ANSYS Mechanical APDL Selection Commands
ANSYS Mechanical APDL (ANSYS Parametric Design Language) is a scripting language used for automating tasks in ANSYS, a software used for engineering simulations. The following are the primary selection commands used within this language to focus on specific entities for further operations.
Commands
Node Selection
- Mapdl.nsel()
- Description: Selects a subset of nodes. Nodes are points in space that define the location of elements.
- Usage: Used for focusing on specific nodes for operations like loading, boundary conditions, or further meshing.
Element Selection
- Mapdl.esel()
- Description: Selects a subset of elements.