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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.
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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
  - tcl
    Report APIs for Altair applications that use Tcl as a scripting language.
- 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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HyperMesh Report

The HyperMesh-Report tool includes report APIs for Altair applications that use Tcl as a scripting language.

The following two main use cases were taken into consideration:

Use case 1: Bypass the full Report user interface and provide a one click solution: This can be done by interactively creating report templates and saving them for later use.; Use Report APIs to launch the Report tool without its user interface or with a very simple custom user interface. You can load a predefined report template, change to a custom Microsoft Office master template, and start report creation on button click.
Use case 2: Add your own Report business logic by creating a custom module: Not finding what you are looking for in the list of Report modules?; Simply use the HyperMesh APIs to extract results out of the HyperMesh session and map them to standard report items.

Refer to API documentation and the example files in the installation directory: <installation directory>\hwdesktop\demos\report.

A Python API will be available in a future release.