Introduction to HyperWorks

Running HyperWorks on Windows

Running HyperWorks on Windows

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Running HyperWorks on Windows

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The installation process creates a HyperWorks group under All Programs on the Start menu for Windows 7 and under the Apps menu under Windows 8.1 or 10. The default name of the group can be changed during installation. Most applications can be started using the following instructions.

To run a HyperWorks product:

1.From the Start menu, select All Programs (on Windows 8.1/10 you will need to go to the All Apps menu).
2.Click Altair HyperWorks 2017 (or the name defined during installation).
3.Select the name of the program you want to run.

 

To change the default working directory on Windows:

For Windows 7/8.1/10, the default working directory specified by a HyperWorks application is: %USERPROFILE%\Documents.

1.Go to
a.For Windows 7, Start > All Programs > Altair HyperWorks 2017 (64-bit)
b.For Windows 8.1/10, Start Menu Screen > All Apps (bottom left of screen there will be an arrow pointing down) > Altair HyperWorks 2017 (64-bit)
2.Right-click the HyperWorks application for which you want to set the working directory. On Windows 8.1/10 select Open file location then right-click on the shortcut of the HyperWorks application you wish to change.
3.From the menu, select Properties.
4.Select the Shortcut tab.
5.In the Start in text box, enter the explicit path name of the folder from which you want to run the HyperWorks application.
6.Click OK. Your user files are created in the directory specified in Step 5.

For example, if you had selected HyperMesh, command.tcl, and hmmenu.set would go to this directory.

Note:If you create a shortcut directly from the <install directory>\application\bin directory, the start in directory of the shortcut will be from that directory as well.  We recommend that you change the start in path to: "%userprofile%\Documents" or any directory you prefer.

 

Applications that run in batch mode

The following table provides some examples of batch applications and their input file requirements.  The details of how to run an application in batch mode can be found in the help of individual applications.

Application

Script Name

Required Input file

RADIOSS 1 Step

hfsol.bat

Use base name of .parm file

HyperMesh batch

hmbatch.exe

-cfilename.cmf
or
-tcl <tcl_filename>

HyperStudy

hstbatch.exe

<filename>.xml

MotionSolve

motionsolve.bat

filename.xml
or
filename.acf (adams command file)

Ossmooth

ossmooth

.oss file

OptiStruct

optistruct.bat

File in Bulk format (.fem file)

BatchMesher

hw-batchmesh

CAD input file

RADIOSS

radioss.bat

File in Block or Engine format (.rad)

To launch a batch application:

From the DOS prompt, enter application script name followed by the command option.

For example:

<local drive>:\<Altair_Home>\hwsolvers\scripts\optistruct.bat [option]

See the help for more details and options for running in batch mode. Use the Index tab to locate Batch Mode in the HyperView, MotionView, and HyperGraph help, and the HyperStudy help. For OptiStruct, see Running OptiStruct.