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Customization
There are various types of startup customizations that are possible. These items define how the application looks or behaves at product startup.
Report Templates
Report templates are ASCII text files that contain statements for creating reports.
Report Template Statements
*Parameter()
Specifies the label, variable type, and optional default for a report parameter.
*Parameter() - HyperView ContourCtrl Data Type
Specifies the data type when a contour plot is applied.

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Start and configure the applications.
- Start Applications
  Learn how to start applications on Windows and Linux.
- Start HyperMesh Batch
  HyperMesh Batch is a non-graphical version of HyperMesh that can be used to run command files or Tcl scripts in batch mode.
- Start-in Directory
  The start-in directory is the location from which the application is launched.
- Settings Files
  Settings files include command<#>.tcl and hwsettings.xml.
- Customization
  There are various types of startup customizations that are possible. These items define how the application looks or behaves at product startup.
  - hmcustom.tcl
    HyperMesh allows you to create a script file named hmcustom.tcl that can be used to automatically execute a series of commands or to define custom settings during startup.
  - Environment Variables
    Environment variables can be defined to configure various aspects of the application.
  - Extensions
    Extensions are programs integrated with the application to enhance or extend the user experience.
  - hm.cfg
    HyperMesh has a configuration file named hm.cfg, which is read on startup and is located in the <install_directory>/hw/bin/<platform> directory.
  - Preference Files
    A preference file is an ASCII file that configures the application or its clients. It specifies default user settings, such as the order in which colors are assigned, the default printer and default page layout.
  - Session Files
    A session file is an ASCII text file that contains a structured list of session statements.
  - Report Templates
    Report templates are ASCII text files that contain statements for creating reports.
    - Report Template Structure
      Report templates consist of statements similar to session and preference statements.
    - Report Template Sample
    - Report Template Statements
      - Report Template Syntax
        Every statement in a Report Definition file begins with an asterisk, *. Lines without asterisks are treated as comments.
      - Shared Report Template Statements
      - HyperGraph Report Template Statements
      - HyperView Report Template Statements
      - MotionView Report Template Statements
      - TextView Report Template Statements
      - *Async()
        Specifies if a session/report template contains a HyperView-MultiCore window.
      - *Attribute()
        Specifies a value to be applied to each layer of an attribute.
      - *AutoPosition()
        It is a session file (.mvw) script statement and report definition file (.tpl) statement in the *BeginLegend() and *BeginNote() blocks.
      - *BeginAttributes()
        Indicates the beginning of a layer attributes block.
      - *Curve()
        Creates an instance of a curve from the given curve definition.
      - *DefineCurve()
        Begins a curve definition block.
      - *DefineGraphic()
        Begins a graphic definition block.
      - *DefinePage
        Begins a page definition block.
      - *DefinePlot()
        Begins a plot definition block.
      - *DefineReport()
        Begins a report definition block.
      - *DefineTextEditor()
        Begins a text editor definition block.
      - *EndDefine()
        Indicates the end of a definition block.
      - *Graphic()
        Creates an instance of a graphic from the graphic definition.
      - *Page()
        Creates an instance of a page from the page definition.
      - *Parameter()
        Specifies the label, variable type, and optional default for a report parameter.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ContourCtrl Data Component
        Specifies the data component when a contour plot is applied.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ContourCtrl Data Type
        Specifies the data type when a contour plot is applied.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ContourCtrl Legend Position
        Specifies the position of the legend in the graphics window when a contour is applied to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Legend Footer Font Name
        Specifies the font to be used on the legend footer.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Legend Footer Font Size
        Specifies the font size to be used on the legend footer.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Legend Footer Text
        Specifies the text to be displayed on the legend footer.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Legend Header Font Name
        Specifies the font to be used on the legend header.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Legend Header Font Size
        Specifies the font size to be used on the legend header.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Measure Label
        Specifies the label to be used for the created measure group.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Measure Locator Locator1
        Specifies the location for the first entity used in the created measure group.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Measure Locator Locator2
        Specifies the location for the second entity used in the created measure group.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Measure Locator Locator3
        Specifies the location for the third entity used in the created measure group.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Legend Header Text
        Specifies the text to be displayed on the legend header.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Measure Visibility
        Specifies the visibility status of the created measure group on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Model MeshMode
        Specifies the mesh mode to be used on the model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Model PolygonMode
        Specifies the polygon mode to be used on the model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Model Simulation Index
        Specifies the simulation index to be used on the model reload. This setting is applicable for non-transient models only.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Model Subcase ID
        Specifies the subcase ID to be used on the model reload.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Model Title
        Specifies the title information for the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Anchor To Screen
        Specifies the 'Anchor-to-screen' setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Auto Hide
        Specifies the 'Auto-hide' setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Border Width
