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The application's scripting interface is a set of Tcl/Tk commands that follow a simple and consistent syntax.
Tcl/Tk Commands
Tcl/Tk classes for the following Altair HyperWorks applications.
MediaView
vidIVideo Class
vidIVideo GetBackgroundColor
Returns the background color.

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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.
  - Program with APIs for Beginners
    APIs can be used to perform various actions in an application. For example, the AddPage API can be used to add a page within the project.
  - Object Hierarchy
    Overview of object hierarchy for HyperView, HyperGraph, HyperMesh, MotionView, MediaView and TextView.
  - Tcl/Tk Classes
    Links to the introductory pages for the Tcl/Tk commands that can be used in HyperView, MotionView, HyperGraph, HyperGraph 3D, TextView and MediaView.
  - Script Use Cases
    Examples of script uses cases.
  - Tcl/Tk Example
    Learn more about Tcl/Tk with this basic example.
  - Program with Tcl/Tk Command Tutorials
    Learn more about programming with Tcl/Tk commands with this tutorial.
  - Tcl/Tk Commands
    Tcl/Tk classes for the following Altair HyperWorks applications.
    - Framework
    - MotionView
    - HyperView
    - HyperGraph 2D
    - HyperGraph 3D
    - MediaView
      - vidIDisplayCtrl Class
      - vidIMarkerPlot Class
      - vidIMeasurePlot Class
      - vidIMovie Class
      - vidINote Class
      - vidITitle Class
      - vidIVideo Class
        vidIVideo AbortOverlay
        Cancels an overlay after it has been triggered.
        vidIVideo AddMeasure
        Adds a measure object to the associated video.
        vidIVideo AddMovie
        Adds a new video.
        vidIVideo AddNote
        Adds an empty note to the video.
        vidIVideo AddOverlay
        Adds a file to the Overlay Panel list, turning on the file.
        vidIVideo AddTracingMarker
        Adds a traceable marker to the video.
        vidIVideo AdvanceToMeasure
        Changes the timestep on the current page to show given measure.
        vidIVideo Clear
        Clears all data from the video.
        vidIVideo ClearCrosshair
        Sets the display status for the master measure to off.
        vidIVideo ClearMeasure
        Clears the measuring line.
        vidIVideo DeleteAllMeasures
        Deletes all measures from the specified video.
        vidIVideo DeleteMeasure
        Deletes the specified measure object.
        vidIVideo DeleteTracingMarkerByListIndex
        Deletes a tracing marker from the video.
        vidIVideo Draw
        Forces the video to redraw.
        vidIVideo DrawMeasure
        Draws the measuring line.
        vidIVideo ExportTrackerList
        Exports the markers currently defined on the video to a file.
        vidIVideo GetAnnotationLocation
        Finds the location of the annotation.
        vidIVideo GetBackgroundColor
        Returns the background color.
        vidIVideo GetCrosshairPosition
        Gets a string containing the x and y locations of the crosshair cursor.
        vidIVideo GetCStxtColor
        Gets the color used for drawing the text in the user coordinate system symbol.
        vidIVideo GetCSXaxisColor
        Gets the color used for drawing the X axis arrow of the user coordinate system symbol.
        vidIVideo GetCSYaxisColor
        Gets the color used for drawing the Y axis arrow of the user coordinate system symbol.
        vidIVideo GetDisplayTracklineState
        Gets the value of the flag denoting whether or not the marker trace lines will be displayed on the video.
        vidIVideo GetDisplayVideoState
        Gets the value of the flag denoting whether or not the video will be displayed.
        vidIVideo GetEdgeDetection
        Returns the state of edge detection.
        vidIVideo GetFooterHandle
        Gets a handle to a pltITitle interface for the footer.
        vidIVideo GetForegroundColor
        Returns the foreground color.
        vidIVideo GetHeaderHandle
        Gets a handle to a pltITitle interface for the header.
        vidIVideo GetMaxArea
        Returns the state of maximum area display.
        vidIVideo GetMeasureHandle
        Returns the handle to an amfIMeasure object.
        vidIVideo GetMeasurePoint1X
        Returns the x value of the first point in the indexed measure.
        vidIVideo GetMeasurePoint1Y
        Returns the y value of the first point in the indexed measure.
        vidIVideo GetMeasurePoint2X
        Returns the x value of the first point in the indexed measure.
        vidIVideo GetMeasurePoint2Y
        Returns the y value of the first point in the indexed measure.
        vidIVideo GetMeasuresFontHandle
        Returns a font handle.
        vidivideo GetMediaInfoNoteHandle
        Returns the handle to the Media information note of the video.
        vidIVideo GetMovieHandle
        Gets a handle to a loaded movie.
        vidIVideo GetNoteHandle
        Gets a handle to a pltINote interface for the specified note.
        vidIVideo GetNumberOfMeasures
        Returns the number of measures currently added to the selected video.
        vidIVideo GetNumberOfMovies
        Returns the number of movies.
        vidIVideo GetNumberOfNotes
        Returns the number of notes in the video.
        vidIVideo GetOverlayAllWindows
        Determines if the overlay is applied to all windows.
        vidIVideo GetOverlayDuration
        Determines the overlay duration.
        vidIVideo GetOverlayPanelList
        Returns a list of all videos/images and overlays.
        vidIVideo GetOverlayReps
        Determines the number of overlay reps.
        vidIVideo GetOverlayStateList
        Returns a list of overlay states in the order they should be displayed on the Overlay Panel.
        vidIVideo GetPinVideo
        Returns the flag which causes animation of the video to stay fixed at the origin of the user defined coordinate system.
        vidIVideo GetPlotFlag
        Returns the state of a flag which determines if the selected unit system will be used for plotting.
        vidIVideo GetStretch
