The commands in this table are used to create and set up the model. A brief description of each command is given, along with the page number where the complete command definition can be found. The commands are grouped by functionality.
These PREP7 commands are used to read model data into the database, list out the database, and control the numbering of entities in the database.
AFLIST Lists the current data in the database.
CDREAD Reads a file of solid model and
database information into the
database.
CDWRITE Writes geometry and load database items to a file.
CHECK Checks current database items for completeness.
IGESOUT Writes solid model data to a file in IGES Version 5.1 format.
NUMCMP Compresses the numbering of defined items.
NUMMRG Merges coincident or equivalently defined items.
NUMOFF Adds a number offset to defined items.
NUMSTR Establishes starting numbers for automatically numbered items.
/PREP7 Enters the model creation preprocessor.
These PREP7 commands define the type of elements to be used in the model.
DOF Adds degrees of freedom to the current DOF set.
ET Defines a local element type from the element library.
ETCHG Changes element types to their corresponding types.
ETDELE Deletes element types.
ETLIST Lists currently defined element types.
KEYOPT Sets element key options.
NSVR Defines the number of variables for
user-programmable element
options.
These PREP7 commands define the model real constants.
R Defines the element real constants.
RDELE Deletes real constant sets.
RLIST Lists the real constant sets.
RMODIF Modifies real constant sets.
RMORE Adds real constants to a set.
These PREP7 commands are used to define the linear material properties.
EMUNIT Specifies the system of units for magnetic field problems.
*EVAL Evaluates hyperelastic constants.
*MOONEY Calculates Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic constants from test data.
MP Defines a linear material property.
MPAMOD Modifies temperature-dependent coefficients of thermal expansion.
MPCHG Changes the material number attribute of an element.
MPDATA Defines property data to be associated with the temperature table.
MPDELE Deletes linear material properties.
MPDRES Reassembles existing material data with the temperature table.
/MPLIB Sets the default material library read and write paths.
MPLIST Lists linear material properties.
MPMOD Associates the material properties to an
explicit dynamics material
model.
MPUNDO Removes an incorrectly-specified material model association.
MPPLOT Plots linear material properties as a function of temperature.
MPREAD Reads a file containing material properties.
MPTEMP Defines a temperature table for material properties.
MPTGEN Adds temperatures to the temperature table by generation.
MPTRES Restores a temperature table previously defined.
MPWRITE Writes linear material properties in the database to a file (if the Lib option is not specified) or writes both linear and nonlinear material properties (if Lib is specified) from the database to a file.
UIMP Defines constant material properties (GUI).
These PREP7 commands create and modify the data tables, used to define nonlinear materials, for example.
TB Activates a data table.
TBCOPY Copies a data table from one material to another.
TBDATA Defines data for the data table.
TBDELE Deletes previously defined data tables.
TBLIST Lists the data tables.
TBMODIF Modifies data for the data table (GUI).
TBPLOT Displays the data table.
TBPT Defines a point on a stress-strain or B-H curve.
TBTEMP Defines a temperature for the data table.
These PREP7 commands are used to create primitive shapes for modeling.
BLC4 Creates a rectangular area or block volume by corner points.
BLC5 Creates a rectangular area or block volume by
center and corner
points.
BLOCK Creates a block volume based on working plane coordinates.
CON4 Creates a conical volume anywhere on the working plane.
CONE Creates a conical volume centered about the working plane origin.
CYL4 Creates a circular area or cylindrical volume anywhere on the working plane.
CYL5 Creates a circular area or cylindrical volume by end points.
CYLIND Creates a cylindrical volume centered
about the working plane
origin.
PCIRC Creates a circular area centered about the working plane origin.
POLY Creates a polygonal area based on working plane coordinate pairs.
PRI2 Creates a polygonal area or a prism volume by vertices (GUI).
PRISM Creates a prism volume based on working plane coordinate pairs.
PTXY Defines coordinate pairs for use in polygons and prisms.
RECTNG Creates a rectangular area anywhere on the working plane.
RPOLY Creates a regular polygonal area centered
about the working plane
origin.
RPR4 Creates a regular polygonal area or prism volume anywhere on the working plane.
