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Plot Data
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.
Properties Table/Entity Editor
When a plot entity is selected from the plot browser tree, its properties and values are displayed in the Properties Table, also referred to as the Entity Editor. The fields displayed in the Properties Table are dependent on the curve or entity type selected from the Plot Browser tree.
Reference Curve
When you select Reference from the Properties Table, HyperGraph sets the curve as the reference curve.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for Altair HyperWorks 2024.1.
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
Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.
Developer
The Developer ribbon contains tools for automation and customization.
Plot Data
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.
    - Plot Browser Views
      Within the Plot Browser, there are seven predefined browser view modes, accessible via the first row of icons within the Plot Browser.
    - Plot Browser Filter
      The Plot Browser contains several ways to filter your plot data to display specific plot entities in the browser.
    - Plot Browser Context Sensitive Menu
      From the Plot Browser, right-click on a highlighted entity to access the following context sensitive menu options.
    - Properties Table/Entity Editor
      When a plot entity is selected from the plot browser tree, its properties and values are displayed in the Properties Table, also referred to as the Entity Editor. The fields displayed in the Properties Table are dependent on the curve or entity type selected from the Plot Browser tree.
      - Reference Curve
        When you select Reference from the Properties Table, HyperGraph sets the curve as the reference curve.
      - Curve Shading
        When shading curves in HyperGraph, you can customize the areas of the plot to shade and have flexibility with respect to displaying curves with shaded areas.
      - Note Positioning
        From the Properties Table/Entity Editor, select from several options when positioning notes.
      - Mouse Over Notes
        When you select Notes from the Plot Browser, you can activate a "mouse over", or Minimize, option from the Properties Table/Entity Editor.
    - Curve Name Properties
      The Properties option gives you more control over how the curve names appear in the plot legend.
  - 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 modeling 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.
  - Synchronize Windows
    The Synchronize Windows feature allows you to manipulate multiple plots in multiple windows at the same time.
- Line Chart
- Bar Chart
- Complex Chart
- Polar Chart
- Vector Chart
- Radar Chart
- 3D Chart
Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Media Files
MediaView plays video files, displays static images, tracks objects, and measures distances.
Tabulate Results
Use TableView to create an Excel-like spreadsheet.
Text Files
TextView math scripts reference vector data from HyperGraph windows to automate data processing and data summary.
Publishing and Reporting
Create, define, and export reports.

Reference Curve

When you select Reference from the Properties Table, HyperGraph sets the curve as the reference curve.

When a curve is set as a reference curve, the following are true:

The curve (and shading, if areas are shaded) move behind the grid lines of the plot, so that the grid lines are visible over the curve/shading.
Autofit does not apply to the curve.

Below is an example of a curve with the Reference property turned on (“Zero Y” shading). See Curve Shading for more information.

For bar plots, when selected, the bars will stack.