HyperWorks Desktop
HyperWorks Desktop

2020.1

  1. Home
  2. 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.

  3. HyperMesh
  4. 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.

  5. Commands and Functions
  6. Tcl GUI Commands

    Commands that operate on the HyperMesh GUI widgets.

  7. hm_viewisometric

    Sets the model to the isometric view.

  • 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
Index
HyperWorks Desktop

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.

            • hm_arcball

              Allows rotation of the model by manipulating a virtual sphere.

            • hm_callcollectorpanel

              Displays the Collector panel for selecting a single collector/named entity.

            • hm_callhelp

              Displays the HTML help for a specific book and topic.

            • hm_callincludepanel

              Displays the Include panel for selecting a single include.

            • hm_callspecialpanel

              Displays the specified special panel.

            • hm_callviewpanel

              Displays the View panel.

            • hm_callvispanel

              Displays the Vis panel.

            • hm_centerview

              Moves the selected location to the center of the modeling window.

            • hm_circlezoom

              Allows you to select a region to zoom into.

            • hm_clearmarker

              Clears the graphical marker created by hm_plotmarker.

            • hm_clearmenuerror

              Clear the error flag used to display messages.

            • hm_clearshape

              Clears the graphical shape created by hm_plotshape.

            • hm_collectordisplayed

              Returns the display status of a collector.

            • hm_completemenuoperation

              Cleans up the panel marks, rejection marks and drawlist.

            • hm_disablepopup

              Removes one item from a popup menu.

            • hm_editcard

              Launches the Card Editor to edit a specific entity or mark of entities.

            • hm_edittextcard

              Launches the Tk control Card Editor to edit a text control card.

            • hm_enableitem

              Enables a panel menu item.

            • hm_enablepopup

              Adds a previously removed item back to a popup menu.

            • hm_errormessage

              Displays a custom error message in the status bar.

            • hm_exit

              Exits HyperMesh.

            • hm_exitpanel

              Exits from a custom Tk panel.

            • hm_fbdplot

              Create FBD panel or bar plots.

            • hm_framework

              Controls certain options and of the HyperMesh GUI framework.

            • hm_getcommandposition

              Returns the position of the command window.

            • hm_getcurrentmenu

              Returns the name of the current panel.

            • hm_getcurrentview

              Returns the transformation matrix for the current view.

            • hm_getdirectionpanel

              Provides a panel to define a direction/vector.

            • hm_getfilename

              Get a filename using a HyperMesh panel.

            • hm_getfloat

              Get a floating point value using a HyperMesh panel.

            • hm_getgraphicsarea

              Returns the x, y, width and height of the modeling window.

            • hm_getint

              Get an integer value using a HyperMesh panel.

            • hm_getitemnumber

              Gets the number of a menu item.

            • hm_getitemnumberbytag

              This command returns the number of a menu item on a panel using a tag (string).

            • hm_getloadplotstate

              Queries the current load plot state.

            • hm_getpanelarea

              Returns the x, y, width and height of the panel area.

            • hm_getpanelitems

              Returns the IDs and names of menu bar items in the Connector panels.

            • hm_getpanelposition

              Returns the position (top | bottom) of the panel area.

            • hm_getplanepanel

              Provides a panel to define a plane.

            • hm_getstring

              Get a string value using a HyperMesh panel.

            • hm_gettwoitemtoggle

              Returns the current selection number of a two-item toggle menu bar item.

            • hm_getwindowarea

              Returns the x, y, width and height of a window.

            • hm_highlightentity

              Control the highlighting of a single entity collector.

            • hm_highlightlist

              Control the highlighting of a list of entities.

            • hm_highlightmark

              Control the highlighting of a mark of entities.

            • hm_idmgrmessagebox

              Turn on or off the message box for ID Manager messages.

            • hm_launchhb

              Launches the HyperBeam GUI with a specified beam section loaded by default.

            • hm_listpanels

              Returns the names of all panels available for the current user profile.

            • hm_panelnamevalid

              Determines if the specified panel name is a valid HyperMesh panel.

            • hm_panview

              Performs a dynamic pan of the model.

            • hm_plotloads

              Plot engineering loads with various options.

            • hm_plotmarker

              Creates a graphical marker.

            • hm_plotshape

              Creates a graphical shape.

            • hm_posteeforentity

              Posts a pop-up for a selected entity.

            • hm_posteeformarkmask

              Posts a pop-up for a mark of entities.

            • hm_redraw

              Redraws the HyperMesh window.

            • hm_registerentitysubtypefilter

              Registers an entity sub-type filter for usage by *createmarkpanel or *createentitypanel.

            • hm_registerkeyproc

              Registers a script or command to a keyboard shortcut.

            • hm_registerredraw

              Specifies if markers and shapes should be redrawn when the associated entity is modified.

            • hm_renameitem

              Renames a menu bar item (selector, entry field, etc); this command is used by user profiles to customize the user interface.

            • hm_rotateview

              Allows rotation of the model by performing a dynamic rotation.

