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Table of Contents

  1. V 20.7.0
  2. Version 20.6.0
  3. Version 20.5.0
  4. Version 20.4.0
  5. Version 20.3.0
  6. Version 20.2.0
  7. Version 20.1.1
  8. Version 162-2

V 20.7.0

Bug

  • C-c C-a doesn't align the code comments when there are variable and no numbers!
  • jit-lock: Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 1) signaled (wrong-type-argument stringp nil), example.dat
  • Fontification problems with backslashes in strings from .dat files from windows \' apdl-mode is then looking for the next `'' :-/
  • C-c C-a not working without region at beginning of buffer, only. Usually we have some header, don't we?

Issue

  • Rework menu: new entry for number blocks in .dat files (nblocks,eblocks,cmblocks)
  • Linux: C-c C-o -> APDL Classics Buffer when process running
  • Reload apdl-mode isn't working
  • For a 80 MB .dat file it takes 2 min to start apdl-mode, skipping fontification for huge files? No but searching for user variables!

Wish

  • check apdl-font-lock-keywords-3
  • asynchronous licensing status
  • DONE in dev: Look into derived branch: prog-modes

TODO Version 20.6.0

  • Branch 20.6.0 [2021-10-01 Fr]
  • Feature freeze: Only bugs or template changes

Todos, bugs

  • M-? get- and parameter-functions are completed but there's no parameter help - see: apdl-dynamic-prompt
  • *mwrite *cfclos or any asterisk command M-? shows help for *mwrite, when cursor behind *cfclos and in the last line without \n
  • APDL reference is incomplete
  • Tutorial pictures are often outdated (ansys -> apdl)
  • HTML docu is bad
  • Templates: Add intro help to the -wb-template system, complete usage.org
    • Code Templates, apdl-wb-custom-template-directory
    • Export of WB command objects to file on disc in the manual

Issues

  • Do we really need to specify the license interconnect server?
  • M-? parameter counter is not working for commands where functions with multiple arguments are in the argument list! f,node(x,y,z),,,
  • Some keybindings (6+1) for fkmpqr,d: -f -fit, -m -start-ansys, -r -replot, -q -query-apdl-command, -k -kill-anys, -p -start-pzr-box: are for interactive server use, -d -do <- abbrevs!?
  • Discovery Aim is obsolete?
  • c*** isn't completed
  • Cygwin terminal initialisation not working, /cydrive/c:?
    • setting -ansys-installation-path should do
      • ugly ^M line endings -license-status
      • w32-shell-execute not working for -start-help-program
  • Cygwin emacs-w32 ugly ^M line endings for C-c C-l

Checks

  • Changed file size without warning to 30 MB, Emacs-28 is using <= 10 MB, large-file-warning-threshold
  • EWW bug: not working with remote ssh -help-path (debbugs-gnu-bugs 40425)

Wishes

  • A better Info index
  • Mouse completion is working with middle mouse button (mouse-2) but only on the second LMB or, in the case of C-c C-s, not at all.
  • Templates, WB-templates, more of them
  • Presentation(s) and EN Wiki, youtube?
  • Help system and docu, rather complete, except online docu

Docu

Outdated menus in images : A-M-introductorytutorial.org

Rework the messy documentation system of files and applications

  1. INFO -> info/apdl-mode.org <- flat file

  2. MD for github -> info/README.org <- uses folder structure

  3. Melpa packaging -> apdl-mode

  4. Things like C-c C-jjj (more?) are not documented in manual!

  5. more C-c C-b subjects? 2.1. SESSION Commands 2.2. DATABASE Commands 2.3. GRAPHICS Commands 2.4. APDL Commands 2.5. PREP7 Commands 2.6. SOLUTION Commands 2.7. POST1 Commands 2.8. POST26 Commands 2.9. AUX2 Commands 2.10. AUX3 Commands 2.11. AUX12 Commands 2.12. AUX15 Commands 2.13. Mapping Processor Commands 2.14. REDUCED Order Modeling Commands

  6. Create English Wiki for APDL

  7. Link to Ansys Youtube channel in menu? (It's already in Ansys resources!)

  8. The Command (APDL) objects coding system seems to be mule-utf-8-dos aka cp65001-dos, document this

  9. Customise system (explain `M-x customize-set-value' as long as (debbugs-gnu-bugs 25678) is not solved)?

Info documentation:

  • don't line break ref{references}!

