Toolbars

Toolbars provides quick access to commonly used features. There are two types of toolbars - HyperWorks Desktop toolbars, and those that are specific to the client that is currently active. HyperWorks Desktop toolbars are static and will not change, regardless of which application is active. Client toolbars will update to fit the active window.

Turning Toolbars On and Off

Toolbars can be turned on or off from the View menu. A check mark indicates that a toolbar is currently displayed. Clicking an item in the Toolbars sub-menu toggles the state between "on" and "off".

Docking Toolbars

Toolbars can be moved and "docked" to any of several possible locations inside the user environment. Each toolbar has a toolbar handle, used to drag a toolbar on (docked) or off (undocked) a toolbar area.

The mouse pointer changes to a to indicate that you are over the toolbar handle.

To move a toolbar, simply click-and-drag the handle to the new location that you wish the toolbar to reside. In order for a toolbar to dock, it must be "dropped" over a valid toolbar area. To dock a toolbar on a toolbar area that is currently collapsed (that is, there are no toolbars currently shown in that area) release the mouse button where the toolbar area would be if it were expanded.

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You can also drop a toolbar onto a non-toolbar area. In this case, the toolbar becomes a separate window unto itself. This gives you more flexibility as to where to place the toolbar, and you can quickly turn the toolbar off by "closing" the window instead of using the View menu. This window can be moved just like any other. To re-integrate it into the HyperWorks environment, drag-and-drop the toolbar handle (not the window's title bar) into a valid toolbar area inside the window.

This toolbar is standard throughout HyperWorks Desktop. It's functions work similarly, but some options may be disabled, depending on the application you are using.

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Button	Function	Behavior
/ / / /	New	Opens a new FE model, session, plot, table, media file, or document file.
/ / /	Open	Opens an existing model, session, plot, media or document file.
/ /	Save	Saves a session, model or document file.
/ / / /	Import	Imports FE models, sessions, solver decks, geometry, connectors or markers.
/ / / / /	Export	Exports models, solver decks, geometry, connectors, curves, text or markers.
/	Publish session to PowerPoint or HTML	Opens the Publishing PowerPoint dialog. Opens the Publish Session file browser, which allows you to publish your session to an HTML file.
	User profile	Opens the User Profiles dialog.
/ / /	Load	Loads results, preferences, template files or the Metadata Table.

HyperWorks applications can be selected from the Client Selector toolbar. Click the Client Selector icon on the left-most end of the toolbar to select HyperMesh, HyperView, HyperGraph 2D, HyperGraph 3D, MotionView, MediaView, TextView, and TableView. The toolbars, view controls, and menu bars change based on the application you select.

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Client Selector menu

The following page controls are displayed for all applications and are used to manage pages, change page layouts, and manipulate individual windows.

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Button	Function	Behavior
/	Add page / Delete page	Adds a page to the end of the current session page and makes it the active page. Deletes the current page and makes the next page the active page.
	Window layout	Sets the current page window layout to the icon selected from the drop down menu.
/	Expand/Reduce Windows	Expands the active window to full screen, or reduces the expanded window to normal page layout. When one is selected, the other icon immediately becomes the only available option.
	Left Only	Displays the Pick Target dialog, and swaps the current window with selected option.
/	Window Synchronization	Displays the Select Windows to Synchronize dialog. Choose the windows to sync, and then select the Stop Windows Synchronization icon.

For additional page display information see the Page Display and Navigation Area topic.

The Page Edit toolbar contains functions that can be used for manipulating the various pages.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	Cut window	Cuts out the currently selected window.
/	Copy window / page	Copies the selection to the current cursor location.
/	Paste window / page	Pastes the selection to the current cursor location.
/	Overlay window / page	Overlays the selected window or page.

Use the Animation toolbar to control the animation without the presence of the Animation Controls panel. You can use the toolbar to control the animation when you switch to a full screen to view your model and the animation controls icon on the toolbar is no longer visible. From the View menu, select Toolbars > HyperWorks > Animation to turn on/off the display of the animation controls.

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Animation toolbar

Button	Function	Behavior
/ /	Set the animation mode	Choose from either transient animation mode, modal animation mode, or linear animation mode.
	Rewind	Rewinds the animation to the beginning of the sequence.
	Rewind	Rewinds the animation in increments.
	Play	Starts the animation play.
	Fast forward	Forwards the animation play quickly, in increments.
	Fast forward	Forwards the animation to the end of the segment.
	Animation options	Opens the Animation Controls panel.

The Standard Views toolbar provides shortcuts to commonly used viewing angles.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	Fit Model	Fits the model to the screen.
	Previous View	Set the view as the previous view.
	XY Top Plane View	Set the view to the xy top plane.
	XY Bottom Plane View	Set the view to the xy bottom plane.
	XZ Left Plane View	Set the view to the xz left plane.
	XZ Right Plane View	Set the view to the xz right plane.
	YZ Rear Plane View	Set the view to the yz rear plane.
	YZ Front Plane View	Set the view to the yz front view.
	Isometric view	Set the view to the isometric view.
	Reverse view	Set the view to the "reverse" of the current view.
	User views	Set/Retrieve the currently memorized user view.

