Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

List of Tables
2.1. DOF Constraints Available in Each Discipline .......................................................................................... 27
2.2. Commands for DOF Constraints ............................................................................................................ 28
2.3. "Forces" Available in Each Discipline ...................................................................................................... 32
2.4. Commands for Applying Force Loads .................................................................................................... 32
2.5. Surface Loads Available in Each Discipline ............................................................................................. 34
2.6. Commands for Applying Surface Loads ................................................................................................. 34
2.7. Body Loads Available in Each Discipline ................................................................................................. 40
2.8. Commands for Applying Body Loads ..................................................................................................... 40
2.9. Inertia Loads Commands ...................................................................................................................... 46
2.10. Ways of Specifying Density .................................................................................................................. 47
2.11. Boundary Condition Type and Corresponding Primary Variable ............................................................ 49
2.12. Real Constants and Corresponding Primary Variable ............................................................................ 51
2.13. Handling of Ramped Loads (KBC = 0) Under Different Conditions ......................................................... 57
2.14. Dynamic and Other Transient Analyses Commands .............................................................................. 59
2.15. Nonlinear Analyses Commands ........................................................................................................... 60
2.16. Output Controls Commands ................................................................................................................ 60
2.17. Biot-Savart Commands ....................................................................................................................... 62
5.1. Solver Selection Guidelines ................................................................................................................... 98
5.2. Relationships Between Tabs of the Solution Controls Dialog Box and Commands ................................. 108
6.1. Primary and Derived Data for Different Disciplines ............................................................................... 129
7.1. Surface Operations ............................................................................................................................. 146
7.2. Examples of Summable POST1 Results ................................................................................................ 180
7.3. Examples of Non-Summable POST1 Results ......................................................................................... 180
7.4. Examples of Constant POST1 Results ................................................................................................... 180
9.1. Selection Functions ............................................................................................................................. 209
9.2. Select Commands ............................................................................................................................... 211
10.1. ANSYS-Supported 3-D Drivers and Capabilities for UNIX .................................................................... 218
10.2. ANSYS-Supported Graphics Device Types (for UNIX) ........................................................................... 219
10.3. Graphics Environment Variables ........................................................................................................ 219
13.1. Commands for Displaying Solid-Model Entities .................................................................................. 239
14.1. Commands for Creating Geometric Results Displays .......................................................................... 250
20.1. Temporary Files Written by the ANSYS Program ................................................................................. 299
20.2. Permanent Files Written by the ANSYS Program ................................................................................. 300
20.3. Commands for Reading in Text Files ................................................................................................... 303
20.4. Commands for Reading in Binary Files ............................................................................................... 303
20.5. Other Commands for Writing Files ..................................................................................................... 304
20.6. Additional File Management Commands and GUI Equivalents ............................................................ 306
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