I was trying to find an APDL freeware editor, with auto-completion feature. After a while of searching, I found a very good one that is based on the freeware PSpad editor. you can find it in the following location:
http://www.2doworld.com/software/ansys-editor-10.html
It supports 1500 ANSYS command lines for user. Each text editor supports instant command help for APDL commands by locating the cursor on the line containing the command of interest. I failed to make the context help command work with new ANSYS help system based on java, which is not mentioned in the site, probably they developed the editor for the old help system. But you still can activate the auto-completion by CTRL+SPACE it will give you a short description for the command. It is portable, standalone application.
Another interesting aspect of the above mentioned site is the available tutorials for ANSYS products. Check it out it is informative.
