scal

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

Scales a vector or matrix by a constant.

Mechanical APDL Command: *SCAL

Parameters:

namestr

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

val1str

The real part of the constant to use (default = 1).

val2str

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.

Notes

Warning

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

Argument Descriptions

• name : str - Name used to identify the vector or matrix to be scaled. Must be specified.

• val1 : str - The real part of the constant to use (default = 1).

• val2 : str - 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.

This command can be applied to vectors and matrices created by the vec, dmat and smat commands.