Start HyperWorks Desktop Applications

Learn how to start HyperWorks Desktop applications on Windows and Linux.

Start HyperWorks Desktop Applications on Windows

Startup options can be supplied to the application by modifying the shortcuts, or creating new ones, and adding the required options.
  • Start HyperWorks Desktop applications via GUI mode.
    1. From the Start menu, select HyperWorks 2022.1.
    2. Select the application shortcut to run.
  • Start HyperWorks Desktop applications via command prompt.
    1. Launch the system command prompt and change the directory from which the HyperWorks Desktop application should be run.
    2. Enter the full path of the HyperWorks Desktop application executable, along with any startup options.
      Example:

      <altair_home>\hw\bin\<platform>\hw.exe

HyperWorks Desktop opens, and loads the client you selected.

Start HyperWorks Desktop Applications on Linux

  1. Launch the system terminal and change to the directory from which the HyperWorks Desktop application should be run.
  2. Enter the full path of the HyperWorks Desktop application start script, along with any startup options.
    Example: <altair_home>/altair/scripts/hv
    Start Script Description
    hg Starts HyperWorks Desktop, and loads the HyperGraph 2D client.
    hmbatch Launches HyperMesh using batch mode.
    hmdesktop Starts HyperWorks Desktop, and loads the HyperMesh client.
    hv Starts HyperWorks Desktop, and loads the HyperView client.
    hw Starts HyperWorks Desktop, and loads the default client.
    hw_batchmesh Launches the BatchMesher user interface where you can interactively set up the required entries.
    mview Starts HyperWorks Desktop, and loads the MotionView client.