Work with the HWC Console

Launch the HWC Console

  1. From the View menu, select HWC Console to display the console.


    Figure 1. HWC Console Entry Point

HWC Console Features

The HWC Console is docked below the panel area, like the Tcl Console, and displays in a split mode with the Message Log to the right.



Figure 2. HWC Console and Message Log

Supported commands are logged in the command history and in the hw_command.log file. For more information, see Error Messages.

The HWC Console right-mouse button context menu contains the following options:
Copy
Copy selected commands from the command history.
Clear
Clear the command history.
Log to File
Turn on/off logging commands into the log file. This feature is turned on by default.

Copying multiple commands from a file or the command history pastes and separates them with the pipe symbol, "|".

Use the arrow keys to scroll through the commands. The moment a command is highlighted in the command history it is displayed in the command line.

Multiple commands can be highlighted using Shift+LMB or Ctrl+LMB.