Table of Contents
- E - Defines an element by node connectivity.
- EALIVE - Reactivates an element (for the birth and death capability).
- ECPCHG - Optimizes degree-of-freedom usage in a coupled acoustic
model.
- EDADAPT - Activates adaptive meshing in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDALE - Assigns mesh smoothing to explicit dynamic elements that
use the ALE formulation.
- EDASMP - Creates a part assembly to be used in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDBOUND - Defines a boundary plane for sliding or cyclic symmetry.
- EDBX - Creates a box shaped volume to be used in a contact definition
for explicit dynamics.
- EDBVIS - Specifies global bulk viscosity coefficients for an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDCADAPT - Specifies adaptive meshing controls for an explicit dynamic analysis.
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EDCGEN
- Specifies contact parameters for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDCLIST - Lists contact entity specifications in an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDCMORE - Specifies additional contact parameters for a given contact definition
in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDCNSTR - Defines various types of constraints for an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDCONTACT - Specifies contact surface controls for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDCPU - Specifies CPU time limit for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDCRB - Constrains two rigid bodies to act as one in an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDCSC - Specifies whether to use subcycling in an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDCTS - Specifies mass scaling and scale factor of computed time step
for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDCURVE - Specifies data curves for an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDDAMP - Defines mass weighted (Alpha) or stiffness weighted (Beta)
damping for an explicit dynamics model.
- EDDBL - Selects a numerical precision type of the explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDDC - Deletes or deactivates/reactivates contact surface specifications
in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDDRELAX - Activates initialization to a prescribed geometry or dynamic relaxation
for the explicit analysis.
- EDDUMP - Specifies output frequency for the explicit dynamic restart file
(d3dump).
- EDELE - Deletes selected elements from the model.
- EDENERGY - Specifies energy dissipation controls for an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDFPLOT - Allows plotting of explicit dynamics forces and other load symbols.
- EDGCALE - Defines global ALE controls for an explicit dynamic analysis.
- /EDGE - Displays only the common lines (“edges”)
of an object.
- EDHGLS - Specifies the hourglass coefficient for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDHIST - Specifies time-history output for an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDHTIME - Specifies the time-history output interval for an explicit dynamics
analysis.
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EDINT
- Specifies number of integration points for explicit shell and
beam output.
- EDIPART - Defines inertia for rigid parts in an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDIS - Specifies stress initialization in an explicit dynamic full restart
analysis.
- EDLCS - Defines a local coordinate system for use in explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDLOAD - Specifies loads for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDMP - Defines material properties for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDNB - Defines a nonreflecting boundary in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDNDTSD - Allows smoothing of noisy data for explicit dynamics analyses
and provides a graphical representation of the data.
- EDNROT - Applies a rotated coordinate nodal constraint in an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDOPT - Specifies the type of output for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDOUT - Specifies time-history output (ASCII format) for an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDPART - Configures parts for an explicit dynamics analysis.
- EDPC - Selects and plots explicit dynamic contact entities.
- EDPL - Plots a time dependent load curve in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDPVEL - Applies initial velocities to parts or part assemblies in an explicit
dynamic analysis.
- EDRC - Specifies rigid/deformable switch controls in an explicit dynamic
analysis.
- EDRD - Switches a part from deformable to rigid or from rigid to deformable
in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDREAD - Reads explicit dynamics output into variables for time-history
postprocessing.
- EDRI - Defines inertia properties for a new rigid body that is created
when a deformable part is switched to rigid in an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDRST - Specifies the output interval for an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDRUN - Specify LS-DYNA serial or parallel processing.
- EDSHELL - Specifies shell computation controls for an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDSOLV - Specifies "explicit dynamics solution" as the subsequent status
topic.
- EDSP - Specifies small penetration checking for contact entities in an
explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDSTART - Specifies status (new or restart) of an explicit dynamics
analysis.
- EDTERM - Specifies termination criteria for an explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDTP - Plots explicit elements based on their time step size.
- EDVEL - Applies initial velocities to nodes or node components in an explicit
dynamic analysis.
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EDWELD
- Defines a massless spotweld or generalized weld for use in an
explicit dynamic analysis.
- EDWRITE - Writes explicit dynamics input to an LS-DYNA input file.
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EEXTRUDE
- Extrudes 2-D plane elements into 3-D solids during a 2-D to 3-D
analysis.
- /EFACET - Specifies the number of facets per element edge for PowerGraphics
displays.
- EGEN - Generates elements from an existing pattern.
- *EIGEN - Performs a modal solution with unsymmetric or damping
matrices.
- EINFIN - Generates structural infinite elements from selected nodes.
- EINTF - Defines two-node elements between coincident or offset nodes.
