mascale

DynamicOptions.mascale(massfact='', **kwargs)

Activates scaling of the entire system matrix.

Mechanical APDL Command: MASCALE

Parameters:

massfactstr

Scaling factor (> 0) for the mass matrix. Default = 1.0.

Notes

This command is supported in the first load step of the analysis only.

The following features are not affected by the scaling:

• Ocean loading ( Applying Ocean Loading from a Hydrodynamic Analysis

• Steady-state rolling ( sstate )

The mass-related information (mass, center of mass, and mass moments of inertia) printed in the mass summary is based on unscaled mass properties.