How to generate .fem file from .hm [Optistruct]

Altair Forum User

I am looking to write a windows batch file or linux script that would generate an Optistruct .fem input file given an .hm file.  I looked through the hwsolver/scripts available in Windows versions but it was not obvious as to what to do for this.  Could some help or direction be provided on this?

 

Thank you!

tinh

hi, a sample windows batch file:

'C:\Program Files\Altair\2017\hm\bin\win64\hmopengl.exe' -batchmesher -noconsole -tcl 'C:\export_to_fem.tcl'

 

a sample export_to_fem.tcl :

*readfile 'C:/your_hmfile.hm'

*feoutputwithdata 'C:/Program Files/Altair/2017/templates/feoutput/optistruct/optistruct' 'C:/your_femfile.fem' 1 0 2 1 1

exit

Altair Forum User

Thank you for the reply.  I have another question and you must excuse my ignorance.  I am a linux user and I find that you have both forward and backward slashes in your script and command.  Which should I use?  I am using windows 7 (have not used it much) and it has '\' and not '/' in the commandline/dos prompt.  

 

Thank you.

tinh

in batch file it is \

but in tcl file it is /

 

Q.Nguyen-Dai

Altair Forum User said:

Thank you for the reply.  I have another question and you must excuse my ignorance.  I am a linux user and I find that you have both forward and backward slashes in your script and command.  Which should I use?  I am using windows 7 (have not used it much) and it has '\' and not '/' in the commandline/dos prompt.  

 

Thank you.

 

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