Hypermesh (Altair Hyperworks) - Additional Information

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Preparing Your Account to Use Hypermesh on UNIX or LINUX

 To run Hypermesh, you will need to set your environment by typing: 

 source $DECS/hypermesh

Or add the following lines to your .cshrc:

if (-e $DECS/hypermesh) then
      source $DECS/hypermesh
   endif

To allow these changes to take effect, then type:

source .cshrc

Starting Hypermesh

To start Hypermesh:

hm

Running Options

HyperMesh : hm [ -x| -gl] [-sball]
-xgl Run SUN specific xgl graphics
-x Run the X version of HyperMesh (2-D grapghics only)
-sball Run HyperMesh and activate the Spaceball daemon
-ogl Run the OpenGL version. This is default.
MovieView :
HyperGraph :
OptiStruct :
HyperOpt :		 type "mview"
type "hg"
type "optistruct file"
type "hyperopt modelname"

More Help on HyperMesh, HyperWorks and other options

For more help, start Hypermesh and select the Help Menu. This includes tutorials for all the features.