Expansion Settings

Displays and edits the Expansion Settings Worksheet once your analysis is solved. You can then select the right-click option.

The application automatically inserts this object beneath the Solution object when a Condensed Geometry object is created.

Additional Related Information

Object Properties

The Details Pane properties for this object include the following.

Category	Properties/Options/Descriptions
Analysis Data Management	Delete Unneeded Files: Yes (default) or No. Condensed Part Expansion: Program Controlled (default), On Demand, Mechanical APDL.
Output Controls	Stress: Yes (default) or No. Strain: Yes (default) or No. Nodal Forces: Yes or No (default). General Miscellaneous: Yes or No (default).

Tree Dependencies

Valid Parent Tree Object: Solution.
Valid Child Tree Objects: None.

Insertion Methods

Automatic upon insertion of a Condensed Geometry object. However, in the event you delete an existing Expansion Settings object, you can reinsert the object from the Solution object context (right-click) menu (Insert > Expansion Settings) or from the Toolbox drop-down menu on the Solution Context Tab.

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

Solve
Run Expansions Only
Evaluate All Results
Clear Generated Data

API Reference

See the Expansion Settings section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.

Additional Related Information

See the following section for more information: