deriv#

Mapdl.deriv(ir='', iy='', ix='', name='', facta='', **kwargs)[source]#

Differentiates a variable.

APDL Command: DERIV

Parameters:

ir: Arbitrary reference number assigned to the resulting variable (2 to NV [NUMVAR]). If this number is the same as for a previously defined variable, the previously defined variable will be overwritten with this result.
iy, ix: Reference numbers of variables to be operated on. IY is differentiated with respect to IX.
name: Thirty-two character name for identifying the variable on printouts and displays. Embedded blanks are compressed for output.
facta: Scaling factor (positive or negative) applied as shown below (defaults to 1.0).

Notes

Differentiates variables according to the operation:

IR = FACTA x d(IY)/d(IX)