HyperStudy

Invoking HyperStudy

Invoking HyperStudy

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You can invoke HyperStudy as a standalone product, run it in batch mode, or from within HyperMesh and MotionView using the Applications menu. The interactive standalone mode can also be accessed through HyperGraph and HyperView using the Applications menu.

HyperStudy runs on the following platforms:

•Windows 64-bit
•Linux 64-bit
•MAC OS X 64-bit

 

hmtoggle_plus1greyRunning in Standalone Mode for HyperWorks

On Windows platforms

From the Start menu, click Programs > Altair HyperWorks > HyperStudy.

You can also drag and drop a .hstx study file into the HyperStudy icon on your desktop to open the study.

 

On PC from the DOS prompt

Run the following executable (where platform is win64):

<install directory>\hst\bin\<platform>\hst.exe [-studyfile "<filename>.xml" options]

 

On Linux platforms

Invoke HyperStudy via hst in <install_dir>/scripts/hst

 

On Mac

From the Applications folder, click AltairHyperWorks > 14.0 > HyperStudy.

You can also open HyperStudy via hst in /Applications/AltairHyperWorks/vXX/altair/scripts/hst.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyRunning in Batch Mode

On Windows platforms

Invoke HyperStudy via hstbatch.exe in <install_dir>/hst/bin/winXX

 

On PC from the DOS prompt

Run the following executable (where platform is win64):

<install directory>\hst\bin\<platform>\hstbatch.exe [-studyfile "<filename>.xml" options]

 

On Linux platforms

Invoke HyperStudy via hstbatch in <install_dir>/scripts/hstbatch

 

On Mac

Invoke HyperStudy via hstbatch in /Applications/AltairHyperWorks/14.0/altair/scripts/hstbatch.

 

For additional information on running in batch mode, see Study Contents.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyHyperStudy Start Options

Option

Argument

Description

Available on

-archivefile

<filename>.zip

Import the specified HyperStudy archive file.

All Platforms

-editfile

<filename>

Launches the HyperStudy editor without having to open HyperStudy entirely.

<filename> is an optional name of the file to open in the editor.

All platforms

-ex

none

Experimental mode (Ctrl-Alt e).

All Platforms

-h or
-help or
-H

none

Executable documentation.

All Platforms

Use -H on LINUX.

-logfile

none

Enable writing of logfile.

All Platforms

-multiexec

number of parallel jobs

Run HyperStudy batch mode with multi-execution option.

All Platforms

-nobg

none

With the option, runs HyperStudy in the foreground and not in the background.

LINUX

-o

filename1

Used in conjunction with unit testing.

All Platforms

-overwrite

none

Overwrite existing files and directories.

All Platforms

-preffile

filename2.mvw

Preferences file for batch _run.

All Platforms

-s

none

Display application status information.

For diagnostic purposes, –v –s can be used in combination to run in dual mode on Windows. On UNIX, use the –nobg –s option when using the HyperWorks startup script.

All Platforms

-studyfile

filename3.xml

Load an XML study file upon opening HyperStudy from the command line.

All Platforms

-v

none

Incrementally adjust the Verbose flag (Ctrl-Alt v).

All Platforms

-wait

none

Pause the console window.

Windows