Overview and Application

The Commands (APDL) object enables you to execute Mechanical APDL commands in the Mechanical application. Insert this object by first selecting the desired and supported parent object and then selecting the Commands option from the Home tab or by right-clicking on the parent object or in the Geometry window and selecting Insert > Commands.

Once inserted, the Worksheet automatically displays, as illustrated below. You use this window to make Mechanical APDL command entries. As shown, the Worksheet contains default instruction information. The default information displayed changes depending upon the parent object. The example shown below appears for a Commands (APDL) object inserted under a Contact Region object.

Reading and Writing Command Object Instructions

When you initiate a solution in Mechanical, all simulation data and instructions are read-into the ds.dat file and then processed, including the commands included in a Commands (APDL) object. However, because Mechanical does not read and process the ds.dat file, you may see that the execution of Commands (APDL) object instructions may not match the simulation processing of the solver as expected.

Command Support Limitations

It is important to note that not all Mechanical APDL commands are available for use in Mechanical. Here are two examples of unsupported commands that have been experienced in the past:

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