ansys.mapdl.core.Mapdl.vfact#

Mapdl.vfact(factr='', fact1='', fact2='', fact3='', **kwargs)#

Applies a scale factor to array parameters.

Mechanical APDL Command: *VFACT

Parameters:
factrstr

Scale factor applied to results (ParR) parameter. Defaults to 1.0.

fact1str

Scale factor applied to first parameter (Par1 or ParI). Defaults to 1.0.

fact2str

Scale factor applied to second parameter (Par2 or ParJ). Defaults to 1.0.

fact3str

Scale factor applied to third parameter (Par3 or ParK). Defaults to 1.0.

Notes

Warning

This function contains specificities regarding the argument definitions. Please refer to the command documentation for further explanations.

Argument Descriptions

  • factr : str - Scale factor applied to results (ParR) parameter. Defaults to 1.0.

  • fact1 : str - Scale factor applied to first parameter (Par1 or ParI). Defaults to 1.0.

  • fact2 : str - Scale factor applied to second parameter (Par2 or ParJ). Defaults to 1.0.

  • fact3 : str - Scale factor applied to third parameter (Par3 or ParK). Defaults to 1.0.

Applies a scale factor to parameters used in certain *V XX and *M XX operations. Typical scale factor applications are of the form: ParR = FACTR *f( FACT1 *Par1)

or

ParR = FACTR *(( FACT1 *Par1) o ( FACT2 *Par2))

The factors are applied to each input parameter value before the operation and to the result value after the operation. The scale factor settings are reset to the default (1.0) after each *V XX or *M XX operation. Use vstat to list settings.

This command is valid in any processor.