RPRISM Creates a regular prism volume centered
about the working plane
origin.
SPH4 Creates a spherical volume anywhere on the working plane.
SPH5 Creates a spherical volume by diameter end points.
SPHERE Creates a spherical volume centered
about the working plane
origin.
TORUS Creates a toroidal volume.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., keypoints.
GSUM Calculates and prints geometry items.
K Defines a keypoint.
KBETW Creates a keypoint between two existing keypoints.
KCENTER Creates a keypoint at the center of a circular arc defined by three locations.
KDELE Deletes unmeshed keypoints.
KDIST Calculates and lists the distance between two keypoints.
KFILL Generates keypoints between two keypoints.
KGEN Generates additional keypoints from a pattern of keypoints.
KL Generates a keypoint at a specified location on an existing line.
KLIST Lists the defined keypoints or hard points.
KMODIF Modifies an existing keypoint.
KMOVE Calculates and moves a keypoint to an intersection.
KNODE Defines a keypoint at an existing node location.
KPLOT Displays the selected keypoints.
KPSCALE Generates a scaled set of (meshed)
keypoints from a pattern of
keypoints.
KSCALE Generates a scaled pattern of keypoints
from a given keypoint
pattern.
KSUM Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected keypoints.
KSYMM Generates a reflected set of keypoints.
KTRAN Transfers a pattern of keypoints to another coordinate system.
SOURCE Defines a default location for undefined nodes or keypoints.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., hard points.
HPTCREATE Defines a hard point.
HPTDELETE Deletes selected hardpoints.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., lines.
BSPLIN Generates a single line from a spline fit to a series of keypoints.
CIRCLE Generates circular arc lines.
GSUM Calculates and prints geometry items.
L Defines a line between two keypoints.
L2ANG Generates a line at an angle with two existing lines.
L2TAN Generates a line tangent to two lines.
LANG Generates a straight line at an angle with a line.
LARC Defines a circular arc.
LAREA Generates the shortest line between two keypoints on an area.
LCOMB Combines adjacent lines into one line.
LDELE Deletes unmeshed lines.
LDIV Divides a single line into two or more lines.
LDRAG Generates lines by sweeping a keypoint pattern along path.
LEXTND Extends a line at one end by using its slope.
LFILLT Generates a fillet line between two intersecting lines.
LGEN Generates additional lines from a pattern of lines.
LLIST Lists the defined lines.
LPLOT Displays the selected lines.
LREVERSE Reverses the normal of a line, regardless of its connectivity or mesh status.
LROTAT Generates circular lines by rotating a
keypoint pattern about an
axis.
LSSCALE Generates a scaled set of lines from a pattern of lines.
LSTR Defines a straight line irrespective of the active coordinate system.
LSUM Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected lines.
LSYMM Generates lines from a line pattern by symmetry reflection.
LTAN Generates a line at the end of, and tangent to, an existing line.
LTRAN Transfers a pattern of lines to another coordinate system.
SPLINE Generates a segmented spline through a series of keypoints.
SSLN Selects and displays small lines in the model.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., areas.
A Defines an area by connecting keypoints.
AATT Associates element attributes with the selected, unmeshed areas.
ADELE Deletes unmeshed areas.
ADGL Lists keypoints of an area that lie on a parametric degeneracy.
ADRAG Generates areas by dragging a line pattern along a path.
AFILLT Generates a fillet at the intersection of two areas.
AGEN Generates additional areas from a pattern of areas.
AL Generates an area bounded by previously defined lines.
ALIST Lists the defined areas.
ANORM Reorients area normals.
AOFFST Generates an area, offset from a given area.
APLOT Displays the selected areas.
AREVERSE Reverses the normal of an area, regardless of its connectivity or mesh status.
AROTAT Generates cylindrical areas by rotating a line pattern about an axis.
ARSCALE Generates a scaled set of areas from a pattern of areas.
ARSYM Generates areas from an area pattern by symmetry reflection.
ASKIN Generates an area by "skinning" a surface through guiding lines.
ASUB Generates an area using the shape of an existing area.
ASUM Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected areas.
ATRAN Transfers a pattern of areas to another coordinate system.
GSUM Calculates and prints geometry items.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., volumes.