  • work on the Info index #+cindex:

  • #+include: #+title adds to info title!

  • inline

  • #+texinfo: @inforef{node,name,file} links to Emacs info pages, done, make contex SELF SUSTAINED!! Is adding "See" in the text! ;-)

  • Attention colon ":" in headline gives a texinfo reference!

  • C-u C-h i: info file :-)

  • package with file "dir"

  • only up to 3 * levels! configurable?

  • info doesn't have clickable links to function, customisation buffers, yet, hmm urls, internal links? <- inform package

  • image directory in .info file is not existing in Melpa! Do we need images in the manual? No

Presentations

  • in-depth presentation, tutorial?
  • APDL reference => just Info?

MD

  • #+caption: not working!
  • #+title: not working!

templates

  • wb templates in README.org, clear, will grow with usage

    • contact pressure evaluation, press-fit

    • harmonic, acceleration

    • imbalance load

    • rotordynamics

    • temperature dependent load

    • Intelligent template selector with keywords in the line of helm or ivy?

    • What is the advantage of ARG1-9? => parameter system, should I include ARG[1-9] optionally?

misc

  1. make License buffers read-only
  2. Add a quit key for variable buffers
  3. derive A-M from prog-modes => branch derived
  4. Travis CI continuous integration!
  5. https://github.com/marketplace/coveralls
  6. Start optionally runbWB2 –aim, Discovery AIM

Done

  • Make text around #+texinfo: lines self sustained!
  • -mode-version working with autoload cookie: works
  • include -mode-version in autoload list

Push and Release Proceedures

  • gh-pages : everything is in master! just copy index.html and README.html to root dir (in makefile)

    • In branch gh-pages: git checkout master .
    • make GH
    • git clean -f -d
    • git checkout master

  • make PACK : now obligatory for any push to Melpa!!

  • Documentation in the list-packages seems to be the Comment strings in ansys-mode.el [2021-10-16 Sa]

Ansys updates: Hint: in apdlkeywords.txt there are many trailing whitespaces (delete-trailing-whitespace)

  • for updated Ansyskeyword.txt check `outres' command in 202 was a typo!

  • NEWS.org

  • README.org News section

  • TODO.org

  • Add all new templates to the menu

    Magit: s stage, c commit, P push

gca = git commit -a = gau + gc gta = git tag -a 20.6.0 gph –tags

whitespace-mode, package-lint checkdoc, flycheck etc. : from makefile?

APDLMAJOR := 20 APDLMINOR := 7 APDLPATCH := 0

(tags-query-replace "20\.6\.0" "20.7.0") (tags-query-replace "20\.7\.0" "20.8.0")

(tags-query-replace "- 2021" "- 2022") (tags-query-replace "- 2020" "- 2021")

(tags-query-replace "v201" "v211")

(tags-search "texinfo:")

DONE Version 20.5.0

[2020-05-01 Fr] help for all get- and parametric-functions

DONE Version 20.4.0

[2020-04-01 Mi] updated to 2020R1

DONE Version 20.3.0

[2020-03-24 Di] Melpa feature freeze [2020-03-20 Fr]

DONE Version 20.2.0

[2020-03-10 Di]

DONE Version 20.1.1

  • are the material properties documented, matlib? Matlib is used in -template.el, how about document this directory somewhere? Done in matlib/README.org

  • document the APDL Parameter Help Duration in M-?: Done in -config.org!

  • bug-report about package.el "NAME-readme.txt", done

Version 162-2

Bugs

  • Hmm, it's gone? C-c C-s first time visit: User variables file-name-extension: Wrong type argument: stringp, nilError during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 1) signaled (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
  • importing template-header into empty file doesn't change file status to changed!
  • C-c C-j tries to send a next line in the LAST line and after an /exit command
  • error for -skeleton-outline-template when called ansys-mode for an unnamed file without extension.
  • Fontification errors
    • jit-lock-function errors
    • RESCOMBINE is not fontified
    • /sho is not not font-locked
    • c*** without argument is not font-locked
  • What? APDL + WB -> Window Name is … - Mechanical APDL (Ansys Structural)

Wish-list

  • -send-to-ansys, -send-above copy empty regions or only comments

  • M-? on an empty buffer returns abbr help instead of a warning

  • C-c C-v show only the latest most current variable, if in a variable block

  • remove spurious defcustoms which are calculated, or leave them as last resort?

  • a-start-wb: start-process seemingly uses the current working directory, there might be a problem, when "pwd" of the current buffer was/is an unavailable network drive .

  • add bbdb files to emacs packages

  • -help-program-parameters obsolete

  • MinGWin: FindWindowFindWindow(CLASSNAME, WINDOWNAME)

    • ActivateWin: SetFocus() + SendKeys? SendKeys

    https://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/win32-apps-with-mingw/ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383749.aspx

  • C-c C-a does not take signs (e.g. +13.0, -8.3) befor numbers into account

  • Targeting Ansys Aim (Aim obsolete?)

  • customisation :version attribute is not clear and not defined for new stuff

  • Make a usage.org, splice into a-mode.el

  • -wb function (doesn't adjust along the decimal point)? -> align-rules-list

  • Changing license type on the fly (with C-u) for -display-license-status

  • tool tip help-echo properties for keywords!

  • permanent saving option for -license-file, -lmutil, -program, …?

  • Check for valid license types for the solver

  • license and template status line always in the first visible line of buffer (in-place-annotations?)

  • splash screen?

  • -license-status optional filters for output

  • C-c C-c checking blocks

  • include ../ansys/apdl macros?

  • ../apdl/start162.ans valuable?

  • add screw thread capability to WB translation

  • color scheme of *msg command is only readable on terminals

  • abreviated input method for all graphics functions zoom, etc.

  • defaults for template MP

  • -show-command-parameters is not dynamically updated in the first line

  • Correct the creep data together with young's modulus and total strain to creep strain!

  • implement -hide-region also for rotated nodes in WB .dat files (frictionless support)

  • started and commented out highlighting of solver output

  • Variables are not highlighted in -skeletons, it is specified in -mode only for files with .mac suffix; *create file tmp,mac: macro call: tmp, is not highlighted

  • ansys-template.el:85:13:Warning: reference to free variable `ansys-skeleton-overlay'

  • mouse-choose-completion is obsolete since E23.2

  • check *vwrite with gui mode and interactive mode (graphics window?)

  • WikEmacs, Ansys-Mode debian .deb package?

  • TODOS: in fontification.org

    • deletion of vectors *del,Vector without request? ,,nopr?
    • check character variables 32 Chars. and highlight accordingly string 128, char 8
    • *vscfun: mean, stdev, …

  • _RETURN (-mode) somewhat milder red, clashes with reseved vars!

  • test server specifications (menu!) make interconnect conditional of the Ansys version >= 120

  • explain fill/*vfill under the "looping" commands: Generates a line of nodes between two existing nodes.

  • switch automatically to read only mode for *.dat files?

  • force harmonic table (*vfill) example in -skeleton-bc, make a ansys…-template out of two-mass-harmonics.mac

  • -program, -license-file and -ansysli-servers should show the current selections

  • check -license-file var with -license-file-check

    • Emacs var :DONE:
    • env vars :DONE:
    • activate -license-file function :TODO:

  • document Lagrange contact behaviour for contact/press-fit skeleton, critical to element differences!

  • constraint equations in -ansys-template.el and get functions

  • enable hiding of geometry items in .anf files

  • fontification.el

    • add the 4 Ansys neutral file (aux15) functions to the parameter-help, .anf files from DM anf export kpt – Write keypoints or vertices into the database lcurv – Write lines or edges into the database asurf – Write the area or face information into the database vbody – Define a B-rep solid.
    • add HlpGOPE6NeutralFile.html (aux15 utility functions) commands to the fontification and help stuff: KPT, LCURV, ASURF, VBODY. (functions in ANF files) from the operations guide `ansope.pdf'
    • some functions in -skeleton-function are not highlighted and completable, whitespace problem befor paren… and: "nele" undocumented command and function nelem()

  • inconsistencies in A-Mintroductorytutorial.org

    • the parameter help overlay is dated
    • in variable.png symbols Ns and Ls are not highlighted as variables
    • change sequence of alignment.png first not aligned, second aligned
    • Too difficult: slide of extensibility, showing Emacs self-documenting help system for a template function

Freeze

  • Documentation of installation, usage and configuration!
    • C-c C-{w,y,x}
    • sending to classics
  • Menu for checking availablity for the X11 helper functions
  • List of all new functions <- bug-report.sh

Deficiencies:

  • Highlighting: Experimental user variable highlighting does not take into account:
    • clearing of variables and
    • usage of variables before their definitions (uninitialised variables)
    • the variable fontification clashes with Ansys specifiers
    • string substitution of %variables% in strings does not highlight them in the proper variable face
  • Highlighting: A label :LABEL may appear behind the /input command and is not highlighted as label
  • Highlighting: An apostrophy clashes with the Ansys "char" specifier Keybinding: M-Tab is captured under Windows and some GNU-Linux desktops Workaround: Press instead of M-Tab (ALT + TAB) the ESC key and then the Tab key (ESC, TAB) or apply the command from the menu bar
  • Keybinding: M-j: When there is already a `&' in a format command (like *msg, *vwrite, *mwrite) ansys-indent-format-line inserts a redundant one
  • Completion: Of parametric function parentheses completes redundant closing parentheses
  • Completion: A mouse selection from the Ansys-completion buffer is only inserted upcased.
  • Completion: Ansys command 'C***' will not be completed
  • Skeleton: Mouse selection of -structural-template does not work (because of stipulated user text input from this skeleton)
  • Navigation: C-c { does not skip an overlay in a number-block (M-{ does it though))
  • Keybinding: C-c C-j jjj not working with Emacs version < Emacs-24

Procedures

  • GNU-Linux: instead of GNU/Linux as FSF suggesting ;-)

  • Mode Help: keyboard input is quoted in "", emphasizing in `' and keys in <>

  • APDL templates: minimal working examples ending with -template

  • Menu: -> indicates the following sub menu entry ->

  • M-x compile: ALL ;-)

    GH-wiki is repo with write access for world, separate from the A-M repo!

Freeze proceedures

  • check whether all undocumented commands <(find-tag "Ansys_undocumented_commands")> are still working in V 162

  • (tags-search "-TODO-")

  • (tags-search "-FIXME-")

  • checkdoc, -ansys-template.el, -ansys-process.el, -mode.el done except \\ & \\[function]

  • README – installation (Emacs Wiki format) and accompanying files, features, news, history

  • update the mode help, update version numbers, default specifiers

  • update defcustom list in ./bug-report.sh -> ansys-submit-bug-report

  • update/complete skeletons menu

    (tags-query-replace "161-2" "162-1")

    (tags-query-replace "16.2.0" "17.1.0") (tags-query-replace "16.1.0" "16.2.0") (tags-query-replace "Ansys 16" "Ansys 17")

    (tags-query-replace "24\.5" "25.1")

    (tags-query-replace "161" "162")

    (tags-query-replace "20\.1\.0" "20.1.1") (tags-query-replace "\"1.1\"" "\"1.2\"")

    (tags-query-replace "- 2020" "- 2021") (tags-query-replace "- 2021" "- 2022")

    checkdoc then dry run: Emacs 24.5 -Q testing: example.mac /*commands and default command lines, every menu entry. byte-compile-file then dry run profiling, major mode conventions: multiple loading of this mode?.

  • check Emacs versions on longterm OS systems compile with 24.X, then pretests, emacs-snapshots, clash with Emacs releases (yearly Emacs cycle)?

Release

Ideas for further versions

Parameter help and documentation

  • Enable a mouse button to unhide hidden regions, enable an interactive way to unhide regions, when in the region: Return opens hidden region, …
  • dynamic completion and help of parameter options, depending on the contex like the one in bash
  • makeinfo documentation with org-mode ox exporter
  • make completion of templates with <mouse 1> button additionally to <mouse 2> as in -complete-symbol.
  • create a function showing deprecated elements and their replacement. Inspirations from eldoc-mode, show replacements of deprecated elements?
  • create a reference card
  • show list of license products and their license feature names or translate it in the license status from the licensing guide (product variable table)
  • C-c C-v show (optionally) only variables defined up to current cursor line. Make the line number display in `ansys-display-variables' (hyper-)links to the corresponding code line in the respective APDL file. (See `occur' function.) Or use the imenu mechanism for this and display the variables in the speedbar. Count the number of user variables when displaying them
  • refcard, etc; Emacs help guidelines GNU programming guideline: More requires?,
  • display alternatives to/swap deprecated element types
  • M-? Help: parametric functions are not explained with the help command
  • M-? Help: if there are ignored characters behind the keyword, the keyword is not found
  • M-? the command help does not work when there are solver ignored characters behind the unique command name, example: *VWROOOOM.
  • M-?: following a variable allocation with `='
  • M-?: In the last empty line displays overlay below command instead above
  • Provide Ansys command completion and command-help in comint buffer
  • Include all inquiry functions (see UPF documentation)
  • Include the _RETURN value of the solid modelling commands into their help strings of parameter help.

