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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.

Operational mental map

Defining is not activating

ET, MP, and SECTYPE create definitions; TYPE, MAT, and SECNUM control what new elements receive.

Complete the diagram from memory

Predict the missing relationships before revealing the model

Write the idea, not the exact wording. The comparison is feedback, not a grade.

3 missing links
1Input

Definitions

Available element, material, and section tables.

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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