*setcomponentformat()
Sets the component naming format for feinput.
Syntax
*setcomponentformat(translator,format)
Type
hm.cfg Commands
Description
Sets the component naming format for feinput.
Inputs
- translator
- The name of the feinput translator. Currently only ANSYS is supported.
- format
- The format to use for naming components. Special substitutions are available:
- %t
- Substitute with type number
- %m
- Substitute with material number
- %r
- Substitute with real number
- %q
- Substitute with section ID number
- < >
- Everything encapsulated between the two symbols is used only if the element uses a section ID
- %e
- Substitute the element coordinate system number
The following characters can be used to customize the name of the components:
A-Z, a-z, 0-9, spaces, and the following: ‘ ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * - ( ) _ = + \ | [ ] } ; : ‘ / ? . ,
Example
*setcomponentformat(ansys, "TYPE%t-MAT%m-REAL%r<-SECID%s>-ESYS%e")
- TYPE3-MAT2-REAL2-ESYS2
- TYPE1-MAT1-REAL1-ESYS0
- TYPE2-MAT2-REAL3-SECID1-ESYS0