DSCALE, RFACT, IFACT, TBASE
Scales DOF constraint values.
RFACTScale factor for the real component. Zero (or blank) defaults to 1.0. Use a small number for a zero scale factor.
IFACTScale factor for the imaginary component. Zero (or blank) defaults to 1.0. Use a small number for a zero scale factor.
TBASEBase temperature for temperature difference. For temperatures,
the scale factor is applied to the temperature difference (T-TBASE)
and then added to TBASE. T is
the current temperature.
Scales degree of freedom constraint values (displacement, temperature, etc.) in the database. If velocity and acceleration boundary conditions are applied in a structural analysis, they are also scaled by this command. Solid model boundary conditions are not scaled by this command, but boundary conditions on the FE model are scaled.
Note: Such scaled FE boundary conditions may still be overwritten by unscaled solid model boundary conditions if a subsequent boundary condition transfer occurs.
Scaling applies to the previously defined values for the selected nodes [NSEL] and the selected degree of freedom labels [DOFSEL]. Issue DLIST command to review results.
DSCALE does not work for tabular boundary conditions.
This command is also valid in PREP7.