lists the status of items for the run.
- STEF - Specifies Stefan-Boltzmann radiation constant.
- /STITLE - Defines subtitles.
- STORE - Stores data in the database for the defined variables.
- SUBOPT - Specifies Subspace (SUBSP) eigensolver options.
- SUBSET - Reads results for the selected portions of the model.
- SUCALC - Create new result data by operating on two existing result data sets on a given surface.
- SUCR - Create a surface.
- SUDEL - Delete geometry information as well as any mapped results for specified surface.
- SUEVAL - Perform operations on a mapped item and store result in a scalar parameter.
- SUGET - Moves surface geometry and mapped results to an array parameter.
- SUMAP - Map results onto selected surface(s).
- SUMTYPE - Sets the type of summation to be used in the following load case operations.
- SUPL - Plot result data on all selected surfaces or on a specified surface.
- SUPR - Print global status, geometry information and/or result information.
- SURESU - Read a set of surface definitions and result items from a file and make them the current set.
- SUSAVE - Saves surface definitions to a file.
- SUSEL - Selects a subset of surfaces
- SUVECT - Create new result data by operating on two existing result vectors on a given surface.
- SV - Defines spectrum values to be associated with frequency points.
- SVPLOT - Displays input spectrum curves.
- SVTYP - Defines the type of single-point response spectrum.
- SWADD - Adds more surfaces to an existing spot weld set.
- SWDEL - Deletes spot weld sets.
- SWGEN - Creates a new spot weld set.
- SWLIST - Lists spot weld sets.
- SYNCHRO - Specifies whether the excitation frequency is synchronous or asynchronous with the rotational velocity of a structure.
- /SYP - Passes a command string and arguments to the operating system.
- /SYS - Passes a command string to the operating system.