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No rating yet Subject: Re: start61.ans file Author: Bill Weitze Date: 2002-06-12 14:21:00I don't have 6.1 installed, but try /MSTART,UTIL,1 to get the "old look". If that works, try the other commands as well. Please let me know whether that works.
Bill Weitze Structural Integrity Associates San Jose, CA
----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:09 AM
> I finally installed 6.1on my desktop PC (Windows) and have had some time to play > with it. A couple of things I would like to change about the "new look" > involving the start61.ans file are as follows: > 1) System seems to be unresponsive to /MSTART,MAIN,OFF command in the > start61.ans file. And no wonder, of course. The main menu is now nailed down > as part of the total scheme of things. The only way I found to get rid of the > main menu is to drag the border of the graphics window over on top of it. Some > developer in ANSYS-land really must think we like the main menu. > 2. System seems to be unresponsive to /MSTART,ZOOM,ON command in the > start61.ans file as well. This is for bringing up the pan-zoom-rotate dialog > box at startup. I like to position the pan-zoom-rotate dialog box at the > location where the main menu defaults to. Maybe that's no longer possible in > 6.1? > Has anyone come up with workarounds for these? > Mark Hommel, P.E., Ph.D. > Senior Engineer > ABB Offshore Systems Inc. > Houston, TX