EXTOPT Controls options relating to the generation of volume elements from area elements.
GSUM Calculates and prints geometry items.
V Defines a volume through keypoints.
VA Generates a volume bounded by existing areas.
VDELE Deletes unmeshed volumes.
VDGL Lists keypoints of a volume that lie on a parametric degeneracy.
VDRAG Generates volumes by dragging an area pattern along a path.
VEXT Generates additional volumes by extruding areas.
VGEN Generates additional volumes from a pattern of volumes.
VLIST Lists the defined volumes.
VLSCALE Generates a scaled set of volumes from a pattern of volumes.
VOFFST Generates a volume, offset from a given area.
VPLOT Displays the selected volumes.
VROTAT Generates cylindrical volumes by rotating
an area pattern about
an axis.
VSUM Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected volumes.
VSYMM Generates volumes from a volume pattern by symmetry reflection.
VTRAN Transfers a pattern of volumes to another coordinate system.
These PREP7 commands are used to perform Boolean operations on solid model entities.
AADD Adds separate areas to create a single area.
AGLUE Generates new areas by "gluing" areas.
AINA Finds the intersection of areas.
AINP Finds the pairwise intersection of areas.
AINV Finds the intersection of an area with a volume.
AOVLAP Overlaps areas.
APTN Partitions areas.
ASBA Subtracts areas from areas.
ASBL Subtracts lines from areas.
ASBV Subtracts volumes from areas.
ASBW Subtracts the intersection of the working
plane from areas
(divides areas).
BOPTN Specifies Boolean operation options.
BTOL Specifies the Boolean operation tolerances.
LCSL Divides intersecting lines at their point(s) of intersection.
LGLUE Generates new lines by "gluing" lines.
LINA Finds the intersection of a line with an area.
LINL Finds the common intersection of lines.
LINP Finds the pairwise intersection of lines.
LINV Finds the intersection of a line with a volume.
LOVLAP Overlaps lines.
LPTN Partitions lines.
LSBA Subtracts areas from lines.
LSBL Subtracts lines from lines.
LSBV Subtracts volumes from lines.
LSBW Subtracts the intersection of the working plane
from lines
(divides lines).
VADD Adds separate volumes to create a single volume.
VGLUE Generates new volumes by "gluing" volumes.
VINP Finds the pairwise intersection of volumes.
VINV Finds the intersection of volumes.
VOVLAP Overlaps volumes.
VPTN Partitions volumes.
VSBA Subtracts areas from volumes.
VSBV Subtracts volumes from volumes.
VSBW Subtracts intersection of the working plane from volumes (divides volumes).
These PREP7 commands are used to mesh solid models with nodes and elements.
ACCAT Concatenates multiple areas in preparation for mapped meshing.
ACLEAR Deletes nodes and area elements associated with selected areas.
AMAP Generates a 2-D mapped mesh based on specified area corners.
AMESH Generates nodes and area elements within areas.
AREFINE Refines the mesh around specified areas.
CHKMSH Checks area and volume entities for previous meshes.
CLRMSHLN Clears meshed entities.
DESIZE Controls default element sizes.
EREFINE Refines the mesh around specified elements.
ESIZE Specifies the default number of line divisions.
ESYS Sets the element coordinate system attribute pointer.
FVMESH Generates nodes and tetrahedral volume elements from detached exterior area elements (facets).
KATT Associates attributes with the selected, unmeshed keypoints.
KCLEAR Deletes nodes and point elements
associated with selected
keypoints.
KESIZE Specifies the edge lengths of the elements nearest a keypoint.
KMESH Generates nodes and point elements at keypoints.
KREFINE Refines the mesh around specified keypoints.
KSCON Specifies a keypoint about which an area mesh will be skewed.
LATT Associates element attributes with the selected, unmeshed lines.
LCCAT Concatenates multiple lines into one line for mapped meshing.
LCLEAR Deletes nodes and line elements associated with selected lines.
LESIZE Specifies the divisions and spacing ratio on unmeshed lines.
LMESH Generates nodes and line elements along lines.
LREFINE Refines the mesh around specified lines.
MAT Sets the element material attribute pointer.
