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Plot Data in HyperMesh and HyperGraph
Plot data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperGraph.
Plot Data in HyperGraph
HyperGraph is a data analysis and plotting tool with interfaces to many file formats.
Working with Plots
Learn how to manipulate plot data using the Plot Browser and other user interface tools and options.
Axes
Axis attributes, such as labels, color, and scaling, can be edited using the Plot Browser, Entity Editor, or the Axes right-click context menu.
Convert Units
Convert the current unit of measure for a horizontal or vertical axis to another unit of measure.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for Altair HyperWorks 2026.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Tutorials
Learn more about the Altair HyperWorks suite of products with interactive tutorials.
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Start and configure the applications.
Tool Finder
View a list of deprecated panels and their newer, equivalent workflows.
Manage Files and Data
Create, open, import, and save models.
Sessions and Report Templates
Set up sessions and create report templates.
Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
Browsers
Browsers provide a structured view of model data, which you can use to review, modify, create, and manage the contents of a model. In addition to visualization, browsers offer features like search, filtering, and sorting, which enhance your ability to navigate and interact with the model data.
Sketching
Create and edit 2D parametric sketch geometry.
Topology
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
FE Geometry
FE geometry is topology on top of mesh, meaning CAD and mesh exist as a single entity. The purpose of FE geometry is to add vertices, edges, surfaces, and solids on FE models which have no CAD geometry.
Meshing and Elements
Explore the different types of mesh you can create in HyperMesh and create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.
Model Build and Assembly
Create, organize, and manage parts and subsystems.
Composites
HyperMesh composites modeling.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Morph
Rapidly change the shape of the FE mesh without severely sacrificing the mesh quality.
Skeleton Modeling
Create a reduced ordered model to facilitate optimization at the concept phase.
Design Space
Workflow to support topology optimization model build and setup.
Optimization
Setup an Optimization in HyperMesh.
Design Explorer
Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.
Validate
Validate the model built before running solver analysis.
Analyze
Models require loads and boundary conditions in order to represent the various physics and/or physical equivalents to bench and in-use testing.
Axisymmetry
Reduce a full 3D model with axisymmetric surfaces while accounting for imperfections.
Concept Modeling
Tools and workflows that are dedicated to rapidly creating new parts for specific use cases, or amending existing parts. The current capabilities are focused on stiffening parts.
Crash and Safety
Tools used for crash and safety analysis.
Airbag
Use airbag folder utilities and export a resulting airbag in a Radioss deck.
Aerospace
Essential utility tools developed using HyperMesh-Tcl.
Aeroelasticity
Import an aeroelastic finite element model with Nastran Bulk Data format.
Certification
Framework to plug certification methods to assess margin of safety from the model and result information.
PhysicsAI
Use PhysicsAI to build fast predictive models from CAE data. PhysicsAI can be trained on data with any physics or remeshing and without design variables.
Results Data in HyperMesh and HyperView
Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.
Developer
The Developer ribbon contains tools for automation and customization.
Plot Data in HyperMesh and HyperGraph
Plot data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperGraph.
- Plot Data in HyperMesh
  Use the Chart Manager to plot your analysis results.
- Plot Data in HyperGraph
  HyperGraph is a data analysis and plotting tool with interfaces to many file formats.
  - Working with Plots
    Learn how to manipulate plot data using the Plot Browser and other user interface tools and options.
    - Plot Browser
      The HyperGraph Plot Browser is located in the tab area sidebar and allows you to view the HyperGraph plot structure.
    - Entity Editor
      Use the floating Entity Editor to edit attributes for plot entities.
    - Select Plot Entities
      Use the entity selector to specify the plot entity to select.
    - View Controls
      Use the View toolbar to control the view and display of your plot, the curve color display, and plot curves instantly.
    - Preferences
      Set default parameters for HyperGraph plot types.
    - Context Menu
      From the HyperGraph plot window, right-click to display HyperGraph context menus.
    - Axes
      Axis attributes, such as labels, color, and scaling, can be edited using the Plot Browser, Entity Editor, or the Axes right-click context menu.
      - Display Bar Chart Labels Horizontally or Diagonally
      - Add an Axis to a Bar Chart Plot
      - Add an Axis to an XY Plot
      - Change the Attributes of an Axis
      - Copy and Paste a Bar Chart Axis to a New Position
      - Copy and Paste an Axis into a New Window
      - Turn off an Axis
      - Convert Units
        Convert the current unit of measure for a horizontal or vertical axis to another unit of measure.
        Convert the Current Horizontal or Vertical Axis Unit of Measure in HyperGraph 2D
    - Synchronize Windows
      The Synchronize Windows feature allows you to manipulate multiple plots in multiple windows at the same time.
    - Safety Tools
      Use the Safety ribbon to access crash and safety post-processing tools.
  - Line Chart
  - Bar Chart
  - Complex Chart
  - Polar Chart
  - Vector Chart
  - Radar Chart
  - 3D Chart
Multibody Modeling in MotionView
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Media Files in MediaView
MediaView plays video files, displays static images, tracks objects, and measures distances.
Tabulate Results in TableView
Use TableView to create an Excel-like spreadsheet.
Text Files in TextView
TextView math scripts reference vector data from HyperGraph windows to automate data processing and data summary.
Publishing and Reporting
Create, define, and export reports.

Convert Units

Convert the current unit of measure for a horizontal or vertical axis to another unit of measure.

To access this option, right-click on any plot axis and select Edit from the context sensitive menu.

Note: To select this option from a curve's context menu, right-click on a curve and select Edit Vectors > x/y.

When you select the context menu option, the application automatically selects the current axis unit of measure. For instance, if the horizontal axis unit of measure is time, time will be selected when the Entity Editoris displayed. If the application cannot detect the current axis unit of measure, it automatically defaults to time.

You can select units of measure from the following categories:

Time
Distance
Velocity
Acceleration
Moment
Force
Pressure
Angle
Angular velocity

Select the new axis unit of measure to convert the current axis unit of measure accordingly.