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User Guide
Provides detailed information regarding the features and functionality available in Compose.
Editing Scripts
Learn how to open, create and close scripts.
Using Macros
You can record your session actions (in the Editor) as macros to replay them at a later time using the Macros menu.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
User Guide
Reference Guides

What's New
Discover new features and enhancements.
Get Started
Discover Compose, including its language support and system requirements.
Tutorials
The Compose tutorials and associated example model files help introduce you to the basic functionality of the software.
User Guide
Provides detailed information regarding the features and functionality available in Compose.
- Invoking Compose
  Compose 2020.1 runs on Windows and Linux 64-bit platforms. Supported platforms include Windows 7/10 and Linux RedHat RHEL 7.4 and SUSE 12SP3.
- Compose Overview
  An overview of the utilities and tools you see when you start Compose.
- Editing Scripts
  Learn how to open, create and close scripts.
  - Opening Scripts
    Open an existing script.
  - Creating Scripts
    Create a new script.
  - Closing Scripts
    Close a script.
  - Interactive Usage
    While scripts are running, you may still view and manipulate scripts and plots, depending on the language used.
  - OML, Tcl, Python, and R Scripts.
    Compose supports OML, Tcl, Python, and R languages. The use of the interpreter language is first defined by the script being executed.
  - Using Macros
    You can record your session actions (in the Editor) as macros to replay them at a later time using the Macros menu.
- Running Scripts
  Scripts can be executed by clicking Run.
- Plotting in Compose
  In Compose, you can create 2-D and 3-D plots using OML plotting commands.
- Using the Debugger
  Use the Debugger to find errors in the script.
- Compose Notebook
  The Compose Notebook is a web-based implementation of Compose’s OpenMatrix Language (OML) into a Jupyter Notebook. Notebooks (see www.jupyter.org) are a powerful way to execute and demonstrate scripted languages.
- Using OML Functions in HyperWorks Products
  OML functions can be registered from the Compose graphical user interface or via a preference file and later opened in certain HyperWorks products.
- Compose Libraries
Reference Guides
Reference guides are available for functions and commands supported by OML, Tcl, and Python.

Home
User Guide
Provides detailed information regarding the features and functionality available in Compose.
Editing Scripts
Learn how to open, create and close scripts.
Using Macros
You can record your session actions (in the Editor) as macros to replay them at a later time using the Macros menu.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
User Guide
Reference Guides

Using Macros

You can record your session actions (in the Editor) as macros to replay them at a later time using the Macros menu.

Starting, Stopping and Running Macros
Selecting and Running a Saved Macro
Removing a Saved Macro

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