Ansys process and interpreter buffer

example: gnuplot-mode

  • call to start the Ansys solution results tracker for .nlh (xml see <file.nlh>, contact forces) and convergence .gst (binary?, coded? <file.gst>)
  • implement something like <nlhist.sh> for .cnd files (xml see <file.cnd>) or use the new libxml parser ;-)
  • make display-buffer "Ansys" optional when sending commands to the Ansys process
  • use Ansys env variables like AWPROOT140 for checking installation directories
  • check also the license status for hpc licenses if -no-of-processors is greater then 3
  • implement ANSWAIT variable
  • autoloading of: -license-file, -license-program functions
  • dbus support of workbench or integrating emacs in workbench?
  • insert skeleton with C-c C-s i, send line C-c C-c ccc
  • warn when C-c C-c tries to send a block command (complete to full block?)
  • take care when region isn't complete in -send-to-ansys (send whole line)
  • C-c C-c skips empty lines and comments this is not always desirable -> make this optional -> filter process input?
  • C-c C-q, C-c C-u and C-c C-c sequences are not shown (and stored) in the comint buffer
  • make filter of -license-status optional
  • optimise -start-run with query of y (start immediately),n (exit),e (change params),C-h (help)
  • Splice any input line behind the BEGIN: symbol in the Ansys buffer
  • Enable one solver run for every Ansys macro buffer
  • indicate with activation/inactivation of menu items that an asynchronous job is already running or not.
  • show/mark sent lines in apdl file C-c C-u, C-c C-c,
    • with fringes
    • with background
    • maximum line
    • reset highlighting, when?
  • provide Ansys `y' request and carriage return? superflouous? a single `y' does the trick
  • Killing a buffer with a running process now asks a confirmation. You can remove this query in two ways: either removing `process-kill-buffer-query-function' from `kill-buffer-query-functions' or setting the appropriate process flag with `set-process-query-on-exit-flag'.
    • finding an Ansys /filnam command in current macro file and suggesting this as current job-name optionally kill old job when called again with working run warn and optionally remove the ansys lock file before starting a run
    • search in -job for /filn arguments as default job name like in -display-error-file

Skeletons, outline and abbrevs

  • show a preview buffer with the outline headlines
  • -skeleton-select is a bit thin, not yet finished?
  • add a preview mode, with its own keymap for faster editing and copying, like dired
  • enhance abbrev definitions for *create, *dowhile logics:
  • use the Ansys sample input listing for template-examples
  • additional dialog boxes with: /ui,anno,ksel…,wpse,help,query,copy
  • make outline string in skeletons configurable
  • spider beams, _bolt.mac, screw.mac, Mohr-Coulomb criterion
  • rework concept with respect to the Ansys menu structure sort skeletons in menu. Concept: 1.) Ansys Workflow 2.) specialised macro library
  • Make skeleton-header properly working (info "(autotype)")
  • Optimise templates: completing-read, read-from-minibuffer
  • abbrev `d does not indent properly in another block level
  • Implement choice when completing *IF commands (*ELSEIF or *ENDIF ?THEN?).
  • Warn when including skeleton in read only file.
  • skeleton for numbering ansys-skeleton-numbering-controls (skeleton-insert docu)
  • suggestions with auto-completion of kp,line,area,volu,node,elem,tabn,sval
  • negation, what negation? TODO:
  • skeleton for skipping code *if,then *else*endif if selection: wrap around and indenting *go/*if label is not fontified at the command line (restriction of 7 characters with out the colon.) must *go:label be unambiguous?

