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Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.
MotionView Solver Interfacing
Solvers and translators supported in MotionView.
Translators
Translators are utilities that are run from the command line of the operating system to convert various types of results files into a format that the program can read. A table of the translators supplied with the programs appears below. Since the program can read HyperMesh binary results files, the entire set of HyperMesh results translators is included.
hgreq
Translates ADAMS request files into Altair binary files.

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Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.
- Change Solver Interfaces
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- HyperMesh Solver Interfacing
  Supported solvers in HyperMesh.
- HyperView Solver Interfacing
  Supported solvers in HyperView.
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- MotionView Solver Interfacing
  Solvers and translators supported in MotionView.
  - Translators
    Translators are utilities that are run from the command line of the operating system to convert various types of results files into a format that the program can read. A table of the translators supplied with the programs appears below. Since the program can read HyperMesh binary results files, the entire set of HyperMesh results translators is included.
    - fatigueprep
      Translate files.
    - fil2mrf
      Translates Abaqus data into an Altair multibody result file for animation in HyperView, and/or an Altair binary file for plotting in HyperGraph, and/or a tabulated ASCII file.
    - flexprep
      Creates and translates flexbody H3D files.
    - hgares
      Translates ADAMS data to an Altair multibody result file for animation in HyperView, and/or an Altair binary file for plotting in HyperGraph, and/or a tabulated ASCII file.
    - hgreq
      Translates ADAMS request files into Altair binary files.
    - mvg
      A graphics translator which extracts components from an input file and creates a MotionView graphics file.
  - General Interfacing Aspects
    Learn about MotionView interfacing with solvers, MotionView SolverMode, and how to execute solvers.
  - Interfacing with Abaqus
    Overview of how the MotionView applications interface with the Abaqus solver.
  - Interfacing with ADAMS
    Overview of how the MotionView applications interface with the ADAMS solver.
  - Interfacing with MotionSolve
    Overview of how the MotionView applications interface with the MotionSolve solver.
  - Interfacing with Carsim
    MotionView can interface with Mechanical Simulation Corporation’s Carsim product.
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hgreq

Translates ADAMS request files into Altair binary files.

Syntax

hgreq [ -f requestlist ] file.req outputfile.bin

Options

-f: Specifies an file containing the numbers of the requests in file.req to be translated.
file.req: The ADAMS request file to be translated.
outputfile.abf: The name of the Altair binary file to be created.

Example

Sample request list file:

1001
1002
3001
3002

Comments

The request file is an ASCII file containing one request number on each line. If a request list is not included, all requests in file.req are translated.