MODMSH Controls the relationship of the solid model and the FE model.
MOPT Specifies meshing options.
MSHAPE For elements that support multiple shapes, specifies the element shape to be used for meshing.
MSHKEY Specifies whether free meshing or mapped meshing should be used to mesh a model.
MSHMID Specifies placement of midside nodes.
MSHPATTERN Specifies pattern to be used for mapped triangle meshing.
NREFINE Refines the mesh around specified nodes.
REAL Sets the element real constant set attribute pointer.
SMRTSIZE Specifies meshing parameters for
automatic (smart) element
sizing.
TCHG Converts 20-node degenerate tetrahedral elements to their 10-node non-degenerate counterparts.
TIMP Improves the quality of tetrahedral elements that are not associated with a volume.
TYPE Sets the element type attribute pointer.
VATT Associates element attributes with the selected,
unmeshed
volumes.
VCLEAR Deletes nodes and volume elements
associated with selected
volumes.
VIMP Improves the quality of the tetrahedral elements
in the selected
volume(s).
VMESH Generates nodes and volume elements within volumes.
VSWEEP Fills an existing unmeshed volume with elements by sweeping the mesh from an adjacent area throughout the volume.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., nodes.
CENTER Defines a node at the center of curvature of 2 or 3 nodes.
FILL Generates a line of nodes between two existing nodes.
MOVE Calculates and moves a node to an intersection.
N Defines a node.
NANG Rotates a nodal coordinate system by direction cosines.
NDELE Deletes nodes.
NDIST Calculates and lists the distance between two nodes.
NGEN Generates additional nodes from a pattern of nodes.
NKPT Defines a node at an existing keypoint location.
NLIST Lists nodes.
NMODIF Modifies an existing node.
NPLOT Displays nodes.
NREAD Reads nodes from a file.
NROTAT Rotates nodal coordinate systems into the active system.
NRRANG Specifies the range of nodes to be read from the node file.
NSCALE Generates a scaled set of nodes from a pattern of nodes.
NSYM Generates a reflected set of nodes.
NWRITE Writes nodes to a file.
QUAD Generates a quadratic line of nodes from three nodes.
SOURCE Defines a default location for undefined nodes or keypoints.
TRANSFER Transfers a pattern of nodes to another coordinate system.
These PREP7 commands are used to create, modify, list, etc., elements.
AFSURF Generates surface elements overlaid on
the surface of existing solid elements and assigns the extra node as the
closes fluid element
node.
E Defines an element by node connectivity.
EDELE Deletes selected elements from the model.
EGEN Generates elements from an existing pattern.
EINTF Defines two-noded elements between coincident nodes.
ELIST Lists the elements.
EMID Adds or removes midside nodes.
EMODIF Modifies a previously defined element.
EMORE Adds more nodes to the just-defined element.
EN Defines an element by its number and node connectivity.
ENGEN Generates elements from an existing pattern.
ENORM Reorients shell element normals.
ENSYM Generates elements by symmetry reflection.
EPLOT Produces an element display.
EREAD Reads elements from a file.
ERRANG Specifies the element range to be read from a file.
ESURF Generates elements overlaid on the free faces of existing elements.
ESYM Generates elements from a pattern by a symmetry reflection.
ESYS Sets the element coordinate system attribute pointer.
EWRITE Writes elements to a file.
GCGEN Generates 2-D or 3-D contact elements.
LAYLIST Lists real constants material properties for layered elements.
LAYPLOT Displays the layer stacking sequence for layered elements.
LFSURF Generates surface elements overlaid on the edge of existing solid elements and assigns the extra node as the closest fluid element node.
MAT Sets the element material attribute pointer.
REAL Sets the element real constant set attribute pointer.
TSHAP Defines simple 2-D and 3-D geometric surfaces for target segment elements.
TYPE Sets the element type attribute pointer.
UPGEOM Adds displacements from a previous analysis and updates the geometry to the deformed configuration.
These PREP7 commands are used to create and modify superelements.
SE Defines a superelement.
SEDLIST Lists the DOF solution of a superelement after the use pass.
SELIST Lists the contents of a superelement matrix file.
SESYMM Performs a symmetry operation on a
superelement within the use
pass.
