HyperWorks Desktop

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Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
HyperWorks Desktop
Tcl/Tk Commands
The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
Tcl/Tk Commands
Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
HyperView
poITracingCtrl Class

What's New
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Display Controls
Session Navigation
Publish Sessions
Parameterize Report Templates
Workflow Automation
HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides

2021

HyperWorks Desktop

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks Desktop 2021.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks Desktop functionality with interactive tutorials.
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Start HyperWorks Desktop and configure the applications.
Manage Files and Data
Learn how to create, open, import and save models.
Display Controls
Control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
Session Navigation
Use the Session Browser to view the current session and all the pages and windows it contains in a hierarchical display.
Publish Sessions
Publish your HyperWorks Desktop session to HTML, PowerPoint, or Report files.
Parameterize Report Templates
Use the Parameters Browser to parameterize the contents of a session file or report template and automate a variety of analysis processes.
Workflow Automation
Automate common workflows using the Process Manager or Automate tool.
HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
Explore, organize and manage your personal data, collaborate in teams, and connect to other data sources, such as corporate PLM systems to access CAD data or publish simulation data.
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides
Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
- HyperWorks Desktop
  - 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.
  - Tcl/Tk Commands
    The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
    - Program with HyperWorks APIs for Beginners
      APIs can be used to perform various actions in HyperWorks. For example, the AddPage API can be used to add a page within the project.
    - Object Hierarchy
      Overview of object hierarchy for HyperView, HyperGraph, HyperWorks Desktop, MotionView, MediaView and TextView.
    - Tcl/Tk Classes
      Links to the introductory pages for the Tcl/Tk commands that can be used in HyperView, MotionView, HyperGraph, HyperGraph 3D, TextView and MediaView.
    - Script Use Cases
      Examples of script uses cases.
    - Tcl/Tk Example
      Learn more about Tcl/Tk with this basic example.
    - Program with HyperWorks Tcl/Tk Command Tutorials
      Learn more about programming with HyperWorks Tcl/Tk commands with this tutorial.
    - Tcl/Tk Commands
      Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
      - HyperWorks Desktop
      - MotionView
      - HyperView
        
        Hotspot Finder API Structure
        
        Upfront Data Loader APIs
        
        poI3DViewCtrl Class
        
        poIAdvancedQuery Class
        
        poIAssembly Class
        
        poIBestView Class
        
        poICFD Class
        
        poICFD_rake Class
        
        poICollisionCtrl Class
        
        poICollisionSet Class
        
        poIComplexCtrl Class
        
        poIComponent Class
        
        poIContourCtrl Class
        
        poIExplosion Class
        
        poIFBDCtrl Class
        
        poIFLDCtrl Class
        
        poIGraphicMaterial Class
        
        poIImagePlaneCtrl Class
        
        poIImagePlane Class
        
        poIIsoValueCtrl Class
        
        poILayerFilter Class
        
        poILegend Class
        
        poIMeasure Class
        
        poIModel Class
        
        poINote Class
        
        poIPart Class
        
        poIPartAssembly Class
        
        poIPost Class
        
        poIPostManager Class
        
        poIQueryCtrl Class
        
        poIQueryDistanceRule Class
        
        poIQueryExpressionRule Class
        
        poIQueryExtremeRule Class
        
        poIQueryIgnoreElemTypeRule Class
        
        poIQueryIterator Class
        
        poIQueryRule Class
        
        poIQuerySetRule Class
        
        poIRenderOptions Class
        
        poIResultCtrl Class
        
        poIResultMathCtrl Class
        
        poIScalarDefine Class
        
        poIScaleCtrl Class
        
        poISCL Class
        
        poISection Class
        
        poISelectionSet Class
        
        poIStressLinearizationCtrl Class
        
        poISubcase Class
        
        poISweepCtrl Class
        
        poISymmetry Class
        
        poISystem Class
        
        poISystemCtrl Class
        
        poITensorCtrl Class
        
        poITensorDefine Class
        
        poITextAttribute Class
        
        poITracingCtrl Class
        
        poITracingCtrl AddEntity
        Adds an entity to the tracing control.
        
        poITracingCtrl AddNode
        Adds a node to the tracing control.
        
        poITracingCtrl AddPart
        Adds a part to the tracing control.
        
