starset

Mapdl.starset(par='', value='', val2='', val3='', val4='', val5='', val6='', val7='', val8='', val9='', val10='', **kwargs)

Assigns values to user-named parameters.

APDL Command: *SET

Parameters:

par

An alphanumeric name used to identify this parameter. Par may be up to 32 characters, beginning with a letter and containing only letters, numbers, and underscores. Examples: ABC A3X TOP_END. ANSYS command names, function names, label names, component and assembly names, etc., should not be used. Parameter names beginning with an underscore (e.g., _LOOP) are reserved for use by ANSYS and should be avoided. Parameter names ending in an underscore are not listed by the *STATUS command. Array parameter names must be followed by a subscript, and the entire expression must be 32 characters or less. Examples: A(1,1) NEW_VAL(3,2,5) RESULT(1000). There is no character parameter substitution for the Par field. Table parameters that are used in command fields (where constant values are normally given) are limited to 32 characters.

value

Numerical value or alphanumeric character string (up to 32 characters enclosed in single quotes) to be assigned to this parameter. Examples: A(1,3)=7.4 B=’ABC3’. May also be a parameter or a parametric expression. Examples: C=A(1,3) A(2,2)=(C+4)/2. If blank, delete this parameter. Example: A= deletes parameter A.

val2, val3, val4, val5, val6, val7, val8, val9, val10

If Par is an array parameter, values VAL2 through VAL10 (up to the last nonblank value) are sequentially assigned to the succeeding array elements of the column. Example: *SET,A(1,4),10,11 assigns A(1,4)=10, A(2,4)=11. *SET,B(2,3),'file10','file11' assigns B(2,3)='file10', B(3,3)='file11'.

Notes

Assigns values to user-named parameters that may be substituted later in the run. The equivalent (and recommended) format is

Par = VALUE,VAL2,VAL3, . . . , VAL10

which may be used in place of *SET,Par, : ... for convenience.

This command is valid in any processor.

Parameters (numeric or character) may be scalars (single valued) or arrays (multiple valued in one, two, or three dimensions). An unlimited number of parameter names may be defined in any ANSYS run. For very large numbers of parameters, it is most efficient to define them in alphabetical order.

Parameter values may be redefined at any time. Array parameters may also be assigned values within a do-loop [*DO] for convenience. Internally programmed do-loop commands are also available with the *VXX commands (*VFILL). Parameter values (except for parameters ending in an underscore) may be listed with the *STATUS command, displayed with the *VPLOT command (numeric parameters only), and modified with the *VEDIT command (numeric parameters only).

Older ANSYS-supplied macro files may use parameter names that do not begin with an underscore. Using these macros embedded in your own macros may cause conflicts if the same parameter names are used.

Parameters can also be resolved in comments created by the /COM command (see /COM for complete documentation). A parameter can be deleted by redefining it with a blank VALUE. If the parameter is an array, the entire array is deleted. Parameters may also be defined by a response to a query with the *ASK command or from an “ANSYS-supplied” value with the *GET command.

Array parameters must be dimensioned [*DIM] before being assigned values unless they are the result of an array operation or defined using the implied loop convention. Scalar parameters that are not defined are initialized to a “near” zero value. Numeric array parameters are initialized to zero when dimensioned, and character array parameters are initialized to blank. An existing array parameter must be deleted before it can be redimensioned. Array parameter names must be followed by a subscript list (enclosed in parentheses) identifying the element of the array. The subscript list may have one, two, or three values (separated by commas). Typical array parameter elements are A(1,1), NEW_VAL(3,2,5), RESULT(1000). Subscripts for defining an array element must be integers (or parameter expressions that evaluate to integers). Non-integer values are rounded to the nearest integer value. All array parameters are stored as 3-D arrays with the unspecified dimensions set to 1. For example, the 4th array element of a 1-dimensional array, A(4), is stored as array element A(4,1,1). Arrays are patterned after standard FORTRAN conventions.

If the parameter name Par is input in a numeric argument of a command, the numeric value of the parameter (as assigned with *SET, *GET, =, etc.) is substituted into the command at that point. Substitution occurs only if the parameter name is used between blanks, commas, parentheses, or arithmetic operators (or any combination) in a numeric argument. Substitution can be prevented by enclosing the parameter name Par within single quotes ( ‘ ), if the parameter is alone in the argument; if the parameter is part of an arithmetic expression, the entire expression must be enclosed within single quotes to prevent substitution. In either case the character string will be used instead of the numeric value (and the string will be taken as 0.0 if it is in a numeric argument).

A forced substitution is available in the text fields of the /TITLE, /STITLE, /TLABEL, /AN3D, /SYP (ARG1–ARG8), and *ABBR commands by enclosing the parameter within percent (%) signs. Also, parameter substitution may be forced within the file name or extension fields of commands having these fields by enclosing the parameter within percent (%) signs. Array parameters [*DIM] must include a subscript (within parentheses) to identify the array element whose value is to be substituted, such as A(1,3). Out-of-range subscripts result in an error message. Non-integer subscripts are allowed when identifying a TABLE array element for substitution. A proportional linear interpolation of values among the nearest array elements is performed before substitution. Interpolation is done in all three dimensions.

Note:: : Interpolation is based upon the assigned index numbers which must be defined when the table is filled [*DIM].

Most alphanumeric arguments permit the use of character parameter substitution. When the parameter name Par input, the alphanumeric value of the parameter is substituted into the command at that point. Substitution can be suppressed by enclosing the parameter name within single quotes ( ‘ ). Forced substitution is available in some fields by enclosing the parameter name within percent (%) signs. Valid forced substitution fields include command name fields, Fname (filename) or Ext (extension) arguments, *ABBR command (Abbr arguments), /TITLE and /STITLE commands (Title argument) and /TLABEL command (Text argument). Character parameter substitution is also available in the *ASK, /AN3D, *CFWRITE, *IF, *ELSEIF, *MSG, *SET, *USE, *VREAD, and *VWRITE commands. Character array parameters must include a subscript (within parentheses) to identify the array element whose value is to be substituted.

If a parameter operation expression is input in a numeric argument, the numeric value of the expression is substituted into the command at that point. Allowable operation expressions are of the form

E1oE2oE3: ...oE10

where E1, E2, etc. are expressions connected by operators (o). The allowable operations (o) are

+ - * / ** < >

For example, A+B**C/D*E is a valid operation expression. The * represents multiplication and the ** represents exponentiation.