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::hwat::solver::CreateDummyPositionArray
Scans the model and creates arrays that are required by the dummy positioning APIs.

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- Altair License Utility
  Use the Altair License Utility to determine a managed Altair Licensing ID, check license usage, borrow licenses, and set up managed Altair Units.
- Altair Compute Console
  Altair Compute Console (ACC) is a utility that allows you to start different Altair HyperWorks Solvers.
- Remote Job Submission
  Remote Job Submission in Altair Compute Console (ACC) is implemented as an alternative to a local run.
- Remote Server User Guide
- AbaqusODB Upgrade
  AbaqusODB UpGrade is a HyperView tool, which upgrades ODB files created in Abaqus 2018 (or earlier) to Abaqus 2023.
- HgTrans
  HgTrans translates solver results files from their native file format to Altair Binary Format (ABF). This can be done using the HgTrans GUI or via the HgTrans batch mode.
- HvTrans
  HvTrans is a result translator for HyperView that translates solver result files to .h3d files.
- HWTK GUI Toolkit
  The HWTK GUI Toolkit is a resource tool for coding Tcl/Tk dialogs. It contains documentation of the HWTK GUI Toolkit commands, demo pages that illustrate our Altair GUI standards, and sample code for creating those examples.
- Cleanup Utility
  The Cleanup Utility is a script for Windows that removes any custom settings that you may have due to the Altair applications installed.
- Model Identification Tool
  The Model Identification Tool (MIT) is a profile in HyperGraph for fitting test data from frequency- and amplitude-dependent bushings to analytical models. The MIT operates in conjunction with HyperGraph, MotionView and MotionSolve to provide you with a comprehensive solution for modeling and analysis.
- Register HVPcontrol
  Register HVPcontrol registers the HVP ActiveX control for HyperView Player.
- HyperWorks Automation Toolkit
  The HyperWorks Automation Toolkit (HWAT) is a collection of functions and widgets that allows an application to quickly assemble HyperWorks automations with minimal effort and maximum portability.
  - Coding Conventions
  - Functions
    - I/O Functions
    - Math Functions
    - Solver Functions
      - ::hwat::solver::ChangeFormulation
        Changes the formulation for displayed components to the desired value if required.
      - ::hwat::solver::ApplyVelocity
        Applies velocity to an HWAT assembly.
      - ::hwat::solver::CreateAccel
        Creates an accelerometer and supporting entities.
      - ::hwat::solver::CreateDummyPositionArray
        Scans the model and creates arrays that are required by the dummy positioning APIs.
      - ::hwat::solver::CreateFiniteRigidWall
        Creates a finite rigid wall.
      - ::hwat::solver::CreateInfiniteRigidWall
        Creates a infinite rigid wall.
      - ::hwat::solver::CreateRigidPole
        Creates a rigid pole.
      - ::hwat::solver::CreateRigidWall
        Creates a rigid wall in HyperMesh.
      - ::hwat::solver::GenAccelData
        Creates accelerometer data for import.
      - ::hwat::solver::GetComponentStopAngles
        Finds the stop angles of the component.
      - ::hwat::solver::InferAssemsScanDynaParts
        This function examines the component name and title card for a sub-string match to the given assembly name. If a match is found, this component is added to a newly created assembly with the same name given in the list.
      - ::hwat::solver::IsRigidElement
        Checks to see if the given element belongs to a rigid part.
      - ::hwat::solver::MakeRigidElementCopy
        Copies an element to a part with MAT20 material.
      - ::hwat::solver::MakeRigidProp
        Creates a new shell property for the accelerometer.
    - Utils
    - XML Functions
      These functions use a SAX-based parser.
    - Core Functions
      These are primarily private functions, and are not called directly in most cases. They are usually called privately by other functions as helpers.
- H3D Validation Tools
  The H3D Validation Tools available are H3D Info and H3D Validate.
- Uninstall
  Use the Altair HyperWorks Products Uninstaller to remove all files from the installation directory.

::hwat::solver::CreateDummyPositionArray

Scans the model and creates arrays that are required by the dummy positioning APIs.

Syntax

Returns

Success: A Tcl list containing two lists. Both lists are in the form returned by the array Get command. The first list maps parent and child system IDs to property IDs. The second list maps child system IDs to the child component IDs. These lists are required by the APIs used for dummy positioning.
Failure: {}

Example

::hwat::solver::CreateDummyPositionArray

Comments

This function needs to be called at least once after a dummy is imported.