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Mental model ~5 min · ~50 min remaining

Defining is not activating

MAT,1 and TYPE,1 create tables; activation determines what new elements receive.

APDL Model — Defining Is Not Activating

Flow from active tables and pointers to stored and audited attributes
Active attributes are copied when each element is created; they then belong to the element.
ActioncommandsWhat changes: 
DefinitionET, KEYOPT, MP, SECTYPETables available in the database.
EnabledTYPE, MAT, SECNUMPointers used in the next creation.
Assign on CreateVMESHAttributes copied to new elements.
ModifyEMODIFAttributes of elements that already exist.
AuditESEL, *GET, ETLIST, MPLISTEvidence of the assigned attributes.
Quick check

The active pointer shows MAT,1. Does that prove all elements are MAT,1?

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