SETRAN Creates a superelement from an existing superelement.
These PREP7 commands are used to conveniently create models of piping systems.
BELLOW Defines a bellows in a piping run.
BEND Defines a bend in a piping run.
BRANCH Defines the starting point for a piping branch.
FLANGE Defines a flange in a piping run.
MITER Defines a mitered bend in a piping run.
PCORRO Specifies the allowable exterior corrosion thickness for a piping run.
PDRAG Defines the external fluid drag loading for a piping run.
PFLUID Defines the contained fluid density for a piping run.
PGAP Defines a spring-gap constraint in a piping run.
PINSUL Defines the external insulation constants in a piping run.
POPT Selects the piping analysis standard for a piping run.
PPRES Defines the internal pressure for a piping run.
PSPEC Defines pipe material and dimensions.
PSPRNG Defines a spring constraint in a piping run.
PTEMP Defines the pipe wall temperatures in a piping run.
PUNIT Selects the system of length units to be used in a piping run.
REDUCE Defines a reducer in a piping run.
RUN Defines a pipe run.
TEE Defines a tee in a piping run.
VALVE Defines a valve in a piping run.
These PREP7 commands are used to define nodes by tablet digitizing.
DIG Digitizes nodes to a surface.
DMOVE Digitizes nodes on surfaces and along intersections.
DSET Sets the scale and drawing plane orientation for a digitizing tablet.
DSURF Defines the surface upon which digitized nodes lie.
These PREP7 commands are used to define, modify, list, etc., coupled degrees of freedom.
CP Defines (or modifies) a set of coupled degrees of freedom.
CPDELE Deletes coupled degree of freedom sets.
CPINTF Defines coupled degrees of freedom at an interface.
CPLGEN Generates sets of coupled nodes from an existing set.
CPLIST Lists the coupled degree of freedom sets.
CPNGEN Defines, modifies, or adds to a set of coupled degrees of freedom.
CPSGEN Generates sets of coupled nodes from existing sets.
Table 2-5t Constraint Equations
These PREP7 commands are used to define, modify, list, etc., constraint equations.
CE Defines a constraint equation relating degrees of freedom.
CECYC Generates the constraint equations for a cyclic symmetry analysis
CEDELE Deletes constraint equations.
CEINTF Generates constraint equations at an interface.
CELIST Lists the constraint equations.
CERIG Defines a rigid region.
CESGEN Generates a set of constraint equations from existing sets.
RBE3 Distributes the force/moment applied at the master node to a set of slave nodes, taking into account the geometry of the slave nodes as well as weighting factors.
These PREP7 commands are used to reorder the model wavefront.
NOORDER Re-establishes the original element ordering.
WAVES Initiates reordering.
WERASE Erases all reordering wave lists.
WFRONT Estimates wavefront statistics.
WMORE Adds more nodes to the starting wave list.
WSORT Initiates element reordering based upon a geometric sort.
WSTART Defines a starting wave list.
These PREP7 commands are used to specify the options and output controls for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA Sets up a FLOTRAN analysis.
FLDATA1 Controls which features of the solution algorithm are activated.
FLDATA2 Sets iteration and output controls for steady state analyses.
FLDATA3 Sets the convergence monitors for the degree of freedom set..
FLDATA4 Sets controls for transient analyses based on transient time and convergence monitors.
FLDATA4A Sets controls for transient analyses
based on the number of time
steps.
FLDATA5 Sets output and storage controls.
FLDATA6 Controls the output of the convergence monitor.
These PREP7 commands are used to specify the fluid properties for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA7 Specifies the type of fluid property.
FLDATA8 Specifies the NOMI coefficient of the fluid property equation.
FLDATA9 Specifies the COF1 coefficient of the fluid property equation.
FLDATA10 Specifies the COF2 coefficient of the fluid property equation.
FLDATA11 Specifies the COF3 coefficient of the fluid property equation.
FLDATA12 Sets the property update frequency flag.
FLDATA13 Sets the property variation flag.
These PREP7 commands are used to specify the operating conditions for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA14 Specifies the reference temperature.
FLDATA15 Specifies the reference pressure.
FLDATA16 Specifies the bulk modulus parameter.
