The APDL command reference entry for *GO describes it usage. Kind Regards,   Paul Troxler Senior Staff Engineer   BorgWarner Turbo Systems 1849 Brevard Road Arden, NC 28704 Tel: 828-650-7448   ptroxler@borgwarner.com -----Original Message----- From: xansys-temp-request@list.xansys.org <xansys-temp-request@list.xansys.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:47 PM To: xansys-temp@list.xansys.org Subject: Xansys Digest, Vol 179, Issue 1 ⚠ *EXTERNAL SENDER* Send Xansys mailing list submissions to xansys-temp@list.xansys.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to xansys-temp-request@list.xansys.org You can reach the person managing the list at xansys-temp-owner@list.xansys.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Xansys digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: [External] - Colon Operator in APDL Macro (Matthew Ridzon, PE) 2. Re: [External] - Colon Operator in APDL Macro (Joe Metrisin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:43:59 +0000 From: "Matthew Ridzon, PE" <Matt@prime-engineer.com> Subject: [Xansys] Re: [External] - Colon Operator in APDL Macro To: Joe Metrisin <Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com>, XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Message-ID: <DM6PR02MB6652BAC2A66104621033C4F4EED62@DM6PR02MB6652.nam prd02.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Joesph, Thanks for this feedback. Do you know if it's documented anywhere? Or is it one of those hidden syntaxes that only longtime users know about? -Matt -----Original Message----- From: Joe Metrisin <Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:32 PM To: XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Cc: Matthew Ridzon, PE <Matt@prime-engineer.com> Subject: RE: [External] - [Xansys] Colon Operator in APDL Macro I haven't seen that I a long time. I never used it much, but it's like a GoTo statement in Fortran. You can label a location in your macro, then based on a conditional statement, tell it to jump to that location. Sort of like this: *if, day, eq, Friday, then *go, bar *endif Xx Xx Xx :bar /input, beer Joseph T Metrisin Structures Lead Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc a KRATOS Company 1701 Military Tr. Suite 110 | Jupiter, FL 33458 USA +1 (561) 427-6346 Office | +1 (772) 834-4156 Mobile Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com We are hiring; Join the FTT Team in Jupiter, Florida Visit our website: https://kratosdefense.com Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this transmission and any attachments are proprietary and may be privileged, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please delete the message and immediately notify the sender via the contact information listed above. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Ridzon, PE via Xansys <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:05 PM To: xansys-temp@list.xansys.org Cc: Matthew Ridzon, PE <Matt@prime-engineer.com> Subject: [External] - [Xansys] Colon Operator in APDL Macro CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Folks, I was recently reviewing an APDL script online. In the script I noticed the author had a line that said... :SRS and another line that said... :TRANS I don't know what the colon operator does in APDL, nor "srs" or "trans." Has anyone else seen these in APDL scripting? Can you share a link for the discussion in Help, or give some explanation? Matt Ridzon, PE, MSME Sr. Engineering Analyst Email matt@prime-engineer.com<mailto:matt@prime-engineer.com> Mail 266 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401 Web https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.prime-engineer.com__;!!KM6X6ZXWXVtZMQ !e0nTsh0pMcl0wpDPd-oEeln8npHNQJ65kXovgwKd_jxLgg8eTqQQHRAhNPNw4TgIVEziB_jJOTv cij75wTKJiIoR_iTySPp74g$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.prime-engineer.com/__;!!KM6X6ZXWXVtZ MQ!e0nTsh0pMcl0wpDPd-oEeln8npHNQJ65kXovgwKd_jxLgg8eTqQQHRAhNPNw4TgIVEziB_jJO Tvcij75wTKJiIoR_iQ3mMuy4Q$ > [A blue hexagon with white letters Description automatically generated] PRIME ENGINEERING LLC This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary, privileged and/or private information. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity designated above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately, and delete the message and any attachments. Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this message or any attachments by an individual or entity other than the intended recipient is prohibited. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:47:07 +0000 From: Joe Metrisin <Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com> Subject: [Xansys] Re: [External] - Colon Operator in APDL Macro To: "Matthew Ridzon, PE" <Matt@prime-engineer.com>, XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Message-ID: <PH1P110MB160165A105F581AA5864F60182D6A@PH1P110MB1601.NAM P110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg=2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01C5_01DAC7E0.18882BF0" I don't remember where I learned about it. Maybe from Sheldon's old ansys.net website. If you do a help on *GO, that is documented and makes reference to the label syntax. Joseph T Metrisin Structures Lead Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc a KRATOS Company 1701 Military Tr. Suite 110 | Jupiter, FL 33458 USA +1 (561) 427-6346 Office | +1 (772) 834-4156 Mobile Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com We are hiring; Join the FTT Team in Jupiter, Florida Visit our website: https://kratosdefense.com Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this transmission and any attachments are proprietary and may be privileged, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please delete the message and immediately notify the sender via the contact information listed above. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Ridzon, PE <Matt@prime-engineer.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:44 PM To: Joe Metrisin <Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com>; XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Subject: RE: [External] - [Xansys] Colon Operator in APDL Macro CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Joesph, Thanks for this feedback. Do you know if it's documented anywhere? Or is it one of those hidden syntaxes that only longtime users know about? -Matt -----Original Message----- From: Joe Metrisin <Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:32 PM To: XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Cc: Matthew Ridzon, PE <Matt@prime-engineer.com> Subject: RE: [External] - [Xansys] Colon Operator in APDL Macro I haven't seen that I a long time. I never used it much, but it's like a GoTo statement in Fortran. You can label a location in your macro, then based on a conditional statement, tell it to jump to that location. Sort of like this: *if, day, eq, Friday, then *go, bar *endif Xx Xx Xx :bar /input, beer Joseph T Metrisin Structures Lead Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc a KRATOS Company 1701 Military Tr. Suite 110 | Jupiter, FL 33458 USA +1 (561) 427-6346 Office | +1 (772) 834-4156 Mobile Joe.Metrisin@kratosdefense.com We are hiring; Join the FTT Team in Jupiter, Florida Visit our website: https://kratosdefense.com Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this transmission and any attachments are proprietary and may be privileged, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please delete the message and immediately notify the sender via the contact information listed above. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Ridzon, PE via Xansys <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:05 PM To: xansys-temp@list.xansys.org Cc: Matthew Ridzon, PE <Matt@prime-engineer.com> Subject: [External] - [Xansys] Colon Operator in APDL Macro CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Folks, I was recently reviewing an APDL script online. In the script I noticed the author had a line that said... :SRS and another line that said... :TRANS I don't know what the colon operator does in APDL, nor "srs" or "trans." Has anyone else seen these in APDL scripting? Can you share a link for the discussion in Help, or give some explanation? Matt Ridzon, PE, MSME Sr. Engineering Analyst Email matt@prime-engineer.com<mailto:matt@prime-engineer.com> Mail 266 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401 Web https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.prime-engineer.com__;!!KM6X6ZXWXVtZMQ !e0nTsh0pMcl0wpDPd-oEeln8npHNQJ65kXovgwKd_jxLgg8eTqQQHRAhNPNw4TgIVEziB_jJOTv cij75wTKJiIoR_iTySPp74g$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.prime-engineer.com/__;!!KM6X6ZXWXVtZ MQ!e0nTsh0pMcl0wpDPd-oEeln8npHNQJ65kXovgwKd_jxLgg8eTqQQHRAhNPNw4TgIVEziB_jJO Tvcij75wTKJiIoR_iQ3mMuy4Q$ > [A blue hexagon with white letters Description automatically generated] PRIME ENGINEERING LLC This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary, privileged and/or private information. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity designated above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately, and delete the message and any attachments. 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