Toolbars

Each toolbar contains a group of icon buttons that provide access to common tools.

Toolbars can be turned on or off from the View menu. A check mark indicates that a toolbar is currently displayed.

HyperWorks Desktop Toolbars

Overview of the toolbars available in HyperWorks Desktop.

Important: For information about the toolbars specific to each client, refer to the client's help manual.

Standard

The Standard toolbar provides access to file management tools. Some options may be disabled, depending on the application you are using.


Figure 1. Standard Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
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New Opens a new FE model, session, plot, table, media file or document file.
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Open Opens an existing model, session, plot, media or document file.
/ / Save Saves a session, model or document file.
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Import Imports FE models, sessions, solver decks, geometry, connectors or markers.
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Export Exports models, solver decks, geometry, connectors, curves, text or markers.
/ Publish session to PowerPoint or HTML Opens the Publishing PowerPoint dialog.

Opens the Publish Session file browser, which allows you to publish your session to an HTML file.
User profile Opens the User Profiles dialog.
/ / / Load Loads results, preferences, template files or the Metadata Table.

Client Selector

HyperWorks applications can be selected from the Client Selector toolbar. Click the Client Selector icon on the left-most end of the toolbar to select HyperMesh, HyperView, HyperGraph 2D, HyperGraph 3D, MotionView, MediaView, TextView and TableView. The toolbars, view controls and menu bars change based on the application you select.


Figure 2. Client Selector Menu

Page Control

The Page Controls toolbar provides access to tools used to manage pages, change page layouts and manipulate individual windows.


Figure 3. Page Controls
Button Function Behavior
/ Add page / Delete page Adds a page to the end of the current session page and makes it the active page.

Deletes the current page and makes the next page the active page.
Window layout Sets the current page window layout to the icon selected from the drop-down menu.
/ Expand/Reduce Windows Expands the active window to full screen, or reduces the expanded window to normal page layout. When one is selected, the other icon immediately becomes the only available option.
Left Only Opens the Pick Target dialog and swaps the current window with the selected option.
/ Window Synchronization Opens the Select Windows to Synchronize dialog. Choose the windows to sync, and then select the Stop Windows Synchronization icon.

Page Edit

The Page Edit toolbar contains functions that can be used for manipulating the various pages.


Figure 4. Page Edit Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
Cut window Cuts out the currently selected window.
/ Copy window / page Copies the selection to the current cursor location.
/ Paste window / page Pastes the selection to the current cursor location.
/ Overlay window/page Overlays the selected window or page.

Animation

The Animation toolbar provides access to tools used to control the animation without the presence of the Animation Controls panel. You can use the toolbar to control the animation when you switch to a full screen to view your model and the animation controls icon on the toolbar is no longer visible.


Figure 5. Animation Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
/ / Set the animation mode Choose from either transient animation mode, modal animation mode or linear animation mode.
Rewind Rewinds the animation to the beginning of the sequence.
Rewind Rewinds the animation in increments.
Play Starts the animation play.
Fast forward Forwards the animation play quickly, in increments.
Fast forward Forwards the animation to the end of the segment.
Animation options Opens the Animation Controls panel.

Standard Views

The Standard Views toolbar provides shortcuts to commonly used viewing angles.


Figure 6. Standard Views Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
Fit Model Fits the model to the screen.
Note: Starting in v2021.2, Fit options can work on Notes also in addition to standard model objects. Fit Model or Fit All Frames will fit any notes with a position type set to Coordinates.
Previous View Set the view as the previous view.
XY Top Plane View Set the view to the xy top plane.
XY Bottom Plane View Set the view to the xy bottom plane.
XZ Left Plane View Set the view to the xz left plane.
XZ Right Plane View Set the view to the xz right plane.
YZ Rear Plane View Set the view to the yz rear plane.
YZ Front Plane View Set the view to the yz front view.
Isometric view Set the view to the isometric view.
Reverse view Set the view to the "reverse" of the current view.
User views Set/Retrieve the currently memorized user view.

Report

The Report toolbar provides access to tools used to generate reports.


Figure 7. Report Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
Open Report Template Opens a report template.
Save Report Saves the file as a report template.
Open Report Panel Shortcut to Report panel.

3D View Controls

The 3D View Control toolbar provides enhanced options when viewing models in 3D.


