*REMOVE

*REMOVE, Name, Val1, Val2, Val3
Suppresses rows or columns of a dense matrix or a vector.

APDL: Matrix Operations

Argument Descriptions

Name: Name of the matrix or vector to be revised.
Val1, Val2, Val3: Additional input. The meaning of Val1 to Val3 varies depending on the entity type (matrix or vector). See details below.

The following Val1 through Val3 fields are used if Name refers to a dense matrix created by the *DMAT command:

Val1

First row or column number to suppress.

Val2

Last row or column number to suppress.

Val3

Specifies what to remove:

COL: Remove columns of the matrix (default).
ROW: Remove rows of the matrix.

The following Val1 and Val2 fields are used if Name refers to a vector created by the *VEC command:

Val1: First value index to suppress.
Val2: Last value index to suppress.

Notes

The values of the original matrix or vector specified by Name are retained. The matrix or vector is resized to the new number of rows and columns.

Menu Paths

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