        poITracingCtrl AddSimStepToList
        Adds a simulation step index to the list of simulation steps that are traced.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetBaseTime
        Gets the base time of the line tracing.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetColor
        Gets the node trace line color.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetEntityColor
        Gets the entity color.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetEntityList
        Gets the list of node's that are being traced.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetEntityTypeList
        Gets the available entity types.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetLineColor
        Gets the node trace line color.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetLineNodeList
        Gets the list of nodes that are being used for line tracing.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetLineThickness
        Gets the node trace line thickness.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetMode
        Gets the node trace mode.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetModeList
        Gets the valid list node/component trace modes.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetNodeList
        Gets the list of nodes that are being traced.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetNumberOfEntities
        Gets the number of entities of the given type.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetNumberOfSteps
        Gets the node trace number of steps.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetPartList
        Gets the list of part IDs that are being traced.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetSimStepList
        Gets the list of simulation traced steps.
        
        poITracingCtrl GetThickness
        Gets the node trace line thickness.
        
        poITracingCtrl RemoveEntity
        Removes an entity from the tracing control.
        
        poITracingCtrl RemoveNode
        Removes a node from the tracing control.
        
        poITracingCtrl RemovePart
        Removes a part from the tracing control.
        
        poITracingCtrl RemoveSimStepFromList
        Removes a simulation step index from the list of simulation steps that are traced.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetColor
        Sets the node trace line color.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetEntityColor
        Sets the entity color.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetLineColor
        Sets the node trace line color.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetLineThickness
        Sets the node trace line thickness.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetMode
        Sets the node trace mode.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetNumberOfSteps
        Sets the number of traced steps.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetSimSteps
        Sets the entity color.
        
        poITracingCtrl SetThickness
        Sets the node trace line thickness.
        
        poITrackingSystem Class
        
        poIVectorCtrl Class
        
        poIVectorDefine Class
      - HyperGraph 2D
      - HyperGraph 3D
      - MediaView
      - TextView
      - HgTrans
      - TableView
  - 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.
  - HyperWorks Record and Playback
    Record playback workflows in HyperView.
- HyperWorks Report
- HyperMesh
- MotionView
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
- Script Exchange
  The Script Exchange is a database of freely accessible scripts posted by users and Altair engineers.

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HyperWorks Desktop

2021

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HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides
Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running HyperWorks in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
HyperWorks Desktop
Tcl/Tk Commands
The HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
Tcl/Tk Commands
Tcl/Tk classes for the following HyperWorks Desktop applications.
HyperView
poITracingCtrl Class

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Manage Files and Data
Display Controls
Session Navigation
Publish Sessions
Parameterize Report Templates
Workflow Automation
HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guides

poITracingCtrl Class

Note: See the Tracing topic in the HyperView User's Guide for additional information.

poITracingCtrl AddEntity
Adds an entity to the tracing control.
poITracingCtrl AddNode
Adds a node to the tracing control.
poITracingCtrl AddPart
Adds a part to the tracing control.
poITracingCtrl AddSimStepToList
Adds a simulation step index to the list of simulation steps that are traced.
poITracingCtrl GetBaseTime
Gets the base time of the line tracing.
poITracingCtrl GetColor
Gets the node trace line color.
poITracingCtrl GetEntityColor
Gets the entity color.
poITracingCtrl GetEntityList
Gets the list of node's that are being traced.
poITracingCtrl GetEntityTypeList
Gets the available entity types.
poITracingCtrl GetLineColor
Gets the node trace line color.
poITracingCtrl GetLineNodeList
Gets the list of nodes that are being used for line tracing.
poITracingCtrl GetLineThickness
Gets the node trace line thickness.
poITracingCtrl GetMode
Gets the node trace mode.
poITracingCtrl GetModeList
Gets the valid list node/component trace modes.
poITracingCtrl GetNodeList
Gets the list of nodes that are being traced.
poITracingCtrl GetNumberOfEntities
Gets the number of entities of the given type.
poITracingCtrl GetNumberOfSteps
Gets the node trace number of steps.
poITracingCtrl GetPartList
Gets the list of part IDs that are being traced.
poITracingCtrl GetSimStepList
Gets the list of simulation traced steps.
poITracingCtrl GetThickness
Gets the node trace line thickness.
poITracingCtrl RemoveEntity
Removes an entity from the tracing control.
poITracingCtrl RemoveNode
Removes a node from the tracing control.
poITracingCtrl RemovePart
Removes a part from the tracing control.
poITracingCtrl RemoveSimStepFromList
Removes a simulation step index from the list of simulation steps that are traced.
poITracingCtrl SetColor
Sets the node trace line color.
poITracingCtrl SetEntityColor
Sets the entity color.
poITracingCtrl SetLineColor
Sets the node trace line color.
poITracingCtrl SetLineThickness
Sets the node trace line thickness.
poITracingCtrl SetMode
Sets the node trace mode.
poITracingCtrl SetNumberOfSteps
Sets the number of traced steps.
poITracingCtrl SetSimSteps
Sets the entity color.
poITracingCtrl SetThickness
Sets the node trace line thickness.

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