Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
View new features for HyperWorks Desktop 2019.
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Discover HyperWorks Desktop functionality with interactive tutorials.
Start HyperWorks Desktop and configure the applications.
Learn how to create, open, import and save models.
Control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
Use the Session Browser to view the current session and all the pages and windows it contains in a hierarchical display.
Publish Session allows you to save the current session as an HTML file or a Microsoft PowerPoint file.
Use the Parameters Browser to parameterize the contents of a session file or report template and automate a variety of analysis processes with the Parameters Browser.
Automate common workflows using the Process Manager or Automate tool.
Explore, organize and manage your personal data, collaborate in teams, and connect to other data sources, such as corporate PLM systems to access CAD data or publish simulation data.
Altair Binary Format (ABF) is the standard binary format read by the program. A library called abflib allows you to create files in ABF.
A generic ASCII reader is now available which allows you to bring custom results directly into HyperView. The Altair ASCII format is useful for reading the results of any in-house or propriety codes which are saved in a generic format.
Batch mode allows you perform a series of operations outside the program interface.
External resources can be registered in preference files, session files, or Templex files. If an external resource is registered in a program session, it is automatically registered in the session file when the session is saved.
APIs can be used to perform various actions in HyperWorks. For example, the AddPage API can be used to add a page within the project.
Overview of object hierarchy for HyperView, HyperGraph, HyperWorks Desktop, MotionView, MediaView and TextView.
Links to the introductory pages for the Tcl/Tk commands that can be used in HyperView, MotionView, HyperGraph, HyperGraph 3D, TextView and MediaView.
Examples of script uses cases.
Learn more about Tcl/Tk with this basic example.
Learn more about programming with HyperWorks Tcl/Tk commands with this tutorial.
Gets the section base coordinate.
Gets the section base frame (for deformable sections only).
Gets the section base time.
Gets the current direction of the clipping surface (above or below).
Gets the boundary element clipping state for a section.
Gets the section cut color value.
Gets the state of color override option for a section cut.
Gets the cross section only state.
Gets the plane "D" parameter for this plane equation.
Gets the deform mode. Section cuts operate in either deformable or planar mode.
Gets the state of the given section display option.
Gets the maximum plane "D" parameter for this plane equation.
Gets the minimum plane "D" parameter for this plane equation.
Gets the distance between each grid line on the local X axis.
Gets the distance between each grid line on the local Y axis.
Gets the precision of the grid text values.
Gets the section ID.
Gets the section label.
Gets the section's orientation plane.
Gets the section display mode, used to control polygon visibility.
Gets the type of section.
Gets the section visibility state.
Gets the width of a cross section.
Reverses the current direction of the clipping plane.
Sets the section base coordinate.
Sets the section base frame (for deformable sections only).
Sets the base time for a section cut.
Toggles the current direction for the section.
Toggles the boundary element clipping state for a section.
Sets whether the clipped geometry (by iso or section cut) is displayed as transparent instead of being ignored.
Sets the section cut color.
Sets the state of the color override option for a section.
Sets the cross section only state.
Sets the plane "D" parameter of the section plane equation.
Toggles the deformable section mode.
Sets the amount to increment the plane's "D" when translating the section along the normal.
Sets the state of the given section display option.
Sets the distance between each grid line on the local X axis.
Sets the distance between each grid line on the local Y axis.
Sets the precision of the grid text values.
Sets the section label.
Sets the section's orientation plane.
Sets the section orientation method.
Sets the section's orientation plane by model/node ID pairs.
Sets the section visibility.
Sets the width of a cross section.
Translators are utilities that are run from the command line of the operating system to convert various types of files into different formats.
XML commands in the Result Math Module.
The Script Exchange is a database of freely accessible scripts posted by users and Altair engineers.
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