        Specifies the thickness of the box drawn around the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Color
        Specifies the font color on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Fill Color
        Specifies the color to be used to fill the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Font Name
        Specifies the font setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Font Size
        Specifies the font size to be used on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Font Slant
        Specifies the slant setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Font Weight
        Specifies the weight setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Horizontal Alignment
        Specifies the horizontal alignment setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Label
        Specifies the label setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Locator
        Specifies the entity that the note would be attached to on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Text
        Specifies the text value setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Transparency
        Specifies the transparency setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note X-Coordinates
        Specifies the X-axis coordinate setting for a note which has a "coordinates" attachment type.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Y-Coordinates
        Specifies the Y-axis coordinate setting for a note which has a "coordinates" attachment type.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Z-Coordinates
        Specifies the Z-axis coordinate setting for a note which has a "coordinates" attachment type.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note X-Position
        Specifies the X-axis positional value of the note which is being displayed in the graphics window.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Y-Position
        Specifies the Y-axis positional value of the note which is being displayed in the graphics window.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Note Visibility
        Specifies the visibility setting on the note attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ScaleCtrl Data Type
        Specifies the result type to be used for deformation.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ScaleCtrl Scale Factors
        Specifies the scale values to be used for scaling the deformation.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ScaleCtrl Scale Mode
        Specifies the scaling mode to be used for deformation on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ScaleCtrl Undeformed Color
        Specifies the deformation by the color which is set in the Deformed panel.
        *Parameter() - HyperView ScaleCtrl Undeformed Mode
        Specifies the deformation mode to be displayed in the Deformed panel.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Base Coordinate Sx
        Specifies the X-axis coordinate of the base node used for the section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Base Coordinate Sy
        Specifies the Y-axis coordinate of the base node used for the section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Base Coordinate Sz
        Specifies the Z-axis coordinate of the base node used for the section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Color
        Specifies the color to be used to display the section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Cross Section Width
        Specifies the width of the section to be cut on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Label
        Specifies the label to be used for the created section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Thickness
        Specifies the thickness of the edge lines of a section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView Section Visibility
        Specifies the visibility of the created section cut.
        *Parameter() - HyperView TracingCtrl Line Color
        Specifies the line color to be used for line tracing on the loaded model
        *Parameter() - HyperView TracingCtrl Line Width
        Specifies the thickness of a line tracing created on the loaded model
        *Parameter() - HyperView TracingCtrl Tracing Mode
        Specifies the tracing mode to be used for tracing on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView TracingCtrl Tracing Steps
        Specifies the number of steps to traced.
        *Parameter() - HyperView TrackingCtrl Label
        Specifies the label setting on the tracking attached to the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView TrackingCtrl Locator1 Locator1
        Specifies the locator value used to locate the tracking entity on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView TrackingCtrl Locator1 Locator2
        Specifies the locator value used to locate the plane used to create a tracking system on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView TrackingCtrl Locator1 Locator3
        Specifies the locator value used to locate the tracking entity on the loaded model.
        *Parameter() - HyperView View CurrentView Fit
        Specifies whether or not the fit view mode is to be used.
        *Parameter() - HyperView View CurrentView StandardView
        Specifies the standard view mode to be used.
      - *PartDisplayMode() - HyperView Model's Part Attribute Display Mode
        Specifies the global mesh mode and polygon mode settings for the model itself.
      - *Plot()
        Creates an instance of a plot from the plot definition.
      - *ReportLabel()
        Specifies the name of the report to be used in the interface.
      - *SetReal()
        Assigns a numeric value to a Templex variable in a text window.
      - *SetString()
        Assigns a string value to a Templex variable in the text editor.
      - *TextEditor()
        Creates an instance of a TextEditor from the given TextEditor definition.
      - *TimeDelays()
        Sets the time delay for each of the windows on a page.
      - *TimeScales()
        Sets the time scale factor for each of the windows on a page.
      - *ViewMode() - HyperView View Setting
        Specifies an optional view related setting.
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.
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.

*Parameter() - HyperView ContourCtrl Data Type

Specifies the data type when a contour plot is applied.

Syntax

*Parameter(Name, Label, Type, Value)

Application

HyperView

Inputs

Name: Internally generated parameter name, which should not be edited.
Label: The label of the parameter to be displayed in the Reports panel.
Type: Describes the type of parameter value. This value could be a filename, string, or integer data type.
Value: Displays the default parameter value.

Example

*Parameter(HvcontourctrlDatatype, "Hvcontourctrl Datatype", STRING, "Displacement")

Context

*DefineReport()

Comments

Valid entries are: any valid data type names available for the model/result file pair.