ANSYS commands supported for import and export

The following table lists all ANSYS commands that are supported for import and export.

• Commands are supported for both import and export, unless otherwise noted.

• Only supported commands are listed.

• Only supported variables are listed.

File Management commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
/ASSIGN	Fname	Ident	QSAV, MODE, TRI, FULL, EMAT, ESAV	/ASSIGN is supported for import only.The value of Fnam is the name of the input file without the file extension
Ext	QSAV, MODE, TRI, FULL, EMAT, ESAV
/BATCH	Lab			/BATCH is supported for import only.
/FILNAM	Fnam			/FILNAM is supported for import only.The value of Fnam is the name of the input file without the file extension
/TITLE	Title			/TITLE is supported for import only.The value of Title is the name of the input file without the file extension.

Coordinate System commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
CSYS		KCN	0, 1, 2, 11 or greater
CLOCAL	XL, YL, ZL, THXY, THYZ, THZX	KCN	0 or CART1 or CYLIN2 or SPHE	CLOCAL is supported for import only.
LOCAL	XC, YC, ZC, THXY, THYZ, THZX	KCN	0 or CART1 or CYLIN2 or SPHE

Node commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
N	Node, X, Y, Z, THXY, THYZ, THZX			N is supported for import only.
NBLOCK	All options supported
NROTAT	NODE1

Materials commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
MP	MAT, CO	LAB	EX, EY, EZ, NUXY, NUYZ, NUXZ, PRXY, PRYZ, PRXZ, DENS, ALPX, ALPY, ALPZ, KXX, KYY, KZZ, REFT, C, MU
MPDATA	MAT, STLOC, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6	LAB	EX, EY, EZ, NUXY, NUYZ, NUXZ, PRXY, PRYZ, PRXZ, DENS, ALPX, ALPY, ALPZ, KXX, KYY, KZZ, REFT, C, MU
MPTEMP	STLOC, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
TB	MAT, NTEMP, NPTS, TBOPT*	LAB	ANEL, GASKET, HYPER, MELAS, MISO, KINH, CZM	For the GASKET option, NTEMP is not supported for loading or unloading curves. Additionally, EOSOPT is currently unsupported.For the HYPER option, NTEMP and EOSOPT are currently unsupported.For the HYPER option, the following parameters for TBOPT are supported: MOONEY, OGDEN, BLATZ, FOAM, BOYCE.For the CZM option, only the parameter EXPO is supported for TBOPT.
TBDATA	STLOC, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6
TBTEMP	TEMP, KMOD

Element commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
EBLOCK	Fully supported
EMORE	Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X			EMORE, EN is supported for import only.
EN	IEL, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
ET	ITYPE, KOP1, KOP2, KOP3, KOP4, KOP5, KOP6	Ename	MASS21, BEAM4, BEAM44, BEAM188, COMBIN14, INTER192, INTER195, LINK8, LINK10, LINK180,, PIPE288, COMBIN39, SHELL63, SHELL93, SHELL57, SOLID45, SOLID92, SOLID95, SOLID70, SOLID87, SOLID90, SOLID72, PLANE42, PLANE82, PLANE25, PLANE83, PLANE55, PLANE77, PLANE182, PLANE183, CONTAC12, CONTAC52, CONTA178, LINK33, LINK34, FLUID116, TARGE169, TARGE170, CONTA172, CONTA175, CONTA177, MPC184, PRETS179, SHELL181, SHELL281, SHELL91, SHELL 99, SHELL131, SHELL132, SURF151, SURF152, SURF154, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SOLID191, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, INTER192, INTER195, INTER204, INTER205	On import, the value could be a complete element name (for example MASS21) or simply an element number (21). On export, the complete element name is written to the input file.
KEYOPT	ITYPE, KNUM, VALUE
R	NSET, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6
RLBLOCK				RLBLOCK, EN is supported for import only.
RMORE	R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
SECTYPE	SECID, name	Type	BEAM, PRETENSION, SHELL, PIPE, AXIS, JOINT, COMB	For BEAM188, PRETS179, MPC184, SHELL131, SHELL132, SHELL181, SHELL281, SOLID185, SOLID186, and SOLSH190, SOLID272 and SOLID273 elements.
Subtype	FIBERSIM
SECDATA	VAL1, VAL2, VAL3, VAL4, VAL5 VAL6			The valid values depend on the specified Type option for the SECTYPE command.
SECFUNCTION		TABLEKCN	%table name%NODE	1D table containing nodal thickness values
SECJOINT		Kywrd	LYS, FRIC
TSHAP		Shape	LINE, PARA, TRIA, QUAD, TRI6, QUAD8

