nlog

Operations.nlog(ir='', ia='', name='', facta='', factb='', **kwargs)

Forms the natural log of a variable.

Mechanical APDL Command: NLOG

Parameters:

irstr

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.

iastr

Reference number of the variable to be operated on.

namestr

Thirty-two character name identifying the variable on printouts and displays. Embedded blanks are compressed for output.

factastr

Scaling factor applied to variable IA (defaults to 1.0).

factbstr

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 )