mstart

RunControls.mstart(label='', key='', **kwargs)

Controls the initial GUI components.

Mechanical APDL Command: /MSTART

Parameters:

labelstr

Label identifying the GUI component:

• ZOOM - Pan, Zoom, Rotate dialog box, off by default.

• WORK - Offset Working Plane dialog box, off by default.

• WPSET - Working Plane Settings dialog box, off by default.

• ABBR - Edit Toolbar/Abbreviations dialog box, off by default.

• PARM - Scalar Parameters dialog box, off by default.

• SELE - Select Entities dialog box, off by default.

• ANNO - Annotation dialog box, off by default.

• HARD - Hard Copy dialog box, off by default.

• UTIL - Activates the pre-6.1 (UIDL) GUI (off by default).

keystr

Switch value:

• OFF or 0 - Component does not appear when GUI is initialized.

• ON or 1 - Component appears when GUI is initialized.

Notes

Controls which components appear when the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is initially brought up. This command is valid only before the GUI is brought up ( menu,ON) and is intended to be used in the start.ans file. It only affects how the GUI is initialized ; you can always bring up or close any component once you are in the GUI.

This command is valid only at the Begin Level.