numoff

Mapdl.numoff(label='', value='', **kwargs)

Adds a number offset to defined items.

APDL Command: NUMOFF

Parameters:

label

Apply offset number to one of the following sets of items:

NODE

Nodes

ELEM

Elements

KP

Keypoints

LINE

Lines

AREA

Areas

VOLU

Volumes

MAT

Materials

TYPE

Element types

REAL

Real constants

CP

Coupled sets

SECN

Section numbers

CE

Constraint equations

CSYS

Coordinate systems

value

Offset number value (cannot be negative).

Notes

Useful for offsetting current model data to prevent overlap if another model is read in. CDWRITE automatically writes the appropriate NUMOFF commands followed by the model data to File.CDB. Therefore, when the file is read, any model already existing in the database is offset before the model data on the file is read.

Offsetting material numbers with this command [NUMOFF,MAT] does not update the material number referenced by either of the following:

A temperature-dependent convection or surface-to-surface radiation load [SF, SFE, SFL, SFA]

Real constants for multi-material elements (such as SOLID65).

Therefore, a mismatch may exist between the material definitions and the material numbers referenced.