where (f) is the *GET function; Entity , Item1 , and Item2 are keywords; and ENTNUM , IT1NUM , and IT2NUM are numbers or labels corresponding to the keywords. Looping continues over successive entity numbers ( ENTNUM ) for the KLOOP default. For example, *VGET ,A(1),ELEM,5,CENT,X returns the centroid x-location of element 5 and stores the result in the first location of A. Retrieving continues with element 6, 7, 8, etc., regardless of whether the element exists or is selected, until successive array locations are filled. Use *VLEN or *VMASK to skip locations. Absolute values and scale factors may be applied to the result parameter [ *VABS , *VFACT ]. Results may be cumulative [ *VCUM ]. See the *VOPER command for general details. Results can be put back into an analysis by writing a file of the desired input commands with the *VWRITE command. See also the *VPUT command.

Both *GET and *VGET retrieve information from the active data stored in memory. The database is often the source, and sometimes the information is retrieved from common memory blocks that ANSYS uses to manipulate information. Although POST1 and POST26 operations use a *.rst file, GET data is accessed from the database or from the common blocks. Get operations do not access the *.rst file directly.

The *VGET command retrieves both the unprocessed real and the imaginary parts (original and duplicate sector nodes and elements) of a cyclic symmetry solution.

Each of the sections for accessing *VGET parameters are shown in the following order:

This command is valid in any processor.