adele

Areas.adele(na1='', na2='', ninc='', kswp='', **kwargs)

Deletes unmeshed areas.

Mechanical APDL Command: ADELE

Parameters:

na1str

Delete areas from NA1 to NA2 (defaults to NA1 ) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NA1 = ALL, NA2 and NINC are ignored and all selected areas ( asel ) are deleted. If NA1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining arguments are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NA1 ( NA2 and NINC are ignored).

na2str

Delete areas from NA1 to NA2 (defaults to NA1 ) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NA1 = ALL, NA2 and NINC are ignored and all selected areas ( asel ) are deleted. If NA1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining arguments are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NA1 ( NA2 and NINC are ignored).

nincstr

Delete areas from NA1 to NA2 (defaults to NA1 ) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NA1 = ALL, NA2 and NINC are ignored and all selected areas ( asel ) are deleted. If NA1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining arguments are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NA1 ( NA2 and NINC are ignored).

kswpint or str

Specifies whether keypoints and lines are also to be deleted:

• 0 - Delete areas only (default).

• 1 - Delete areas, as well as keypoints and lines attached to specified areas but not shared by other areas.

Notes

An area attached to a volume cannot be deleted unless the volume is first deleted.