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HyperWorks Desktop

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  - API Programmer's Guides
    These provide an overview of all additions, updates, and changes to the HyperMesh APIs for each release.
  - Data Names
    Details on the core data that can be queried and manipulated.
  - Ext API
    This API allows external applications to link HyperMesh as a library and provides a limited set of functions and structures to access specific functionality.
  - FE Input Readers
    FE input readers are C programs that read information from ASCII or binary finite element models files into the HyperMesh database.
  - HMASCII
    Details on the HMASCII format and associated commands.
    - Input Format
    - Output Format
    - Commands and Functions
      - 140 more
      - *acceleration()
      - *accelerometers()
        Creates an accelerometer in HMASCII format.
      - *alefsiprojections()
        Creates an alefsiprojection in HMASCII format.
      - *alereferencesystemcurves()
        Creates an alereferencesystemcurve in HMASCII format.
      - *alereferencesystemgroups()
        Creates an alereferencesystemgroup in HMASCII format.
      - *alereferencesystemnodes()
        Creates an alereferencesystemnode in HMASCII format.
      - *alereferencesystemswitches()
        Creates an alereferencesystemswitch in HMASCII format.
      - *alesmoothings()
        Creates an alesmoothing in HMASCII format.
      - *aletanktests()
        Creates an aletanktest in HMASCII format.
      - *altline()
      - *altpoint()
      - *altsurface()
      - *assembly()
      - *assemblycomponent()
      - *attachmentcontrols()
        Creates an attachmentcontrol in HMASCII format.
      - *attachments()
        Creates an attachment in HMASCII format.
      - *attributedouble()
      - *attributedoublearray()
      - *attributedoublearray2d()
      - *attributeentity()
      - *attributeentityarray()
      - *attributeentityarray2d()
      - *attributeint()
      - *attributeintarray()
      - *attributeintarray2d()
      - *attributesforentity()
      - *attributesolverid()
      - *attributestring()
      - *attributestringarray()
      - *bar2()
      - *bar3()
      - *begingeometry()
      - *block()
      - *blockcell()
      - *blockidiv()
      - *blockjdiv()
      - *blockkdiv()
      - *blockwall()
      - *bodies()
        Creates a body in HMASCII format.
      - *boxes()
        Creates a box in HMASCII format.
      - *collections()
        Creates a collection in HMASCII format.
      - *collisions()
        Creates a collision in HMASCII format.
      - *comments()
        Creates a comment in HMASCII format.
      - *component()
        Creates a component in HMASCII format.
      - *configurations()
        Creates a configuration in HMASCII format.
      - *connectorgroups()
        Creates a connectorgroup in HMASCII format.
      - *connectorsets()
        Creates a connectorset in HMASCII format.
      - *constrainedextranodes()
        Creates a constrainedextranode in HMASCII format.
      - *constrainedrigidbodies()
        Creates a constrainedrigidbody in HMASCII format.
      - *constraint()
      - *constraints()
        Creates a mechanism constraint in HMASCII format.
      - *contactbehaviors()
        Creates a contactbehavior in HMASCII format.
      - *contactgroups()
        Creates a contactgroup in HMASCII format.
      - *contactsurfelement()
      - *contactsurfs()
        Starts a contactsurfs block.
      - *controlcard()
        Creates a control card in HMASCII format.
      - *controlvols()
        Starts a control volume block.
      - *controlvols_elemid()
      - *controlvols_refnode()
      - *crosssections()
        Creates a crosssection in HMASCII format.
      - *curve()
      - *curvepoint()
      - *dampings()
        Creates a damping in HMASCII format.
      - *dependentnodes()
      - *designpointmethods()
        Creates a designpointmethod in HMASCII format.
      - *designpoints()
        Creates a designpoint in HMASCII format.
      - *designpointsets()
        Creates a designpointset in HMASCII format.
      - *dictionary()
      - *directmatrixinputs()
        Creates a direct matrix input in HMASCII format.
      - *elementclusters()
        Creates an elementcluster in HMASCII format.
      - *encryptions()
        Creates a encryption in HMASCII format.
      - *endgeometry()
      - *equation()
        Defines an equation load in HMASCII format.
      - *explorations()
        Creates an exploration in HMASCII format.
      - *failures()
        Creates a failure in HMASCII format.
      - *fields()
        Creates a field in HMASCII format.
      - *flux()
        Creates a flux load in HMASCII format.
      - *force()
      - *freebodygroups()
        Creates a freebodygroup in HMASCII format.
      - *freebodysections()
        Creates a freebodysection in HMASCII format.
      - *frictions()
        Creates a friction in HMASCII format.
      - *gap()
        Creates a gap element in HMASCII format.
      - *geometricrepresentations()
        Creates a geometricrepresentation in HMASCII format.
      - *group()
      - *groupcomponentmaster()
      - *groupcomponentslave()
      - *groupmasterbox()