FLDATA17 Specifies the specific heat ratio.
These PREP7 commands are used to control the solver for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA18 Selects the algebraic solver.
FLDATA19 Specifies the number of TDMA sweeps.
FLDATA20 Specifies the number of conjugate direction search vectors.
FLDATA20A Specifies the amount of fill-in
when preconditioning the coefficient
matrix.
FLDATA21 Specifies the convergence monitor.
FLDATA22 Specifies the maximum number of semi-direct iterations.
FLDATA23 Specifies the solver minimum normalized rate of change.
These PREP7 commands are used to control the turbulence setting for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA24 Sets the turbulence model and the constants used in the Standard k- Model and the Zero Equation Turbulence Model.
FLDATA24A Sets constants for the
Re-Normalized Group Turbulence Model
(RNG).
FLDATA24B Sets constants for the New k-e Model due to Shih (NKE).
FLDATA24C Sets constants for the Non-linear Model of Girimaji (GIR).
FLDATA24D Sets constants for the Shih, Zhu, Lumley Model (SZL).
These PREP7 commands are used to control the stability settings for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA25 Sets solution and property relaxation factors.
FLDATA26 Sets stability controls.
Table 2-5ab FLOTRAN Miscellaneous
These PREP7 commands are used to control miscellaneous settings for a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
FLDATA27 Controls dependent variable printing.
FLDATA28 Specifies that variable results are to be replaced.
FLDATA29 Re-initializes a results variable.
FLDATA30 Controls the quadrature orders.
FLDATA31 Specifies dependent variable caps.
FLDATA32 Controls restart options.
FLDATA33 Specifies the approach to discretize the advection term.
Table 2-5ac FLOTRAN Multiple Species
These PREP7 commands are used for multiple species transport in a FLOTRAN CFD analysis.
MSADV Specifies the approach to discretize the advection term in a species transport equation.
MSCAP Activates and controls mass fraction capping for a species.
MSDATA Defines multiple species data applicable to all species.
MSMETH Specifies the method of solution of the species transport equations.
MSNOMF Specifies the initial value of nominal mass fraction for a species.
MSPROP Defines the fluid properties of a species.
MSQUAD Specifies the quadrature order for multiple species elements.
MSRELAX Specifies relaxation factors for a multiple species transport analysis.
MSSOLU Specifies solution options for multiple species transport.
MSSPEC Specifies the name, molecular weight,
and Schmidt number of a
species.
MSTERM Sets the convergence monitors for species.
MSVARY Allows species properties to vary between global iterations.
These PREP7 commands are used for certain special purpose operations.
CYCGEN Generates a duplicate of the basic sector in a modal cyclic symmetry analysis.
EMSYM Specifies circular symmetry for electro-magnetic sources.
PERBC2D Generates periodic constraints for
2-D planar magnetic field
analyses.
PHYSICS Writes, reads, or lists all element information
RACE Defines a "racetrack" current source.
2/25/97 pjh(54) dvtrk5997 CYCGEN and CYCSOL to replace MODCYC and MODFUL
These PREP7 commands are for use with the STAT command.
AREAS Specifies "Areas" as the subsequent status topic.
BOOL Specifies "Booleans" as the subsequent status topic.
CEQN Specifies "Constraint equations" as the subsequent status topic.
COUPLE Specifies "Node coupling" as the subsequent status topic.
DIGIT Specifies "Node digitizing" as the subsequent status topic.
ELEM Specifies "Elements" as the subsequent status topic.
ETYPE Specifies "Element types" as the subsequent status topic.
FATIGUE Specifies "Fatigue data status" as the subsequent status topic.
FEBODY Specifies "Body loads on elements" as the subsequent status topic.
FECONS Specifies "Constraints on nodes" as the subsequent status topic.
FEFOR Specifies "Forces on nodes" as the subsequent status topic.
FESURF Specifies "Surface loads on elements" as
the subsequent status
topic.
FLOTRAN Specifies "FLOTRAN data settings" as the subsequent status topic.
GEOMETRY Specifies "Geometry" as the subsequent status topic.
KEYPTS Specifies "Keypoints" as the subsequent status topic.
