
Using APDL instead of the modern user-interface is said to give the users more power and control over each step of their simulation. ANSYS APDL is a time-tested old-fashioned command-driven program that allows the user to input line by line codes one at a time and execute them on demand. It comprises of a wide array of different features such as matrix and vector operations, do-loop and if-then-else functions.

APDL is commonly used to automate the task or even make a complete parametric model.