            • hm_scaleview

              Performs a dynamic zoom of the model.

            • hm_getscreenvector

              Returns either the normal or parallel screen vector.

            • hm_setcommandposition

              Sets the position of the command window.

            • hm_setentitysubtype

              Use this command in conjunction with the creation of filters to add only entities of the stated type to the filter.

            • hm_setlinemeshpanelproc

              This customizes the Line Mesh panel, and is used in user profiles.

            • hm_setmouse

              Use this command in Tcl procedures to show the user that HyperMesh is working.

            • hm_setpanelheight

              Sets the height, in pixels, of the panel area for use with custom Tk panels.

            • hm_setpanelposition

              Sets the position of the panel area.

            • hm_setpanelproc

              Clears HyperMesh panels, and sets <procedure name> as a macro to be called.

            • hm_setsystempanelproc

              This customizes the Systems panel, and is used in user profiles.

            • hm_setuserprofileoption

              This command will set user profile options.

            • hm_togglevirtualcollector

              Toggles the state of the browser virtual collector show/hide, isolate and selector modes.

            • hm_unregisterentitysubtypefilter

              Unregisters an entity sub-type filter for usage by *createmarkpanel or *createentitypanel.

            • hm_usermessage

              Displays a custom user message in the status bar.

            • hm_viewbottomside

              Sets the model to the bottom side view.

            • hm_viewccw

              Rotates the model counter-clockwise about an axis oriented perpendicular to the screen.

            • hm_viewclear

              Clears a saved view.

            • hm_viewcw

              Rotates the model clockwise about an axis oriented perpendicular to the screen.

            • hm_viewdown

              Rotates the model down about an axis oriented horizontally across the screen.

            • hm_viewfit

              Fits the model view into the modeling window.

            • hm_viewfrontside

              Sets the model to the front side view.

            • hm_viewisometric

              Sets the model to the isometric view.

            • hm_viewleft

              Rotates the model left about an axis oriented vertically across the screen.

            • hm_viewleftside

              Sets the model to the left side view.

            • hm_viewlist

              Returns the list of saved views.

            • hm_viewprevious

              Returns the view to the previous view.

            • hm_viewproject

              Converts an x,y,z model coordinate to a modeling window coordinate.

            • hm_viewrearside

              Sets the model to the rear side view.

            • hm_viewreverse

              Rotates the model 180 degrees about an axis oriented vertically across the screen.

            • hm_viewright

              Rotates the model right about an axis oriented vertically across the screen.

            • hm_viewrightside

              Sets the model to the right side view.

            • hm_viewshaded

              View all components in shaded mode with no feature or mesh lines.

            • hm_viewshadedfeatures

              View all components in shaded mode with feature lines.

            • hm_viewshadedmesh

              View all components in shaded mode with mesh lines.

            • hm_viewtopside

              Sets the model to the top side view.

            • hm_viewunproject

              Converts an x,y,z graphic window coordinate to a modeling windowcoordinate.

            • hm_viewup

              Rotates the model up about an axis oriented horizontally across the screen.

            • hm_viewwireframe

              View all components in wire frame mode.

            • hm_windowtoclipboard

              Capture a rectangular area of the screen and save it to the clipboard.

            • hm_windowtofile

              Capture a rectangular area of the screen and save it to a file.

            • hm_winfo

              Returns the value of certain HyperMesh window settings.

            • hm_wm

              Provides a limited interface to the HyperMesh window.

            • hm_zoomin

              Zooms into the model.

            • hm_zoomout

              Zooms out of the model.

            • hmbrapi

              Returns information about hmbr3 browser views and selections.

            • Deprecated Tcl GUI Commands

              The list of deprecated Tcl GUI commands, and the new commands to use.

            • Undocumented Tcl GUI Commands

              The list of undocumented Tcl GUI commands.

          • 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

      • 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
HyperWorks Desktop

2020.1

  1. Home
  2. ...
    • Commands and Functions
    • 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.

    • HyperMesh
    • 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.

    • Tcl GUI Commands

      Commands that operate on the HyperMesh GUI widgets.

  3. hm_viewisometric

    Sets the model to the isometric view.

  • 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
Index

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  • Syntax
  • Type
  • Description
  • Example
  • Errors

hm_viewisometric

Sets the model to the isometric view.

Syntax

hm_viewisometric

Type

HyperMesh Tcl GUI Command

Description

Sets the model to the isometric view.

Example

hm_viewisometric

Errors

None.

Related reference
hm_arcball
hm_centerview
hm_circlezoom
hm_getcurrentview
hm_panview
hm_rotateview
hm_scaleview
hm_viewbottomside
hm_viewccw
hm_viewcw
hm_viewdown
hm_viewfit
hm_viewfrontside
hm_viewleft
hm_viewleftside
hm_viewprevious
hm_viewrearside
hm_viewreverse
hm_viewright
hm_viewrightside
hm_viewtopside
hm_viewup
hm_zoomin
hm_zoomout
*rotateabout
*view
*view_restoreprevious
*window

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  • Type
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