2.

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• ANSYS Parametric Design Language enhancements

in ANSYS 5.7 include:
A. Matrix output capability

NEW FEATURES 5.7

B. C format data descriptors
C. String arrays and string array functions
D. Miscellaneous enhancements

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A. Matrix Output Capability
• *MWRITE allows matrices to be output to a file.
• *MWRITE,ParR,Fname,Ext,Dir,Label,n1,n2,n3

NEW FEATURES 5.7

– Writes ParR to a file using format descriptors (Fortran or C
based) specified on the subsequent line
– Output order controlled by Label option (JIK default) and
n1, n2, n3 available to limit output
– No limit to output line length
– Format descriptor line limited to 80 characters

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B. C Format Data Descriptors
• Available with *MSG, *VWRITE , And *MWRITE
commands
– %I for integer, %G for double precision, %C for

NEW FEATURES 5.7

alphanumeric data
– C descriptors assumed if first character of format line is
not left paranthesis “(“
Example:
*VWRITE,nmax,x1360
X Coordinate of node %I is %g

Output: X Coordinate of node 1360 is 0.234567

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C. String Arrays and Functions
• Each string can be up to 128 characters in length
*DIM,strparm,STRING,IMAX,JMAX,KMAX
• String functions:

NEW FEATURES 5.7

– STRSUB(Str1,nLoc,nChar) Sub-string
– STRCAT(Str1,Str2) Concatenate
– STRFILL(Str1,Str2,Nloc) Fill
– STRCOMP(Str1) Compress out blanks
– STRLEFT(Str1) Left justify
– STRPOS(Str1,Str2) Position
– STRLENG(Str1) Length to last non-blank
– UPCASE(Str1) Upper case
– LWCASE(Str1) Lower case

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D. Miscellaneous
• Additional comparison operation available on the
*IF and *ELSEIF commands with AND, OR, or XOR
options

NEW FEATURES 5.7

– *IF,A,EQ,B,AND,C,GT,D,THEN

• Additional *GET items

– Active platform name *GET,cparm,ACTIVE,,PLATFORM
– Maximum number of processors available
*GET,par,ACTIVE,,NPROC (also reported by the new
SETNPROC command)

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… Miscellaneous
• New character parameter functions
– Octal or hexadecimal value of a character parameter
VALOCT(cparm) VALHEX(cparm)

NEW FEATURES 5.7

– Octal or hexadecimal character representation of a numeric
parameter CHROCT(par) CHRHEX(par)

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