autots

Mapdl.autots(key='', **kwargs)

Specifies whether to use automatic time stepping or load stepping.

APDL Command: AUTOTS

Parameters:

key

Automatic time stepping key:

OFF

Do not use automatic time stepping.

ON

Use automatic time stepping (default).

AUTO

The program determines whether to use automatic time stepping (used by Workbench).

Notes

Specifies whether to use automatic time stepping (or load stepping) over this load step. If Key = ON, both time step prediction and time step bisection will be used.

You cannot use automatic time stepping AUTOTS, line search LNSRCH, or the DOF solution predictor [PRED] with the arc-length method ARCLEN, ARCTRM. If you activate the arc-length method after you set AUTOTS, LNSRCH, or PRED, a warning message appears. If you choose to proceed with the arc-length method, the program disables your automatic time stepping, line search, and DOF predictor settings, and the time step size is controlled by the arc-length method internally.

This command is also valid in PREP7.