Miscellaneous

  • hash or signature file for packages
  • show content of matlib/ folder
  • add to -display-variables a prefix argument for showing the value of the variable around point, or center the variables window…
  • customisation option for a the web browser of -browse-ansys-help
  • ideas for preview also of a/the macro directory?
  • put graphics dlls in windows package
  • LSDYN support, see lsdyna.el
  • embedded calc: include in hacking.mac
  • Alignment: alignment "section" is not clearly defined in function -align
  • alignment: extend to vector definitions t(1,0) = 20,300,3094, t(1,1) = 3, 4, 9,
  • Utility for clearing files like .rst, … or using dired, clearfiles.sh? with listing listing of file types
  • Configure the highlighting colours with black on white background
  • C-j, M-j are not skipping to `,' whith default command (from second line onwards)!
  • supply command for clearing recursively not important process files: .rst, .log, …, supply a customisaton variable
  • narrow, outline, transparent-font: eblocks, nblocks by default?
  • add notes for parameter help of undocumented commands (alist)
  • create filter variable for hiding not installed license types ("aiiges" "aihexa") or better regexp filter "ai.*\\|acf.*"
  • commands shorter than 4 chars are not allowed with additional chars adjust this to -highlighting-level 0
  • Make Ansys-Mode also working solely with ansys-mode.el??
  • make M-C-h more intelligent like M-h (if mark…)
  • speed concern: replace -find-duplicate-p with function argument to add-to-list
  • For non-comint-mode usage: display .log file with tail mode
  • is outline-mode enabled? no! make default?, outline
  • take care of setup procedure: v110/ansys/apdl/start110.ans /MPLIB,READ,/ansysinc/v110/ansys/matlib
  • removing/renaming/checking abort file?
  • Are characters behind unique commands shorter than 4 characters possible? No /sol(u) sufficient? Yes condensed input line ($) behind commands without arguments possible? Yes have a look in -variable-defining-commands! Warn when - unintentionally - arguments are used for Ansys commands which do not allow arguments. Or implement some auto-newline feature? But problematic in condensed command lines or when applying code comments!
  • undocumented ask parameter
  • mode-line-format nil);no mode line for this buffer Unambiguous
  • Emacs: old-style backquotes? used in the old template macro system
  • completion of function names: cursor should end within parentheses
  • better hints for auto-insertion features
  • up/down-block when we are over a begin-keyword and in a block-end line
  • component names are fontified as variables! separate them cmlist?
  • format string for *VWRITE: line(s) below, in parens, when FORTRAN format specifiers are used, keyword SEQU povides row numbers, up to 19 parameters are allowed
  • remove vestiges of ansys-mod.el for making ansys-mode.el GPL proof. Check whether octave-mod.el really is GPL compliant, use -ctave-mod.el from 1997, kill octave-mod.el afterwards in makefile read every symbol docu string ->NEWC or _C or OCTAVEC
  • replace/extend column-ruler with ruler-mode or ruler implemented as overlay in buffer
  • make everything completely customisable, eg auto-insert stuff customisable enable, Emacs customisation of auto-insert-query
  • Fontify completion list distinguishing elements: commands, functions and keywords.
  • provide a list of options for the -license function, set this function in the defcustom lmstat -a etc.
  • auto-indent-switch as defcustom?
  • inhibit the unnecessary blink-matching-block display when closing a block behind a block-end keyword
  • highlight matching block keywords (similar to show-paren-mode) when point is at keyword
  • Implement highlighting of bracket pairs with the correct level in Ansys GET- and parametric- functions.
  • highlighting of plot commands inside the /GCMD command
  • DEFSUBSTs with DEFUNs inside aren't particularly helpful?
  • Emphasise better implied (colon) loops n,(1:6),(2:12:2) => n,1,2 $ n,2,4 $… (little used, I know, but any ideas going beyond the colon?).
  • startup screen for Ansys mode: Mode help, Ansys version, supressing the startup screen 'ansys-mode-startup-message maybe as advice when sluggish -> compiliation
  • Enable choice for /show,3d or x11 (-start-graphics)
  • Provide a way to send commands to the tcl-tk Ansys gui (x11 programming).

Ansys syntax restrictions not (yet) accounted for

  • Parentheses can only be nested 4 levels deep and only up to 9 operations (+,-,*,…) within these set of parentheses
  • PATH name is restricted to 8 chars
  • *SET parameter strings may only be 32 character long!
  • Character parameters are restricted to only 8 characters.
  • *MSG command can only have 9 additional continuation lines
  • Code line restriction of 640 characters
  • Block level restriction of 20 levels of nested *DO loops (except with /INPUT and *USE)
  • Block level restriction of 10 levels of nested *IF blocks
  • Macro level restriction: 20 macros

Unknown Ansys stuff

  • what the heck is the *UILIST command?
  • Is hyper56 a valid element?