1. Distnd (i, j) - I, j the distance between two nodes
2. Node (x, y, z) - extract from the position (x, y, z) nearest node number
3. Kp (x, y, z) - extract from the position (x, y, z) number of key points nearest
4 Basic Functions
ABS (x) Absolute value of x.
SIGN (x, Y) Absolute value of x with Sign of Y. Y = 0 results in positive Sign.
EXP (x) Exponential of x (EX).
LOG (x ) Natural log of x (LN (x)).
LOG10 (x) Common log of x (log10 (x)).
SQRT (x) Square root of x.
NINT (x) Nearest integer to x.
MOD (x, Y ) Remainder of x / Y. Y = 0 Returns zero (0).
RAND (x, Y) Random number (Uniform Distribution) in the Range x to Y (x = Lower bound, Y = Upper bound).
GDIS (x, Y) Random Sample of a Gaussian (Normal) Distribution with mean x and standard Deviation Y.
SIN (x), COS (x), TAN (x) Sine, Cosine, and Tangent of x. x is in radians by Default, but can be changed to Degrees with * AFUN.
SINH (x), COSH (x), TANH (x) Hyperbolic sine, Hyperbolic cosine, and Hyperbolic Tangent of x.
ASIN (x), ACOS (x), ATAN (x) Arcsine , Arccosine, and Arctangent of x. x must be between -1.0 and 1.0 for ASIN and ACOS. Output is in radians by default, but can be changed to degrees with * AFUN. Range of output is-pi / 2 to pi / 2 for ASIN and ATAN, and 0 to PI for ACOS.
ATAN2 (Y, x) Arctangent of Y / x with the Sign of each Component Considered. Output is in radians by Default, but can be changed to Degrees with * AFUN. Range of output is-PI to PI.
VALCHR (CPARM) Numerical value of CPARM (IF CPARM is non-numeric, Returns 0.0).
CHRVAL (PARM) Character value of Numerical Parameter PARM. Number of decimal places depends on Magnitude.
UPCASE (CPARM) Upper Case equivalent of CPARM.
LWCASE (CPARM) Lower Case equivalent of CPARM.
5. Kx (i) indicates a key value of the x coordinate of point i; Similarly ky (i); kz (i)
6. Nx (i) represents the x-coordinate value of node i; Similarly ny (i); nz (i)
7. Nsel (k) is the node k is 1, that is not 0.
8. NDNEXT (N) Next higher node number above N in selected set (or zero if none found).
9. NELEM (ENUM, NPOS) returns the node number in position NPOS for element ENUM.
Node number at position 1,2, ... or 20 of elementN, where npos is 1,2, ... 20.
10. UX (N), UY (N), UZ (N) X, Y, or Z structural displacement or vector sum.
11. ROTX (N), ROTY (N), ROTZ (N) X, Y, or Z structural rotation or vector sum.
12. TEMP (N) Temperature.
13. PRES (N) Pressure.
14. VX (N), VY (N), VZ (N) X, Y, or Z fluid velocity or vector sum.
15. ENKE (N) Turbulent kinetic energy (FLOTRAN).
16. ENDS (N) Turbulent Energy Dissipation (FLOTRAN).
17. CENTRX (N), CENTRY (N), and CENTRZ (N) Always Retrieve the element Centroid in global Cartesian coordinates,
and are Determined from the selected nodes on the Elements .
18. ELADJ (N, face) Element number adjacent to face 1,2, ... 6.. Number assigned to the attribute Name,
where Name = MAT, TYPE, REAL, ESYS, PSTAT, LIVE attribute. A zero is returned if the element is unselected.
If Name = PSTAT (valid for p-elements only), a 1 is returned if the element.
19. ESEL (N) Select status of element N -1 = unselected, 0 = undefined.
20. ELNEXT (N) Next higher element number above N in selected set (or zero if none found).
21. KSEL (N) Select status of keypoint N -1 = unselected, 0 = undefined, 1 = selected.
22. KPNEXT (N) Next higher keypoint number above N in selected set (or zero if none found).
23. LSEL (N) Select status of line N -1 = unselected, 0 = undefined, 1 = selected.
24. LSNEXT (N) Next higher line number above N in the selected set (or zero if none found).
25. LX (n, lfrac) return the X coordinate location of line N at the length fraction lfrac (0.0 to 1.0).
Similarly, LY (n, lfrac); LZ (n, lfrac).