      - *groupmasterset()
      - *groupslavebox()
      - *groupslaveset()
      - *hexa20()
        Creates a hexa20 element in HMASCII format.
      - *hexa8()
        Creates a hexa8 element in HMASCII format.
      - *hm_features()
        Creates a feature in HMASCII format.
      - *hourglass()
        Creates an hourglass in HMASCII format.
      - *ice()
        Creates an IC element in HMASCII format.
      - *icelink()
        Defines the independent nodes for an IC element in HMASCII format.
      - *icoeffs()
        Defines the independent nodes DOF coefficients for an equation load.
      - *idofs()
        Defines the independent nodes degrees of freedom for an equation load.
      - *independentcoeffs()
      - *independentdofs()
      - *independentnodes()
      - *inodes()
        Defines the independent nodes for an equation load.
      - *interfacecomponents()
        Creates an interfacecomponent in HMASCII format.
      - *interfacelinkings()
        Creates an interfacelinking in HMASCII format.
      - *interfacepairlist()
        Defines the interface pairs for a sub-laminate laminate.
      - *interfacepairmax()
        Defines the number of interface pairs assigned to a sub-laminate laminate.
      - *joint_cylindrical()
      - *joint_locking()
      - *joint_planar()
      - *joint_revolute()
      - *joint_spherical()
      - *joint_translational()
      - *joint_universal()
      - *joints()
        Creates a mechanism joint in HMASCII format.
      - *laminateidlist()
        Defines the plies or sub-laminates assigned to a ply laminate or sub-laminate laminate.
      - *laminateidlistmax()
        Defines the number of plies or sub-laminates assigned to a ply laminate or sub-laminate laminate.
      - *laminates()
        Creates a laminate in HMASCII format.
      - *lists()
        Creates a list in HMASCII format.
      - *loadcollector()
        Creates a load collector in HMASCII format.
      - *loadstepgroupsid()
      - *loadstepid()
      - *loadstepobid()
      - *loadsteps()
        Starts a loadsteps output block.
      - *mass()
        Creates a mass element in HMASCII format.
      - *masses()
        Creates a mass entity in HMASCII format.
      - *master3()
        Creates a master3 element in HMASCII format.
      - *master4()
        Creates a master4 element in HMASCII format.
      - *material()
        Creates a material in HMASCII format.
      - *mechanisms()
        Creates a mechanism in HMASCII format.
      - *meshcontrols()
        Creates a meshcontrol in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_date()
        Creates date metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_double()
        Creates double metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_double_array()
        Creates double array metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_entityid()
        Creates entity ID metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_entityid_array()
        Creates entity ID array metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_integer()
        Creates integer metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_integer_array()
        Creates integer array metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_string()
        Creates string metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *metadata_string_array()
        Creates string array metadata in HMASCII format.
      - *modelcheckchecks()
        Creates a model check check in HMASCII format.
      - *modelcheckcorrections()
        Creates a model check correction in HMASCII format.
      - *moment()
      - *node()
      - *outputblockid()
      - *outputblocks()
      - *outputrequests()
        Creates an outputrequest in HMASCII format.
      - *panels()
        Creates a panel in HMASCII format.
      - *parameters()
        Creates a parameter in HMASCII format.
      - *partsets()
        Creates a partset in HMASCII format.
      - *penta15()
        Creates a penta15 element in HMASCII format.
      - *penta6()
        Creates a penta6 element in HMASCII format.
      - *physicalquantities()
        Creates a physicalquantity in HMASCII format.
      - *plies()
        Creates a ply in HMASCII format.
      - *plot()
        Creates a plot in HMASCII format.
      - *plotaxis()
      - *plotborder()
      - *plotbounds()
      - *plotcurve()
      - *plotel()
        Creates a plotel element in HMASCII format.
      - *plotgrid()
      - *plotlabel()
      - *plotlabels()
      - *plotlegend()
      - *plotmode()
      - *plotsubtitle()
      - *plottitle()
      - *plyidlist()
        Defines the entities assigned to a ply.
      - *plyidlistmax()
        Defines the number of entities assigned to a ply.
      - *positions()
        Creates a position in HMASCII format.
      - *pressure()
      - *pretensioners()
        Creates a pretensioner in HMASCII format.
      - *property()
        Creates a property in HMASCII format.
      - *pyramid13()
        Creates a pyramid13 element in HMASCII format.
      - *pyramid5()
        Creates a pyramid5 element in HMASCII format.
      - *quad4()
        Creates a quad4 element in HMASCII format.
      - *quad8()
        Creates a quad8 element in HMASCII format.
      - *rbe3()
