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HWC Console
Record playback workflows in the application.
Work with the HWC Console

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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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Work with the HWC Console

Launch the HWC Console

From the View menu, select HWC Console to display the console.

Figure 1. HWC Console Entry Point

HWC Console Features

The HWC Console is docked below the modeling window, like the Tcl Console, and displays in a split mode with the Message Log to the right.

Figure 2. HWC Console and Message Log

Supported commands are logged in the command history and in the hw_command.log file. For more information, see Error Messages.

The HWC Console right-mouse button context menu contains the following options:

Clear: Clears the command history.
Copy: Copies the selected commands from the command history.
Copy to Tcl: Copies all HWC commands from the command history in the Tcl syntax to the clipboard.
Copy to Python: Copies all HWC commands from the command history in the Python syntax to the clipboard.
Log to HWC File: Turns on/off logging commands into the HWC log file. This feature is turned off by default.
Log to Tcl File: Turns on/off logging Tcl commands into the Tcl log file. This feature is turned off by default.
Log to Python File: Turns on/off logging Python commands into the Tcl log file. This feature is turned off by default.

Copying multiple commands from a file or the command history pastes and separates them with the pipe symbol, "|".

Use the arrow keys to scroll through the commands. The moment a command is highlighted in the command history it is displayed in the command line.

Multiple commands can be highlighted using Shift+LMB or Ctrl+LMB.