Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

7. Optional: Enter comments for this function.

Select File> Comments.

8. Save the function.

Select File> Save. Functions are saved with a .func extension.

You must save the function. Aft er you have saved the function, you can then load it as a table para-

meter into ANSYS.

9. Load the function. Select Utility Menu> Parameters> Functions> Read from File. Select the .func
   file that you saved earlier. The Function Loader dialog box appears.


10. Provide a table parameter name that you will use when applying the function as a boundary condition.

Type “heatcf ” for this example. ( The parameter name cannot contain more than seven characters.)

Provide values for any variables that you defined in the Function Editor.

Click on the Regime 1 tab and enter “1” for the material ID (to obtain the material primary variables)

and enter 100 for the velocity. ( The Function Tool prompts you for the material ID only if you have

used a material property in your expression.) Your dialog box should look like this:

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Using the Function Tool