        Determines whether the video is stretched.
        vidIVideo GetTolerance
        Determines the tolerance.
        vidIVideo GetTimeFrameFontHandle
        Returns a font handle.
        vidIVideo GetTracingMarkerHandle
        Gets a handle to the specified marker, to be used to access the APIs available to markers.
        vidIVideo GetUseUnits
        Gets a flag which indicates whether lengths and annotations of measures to be reported in the user defined units.
        vidIVideo GetUseUnitsForPlot
        Returns the flag indicating if the unit system, if defined, will be used in creating plots for measures and markers.
        vidIVideo GetUseTracking
        Returns a flag specifying whether a coordinate system, if defined, will be used in calculating measures.
        vidIVideo ImportTrackerList
        Imports the markers saved to a marker (*.mark) file to the video.
        vidIVideo IsFilenameShown
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Determines whether the filename is shown.
        vidIVideo IsFramenumberShown
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Determines whether the frame number is shown.
        vidIVideo IsTimestepShown
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Determines whether the time step is shown.
        vidIVideo IsTolerance
        Determines if the tolerance is on.
        vidIVideo MasterMeasureShown
        Returns a flag indicating whether the master measure is displayed on the screen.
        vidIVideo Recenter
        Recenters the video.
        vidIVideo RemoveMovie
        Removes a movie.
        vidIVideo RemoveNote
        Removes the specified note from the video.
        vidIVideo SetActiveMovie
        Sets the active movie.
        vidIVideo SetAnnotationLocation
        Sets the location of the annotation.
        vidIVideo SetBackgroundColor
        Sets the background color.
        vidIVideo SetCrosshairPosition
        Sets the location of the marker.
        vidIVideo SetCStxtColor
        Sets the color used for drawing the text in the user coordinate system symbol.
        vidIVideo SetCSXaxisColor
        Sets the color used for drawing the X axis arrow of the user coordinate system symbol.
        vidIVideo SetCSYaxisColor
        Gets the color used for drawing the Y axis arrow of the user coordinate system symbol.
        vidIVideo SetDisplayTracklineState
        Sets the value of the flag denoting whether or not the marker trace lines will be displayed on the video.
        vidIVideo SetDisplayVideoState
        Sets the value of the flag denoting whether or not the video will be displayed.
        vidIVideo SetDisplayVideoState
        Sets the value of the flag denoting whether or not the video will be displayed.
        vidIVideo SetEdgeDetection
        Sets the state of edge detection.
        vidIVideo SetForegroundColor
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Sets the foreground color.
        vidIVideo SetMaxArea
        Sets the state of the maximum area display.
        vidIVideo SetMB2Flag
        Sets a particular command to the middle mouse button.
        vidIVideo SetMeasurePoint1
        Sets the first point of the measuring line.
        vidIVideo SetMeasurePoint1X
        Sets the x coordinate of the first point of a static measure.
        vidIVideo SetMeasurePoint1Y
        Sets the y coordinate of the first point of a static measure.
        vidIVideo SetMeasurePoint2
        Sets the second point of the measuring line.
        vidIVideo SetMeasurePoint2X
        Sets the x coordinate of the second point of a static measure.
        vidIVideo SetMeasurePoint2Y
        Sets the y coordinate of the second point of a static measure.
        vidIVideo SetMeasureType
        Sets the type of measure.
        vidIVideo SetOverlayAllWindows
        Sets if the overlay is applied to all windows.
        vidIVideo SetOverlayDuration
        Sets the overlay duration.
        vidIVideo SetOverlayReps
        Sets the number of overlay reps.
        vidIVideo SetPinVideo
        Sets a flag which causes animation of the video to stay fixed at the origin of the user defined coordinate system.
        vidIVideo SetPlotFlag
        Sets a flag which determines if the selected unit system will be used for plotting.
        vidIVideo SetStretch
        Sets whether the video is stretched.
        vidIVideo SetTolerance
        Sets the tolerance.
        vidIVideo SetUseUnits
        Sets a flag which causes lengths and annotations of measures to be reported in the user defined units
        vidIVideo SetUseUnitsForPlot
        Sets the flag determining if the unit system, if defined, should be used in creating plots for measures and markers.
        vidIVideo SetUseTracking
        Sets a flag specifying whether a coordinate system, if defined, will be used in calculating measures.
        vidIVideo ShowFilename
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Sets whether the filename is shown.
        vidIVideo ShowFramenumber
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Sets whether the frame number is shown.
        vidIVideo ShowTimestep
        IMPORTANT: This API is now obsolete. Please refer to the topics/reference/tcl/vidivideo_getmediainfonotehandle.html API to achieve this functionality. Sets whether the time step is shown.
        vidIVideo SwapActiveOverlay
        Switches the active video with the overlay video.
        vidIVideo ToggleOverlayState
        Sets a specified overlay to toggle between on and off.
        vidIVideo TriggerOverlay
        Activates the video overlay.
        vidIVideo Unzoom
        Unzooms the video.
        vidIVideo UseTolerance
        Sets if the tolerance is on.
      - vidIViewControl Class
    - TextView
    - HgTrans
    - TableView
    - Postquery Commands
    - Context Commands
    - Framework Commands
- 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.

vidIVideo GetBackgroundColor

Returns the background color.

Syntax

vidIVideo_handle GetBackgroundColor

Application

Tcl Query

Description

Returns an integer from 0 to 63 that specifies the background color.

Errors

None.