MotionView in Batch Mode

Batch mode allows you to generate a solver input model file from an MDL model file and run the solver job without starting the MotionView user interface.

The batch utility is available at:

On Windows: ~altair_install/io/translators/bin/win64/mdl_batch.bat
On Linux: ~altair_install/altair/scripts/mdl_batch

Where ~altair_install is the directory where HyperWorks is installed.

The following syntax is used:

mdl_batch [input_filename] [output_filename] [solver_name] <options>

input_filename: The name of the input file.
output_filename: The name of the output file. Basename only.
solver_name: The name of the solver to which to export.

Registered solvers include:

Argument: Solver Name
MotionSolve: MotionSolve
ADAMS: ADAMS
Abaqus: Abaqus

<options> (solver-specific)

The format is: -Option:Value

`-ANALYSIS:var_name` or `-ANALYSIS:ALL`	Select the analysis for the export with the given varname of the analysis. Or Use ALL to export solver file for all existing analyses in the MDL. If this option is not specified, the solver file will be created with the active analysis if there any in the MDL.
`-SCRIPT:scriptname`	Execute the solver script with the scriptname after the export. The script with the scriptname should be registered into MotionView using the preference statement *RegisterSolverScript() through a preference file.
`-MAF:true` or `-MAF:false`	`-MAF:true` will generate an .maf file along with the solver deck. `-MAF:false` will not generate an .maf file. Note: This will override a setting related to writing an MAF file that is saved in the input file (.mdl).

Example

C:\Users\Tutorials>"C:\Program Files\Altair\2017\io\translators\bin\win64\mdl_batch.bat" front_susp.mdl
        C:/Users/Tutorials/Runs/ride.xml MotionSolve -ANALYSIS:an_ride_frnt-SCRIPT:MotionSolve

In this example, the mdl_batch would export the model from front_susp.mdl to MotionSolve XML ride.xml with the analysis an_ride_frnt and execute the solver script MotionSolve.

Note: The MotionSolve script is registered by default.

C:\Users\Tutorials>"C:\ProgramFiles\Altair\2017\io\translators\bin\win64\mdl_batch.bat" front_susp.mdl 
C:/Users/Tutorials/Runs/all_analysis.admADAMS-ANALYSIS:ALL-MAF:true

In this example, the mdl_batch would export the model from front_susp.mdl to ADAMS adm all_analysis_[analysis_varname].adm and acf for all analyses present in the mdl along with saving a corresponding .MAF file for each analysis.