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HWC Console
Record playback workflows in the application.
Execute HWC Files

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API, Reference Guides
Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running applications in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
- Extensions
  Extensions are programs integrated with the application to enhance or extend the user experience.
- External Readers and Altair Binary Format
  Altair Binary Format (ABF) is the standard binary format read by the program. A library called abflib allows you to create files in ABF.
- Generic ASCII Reader
  A generic ASCII reader is now available which allows you to bring custom results directly into HyperView. The Altair ASCII format is useful for reading the results of any in-house or propriety codes which are saved in a generic format.
- Batch Mode
  Batch mode allows you perform a series of operations outside the program interface.
- External Resources
  External resources can be registered in preference files, session files, or Templex files. If an external resource is registered in a program session, it is automatically registered in the session file when the session is saved.
- Python API
  The Python API documentation for HyperMesh applications.
- Tcl/Tk Commands
  The application's scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
- Translators
  Translators are utilities that are run from the command line of the operating system to convert various types of files into different formats.
- Result Math
  XML commands in the Result Math Module.
- HWC Console
  Record playback workflows in the application.
- HyperMesh Report
- Task Manager
  Use the Task Manager to load an XML file that defines tasks and their attributes.
- HyperMesh
- MotionView
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
- Script and Model Library
  The Script and Model Library is a database of freely accessible scripts and models posted by users and Altair engineers.

Execute HWC Files

You can run HWC command files in the following ways:

File Menu Support

From the File menu, select Load > HWC File to execute the HWC command.

Figure 1. Run HWC Files from the File Menu

Custom Menus

Menus used to execute customized HWC scripts can be loaded from a customized preference file, preference.mvw. From the File menu, select Load > Preference File to display the Preferences dialog. From this dialog, register and load the preference.mvw file.

The *MenuItem() command supports this, with HWC as a new file type. An example file is shown below:

*Id("HyperWorks", "20.")
 *BeginDefaults()
     *BeginGraphicDefaults()
         *BeginMenu(dummy, "Demo")
              *MenuItem(dummy, "Demo HWC", HWC, "c:/…./demo_script.hwc")
        *EndMenu()
    *EndGraphicDefaults()
*EndDefaults()

The custom menu is displayed in the menu bar.