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HyperWorks GUI Toolkit
The Altair GUI Toolkit is a resource tool for coding Tcl/Tk dialogs. It contains documentation of the HyperWorks commands, demo pages that illustrate our Altair GUI standards, and sample code for creating those examples.
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Administrative tools to customize your Altair Simulation installation.
- Altair License Utility
  The Altair License Utility is a tool allowing you to determine a host ID, check license usage, borrow licenses, and set up hosted Altair Units.
- AbaqusODB Upgrade
  AbaqusODB UpGrade is a HyperView tool, which upgrades ODB files created in Abaqus 2016 (or earlier) to Abaqus 2021.
- HvTrans
  HvTrans is a result translator for HyperView that translates solver result files to .h3d files.
- HyperWorks GUI Toolkit
  The Altair GUI Toolkit is a resource tool for coding Tcl/Tk dialogs. It contains documentation of the HyperWorks commands, demo pages that illustrate our Altair GUI standards, and sample code for creating those examples.
  - Base Widgets
    - hwtk::button
      Widget that issues a command when pressed.
    - hwtk::checkbutton
      On/off widget
    - hwtk::choosedirentry
      Entry with browse button that pops up a dialog for the user to select a dialog.
    - hwtk::colorbutton
      Button with popdown color pallet.
    - hwtk::combobox
      Text field with popdown selection list.
    - hwtk::entry
      Editable text field widget.
    - hwtk::frame
      Simple container widget.
    - hwtk::hyperlink
      Displays a hypertext string and/or image. Widget that issues a command when pressed.
    - hwtk::label
      Displays a text string and/or image.
    - hwtk::labelframe
      Container widget with optional label.
    - hwtk::menu
      Create and manipulate menu widgets.
    - hwtk::menubutton
      Create and manipulate menu widgets.
    - hwtk::notebook
      Multi-pane container widget.
    - hwtk::openfileentry
      Pop up a dialog box for the user to select a file to open or save.
    - hwtk::progressbar
      Show the progress of an ongoing task.
    - hwtk::radiobutton
      Mutually exclusive option widget.
    - hwtk::savefileentry
      Pop up a dialog box for the user to select a file to save.
    - hwtk::scale
      Create and manipulate a scale widget.
    - hwtk::scalerange
      Create and manipulate a scale range widget.
    - hwtk::scrollbar
      Control the viewport of a scrollable widget.
    - hwtk::separator
      Separator bar.
    - hwtk::sizegrip
      Allows the user to resize the containing top level window by pressing and dragging the grip. Also known as a grow box.
    - hwtk::spinbox
      An edit field containing a number, with up and down errors on the right-hand side, which allows the user to increase/decrease the number by a given increment.
    - hwtk::splitframe
      Contains one or more frames, separated by horizontal and/or vertical dividers. The dividers can be repositioned by clicking on them and dragging the mouse.
    - hwtk::statebutton
      Widget containing buttons with an accompanying image which will update based on the selection, to show the state of the widget.
    - hwtk::toolbutton
      Button placed on a toolbar.
  - Compound Widgets
  - Dialogs
  - Miscellaneous
  - Utils
  - Validation
    The -validate, -validatecommand, and -invalidcommand options are used to enable entry widget validation.
  - Specify File Patterns
  - Write a New Custom Widget
    Steps and examples for writing a custom widget using the toolkit.
- Model Identification Tool
  The Model Identification Tool, known as HyperWorks, is a profile in HyperGraph for fitting test data from frequency- and amplitude-dependent bushings to analytical models. The HyperWorks operates in conjunction with HyperGraph, MotionView and MotionSolve to provide you with a comprehensive solution for modeling and analysis.
- Register HVPcontrol
  Register HVPcontrol registers the HVP ActiveX control for HyperView Player.
- HgTrans
  HgTrans translates solver results files from their native file format to Altair Binary Format (ABF). This can be done using the HgTrans GUI or via the HgTrans batch mode.
- HyperWorks Automation Toolkit
  The HyperWorks Automation Toolkit (HWAT) is a collection of functions and widgets that allows an application to quickly assemble HyperWorks automations with minimal effort and maximum portability.
- H3D Validation Tools
  The H3D Validation Tools available in HyperWorks are H3D Info and H3D Validate.
- Uninstall
  Use the Altair Simulation Products Uninstaller to remove all files from the installation directory.

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Altair Simulation

2021.2

Home
Altair Simulation Tools
Administrative tools to customize your Altair Simulation installation.
HyperWorks GUI Toolkit
The Altair GUI Toolkit is a resource tool for coding Tcl/Tk dialogs. It contains documentation of the HyperWorks commands, demo pages that illustrate our Altair GUI standards, and sample code for creating those examples.
Base Widgets

What's New
Altair Simulation Introduction
Tutorials
Altair Simulation Tools

Base Widgets

hwtk::button
Widget that issues a command when pressed.
hwtk::checkbutton
On/off widget
hwtk::choosedirentry
Entry with browse button that pops up a dialog for the user to select a dialog.
hwtk::colorbutton
Button with popdown color pallet.
hwtk::combobox
Text field with popdown selection list.
hwtk::entry
Editable text field widget.
hwtk::frame
Simple container widget.
hwtk::hyperlink
Displays a hypertext string and/or image. Widget that issues a command when pressed.
hwtk::label
Displays a text string and/or image.
hwtk::labelframe
Container widget with optional label.
hwtk::menu
Create and manipulate menu widgets.
hwtk::menubutton
Create and manipulate menu widgets.
hwtk::notebook
Multi-pane container widget.
hwtk::openfileentry
Pop up a dialog box for the user to select a file to open or save.
hwtk::progressbar
Show the progress of an ongoing task.
hwtk::radiobutton
Mutually exclusive option widget.
hwtk::savefileentry
Pop up a dialog box for the user to select a file to save.
hwtk::scale
Create and manipulate a scale widget.
hwtk::scalerange
Create and manipulate a scale range widget.
hwtk::scrollbar
Control the viewport of a scrollable widget.
hwtk::separator
Separator bar.
hwtk::sizegrip
Allows the user to resize the containing top level window by pressing and dragging the grip. Also known as a grow box.
hwtk::spinbox
An edit field containing a number, with up and down errors on the right-hand side, which allows the user to increase/decrease the number by a given increment.
hwtk::splitframe
Contains one or more frames, separated by horizontal and/or vertical dividers. The dividers can be repositioned by clicking on them and dragging the mouse.
hwtk::statebutton
Widget containing buttons with an accompanying image which will update based on the selection, to show the state of the widget.
hwtk::toolbutton
Button placed on a toolbar.

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