title: How does the APDL code run and model the Heat flux being input to it?
body: <p>'''</p>
  
  <pre><code>!   Commands inserted into this file will be executed just prior to the ANSYS SOLVE command.
  !   These commands may supersede command settings set by Workbench.
  
  !   Active UNIT system in Workbench when this object was created:  Metric (m, kg, N, s, V, A)
  !   NOTE:  Any data that requires units (such as mass) is assumed to be in the consistent solver unit system.
  !                See Solving Units in the help system for more information.
  !
  ! /INPUT,HFLUX_func,,,1
  *DIM,HEAT_FLX1,TABLE,6,22,1,,,,0 ! The last number corresponds to the ID number for the coordinate system
  !
  ! Begin of equation: Q(x,y,t)=A*exp(B*(({X}-C)^2+({Y}-D*{TIME}-E)^2)/F^2)
  !
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,0,1), 0.0, -999
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(2,0,1), 0.0
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(3,0,1), 0.0
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(4,0,1), 0.0
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(5,0,1), 0.0
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(6,0,1), 0.0
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,1,1), 1.0, -1, 0, 0.05, 0, 0, 2 ! "C" goes here 4te Zahl von Rechts
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,2,1), 0.0, -2, 0, 1, 2, 2, -1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,3,1),   0, -1, 0, 2, 0, 0, -2
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,4,1), 0.0, -3, 0, 1, -2, 17, -1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,5,1), 0.0, -1, 0, 0.01, 0, 0, 1  ! "D" goes here 4te Zahl von Rechts
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,6,1), 0.0, -2, 0, 1, -1, 3, 1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,7,1), 0.0, -1, 0, 1, 3, 2, -2
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,8,1), 0.0, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1   ! "E" goes here 4te Zahl von Rechts
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,9,1), 0.0, -4, 0, 1, -1, 2, -2
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,10,1), 0.0, -1, 0, 2, 0, 0, -4
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,11,1), 0.0, -2, 0, 1, -4, 17, -1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,12,1), 0.0, -1, 0, 1, -3, 1, -2
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,13,1), 0.0, -2, 0, -3, 0, 0, -1 ! "B" goes here 4te Zahl von Rechts
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,14,1), 0.0, -3, 0, 1, -2, 3, -1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,15,1), 0.0, -1, 0, 0.005, 0, 0, 0     ! "F" goes here 4te Zahl von Rechts
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,16,1), 0.0, -2, 0, 2, 0, 0, -1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,17,1), 0.0, -4, 0, 1, -1, 17, -2
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,18,1), 0.0, -1, 0, 1, -3, 4, -4
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,19,1), 0.0, -1, 7, 1, -1, 0, 0
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,20,1), 0.0, -2, 0, 6e7, 0, 0, -1 ! "A" goes here 4te Zahl von Rechts
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,21,1), 0.0, -3, 0, 1, -2, 3, -1
  *SET,HEAT_FLX1(0,22,1), 0.0, 99, 0, 1, -3, 0, 0
  !
  ! End of equation: Q(x,y,t)=A*exp(B*(({X}-C)^2+({Y}-D*{TIME}-E)^2)/F^2)
  !--&gt;
  sf,a1,hflux,%HEAT_FLX1%
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>FROM:
  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYVqaXGLU9Y" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYVqaXGLU9Y</a></p>
  
  <p>Does it form a 3-dimensional matrix or is it a 4-dimensional matrix?
  How is it that the APDL code is able to convert the same tabular data into a Heat flux distribution?
  The values A, B, C, D can be changed by changing the 4th variable but what does this achieve accordingly?</p>