Home
User Guide
Provides detailed information regarding the features and functionality available in Compose.
Compose Overview
An overview of the utilities and tools you see when you start Compose.
Compose IDE
The Compose Integrated Development Environment offers many tools which can be used for authoring and debugging operations.
Project Browser
The Project Browser displays all open files and plots within the current session contents in a hierarchical tree.
Open a Saved Project

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.
  - OML Support
    OML is Compose's math and scripting language.
  - Tcl Support
    Compose supports the Tcl scripting language, revision 8.5.9, for editing, execution, and debugging.
  - Python Support
    Compose supports Python 3.5.4 as a scripting language.
  - R Support
    Compose supports R as a scripting language for both edition and execution.
  - Compose IDE
    The Compose Integrated Development Environment offers many tools which can be used for authoring and debugging operations.
    - Editor
      Use the Editor to create or open script files for authoring and execution.
    - Project Browser
      The Project Browser displays all open files and plots within the current session contents in a hierarchical tree.
      - Save a Project
      - Open a Saved Project
      - Manage Project Folders
        Additional folders can be created and nested within the Files folder. These are virtual folders and are not created on disk.
      - Manage Project Files
        Additional files can be created and added to the Project Browser.
    - OML Command Window
      The OML window is used to enter, execute and display the execution of Compose language commands. It also displays print command outputs generated when scripts are executed from the Editor.
    - File Browser
      The File Browser allows for browsing folder contents, adding new files, and deleting existing ones.
    - Command History Window
      The Command History window displays all the commands entered at the command window by date since the last full erase.
    - Demo Browser
      Displays demo files (OML, Python and Tcl scripts) that are present in the installation.
    - Variable Browser
      The Variable Browser displays all the workspace variables along with their value, type, and scope.
    - Property Editor
      The displays various information about the currently selected item in the Project Browser.
    - Plot Area
      Plots (either 2D or 3D plots) are created by executing plot commands from either the OML Command Window or inside an OML script. Plots are displayed in a dedicated area located to the right of the Editor area.
    - Grid View/Matrix Edition Area
      A matrix can be accessed from the Variable Browser.
    - Bookmarks Window
      The Bookmarks window lists all the bookmarks in the project. Each bookmark is listed along with its host file and the line number.
    - Compose Menus
      Compose contains five menus: File, Edit, Views, Tools, and Debug.
- Editing Scripts
  Learn how to open, create and close scripts.
- 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.
Compose Overview
An overview of the utilities and tools you see when you start Compose.
Compose IDE
The Compose Integrated Development Environment offers many tools which can be used for authoring and debugging operations.
Project Browser
The Project Browser displays all open files and plots within the current session contents in a hierarchical tree.
Open a Saved Project

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
User Guide
Reference Guides

Open a Saved Project

From the File menu, click Open.
Select the project to open.
The Project Browser is populated with the project data.

(c) Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.

Intellectual Property Rights Notice | Technical Support