Update a custom icon to represent an application or solver in the Access Desktop user interface.
The Access Desktop allows you to display a custom icon for each of the
applications listed in the user interface. You can also update the custom icon by
replacing it with a new one in the avatar folder.For more
information on how the custom icon is displayed for an application or solver, refer
to Display a Custom Icon for an Application.
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Log in to the application where the Access Desktop is
installed.
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Navigate to the required application directory.
C:\Users\%userprofile%\Altair_Access\home\apps\PAS\data\pas\targets\<cluster
name>\repository\applications\<application
name>\avatar
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Delete the existing custom icons.
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Place the new custom icon with the file name
application.png.
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Navigate to the following location.
C:\Users\%userprofile%\Altair_Access\home\apps\PAS\data\pas\targets\<cluster
name>\repository\applications\<application
name>
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Edit the app-inp-<application name>.xml file.
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Delete the following lines.
<ApplicationIconSmall><application name>-16.png</ApplicationIconSmall>
<ApplicationIconMedium><application name>-48.png</ApplicationIconMedium>
<ApplicationIconRegular><application name>-24.png</ApplicationIconRegular>
<ApplicationIconIco><application name>.ico</ApplicationIconIco>
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Restart Access Desktop.
The new custom icon displays for the application in context menu and in
the application list.