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Altair HyperWorks Introduction
Quick introduction to Altair HyperWorks and its suite of products.
Altair Units Licensing
View Altair Units licensing information.
Altair 2020 Product Unit Draw
Altair 2020 licensing is based on the Altair Licensing Manager (ALM), which enables the unique and flexible Altair Units business model.
Special CAD Reader Licenses
CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.

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View new features for HyperWorks 2020.
Altair HyperWorks Introduction
Quick introduction to Altair HyperWorks and its suite of products.
- Product Overviews
  Overview of each product included in Altair HyperWorks.
- HyperWorks Help
  The HyperWorks online help gives you in-depth knowledge of the HyperWorks products.
- About HyperWorks
  The About HyperWorks dialog contains legal information related to the HyperWorks applications, including copyright statements, trademark ownership, and a link to HyperWorks third party application license agreements.
- Get Updates and System Information
  In addition to the main releases of HyperWorks, Altair issues software updates between major releases.
- Platform Support
  Platforms, operating systems, and processors supported by Altair HyperWorks 2020. This includes 2020 solver packages.
- Hardware Recommendations and Certifications
  View the most recent recommended graphic boards, laptops and desktop hardware configurations.
- Installing Non-US Keyboards
  Learn how to configure a local keyboard for your operating system.
- Altair Units Licensing
  View Altair Units licensing information.
  - Altair 2020 Product Unit Draw
    Altair 2020 licensing is based on the Altair Licensing Manager (ALM), which enables the unique and flexible Altair Units business model.
    - Desktop Application Unit Draw
      A summary of the Altair Units (AUs) drawn by application.
    - Inspire Family Unit Draw
      A summary of the Altair Units (AUs) drawn by application.
    - Standalone Product Unit Draw
      In addition to the applications listed above, there are several standalone products that draw Altair Units. The following table is a summary of AUs drawn of those applications.
    - Solver Unit Draw
      A description of the licensing for the solvers.
    - Special CAD Reader Licenses
      CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.
    - License Environment Variable Setting
      The environment variable ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH is used to point to the license file or server. This has changed. In the past, the environment variable was either LM_LICENSE_FILE or ALTAIR_LM_LICENSE_FILE.
    - Compatibility
      Altair License Manager 14.5.1 (and updates) is required for Altair 2020 and its updates. HyperWorks 9.1, 10.1, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 2017, 2018, and 2019 are compatible with Altair License Manager 14.5.1.
  - Project Tracking
    All applications using the licensing system have the added capability to log a project string on the server during license checkouts.
  - Connecting to the Altair License Manager
  - Global Licensing
    Global licensing restricts client usage to the appropriately licensed Global Zone. There are three Global Zones defined by Altair.
  - Hosted Altair Units (HAU)
    Altair provides a cloud-based license server solution known as Hosted Altair Units (HAU). This allows customers to use either/or a traditional on-premise license server or an Altair hosted server managed via Altair Connect. Altair Connect is Altair’s global customer portal.
- Run HyperWorks on Windows
  The installation process creates an HyperWorks group under All Programs on the Start menu for Windows 7 and under the Apps menu for Windows 10.
- Run HyperWorks on Linux
Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks functionality with interactive tutorials.
HyperWorks Tools
Administrative tools to customize your HyperWorks installation.

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HyperWorks 2020 Help

Home
Altair HyperWorks Introduction
Quick introduction to Altair HyperWorks and its suite of products.
Altair Units Licensing
View Altair Units licensing information.
Altair 2020 Product Unit Draw
Altair 2020 licensing is based on the Altair Licensing Manager (ALM), which enables the unique and flexible Altair Units business model.
Special CAD Reader Licenses
CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.

What's New
Altair HyperWorks Introduction
Tutorials
HyperWorks Tools

Special CAD Reader Licenses

CATIA V5 reader for HyperMesh requires a separate standalone CatiaV5Reader license feature.

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