Learn how to start applications on Windows and Linux.
Start Applications on Windows
Startup options can be supplied to the
application by modifying the shortcuts, or creating new ones, and adding the required
options.
These instructions apply to HyperGraph,
HyperMesh, HyperView,
and MotionView.
Select Altair2023 > <Product Name> from the Start menu.
The Startup dialog opens. Figure 1.
Do one of the following:
Option
Description
Create a New Session
Using the pane on the left:
Select a client and a profile.
Set the start-in directory.
Click Create Session.
Open a Recent Session
The Recent Sessions tab lists the recently opened HyperMesh model (.hm),
session (.mvw), and MotionView model (.mdl)
files. Pick a file to open the session directly and set the client and
profile associated with that file.
Optional: Check Don't show this again to bypass the
Startup dialog in the future.
Subsequent invokes of a product from the Windows Start Menu will bypass
the Startup dialog and directly invoke the last client set.
You can reactivate the Startup dialog through File > Preferences > Common > Application.
Another way to bypass the Startup dialog
is to activate the hidden shortcuts for individual products in the Windows
Start Menu folder (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Altair <version>).
Unhiding these
shortcuts makes them visible in the Windows Start Menu and allows you to
launch or pin a direct link into a specific client.
Pinning the
product shortcut or an app that was launched with the
Startup dialog always invokes through the
Startup dialog.
Note: The product Startup dialog
is only supported in Windows.
Start Applications on Linux
Launch the system terminal and change to the directory from which the
application should be run.
Enter the full path of the application start script, along with any startup
options.
