Command Files

Command files

For a command file you will need to first create the command file using an actual value for the variable and then manually edit the command file to replace this value with the variable name enclosed in % signs.

Example

For example, if you have a simple T/HIS command file that reads in a THF file, creates a curve of x displacement for node 30, and then creates a bitmap image of the curve.

READ                     31    3    2    3     0    0    0    0
THF                      32    3    2   11     0    0    0    0
cube5.thf                 4    3    6    5     0    0    0    0
Nodes                     4    3    2   12     0    0    0    0
Node 30                   3    4    3   14     0    0    0    0
APPLY                     5    3    2    2     0    0    0    0
PLOT                      1    3    2    1     0    0    0    0
IMAGES                   31    3    2   15     0    0    0    0
cube5.bmp                38    3    6   12     0    0    0    0
CAPTURE                  38    3    2   25     0    0    0    0

I you want to use the variable DEFAULT_JOB for the filenames instead of cube5, and the variable NODE instead of the node number 30. manually edit the command file to give the following. (Note that the position of the numbers on the right hand side should not modified)

READ                     31    3    2    3     0    0    0    0
THF                      32    3    2   11     0    0    0    0
%DEFAULT_JOB%.thf         4    3    6    5     0    0    0    0
Nodes                     4    3    2   12     0    0    0    0
Node %NODE%               3    4    3   14     0    0    0    0
APPLY                     5    3    2    2     0    0    0    0
PLOT                      1    3    2    1     0    0    0    0
IMAGES                   31    3    2   15     0    0    0    0
%DEFAULT_JOB%.bmp        38    3    6   12     0    0    0    0
CAPTURE                  38    3    2   25     0    0    0    0