Figure 8. 3D View Control Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
Zoom Zoom in/out with a factor of 2x
Circle/Dynamic Zoom Left-click: Circle zoom mode

Right-click: Dynamic zoom mode
Dynamic Rotate/Spin Left-click: Dynamic rotate mode

Right-click: Dynamic spin mode
Pan Left-click: Pan mode

Right-click: Center model mode
Rotate Left/Right Left-click: Rotate left

Right-click: Rotate right
Rotate Up/Down Left-click: Rotate up

Right-click: Rotate down
Rotate clockwise/counter-clockwise Left-click: Rotate clockwise

Right-click: Rotate counter-clockwise

2D View Controls

The 2D View Control toolbar provides enhanced options when viewing models in 2D.
Restriction: This toolbar is only active for HyperGraph 2D.


Figure 9. 2D View Control Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
Fit Fit all data within viewable graphics area
Fit x data only within viewable graphics area
Fit y data only within viewable graphics area
Zoom Left-click: Zoom in

Right-click: Zoom out
Pan horizontal Left-click: Pan left

Right-click: Pan right
Pan vertical Left-click: Pan up

Right-click: Pan down
Pan diagonal Left-click: Pan diagonal upper left

Right-click: Pan diagonal upper right
Pan diagonal Left-click: Pan diagonal lower left

Right-click: Pan diagonal lower right
Reverse view Flip x and y data.

When in Bar Chart mode in HyperGraph, this option flips the axes and create horizontal category labels.
User view Set/Retrieve the currently memorized user view

Scripting

The Scripting toolbar provides access to scripting tools.


Figure 10. Scripting Toolbar
Button Function Behavior
// Run Tcl/Tk script/ Run Command file/ Run Command log Opens Run Tcl/Tk script dialog, prompting you to select a script to open.

Run an existing command file.

Run an HWC command log.
Templex functions Opens the Templex functions panel.

Image Capture

The Image Capture toolbar provides options for taking screen shots of various components of the HyperWorks Desktop display. This toolbar will automatically remember the previous file type selected; therefore if during a session the file type is changed, for example, from to JPEG or TIF, subsequent launches of the File Save As dialog will default to the previously set type.
Restriction: Only available on a Windows installation.


Figure 11. Image Capture Toolbar
Button Function Behavior

File Toggle

Clipboard Toggle

 This icon is a toggle between saving the image to a file or saving it to the clipboard. It works with all of the image capture icons below. If your toggle is set to the save to file option, the graphics area is selected and you will be prompted to provide a name and a file type of either *.jpg, *.png, *.tif or *.bmp.

If you choose to save the image to a clipboard, the graphics area is saved to a clipboard. You can then click Ctrl+v to paste the image somewhere else.

Capture graphics area Saves the graphical area to your selected toggle setting.
Capture panel area Saves the active panel area to your selected toggle setting.
Capture dynamic rectangle Saves your selected area to your selected toggle setting.
Capture frame area Saves your entire application frame to your selected toggle setting.
Capture animation video Saves a video of the graphical area from start time/angle/step to end time/angle/step depending on current animation settings with the given name.
Capture dynamic rectangle video Saves a video of the selected area from start time/angle/step to end time/angle/step depending on current animation settings with the given name.

Reposition Toolbars

Toolbars can be moved and "docked" to different locations inside the application.

In order for a toolbar to dock, it must be dropped over a valid toolbar area.
Click-and-drag the handle to the new location that you wish the toolbar to reside.
Each toolbar has a toolbar handle, used to drag a toolbar on (docked) or off (undocked) a toolbar area. The cursor changes to a to indicate that you are over the toolbar handle.
  • Dock a toolbar on a toolbar area that is currently collapsed, that is, there are no toolbars currently shown in that area, by releasing the mouse button where the toolbar area would be if it were expanded.
  • Dock a toolbar onto a non-toolbar area by releasing the mouse button in an area where a toolbar would not be.

    A floating dialog is displayed when you doc a toolbar onto a non-toolbar area. Turn the toolbar off by closing the dialog instead of using the View menu. To re-integrate the dialog into a toolbar area by dragging-and-dropping the toolbar handle (not the dialog's title bar) into a valid toolbar area inside the application.