Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

Figure 5.1: Solution Controls Dialog Box

The Basic tab, which is shown above, is active when you access the dialog box. The complete list of
tabs, in order from left to right, is as follows:

• Basic


• Transient


• Sol'n Options


• Nonlinear


• Advanced NL

Each set of controls is logically grouped on a tab; the most basic controls appear on the first tab, with
each subsequent tab providing more advanced controls. The Transient tab contains transient analysis
controls; it is available only if you choose a transient analysis and remains grayed out when you choose
a static analysis.

Each of the controls on the Solution Controls dialog box corresponds to a command. The table below
illustrates the relationships between the tabs and the command functionality that you can access from
each.

Table 5.3: Relationships Between Tabs of the Solution Controls Dialog Box and Commands

What Commands Are

Related to This Tab?

Solution Con- What Does This Tab Let You Do?

trols Dialog

Box Tab

ANTYPE,NLGEOM,

TIME,AUTOTS,

Basic Specify the type of analysis that

you want to perform.

NSUBST,DELTIM,

OUTRES

Control various time settings.

Specify the solution data that

you want to write to the data-

base.

TIMINT,KBC,ALPHAD,

BETAD,TRNOPT,TINTP

Transient Specify transient options, such

as transient effects and ramped

vs. stepped loading.

Specify damping options.

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