Mechanical APDL · 2024 R1

`*VEC`

APDL

Signature

*VEC, Vector, Type, Method, Val1, Val2, Val3, Val4

Summary

APDL utility (*VEC) for session automation (Vector, Type, D --, Z --).

Arguments

Name	Description
Vector	Vector parameter for the APDL command.
Type	Element type number.
D --	D -- parameter for the APDL command.
Z --	Z -- parameter for the APDL command.
I --	I -- parameter for the APDL command.
Method	Method parameter for the APDL command.
ALLOC --	ALLOC -- parameter for the APDL command.
RESIZE --	RESIZE -- parameter for the APDL command.
COPY --	COPY -- parameter for the APDL command.
IMPORT --	IMPORT -- parameter for the APDL command.
LINK --	LINK -- parameter for the APDL command.
Val1, Val2, Val3, Val4, Val5	Val1, Val2, Val3, Val4, Val5 parameter for the APDL command.
Val1	Val1 parameter for the APDL command.
Val1	Val1 parameter for the APDL command.
Val2	Val2 parameter for the APDL command.
REAL	Real constant set number.
IMAG	IMAG parameter for the APDL command.
Description Val5 Val4 Val3 Val2 Val1	Description Val5 Val4 Val3 Val2 Val1 parameter for the APDL command.
Import a load vector or	Import a load vector or parameter for the APDL command.
nodal mapping vector from	nodal mapping vector from parameter for the APDL command.
FULL RHS - Load vector	FULL RHS - Load vector parameter for the APDL command.
GVEC - Constraint	GVEC - Constraint parameter for the APDL command.
equation constant	equation constant parameter for the APDL command.
Description Val5 Val4 Val3 Val2 Val1	Description Val5 Val4 Val3 Val2 Val1 parameter for the APDL command.
BACK - nodal	BACK - nodal parameter for the APDL command.
mapping vector	mapping vector parameter for the APDL command.
FORWARD - nodal	FORWARD - nodal parameter for the APDL command.
mapping vector	mapping vector parameter for the APDL command.
Import a mode from an	Import a mode from an parameter for the APDL command.
MODE	MODE parameter for the APDL command.
Import degree of freedom	Import degree of freedom parameter for the APDL command.
results from an existing RST	results from an existing RST parameter for the APDL command.
Result	Result parameter for the APDL command.
RST	RST parameter for the APDL command.
NSL	NSL parameter for the APDL command.
Nodal	Nodal parameter for the APDL command.
Solution	Solution parameter for the APDL command.
VSL	VSL parameter for the APDL command.
Transient	Transient parameter for the APDL command.
velocity	velocity parameter for the APDL command.
solution	solution parameter for the APDL command.
ASL	ASL parameter for the APDL command.
Transient	Transient parameter for the APDL command.
acceleration	acceleration parameter for the APDL command.
solution	solution parameter for the APDL command.
RF -	RF - parameter for the APDL command.
Reaction	Reaction parameter for the APDL command.
Forces	Forces parameter for the APDL command.
Import the vector of	Import the vector of parameter for the APDL command.
frequencies of the	frequencies of the parameter for the APDL command.
Iteration	Iteration parameter for the APDL command.
number	number parameter for the APDL command.
FRQ - Frequencies of	FRQ - Frequencies of parameter for the APDL command.
the modal analysis	the modal analysis parameter for the APDL command.
DSP - reduced complex	DSP - reduced complex parameter for the APDL command.
displacement	displacement parameter for the APDL command.
RFRQ	RFRQ parameter for the APDL command.
Import a reduced	Import a reduced parameter for the APDL command.
complex displacement,	complex displacement, parameter for the APDL command.
at a given iteration	at a given iteration parameter for the APDL command.
Import a record in an An-	Import a record in an An- parameter for the APDL command.
sys File, specifying its	sys File, specifying its parameter for the APDL command.
pointer	pointer parameter for the APDL command.
ANS	ANS parameter for the APDL command.
is a relative value from this	is a relative value from this parameter for the APDL command.
Description Val5 Val4 Val3 Val2 Val1	Description Val5 Val4 Val3 Val2 Val1 parameter for the APDL command.
length	length parameter for the APDL command.
of the	of the parameter for the APDL command.
DMIG	DMIG parameter for the APDL command.
command	command parameter for the APDL command.
Import a load vector from	Import a load vector from parameter for the APDL command.
SUB	SUB parameter for the APDL command.
Import an element load	Import an element load parameter for the APDL command.
vector from an existing	vector from an existing parameter for the APDL command.
number	number parameter for the APDL command.
EMAT	EMAT parameter for the APDL command.
Restore from a previous	Restore from a previous parameter for the APDL command.
MAT	Active material number.
Import an existing array	Import an existing array parameter for the APDL command.
parameter	parameter parameter for the APDL command.
name	name parameter for the APDL command.
APDL	APDL parameter for the APDL command.
Import a load vector from	Import a load vector from parameter for the APDL command.
an existing Harwell-Boeing	an existing Harwell-Boeing parameter for the APDL command.
HBMAT	HBMAT parameter for the APDL command.
ASCII	ASCII parameter for the APDL command.
BINARY	BINARY parameter for the APDL command.
Val1	Val1 parameter for the APDL command.
Val2	Val2 parameter for the APDL command.

Manual grouping

APDL : Matrix Operations

This page summarizes syntax and usage in plain language. It does not replace official Ansys documentation. See the full command entry in Ansys Help (Ansys license required).

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