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Tcl/Tk classes for the following Altair HyperWorks applications.
HyperGraph 2D
pltIAnimationCursor Class
pltIAnimationCursor SetThickness
Sets the thickness of the animation cursor.

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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
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    Tcl/Tk classes for the following Altair HyperWorks applications.
    - Framework
    - MotionView
    - HyperView
    - HyperGraph 2D
      - pltIAdvancedDrawControl Class
      - pltIAnimationCursor Class
        pltIAnimationCursor GetStyle
        Gets the style of the animation cursor.
        pltIAnimationCursor GetThickness
        Gets the thickness of the animation cursor.
        pltIAnimationCursor GetUseCurveColor
        Determines if the color of the animation cursor is the same as the curve it is on.
        pltIAnimationCursor GetUseCurveStyle
        Determines whether the style of the animation cursor bar (if it has a bar) is the same as the curve.
        pltIAnimationCursor GetWindowHeight
        Gets the height (a percentage of the window) of the animation cursor bar.
        pltIAnimationCursor SetStyle
        Sets the style of the animation cursor.
        pltIAnimationCursor SetThickness
        Sets the thickness of the animation cursor.
        pltIAnimationCursor SetUseCurveColor
        Determines if the color of the animation cursor is the same as the curve it is on.
        pltIAnimationCursor SetUseCurveStyle
        Determines if the style of the animation cursor bar (if it has a bar) is the same as the curve.
        pltIAnimationCursor SetWindowHeight
        Sets the height (a percentage of the window) of the animation cursor bar.
      - pltIAxis Class
      - pltIBuildPlotsCtrl Class
      - pltICursor Class
      - pltICurve Class
      - pltICurveComplex Class
      - pltIDataAttribute Class
      - pltIDatum Class
      - pltIDrawControl Class
      - pltIEdit Class
      - pltIExportCtrl Class
      - pltILegend Class
      - pltIMacro Class
      - pltINote Class
      - pltIPlot Class
      - pltIPlotManager Class
      - pltIStatisticsTemplate Class
      - pltITitle Class
      - pltIVector Class
      - pltIVectorComplex Class
      - pltIViewControl Class
      - pulIAxis Class
      - pulIDataExtractor Class
      - pulIDataGroup Class
      - pulIMacro Class
      - pulIMacroParameter Class
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    - MediaView
    - TextView
    - HgTrans
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  Record playback workflows in the application.
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- HyperMesh
- MotionView
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
- Script and Model Library
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pltIAnimationCursor SetThickness

Sets the thickness of the animation cursor.

Syntax

pltIAnimationCursor_handle SetThickness thickness

Application

Tcl Modify

Description

This command sets the thickness of the bar of the animation cursor. If the animation cursor is a square (“no bar”), the thickness will not show up in the GUI (since there is no bar to change the thickness of). However, the thickness will still be changed.

Inputs

thickness: A number from 0 to 10 that corresponds with a specific thickness. Depending on the thickness that you want, you must input different numbers.

Example

hwi GetSessionHandle sess;
sess GetProjectHandle proj;
proj GetPageHandle p1 1;
p1 GetWindowHandle w1 1;
w1 GetClientHandle plot;
plot GetAnimationCursorHandle ach;
ach SetThickness 5;

Errors

Success (0) or an error message is returned.

Keywords

Tcl

Animation Cursor

Modify