LINE Specifies "Lines" as the subsequent status topic.
MATER Specifies "Material properties" as the subsequent status topic.
MESHING Specifies "Meshing" as the subsequent status topic.
NODES Specifies "Nodes" as the subsequent status topic.
PIPE Specifies "Pipe modeling" as the subsequent status topic.
PMETH Specifies "p-Method" as the subsequent status topic.
PRIM Specifies "Solid model primitives" as the subsequent status topic.
RCON Specifies "Real constants" as the subsequent status topic.
REORDER Specifies "Model reordering" as the subsequent status topic.
SELM Specifies "Superelements" as the subsequent status topic.
TBLE Specifies "Data table properties" as the subsequent status topic.
VOLUMES Specifies "Volumes" as the subsequent status topic.
These PREP7 commands are used for an explicit dynamics analysis.
EDBOUND Defines a boundary plane for sliding or cyclic symmetry.
EDCDELE Deletes contact surface specifications
in an explicit dynamics
analysis.
EDCGEN Specifies contact parameters for an explicit dynamics analysis.
EDCLIST Lists all contact surface specifications in
an explicit dynamics
analysis.
EDCONTACT Specifies contact surface controls for an explicit dynamics analysis.
EDCRB Constrains two rigid bodies to act as one in
an explicit dynamics
analysis.
EDCURVE Specifies data curves for an explicit dynamics analysis.
EDLCS Defines a local coordinate system for use in
explicit dynamics
analysis.
EDMP Defines material properties for an explicit dynamics analysis.
EDNDTSD Allows smoothing of noisy data for explicit dynamics analyses and provides a graphical representation of the data.
EDNROT Applies a rotated coordinate nodal constraint in an explicit dynamics analysis.
EDWELD Defines a massless spotweld for use in
an explicit dynamics
analysis.
These PREP7 commands are for IGES import.
ALPFILL Fills in an area loop within an existing 2-D area (for models imported from CAD files).
ARCOLLAPSE Collapses specified area to a specified line segment (for models imported from CAD files).
ARDETACH Detaches areas from neighboring geometrical entities (for models imported from CAD files).
ARFILL Creates an area based on a set of singly-connected lines (for models imported from CAD files).
ARMERGE Merges two or more singly-connected adjacent areas (for models imported from CAD files).
ARSPLIT Splits an area between two keypoints (for models imported from CAD files).
GAPFINISH Exits from the CAD import topology repair stage.
GAPLIST Lists all joined or disjoined lines in a model (for models imported from CAD files).
GAPMERGE Merges adjacent disjoined lines
(for models imported from CAD
files).
GAPOPT Sets preferences for the CAD import repair commands.
GAPPLOT Plots all joined or disjoined lines (for
models imported from CAD
files).
LNCOLLAPSE Collapse a line segment to a keypoint (for models imported from CAD files).
LNDETACH Detaches lines from neighboring geometric entity (for models imported from CAD files).
LNFILL Creates a straight line between two keypoints (for models imported from CAD files).
LNMERGE Merges two or more connected line segments (for models imported from CAD files).
LNSPLIT Splits a line segment into two line segments (for models imported from CAD files).
SARPLOT Displays areas smaller than a specified size (for models imported from CAD files).
SLPPLOT Displays line loops smaller than a specified size (for models imported from CAD files).
SLSPLOT Displays line segments smaller than a specified size (for models imported from CAD files).
VCVFILL Fills cavities and bosses in volumes (for models imported from CAD files).
These PREP7 commands manage cross sections.
PRSSOL Prints BEAM188 and BEAM189 section results
SDELETE Deletes cross sections from the ANSYS database.
SECDATA Describes the geometry of a beam section.
/SECLIB Sets the default section library path for the SECREAD command.
SECNUM Sets the element section attribute pointer
SECOFFSET Defines the section offset for beam cross sections.
SECPLOT Plots the geometry of a beam section to scale.
SECREAD Reads a customized beam section library or a user-defined beam section mesh into ANSYS.
SECTYPE Associates section type information with a section ID number.
SECWRITE Creates an ASCII file containing user mesh section information.
SLIST Summarizes the section properties for all defined sections in the current session of ANSYS.