- EKILL - Deactivates an element (for the birth and death capability).
- ELBOW - Specifies degrees of freedom to be coupled for end release
and applies section constraints to elbow elements.
- ELEM - Specifies "Elements" as the subsequent status topic.
- ELIST - Lists the elements and their attributes.
- *ELSE - Separates the final if-then-else block.
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*ELSEIF
- Separates an intermediate if-then-else block.
- EMAGERR - Calculates the relative error in an electrostatic or electromagnetic
field analysis.
- EMATWRITE - Forces the writing of all the element matrices to File.EMAT.
- EMF - Calculates the electromotive force (emf), or voltage drop along
a predefined path.
- EMFT - Summarizes electromagnetic forces and torques.
- EMID - Adds or removes midside nodes.
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EMIS
- Specifies emissivity as a material property for the Radiation
Matrix method.
- EMODIF - Modifies a previously defined element.
- EMORE - Adds more nodes to the just-defined element.
- EMSYM - Specifies circular symmetry for electromagnetic sources.
- EMTGEN - Generates a set of TRANS126 elements.
- EMUNIT - Specifies the system of units for magnetic field problems.
- EN - Defines an element by its number and node connectivity.
- *END - Closes a macro file.
- *ENDDO - Ends a do-loop and starts the looping action.
- *ENDIF - Ends an if-then-else.
- ENDRELEASE - Specifies degrees of freedom to be decoupled for end release.
- ENERSOL - Specifies the total energies to be stored.
- ENGEN - Generates elements from an existing pattern.
- ENORM - Reorients shell element normals or line element node connectivity.
- ENSYM - Generates elements by symmetry reflection.
- /EOF - Exits the file being read.
- EORIENT - Reorients solid element normals.
- EPLOT - Produces an element display.
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EQSLV - Specifies the type of equation solver.
- ERASE - Explicitly erases the current display.
- /ERASE - Specifies that the screen is to be erased before each display.
- EREAD - Reads elements from a file.
- EREFINE - Refines the mesh around specified elements.
- EREINF - Generates reinforcing elements from selected existing (base) elements.
- ERESX - Specifies extrapolation of integration point results.
- ERNORM - Controls error estimation calculations.
- ERRANG - Specifies the element range to be read from a file.
- ESCHECK - Perform element shape checking for a selected element set.
- ESEL - Selects a subset of elements.
- /ESHAPE - Displays elements with shapes determined from the real constants,
section definition, or other inputs.
- ESIZE - Specifies the default number of line divisions.
- ESLA - Selects those elements associated with the selected areas.
- ESLL - Selects those elements associated with the selected lines.
- ESLN - Selects those elements attached to the selected nodes.
- ESLV - Selects elements associated with the selected volumes.
- ESOL - Specifies element data to be stored from the results file.
- ESORT - Sorts the element table.
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ESSOLV
- Performs a coupled electrostatic-structural analysis.
- ESTIF - Specifies the matrix multiplier for deactivated elements.
- ESURF - Generates elements overlaid on the free faces of selected
nodes.
- ESYM - Generates elements from a pattern by a symmetry reflection.
- ESYS - Sets the element coordinate system attribute pointer.
- ET - Defines a local element type from the element library.
- ETABLE - Fills a table of element values for further processing.
- ETCHG - Changes element types to their corresponding types.
- ETCONTROL - Control the element technologies used in element formulation
(for applicable elements).
- ETDELE - Deletes element types.
- ETLIST - Lists currently defined element types.
- ETYPE - Specifies "Element types" as the subsequent status topic.
- EUSORT - Restores original order of the element table.
- EWRITE - Writes elements to a file.
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EXBOPT
- Specifies
.EXB file output options in a CMS generation
pass. - *EXIT - Exits a do-loop.
- /EXIT - Stops the run and returns control to the system.
- EXOPTION - Specifies the EXPROFILE options for the Mechanical APDL to
ANSYS CFX profile file transfer.
- EXP - Forms the exponential of a variable.
- EXPAND - Displays the results of a modal cyclic symmetry analysis.
- /EXPAND - Allows the creation of a larger graphic display than represented
by the actual finite element analysis model.
- EXPASS - Specifies an expansion pass of an analysis.
- *EXPORT - Exports a matrix to a file in the specified format.
- EXPROFILE - Exports Mechanical APDL interface data on selected nodes to an ANSYS CFX Profile
file.
- EXPSOL - Specifies the solution to be expanded for mode-superposition
analyses or substructure analyses.
- EXTOPT - Controls options relating to the generation of volume elements
from area elements.
- EXTREM - Lists the extreme values for variables.
- EXUNIT - Specifies the interface data unit labels to be written to the profile file from
Mechanical APDL to ANSYS CFX transfer.