nlog#

Mapdl.nlog(ir='', ia='', name='', facta='', factb='', **kwargs)[source]#

Forms the natural log of a variable.

APDL Command: NLOG

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.
ia: Reference number of the variable to be operated on.
name: Thirty-two character name identifying the variable on printouts and displays. Embedded blanks are compressed for output.
facta: Scaling factor applied to variable IA (defaults to 1.0).
factb: Scaling factor (positive or negative) applied to the operation (defaults to 1.0).

Notes

Forms the natural log of a variable according to the operation:

IR = FACTB*LN(FACTA x IA)