Standard Beam Section commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
SECTYPE	SECID, Name	Type	BEAM, COMB	*ASEC is a valid value for BEAM188 only.Subtype is valid only when the parameter Type is set to BEAM.
Subtype	ASEC*, RECT, HREC, CSOLID, CTUBE, FIBERSIM
SECDATA	VAL1, VAL2, VAL3, VAL4, VAL5, VAL6			The valid values depend on the Subtype of the SECTYPE command.
SECOFFSET	LocationOFFSET1, OFFSET2			Valid for shell element offsets as well.
ENDRELEASE	-1, DOF1, DOF2, DOF3, DOF4			For BEAM188 elements only.
CBTMP	TEMP			Valid only for composite beam when the parameter Type for the SECTYPE command is set to COMB.
CBTE	ALPHA			Valid only for composite beam when the parameter Type for the SECTYPE command is set to COMB.
CBMX	ROW, S11, S12,...S77			Valid only for composite beam when the parameter Type for the SECTYPE command is set to COMB.
CBMD	ROW, C11, C12,...C66			Valid only for composite beam when the parameter Type for the SECTYPE command is set to COMB.

Connection commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
CE	NEQN, CONST, NODE1, NODE2, C1, C2	LAB1	UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, TEMP	C1 has a value of -1.0 if the value of LAB1=TEMP.C2 has a value of 1.0 if the value of LAB2=TEMP.
LAB2	UX, UY, UZ, TEMP
CERIG	MASTE, SLAVE	Ldof	ALL, UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, UXYZ	The valid values for the Ldof option depend upon the number of degrees of freedom.
CP	NODE1, NODE2	NSET	NEXT	The valid values for the Lab option depend upon the number of degrees of freedom.
Lab	ALL, UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, UXYZ
*DIM	Par, IMAX	Type	ARRAY	The valid values for the Ldof option depend upon the number of degrees of freedom.
RBE3	Master, Wtfact	DOF	ALL
Slaves	ALL

Boundary Conditions and Loads commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and Their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
ACEL	ACEL_X, ACEL_Y, ACEL_Z			Table fields are supported for ACEL_X, ACEL_Y, and ACEL_Z. See Types of fields for more information.
BF	VAL1	NODE	ALL or a single node ID	Table fields are supported for VAL1. See Types of fields for more information.
Lab	TEMP
BFE	STLOC, VAL1	ELEM	A single element ID	Table fields are supported for VAL1. See Types of fields for more information.
Lab	HGEN
CGOMGA	CGOMX, CGOMY, CGOMZ
D	VALUE	NODE	ALL or a single node ID	Table fields are supported for VALUE. See Types of fields for more information.
Lab	UX, UY, UZ, ROTZ, ROTY, ROTZ, TEMP
DCGOMG	DCGOX, DCGOY, DCGOZ
*DIM	Par, IMAX	Type	TABLE
DOMEGA	DOMEGX, DOMEGY, DOMEGZ
F	VALUE	NODE	ALL or a single node ID	Table fields are supported for VALUE. See Types of fields for more information.
Lab	FX, FY, FZ, MX, MY, MZ
OMEGA	OMEGX, OMEGY, OMEGZ
*SET	Par, VALUE
SF	VALUE	Nlist	ALL	Table fields are supported for VALUE. See Types of fields for more information.
Lab	PRESS, HFLUX, RAD, CONV
SFE		ELEM	A single element ID	Table fields are supported for VAL1. See Types of fields for more information.
Lab	PRESS, HFLUX, RAD, CONV
KVAL	VAL1
SFBEAM	LKEY, VALI, VALJ, IOFFS, JOFFS	ELEM	A single element ID
Lab	PRES
TREF	TREF
IC	VALUE, VALUE2	NodeLab	Node ID or name of group (import)UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, TEMP
LVSCALE	FACT
TUNIF	TEMP

Structural and Thermal Contact Commands

ANSYS contact and target elements (TARGE169, TARGE170, CONTA172, CONTA173, CONTA174, CONTA175, and CONTA177) are supported in Pre/Post. When you import these elements, the software creates a Structural Contact or Thermal Contact simulation object in the Simulation file. See Surface-to-Surface Contact (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics, Abaqus, ANSYS) for more information.