The following options are available on the Report toolbar.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	Open Report Template	Opens a report template.
	Save Report	Saves the file as a report template.
	Open Report Panel	Shortcut to Report panel.

The 3D View Control toolbar provides enhanced options when viewing models in 3D.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	Zoom	Zoom in/out with a factor of 2x
	Circle/Dynamic Zoom	Left-click: Circle zoom mode Right-click: Dynamic zoom mode
	Dynamic Rotate/Spin	Left-click: Dynamic rotate mode Right-click: Dynamic spin mode
	Pan	Left-click: Pan mode Right-click: Center model mode
	Rotate Left/Right	Left-click: Rotate left Right-click: Rotate right
	Rotate Up/Down	Left-click: Rotate up Right-click: Rotate down
	Rotate clockwise/counter-clockwise	Left-click: Rotate clockwise Right-click: Rotate counter-clockwise

The 2D View Control toolbar provides enhanced options when viewing models in 2D. This toolbar is only active for HyperGraph 2D.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	Fit	Fit all data within viewable graphics area
		Fit x data only within viewable graphics area
		Fit y data only within viewable graphics area
	Zoom	Left-click: Zoom in Right-click: Zoom out
	Pan horizontal	Left-click: Pan left Right-click: Pan right
	Pan vertical	Left-click: Pan up Right-click: Pan down
	Pan diagonal	Left-click: Pan diagonal upper left Right-click: Pan diagonal upper right
	Pan diagonal	Left-click: Pan diagonal lower left Right-click: Pan diagonal lower right
	Reverse view	Flip x and y data
	User view	Set/Retrieve the currently memorized user view

The following options are available on the Scripting toolbar.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	Create Tcl/Tk script	Start a new HyperMath session.
/	Open Script/ Command file	Open a Tcl/Tk script in HyperMath, or open a command file in a text editor.
	Debug Tcl/Tk script	Prompts you to debug a selected script.
/	Run Tcl/Tk script/ Command file	Opens Run Tcl/Tk script dialog, prompting you to select script to open Run an existing command file
	New HyperMath Script	Start a new HyperMath session with a blank HyperMath script file.
	Open HyperMath Script	Select a HyperMath script to open and edit.
	Debug HyperMath Script	Select a HyperMath script and load HyperMath in debugging mode.
	Templex functions	Opens the Templex functions panel.

The Image Capture toolbar provides options for taking screen shots of various components of the HyperWorks Desktop display. This toolbar will automatically remember the previous file type selected; therefore if during a session the file type is changed (for example, from to JPEG or TIF), subsequent launches of the File Save As dialog will default to the previously set type.

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The Image Capture toolbar is only available on a Windows installation.

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Button	Function	Behavior
	File Toggle Clipboard Toggle	This icon is a toggle between saving the image to a file or saving it to the clipboard. It works with all of the image capture icons below. If your toggle is set to the save to file option, the graphics area is selected and you will be prompted to provide a name and a file type of either .jpg, .png, .tif or .bmp. If you choose to save the image to a clipboard, the graphics area is saved to a clipboard. You can then click Ctrl+v to paste the image somewhere else.
	Capture graphics area	Saves the graphical area to your selected toggle setting.
	Capture panel area	Saves the active panel area to your selected toggle setting.
	Capture dynamic rectangle	Saves your selected area to your selected toggle setting.
	Capture frame area	Saves your entire application frame to your selected toggle setting.
	Capture animation video	Saves a video of the graphical area from start time/angle/step to end time/angle/step depending on current animation settings with given name.
	Capture dynamic rectangle video	Saves a video of the selected area from start time/angle/step to end time/angle/step depending on current animation settings with given name.

HyperMesh toolbars include the following:

•	Checks Toolbar

•	Collectors Toolbar

•	Display Toolbar

•	Visualization Toolbar

•	Patch Checker Toolbar

•	Favorites Toolbar

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Undo-Redo

HyperView toolbars include the following:

•	Annotations

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Display

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Results

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Tools

•	Visualization

•	Visibility Controls

HyperGraph 2D toolbars include the following:

•	Chart Selector

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Curves

•	Annotations

HyperGraph 3D toolbars include the following:

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Curves

•	Annotations

The MotionView toolbars provide you with quick access to some of the most commonly used panels and tools. The following toolbars are available:

•	General Actions

•	Model Check

•	Container Entity

•	Reference Entity

•	Constraint

•	Force Entity

•	Control Entity

•	General MDL Entity

•	Point Macros

•	Other Macros

MediaView toolbars include the following:

•	Annotations

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Tools

TextView toolbars include the following:

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Text

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