Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

You can also redirect graphics output (plots) from the screen to a neutral graphics file.
20.7. Assigning Different File Names
As mentioned earlier, you can use the /FILNAME command at the Begin level to assign a jobname for all
subsequently written files. Use the /ASSIGN command (Utility Menu> File> ANSYS File Options) to assign
a different name, extension, and directory to a file. For example, the following command reassigns the element
matrix file (identifier EMAT) to MYFILE.DAT in the "save_dir" directory:
/ASSIGN,EMAT,MYFILE,DAT,SAVE_DIR/
The "/" is a delimiter that separates the directory name from the file name. It is system-dependent, so you
must use the delimiter(s) appropriate for your system. You can assign only a specific set of files. Refer to the
/ASSIGN command description (in the Command Reference) for the complete list.
20.8. Reviewing Contents of Binary Files (AUX2)
The auxiliary processor AUX2 allows you to print ANSYS binary files in readable format. Use it mainly to
verify file formats (for debugging purposes). The output from a "dumped" binary file is unlabeled and must
be correlated with known formats documented in the Guide to Interfacing with ANSYS. Be aware, though,
that a complete file dump may produce many pages of unnecessary printout. The Format argument on
the FORM command (Utility Menu> File> List> Binary Files) allows you to control the amount of output.
Use the HBMAT command to dump any matrix written on the assembled global matrix file (.FULL file) or
the superelement matrix file (.SUB file). This matrix is written to a new file (.MATRIX) in the standard
Harwell-Boeing format.
Note
The Harwell-Boeing format is column-oriented. That is, non-zero matrix values are stored with
their corresponding row indices in a sequence of columns. However, since the ANSYS matrix files
are stored by row and not column, when the HBMAT command is used with a non-symmetric
matrix, the transpose of the matrix is, in fact, written.
Use the PSMAT command to write a postscript file containing a graphic representation of any matrix on
the .FULL file. The matrix is symbolized by a grid in which colored cells represent the nonzero coefficients
of the matrix. See the PSMAT command for details.
20.9. Operating on Results Files (AUX3)
The auxiliary processor AUX3 allows you to operate on results files by deleting sets or by changing values
such as the load step, load substep, cumulative iteration, or time.
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