Script anatomy

Read the script as a story: initialize, define, activate, and create. Each block should leave a verifiable state.

Opens the file in an editor. It is divided into five blocks:

Initialize Database
Define and mesh the model.
Apply underlayment and load.
Overcome
Read and represent results.

Block 1 — Initialize the session

/CLEAR,START
/FILNAME,m00_cantilever,1
/OUTPUT,m00_session,out
/TITLE,M00 - Cantilever beam
/UNITS,SI

Command	Function	Verification
`/CLEAR,START`	Clean the database and reread the initial settings.	The session returns to BEGIN.
`/FILNAME`	Defines the base name of the exercise files.	Files start with `m00_cantilever`.
`/OUTPUT,m00_session,out`	Redirects text output to a file other than the one reserved for the job.	After `/INPUT`, `m00_session.out` appears in the working directory.
`/TITLE`	Assign a descriptive title to the model.	Appears in supported listings and charts.
`/UNITS,SI`	Documents the unit convention.	It does not convert any value.

Order matters.

/CLEAR appears before the title and the units because it restarts the database. /FILNAME sets the job prefix (m00_cantilever) and booking m00_cantilever.outThat’s why. /OUTPUT,m00_session,out goes right away with an alternate name. You don't have to repeat these commands or use the Switch Output to menu on M00.

Block 2 — Enter PREP7 and define attributes

/PREP7
ET,1,SOLID185
MP,EX,1,210E9
MP,PRXY,1,0.30
TYPE,1
MAT,1

/PREP7 enters the preprocessor: geometry, elements, materials, mesh and conditions.
ET,1,SOLID185 defines the element type 1 as a structural solid.
MP,EX,1,210E9 defines the elastic modulus of the 1 material.
MP,PRXY,1,0.30 defines its Poisson coefficient.
TYPE,1 and MAT,1 activate those boards before meshing.

M03 will justify in detail the choice of the element and compare idealizations. In M00 just recognize which element and material must be defined and active before generating elements.

Block 3 — Create geometry and mesh

BLOCK,0,1.0,0,0.10,0,0.05
ESIZE,0.025
VMESH,ALL

BLOCK creates a rectangular volume with X, Y and Z boundaries.
ESIZE proposes an overall element size.
VMESH,ALL mesh all selected volumes.

A visible mesh does not imply a converged mesh. M04 will study sensitivity and quality. Here we only need reasonable discretization to complete the flow.