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Record playback workflows in the application.
Command Files

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Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running applications in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
- Extensions
  Extensions are programs integrated with the application to enhance or extend the user experience.
- External Readers and Altair Binary Format
  Altair Binary Format (ABF) is the standard binary format read by the program. A library called abflib allows you to create files in ABF.
- Generic ASCII Reader
  A generic ASCII reader is now available which allows you to bring custom results directly into HyperView. The Altair ASCII format is useful for reading the results of any in-house or propriety codes which are saved in a generic format.
- Batch Mode
  Batch mode allows you perform a series of operations outside the program interface.
- External Resources
  External resources can be registered in preference files, session files, or Templex files. If an external resource is registered in a program session, it is automatically registered in the session file when the session is saved.
- Python API
  The Python API documentation for HyperMesh applications.
- Tcl/Tk Commands
  The application's scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
- Translators
  Translators are utilities that are run from the command line of the operating system to convert various types of files into different formats.
- Result Math
  XML commands in the Result Math Module.
- HWC Console
  Record playback workflows in the application.
- HyperMesh Report
- Task Manager
  Use the Task Manager to load an XML file that defines tasks and their attributes.
- HyperMesh
- MotionView
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
- Script and Model Library
  The Script and Model Library is a database of freely accessible scripts and models posted by users and Altair engineers.

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Command Files

The HWC log file contains a record of the HWC Console activity. It can be turned on/off using the Log to File context menu option in the HWC Console.

Alternative, you can record the HWC commands in Tcl syntax into a Tcl file, where the HWC commands have the “hwc” wrapper as a prefix. The file location is handled as it is for the HWC command file (see HWC Command File Location).

HWC Command File Location

The default filename for the HWC log file is hw_command.hwc. This file is saved by default to your working directory if you select the Log to HWC File option. Use the environment variable HW_COMMANDFILE_DIR to change the default save location.

Use the following options to change the environment variable HW_COMMANDFILE_MODE:

Append: Any existing command file is appended (default).
Overwrite: Any existing command file is overwritten instead of appended.
Unique: A new command file is generated with the name hw_command_<timestamp>_<username>.hwc.

Figure 1. HWC Command Files with HW_COMMANDFILE_MODE=unique