Note:

Only surface-to-surface contact (TARGE170, CONTA174) elements are supported on import.

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
ALLSEL	LabT, Entity*			*NodeType is exported without variables.
CMSEL	Name	Type	S
ELSN	Type, EKEY, NodeType*			*NodeType is exported without variables.
ESURF*	Tlba, Shape
REAL	NSET
MAT	MAT
TYPE	ITYPE

Node Set and Element Set commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
CMBLOCK		Lab	NODE, ELEMENT
CM	Cname	Entity	NODE, ELEMENT	CM is only supported for import.
NSEL	VMIN	Type	ALL, S, A
Item	NODE
ESEL	VMIN	Type	ALL, S, A
Item	NODE

Analysis Type and Algorithm commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
ANTYPE		Antype	STATIC, MODAL, BUCKLE, TRANS, HARMIC
AUTOS		Key	ON	AUTOS is supported for export only.
BUCOPT	NMODE	Method	SUBSB, LANB
EQSLV	TOLER, MULT	Lab	FRONT, PCG, JCG, SPARSE
IRLF		Key	1
M	Lab1, Lab2, Lab3, Lab4, Lab5, Lab6	NODE	Selected Node Set name	Valid only when REDUC Method is used with the MODOPT command.
MODOPT		Method	LANB, SUBSP, REDUC, UNSYM, DAMP, QRDAMP
MXPAND	NMODE, FREQB, FREQE	Elcalc	YES
NLGEOM		Key	ON
NSUBST	NSBSTP, NSBMX, NSBMN
PSTRES		Key	ON
SOLCONTROL		Key 1, Key 2	ON
TIME	TIME			The ANSYS default value is used.
TOTAL	NTOT			Valid only when REDUC Method is used with the MODOPT command.
KBC	KEY
TRNOPT	Method, TINTOPT
THOPT	Refopt, REFORMTOL, NTABPOINTS, TEMPMIN, TEMPMAX
ALPHAD	VALUE
BETAD	VALUE
TINTP	Fully supported
DMPRAT	RATIO
MDAMP	Fully supported
MFTIME	TIME
MFDTIME	DTIME, DTMIN, DTMAX
MFRELAX	Fully supported
MFITER	Fully supported
TSRES	Array
DELTIM	DTIME, DTMIN, DTMAX
LUMPM	Key
DMPSTR	COEFF
ERESX	Key
HARFRQ	Fully supported
HROPT	MAXMODE, MINMODE	Method	FULL, MSUP
RESVEC	Key

Output Request commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
HROUT	Reimkey
OUTPR	FREQ, CNAME	Item	BASIC, NSOL, RSOL, NLOAD, VENG, ALL	CNAME is the name of the selected Element Set or Node Set depending on the defined option for Item.
OUTRES	Freq, Cname	Item	ALL, BASIC, NSOL, RSOL, ESOL	CNAME is the name of the selected Element Set or Node Set depending on the defined option for Item.
TSRES	Array

General commands

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
BFCUM	Oper, FACT, TBASE	Lab	ALL
BFDELE	NODE, ELEM
BFEDELE	ELEM	ELEM, Lab	ALL
BFECUM	Oper, FACT, TBASE	Lab	ALL
CMBLOCK		Lab	NODEL, ELEMENT
/COM	Comment
!	Comment
DOFSEL		Type	ALL
DCUM	Oper, RFACT, TBASE
DDELE	NODE, ELEM
FCUM	Oper, RFACT
FDELE	NODE, ELEM
LSCLEAR		Type	ALL
LSSOLVE	LSMIN, LSMAX	LSINC	1
SFDELE		Nlist, Lab	ALL
SFEDELE		ELEM, LKEY, Lab	ALL
/SOLU				/SOLU is supported for export only.
SFCUM	Oper, FACT	Lab	ALL
SOLVE
STABILIZE	Key, Method, Value
UPGEOM	FACTOR, SBSTEP	LSTEP

Solution Control commands (Nonlinear Statics)

Command Name	Fully Supported Options	Partially Supported Options and their Values Valid	Notes
Option	Valid Values
SOLCONTROL	Key1, Key2, Key3, Vtol
NEQIT	NEQIT

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