scal

Mapdl.scal(name='', val1='', val2='', **kwargs)

Scales a vector or matrix by a constant or a vector.

APDL Command: *SCAL

Parameters:

name

Name used to identify the vector or matrix to be scaled. Must be specified.

val1

When scaling a matrix or a vector by a scalar value, Val1 is the real part of the constant to use (default = 1).

When scaling a matrix or a vector by a vector, Val1 is the name of the vector used for the scaling operation.

val2

The imaginary part of the constant to use (default = 0). This value is used only if the vector or matrix specified by Name is complex.

val2 is only valid for scaling by a constant. It is not used when scaling by a vector.

Notes

This command can be applied to vectors and matrices created by the *VEC, *DMAT and *SMAT commands.

Data types must be consistent between the vectors and matrices being scaled and the scaling vector (or constant value).

When scaling a matrix with a vector, the matrix must be square and the scaling vector must be the same size.

Scaling a matrix with a vector, is available only on MAPDL V23.2 and greater.