Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running applications in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
A generic ASCII reader is now available which allows you to bring custom results directly into HyperView. The AltairASCII format is useful for reading the results of any in-house or propriety codes which are saved in a generic format.
External resources can be registered in preference files, session files, or Templex files. If an external resource is registered in a program session, it is automatically registered in the session
file when the session is saved.
Overview of external readers and the Altair Binary Format, the generic ASCII reader, running applications in batch mode, using Tcl/Tk commands, translators, and result math.
Use the Extension Manager to register, view currently registered, and
load/unload/remove extensions.
Restriction: Ribbon, menus, and toolbars are hidden when an extension is
unloaded. To perform a complete internal cleanup, you must restart. The newly
introduced customized file menus are not unloaded in 2022.2.
From the menu bar, click File
and select Extensions from the file menu.
The Extension Manager dialog opens.
In the Extension Manager dialog, register and load an
extension.
Click Add Extension.
Browse and select the directory with the desired extension.
Important: The directory must contain the
extension.xml file which defines the
structure of the extension.
To load the extension, enable the slider.
To unload an extension, disable the slider in the Extension
Manager dialog.
To unregister an extension, select the desired extension and click
Remove in the Extension Manager
dialog.
To see the Extension detailed view containing more information about the
extension, double-click on the desired extension.
The detailed view shows the location of the Extension and provides access to
additional help in the Description area, if the extension provides it:
Optional: To start with a pre-defined set of extensions, set the environment variable
HWX_PLUGINS to add one or more directories separated
by a comma.
The Remove button for those directories is disabled.
Disable the Remove button by using the removable keyword in the general section
of the extensions.xml file.