Altair HyperView 2025 Release Notes

General

Highlights

  • Support for additional solvers, animation modes, and multiple result files in the HyperView - MultiCore profile.
  • GLB Export - Support for legend variations and skipping model hierarchy.
  • Python API's for querying results, interactive selection context, 3D export and sets.
  • Safety Tools - New Upper Interior Impact Post Tool

New Features

  • Support for additional solvers and animation modes in the HyperView - MultiCore profile
    Coverage in the HyperView - MultiCore (HV - MC) profile has been greatly expanded in this release with addition of linear animation mode and support for OptiStruct, Nastran and Ansys results. Previously, HV - MC supported only transient animation mode and Radioss, LS-DYNA, Abaqus, and PamCrash results. Additional enhancements to HV-MC are planned for upcoming releases.


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    Also, HyperView - MultiCore now supports the option to attach several results files to a single model. Previously this was available in the HyperView - General profile only.


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  • GLB Export Enhancements
    • You can now skip model hierarchy during GLB export resulting in faster export times and smaller file sizes. This option is relevant for both 3D Model and PPT formats of viewing GLB apart from viewing modes that do not use model hierarchy. The effect of this option will be more visible for models with a high number of parts. The model hierarchy will be skipped from export as default.


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    • GLB supports legend variations in HyperView contour plots such as custom Max, Min and intermediate values, as well as the log interpolation method.
  • Python API
    • The new QueryResultsTool() class has been introduced. This API allows you to query entity attributes in a NumPy array format, all entity attributes from the query table tool are supported.


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    • Using the newly introduced InteractiveSelection() tool allows you to create contexts for interactive selections:
      • Supported entity types are Part, Node, and Element
      • Return types are collections, lists and sorted lists of entity objects
      • Selection methods supported are single-, window- and advanced selections


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    • The new entity type class Set() supports all attributes of HyperView Sets. Entities can be added/removed by Collection and Sets using the methods addByCollection(), removeByCollection(), addBySet(), and removeBySet().


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    • The Python classes ExportModelGLBinPPT(), ExportModelH3DinPPT(), ExportModelH3DinHTML(), and ExportModelGLB() support 3D Model Export from HyperView. All attributes from the Export 3D Model graphical user interface are supported.


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  • Safety Tools: New Upper Interior Impact Post Tool

    The Upper Interior Impact tool facilitates post-processing of the FMVSS201U analysis. It available for the Radioss, LSDyna and Pamcrash Interface profiles.


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    This tool uses time-history and result files as input and automates the post-processing with minimal input, therefore reducing the report generation lead time.


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    For each Target point detailed, individual session pages will be shown for simulation results.


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Enhancements

  • Terminology change: The names of some result-related options have changed in this release.
    • In HyperView - MultiCore, “simple” averaging method will now be referred to as “compute then average” and “advanced” method is now referred to as “average then compute”.
    • “Abs Max Principal” result component is renamed to “Extreme Principal” in both the HyperView - General and HyperView - MultiCore profiles.
  • Max Abs Principal: This new computed result to calculate the absolute maximum of the three principal stresses or strains is available now in both HyperView profiles.
  • Ctrl + MMB is updated to set rotation center only and auto-fit will be mapped to Alt + MMB.
  • Notes default fill color is changed to make it more visible in light and dark themes.

Resolved Issues

  • View Cube > Standard option not working properly.
  • HyperView - MultiCore application hangs when loading certain h3d files.
  • Selector button text is truncated in some UHD machines.
  • Hotspot Finder tool created notes attached to incorrect entities in case of duplicate IDs.
  • Select all or reverse of loadcases slow when dealing with results containing large number of loadcases.
  • Application crash when editing a note on a model without result.
  • Application error when turning on/off Axisymmetry from display control in HyperView Player.
  • Shortcut keys are not working when selecting entities in Measures tool.
  • HTML files did not show labels on View Cube.
  • In HTML, Callout table did not save preferences of RMB.

Extensions

Enhancements

Improved Version Administration
When multiple extensions with the same name and author but different versions and minimum product versions are registered, the extension with the most fitting "minProductVersion" and with the highest "version" will be loaded first.


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Improved Messaging
Improved messaging when an extension fails to register. More information about other registered extensions with the same name and author are now provided.


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$EXTENSION_DIR Variable Support
The $EXTENSION_DIR variable is now supported for all command attributes in the XML files. The previously limitation that the $EXTENSION_DIR variable was supported only for the command attribute no longer applies, all command type attributes are now supported.


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