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2020.1

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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.
HyperMesh
Scripts
This section contains details on general HyperWorks Desktop scripting concepts, along with documentation on the Tcl commands that can be used to query and modify the database and GUI.
Commands and Functions
Utility Menu Commands
Documentation on the commands that control the Utility menu
*endmacro()
Ends the definition of a macro started with *beginmacro.

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HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides

2020.1

HyperWorks Desktop

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks Desktop 2020.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks Desktop functionality with interactive tutorials.
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Start HyperWorks Desktop and configure the applications.
Manage Files and Data
Learn how to create, open, import and save models.
Display Controls
Control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
Session Navigation
Use the Session Browser to view the current session and all the pages and windows it contains in a hierarchical display.
Publish Sessions
Publish your HyperWorks Desktop session to HTML, PowerPoint, or Report files.
Parameterize Report Templates
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.
Workflow Automation
Automate common workflows using the Process Manager or Automate tool.
HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
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.
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides
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.
- HyperWorks Desktop
- HyperWorks Report
- HyperMesh
  - API Programmer's Guides
    These provide an overview of all additions, updates, and changes to the HyperMesh APIs for each release.
  - Data Names
    Details on the core data that can be queried and manipulated.
  - Ext API
    This API allows external applications to link HyperMesh as a library and provides a limited set of functions and structures to access specific functionality.
  - FE Input Readers
    FE input readers are C programs that read information from ASCII or binary finite element models files into the HyperMesh database.
  - HMASCII
    Details on the HMASCII format and associated commands.
  - Scripts
    This section contains details on general HyperWorks Desktop scripting concepts, along with documentation on the Tcl commands that can be used to query and modify the database and GUI.
    - Introduction
    - Create Scripts
      The functionality of the HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command commands are available through Tcl. Additionally, commands that allow you to extract information from the HyperWorks Desktop database, such as entity ID numbers on a mark, a list of assemblies, component names, elements per component, nodes per element, node values, and so forth. These are known as HyperMesh Tcl Query Command commands. They are used to query information from the database or template system.
    - Run Scripts
      Tcl/Tk scripts can be run in several ways.
    - Commands and Functions
      - Tcl GUI Commands
        Commands that operate on the HyperMesh GUI widgets.
      - Tcl Modify Commands
        Commands that modify the HyperMesh database.
      - Tcl Query Commands
        Commands that query the HyperMesh database.
      - Utility Menu Commands
        Documentation on the commands that control the Utility menu
        
        *beginmacro()
        Starts the definition of a Utility menu macro.
        
        *callmacro()
        Calls a macro from inside a macro.
        
        *createbutton()
        Adds a button to the Utility menu.
        
        *createbuttongroup()
        Adds a button group to the Utility menu.
        
        *createentitypanel()
        Allows you to interactively select a single entity from a command file.
        
        *createlistpanel()
        Allows you to interactively select a list of entities from a command file.
        
        *createmarklast()
        Place the entities from the last operation onto the mark.
        
        *createmarkpanel()
        Allows you to interactively select entities from a command file.
        
        *createtext()
        Adds text to the Utility menu.
        
        *endmacro()
        Ends the definition of a macro started with *beginmacro.
        
        *enterpanel()
        Specifies the HyperMesh panel to display on the menu.
        
        *includemacrofile()
        Include the contents of the passed macro file.
        
        *nextmacrofile()
        Read in the next macro file from the history stack.
        
        *prevmacrofile()
        Read in the previous macro file from the history stack.
        
        *pushmacrofile()
        Push a filename onto the macro file history stack.
        
        *setactivegroup()
        Sets the default selection for a Utility menu button group.
        
        *setactivepage()
        Sets the current displayed page number of the Utility menu.
        
        *setbuttongroupactivecolor()
        Sets the color for the Utility menu button group's current selection indicator.
  - Solver Templates
    Solver templates are ASCII data files containing HyperMesh Template Language Commands and HyperMesh Template Language Functions.
- MotionView
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
- Script Exchange
  The Script Exchange is a database of freely accessible scripts posted by users and Altair engineers.

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HyperWorks Desktop

2020.1

Home
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides
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.
HyperMesh
Scripts
This section contains details on general HyperWorks Desktop scripting concepts, along with documentation on the Tcl commands that can be used to query and modify the database and GUI.
Commands and Functions
Utility Menu Commands
Documentation on the commands that control the Utility menu
*endmacro()
Ends the definition of a macro started with *beginmacro.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Manage Files and Data
Display Controls
Session Navigation
Publish Sessions
Parameterize Report Templates
Workflow Automation
HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides

*endmacro()

Ends the definition of a macro started with *beginmacro.

Syntax

*endmacro ()

Type

HyperMesh Utility Menu Command

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