        Creates an RBE3 element in HMASCII format.
      - *regions()
        Creates a region in HMASCII format.
      - *responses()
        Creates a response in HMASCII format.
      - *results()
        Creates a result in HMASCII format.
      - *retractors()
        Creates a retractor in HMASCII format.
      - *rigid()
        Creates a rigid element in HMASCII format.
      - *rigidbodies()
        Creates a rigidbody in HMASCII format.
      - *rigidlink()
        Creates a rigidlink element in HMASCII format.
      - *rigidwall()
        Creates a rigid wall group in HMASCII format.
      - *rigidwallgeometry()
        Adds geometry to a rigid wall group in HMASCII format.
      - *rigidwallmotion()
      - *rigidwalls()
        Creates a rigidwall in HMASCII format.
      - *rod()
        Creates a rod element in HMASCII format.
      - *seatbeltcontrolpoints()
        Creates a seatbeltcontrolpoint in HMASCII format.
      - *seatbelts()
        Creates a seatbelt in HMASCII format.
      - *sequences()
        Creates a sequence in HMASCII format.
      - *set()
        Creates a set in HMASCII format.
      - *setid()
        Adds entities to a set in HMASCII format.
      - *setrigidlink()
      - *shape3ds()
        Creates a shape3d in HMASCII format.
      - *slave1()
        Creates a slave1 element in HMASCII format.
      - *slave3()
        Creates a slave3 element in HMASCII format.
      - *slave4()
        Creates a slave4 element in HMASCII format.
      - *sliprings()
        Creates a slipring in HMASCII format.
      - *solvermasses()
        Creates a solvermass in HMASCII format.
      - *solversubmodels()
        Creates a solver submodel in HMASCII format.
      - *spring()
        Creates a spring element in HMASCII format.
      - *spring3()
        Creates a spring3 element in HMASCII format.
      - *spring4()
        Creates a spring4 element in HMASCII format.
      - *structuralproperties()
        Creates a structuralproperty in HMASCII format.
      - *studies()
        Creates a study in HMASCII format.
      - *subsystemconfigurations()
        Creates a subsystemconfiguration in HMASCII format.
      - *subsystems()
        Creates a subsystem in HMASCII format.
      - *subsystemsets()
        Creates a subsystemset in HMASCII format.
      - *symmetrypivots()
        Creates a symmetrypivot in HMASCII format.
      - *system()
        Creates a system in HMASCII format.
      - *systemcollector()
        Creates a system collector in HMASCII format.
      - *tablecolumnend()
        Ends the data definition of a column in a table in HMASCII format.
      - *tablecolumnlabels()
        Defines the column labels of a table in HMASCII format.
      - *tablecolumnstart()
        Starts the data definition of a column in a table in HMASCII format.
      - *tablecolumntypes()
        Defines the column types of a table in HMASCII format.
      - *tablecolumnvalues()
        Sets the value of a cell in a table in HMASCII format.
      - *tables()
        Starts a tables block.
      - *tables_end()
        Ends a table in HMASCII format.
      - *tag()
        Creates a tag in HMASCII format.
      - *tagdescription()
        Assigns a text description to a tag in HMASCII format.
      - *temperature()
      - *terminations()
        Creates a termination in HMASCII format.
      - *tetra10()
        Creates a tetra10 element in HMASCII format.
      - *tetra4()
        Creates a tetra4 element in HMASCII format.
      - *timestepcontrols()
        Creates a timestepcontrol in HMASCII format.
      - *title()
      - *titleanchor()
      - *titleborder()
      - *transformations()
        Creates a transformation in HMASCII format.
      - *tria3()
        Creates a tria3 element in HMASCII format.
      - *tria6()
        Creates a tria6 element in HMASCII format.
      - *valuesforentity()
        Defines a data names block for new-style HyperMesh entities in HMASCII format.
      - *vectorcollector()
        Creates a vector collector in HMASCII format.
      - *vectorentity()
      - *velocity()
      - *weld()
        Creates a weld element in HMASCII format.
      - *weldlines()
        Creates a weldline in HMASCII format.
      - *xelem()
        Creates an xelem element in HMASCII format.
      - Deprecated HMASCII Commands
      - Undocumented HMASCII Commands
  - Scripts
    This section contains details on general HyperWorks Desktop scripting concepts, along with documentation on the Tcl commands that can be used to query and modify the database and GUI.
  - Solver Templates
    Solver templates are ASCII data files containing HyperMesh Template Language Commands and HyperMesh Template Language Functions.
- 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

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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.
HyperMesh
HMASCII
Details on the HMASCII format and associated commands.
Commands and Functions
Deprecated HMASCII Commands

What's New
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Deprecated HMASCII Commands

Deprecated Commands	New Commands to Use
*optitableentrs()	*tables()
*optitableentrs_end()	*tables_end()

See Also

Undocumented HMASCII Commands

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