About General Commands

Overview of General-Purpose Commands

The following table contains the available general-purpose commands and methods:

Table 2-1: General Commands Grouped By Function

Function	Purpose
get* and Selection Access Methods	Access objects of the basic data types
set()	Assign objects of the basic data types
setEntry()	Set vector property value at specified entry
setIndex()	Assign objects at indices of the basic data types
Selections	Selections
ModelUtil	Model object utility methods
model	Model object
model.attr()	Model entity list methods
model.attr(<tag>)	Model entity methods
model.batch()	Batch jobs
model.bem()	Boundary elements (BEM)
model.capeopen()	CAPE-OPEN thermodynamics interface
model.coeff()	Coefficient form equations
model.constr()	Constraints
model.coordSystem()	Coordinate systems, PMLs, infinite elements, and absorbing layers
model.cpl()	Component couplings
model.elem()	Elements
model.elementSet()	Mesh element sets
model.extraDim	Extra dimensions
model.field()	Fields
model.frame()	Frames
model.func()	Functions
model.geom()	Geometry sequences
model.group()	Load groups and constraint groups
model.init()	Initial values
model.intRule()	Integration orders
model.massProp()	Mass properties
model.material()	Materials
model.mesh()	Meshing sequences
model.modelNode()	Model nodes
model.multiphysics()	Multiphysics features container
model.ode()	Global equations
model.opt()	Optimization interface
model.pair()	Pairs
model.param() and model.result().param()	Parameters
model.physics()	Physics
model.probe()	Probes
model.result()	Postprocessing interface
model.savePoint()	Manage selections and hide features used by result features
model.selection()	Named selections
model.shape()	Shape functions
model.sol()	Solver sequences
model.solverEvent()	Events
model.study()	Studies
model.unitSystem()	Unit systems
model.variable()	Variables
model.view()	Views
model.weak()	Weak form equations

About Valid Tags

A tag is a string that you use to refer to a model feature. When specifying a tag, it must fulfill the following format requirements: Begin with a character a–z or A–Z followed by any number of _ (underscores), numerals 0–9, or characters a–z or A–Z.

About assigning Values to properties

Even if a property is numeric, it is also possible to use a string or string array. The strings can contain expressions defined in terms of parameters defined in Global Definitions>Parameters. See Table 2-2 under set() below for examples of syntaxes for assignment methods.