26. LSX (L, LFRAC) X Slope of line L at length fraction LFRAC (0.0 to 1.0).
LSY (L, LFRAC) Y Slope of line L at length fraction LFRAC (0.0 to 1.0).
LSZ (L, LFRAC) Z slope of line L at length fraction LFRAC (0.0 to 1.0).
27. ASEL (N) Select status of area N -1 = unselected, 0 = undefined, 1 = selected.
28. VSEL (N) Select status of volume N -1 = unselected, 0 = undefined, 1 = selected.
29. VLNEXT (N) Next higher volume number above N in selected set (or zero if none found).
30. Distance function
DISTND (N1, N2) Distance between nodes N1 and N2.
DISTKP (K1, K2) Keypoints Distance between K1 and K2.
DISTEN (E, N) Distance between the Centroid of element E and node N. Centroid is Determined from the selected nodes on the element.
31. Angle function (default in radians, unit conversion with * AFUN command)
ANGLEN (N1, N2, N3) subtended Angle between Two Lines (defined by three nodes N1 is the Vertex WHERE node). Default is in radians. ANGLEK (K1, K2, K3) Subtended angle between two lines (defined by three keypoints where K1 is the vertex keypoint). Default is in radians.
32 Recently physical function
NNEAR (N) Selected node Nearest node N.
KNEAR (K) Selected Keypoint Nearest Keypoint K.
ENEARN (N) Selected element Nearest node N. The element position is calculated from the selected nodes.
33. The area function
AREAND (N1, N2, N3) Area of the Triangle with vertices at nodes N1, N2, and N3.
AREAKP (K1, K2, K3) Area of the Triangle with vertices at Keypoints K1, K2, and K3.
ARNODE (N) Area at node N apportioned from selected elements attached to node N. For 2-D planar solids, returns edge area associated with the node. For axisymmetric solids, returns edge surface area associated with the node. For 3-D volumetric solids, returns face area associated with the node.
34 for the normal function
NORMNX (N1, N2, N3) X-Direction to the cosine of the Normal Plane containing nodes N1, N2, and N3.
NORMNY (N1, N2, N3) Y-Direction to the cosine of the Normal Plane containing nodes N1, N2, and N3.
NORMNZ (N1, N2, N3) Z-Direction to the cosine of the Normal Plane containing nodes N1, N2, and N3.
NORMKX (K1, K2, K3) of the X-Direction cosine Normal to the Plane containing Keypoints K1, K2, and K3.
NORMKY (K1, K2, K3) Y-Direction to the cosine of the Normal Plane containing Keypoints K1, K2, and K3.
NORMKZ (K1, K2, K3) Z- direction cosine of the normal to the plane containing keypoints K1, K2, and K3.
35 adjacent entities function
ENEXTN (N, LOC) Element Connected to node N. LOC is the position in the Resulting List when many Elements Share the node. A zero is returned at the End of the List.
NELEM (E, NPOS) Node number in position NPOS (1 - 20) of element E.
36 surface function
ELADJ (E, FACE) Element adjacent to a face (FACE) of element E. The face number is the same as the surface load key number. Only elements of the same dimensionality and shape are considered. A -1 is More than One is returned IF Adjacent.
NDFACE (E, FACE, LOC) Node in position LOC of a face number FACE of element E. The face number is the same as the Surface Load Key number. LOC is the nodal position on the face (for an IJLK face, LOC = 1 is at node I, 2 is at node J, etc.)
NMFACE (E) Face number of element E containing the selected nodes. The face number output is the Surface Load Key. If Multiple Load keys Occur on a face (such as for line and area Elements) the Lowest Load Key for that face is output.
ARFACE (E) For 2-D and 3-D solids Planar Volumetric solids, Returns the area of the face of element E containing the selected nodes. For axisymmetric elements, the area is the full (360 degree) area.
