Define multiple variables in one panel?

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

 

Is it possible to create one panel for the user to define variables or sets?

 

Alternatively, instead of a panel - is it possible to create a pop-up window with a table that requires input for each variable before you can continue?

 

At the moment I am using this kind of code for the user to input values:

 

set value 1 [hm_getint 'value 1' 'value 1']
set value 2 [hm_getint 'value 2' 'value 2']

 

However this gets very tedious after having to go through 5+ panels clicking proceed each time

 

Thanks

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  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited April 2016

    Hi,

    if you don't want to click 'proceed' many times, using hm_getstring

    example:

     

    set list_of_values [hm_getstring 'Values = ' 'Enter values separated by space' ]

    lassign $list_of_values value1 value2 ...

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2016

    Thanks tinh,

     

    But what if the values aren't related to each other?

     

    For example, I'm thinking about creating a utility to create PBUSH cards based off Huth formula. For this you need to input information such as the type of fastener (e.g. Bolt, Rivet), if the bolt is countersunk or protruding, type of Material (or input Young's Modulus and Shear modulus of bolt material), Diameter of Fastener.

     

    It would be great if I could create a custom panel or input tk table with these options. 

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited April 2016

    Hi

    To create custom panel, use command hm_framework

    To create tk table, use command table

     

    at least, you can use if...else to control cases

     

    Or make a toplevel, some entries to input values

    Relevant commands are toplevel, frame, entry, label, pack, place, grid

    Tk table is more complex

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2016

    I've looked into your suggestions and I feel like the tk table is the best way.

     

    I've just started trying to construct a table, and I'm getting some errors: namely, frame1 already exists in parent. Not sure where I have gone wrong...

      

     #User Input hwt::CreateWindow mytoplevel \ -windowtitle 'Input Fastener Properties' \ -noGeometrySaving \ -cancelButton Cancel \ -acceptButton OK \ -acceptFunc applyFunction \ -defaultButton Accept \ -minsize 470 100 \ -post; proc applyFunction args {tk_messageBox -message 'Fastener Diameter Chosen: $::valueToPrint \ Fastener Type Chosen: $::fromPopDown'}  set recess [::hwt::WindowRecess mytoplevel]; set section2 [label $recess.section2 \ -text 'Please Input Fastener Properties' \ -justify left \ -anchor nw \ -font [hwt::AppFont]];  pack $section2 -side top -anchor nw -pady 5; hwt::AddPadding $recess -side top -height [hwt::DluHeight 4];  set frame1 [frame $recess.frame1]; pack $frame1 -side top -anchor nw; hwt::AddPadding $frame1 -side left -width [hwt::DluWidth 4];  set EntryWidget [ AddEntry $recess.frame1 \ -textvariable valueToPrint \ -label 'Diamater:' \ -labelWidth 40 \ -entryWidth 20 \ -anchor nw\ -validate real\ -text 5 \ -withoutPacking];  pack $EntryWidget -side top -anchor nw -pady 5;            AddPadding $frame1 -side top -hegiht [hwt::DluHeight 4];  set frame2 [frame $recess.frame2]; pack $frame2 -side top -anchor nw; AddPadding $frame2 -side top -height [hwt::DluHeight 4];  variable dropDownList; set dropDownList [list Bolt Rivet ];  set entry2 [ AddEntry $recess.frame2 \ -label 'Select Fastener Type:' -labelWidth 40 \ -text 'Bolt'\ -entryWidth 20 \ -listVar fromPopDown noTyping dropDownList \ -state normal ]; pack $entry2 -side top -anchor nw; AddPadding $recess.frame2 width 22 -side left;

     

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited April 2016

    Hi, at EntryWidget, change frame1 to entry1

    At entry2, change frame2 to entry2

     

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2016
    Altair Forum User said:

    Hi, at EntryWidget, change frame1 to entry1

    At entry2, change frame2 to entry2

     

     

    Thanks tinh, this works.

     

    I'm having trouble with the listvar. In the tk message box I want to report what the user has chosen (at the moment, this is really just a debugging thing for me to see if it works). It works OK with the text variable 'valueToPrint', but if I use 'dropDownList' then it shows both choices and not the one that the user has chosen. If I use 'fromPopDown' as the code above, it gives error reading as there's no such variable..

     

    Also, somewhat unrelated... but how can you make your text appear on a new line in a tk message box? I thought this is what '\' does, but apparently not. I.e. I want the tk message box in the code above to looking like:

     

    Fastener Diameter Chosen: 

    Fastener Type Chosen:

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited April 2016
    Altair Forum User said:

     

    Thanks tinh, this works.

     

    I'm having trouble with the listvar. In the tk message box I want to report what the user has chosen (at the moment, this is really just a debugging thing for me to see if it works). It works OK with the text variable 'valueToPrint', but if I use 'dropDownList' then it shows both choices and not the one that the user has chosen. If I use 'fromPopDown' as the code above, it gives error reading as there's no such variable..

     

    Also, somewhat unrelated... but how can you make your text appear on a new line in a tk message box? I thought this is what '\' does, but apparently not. I.e. I want the tk message box in the code above to looking like:

     

    Fastener Diameter Chosen: 

    Fastener Type Chosen:

     

     

     

    Hi,

    to pop up selected value, specify -textvariable when create entry by 'AddEntry' command

    then selected value is assigned to this -textvariable

     

     

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2016

    Ah thanks, I thought listvar and textvariable were doing the same thing.

     

    One final thing.. how do I make the window close after the user presses OK?

     

    Edit:  Actually I will use tkmessageBox -type okcancel.

    What I want is that if the user presses OK it will accept the variables and also close the main window where it asks for inputs. If the user presses cancel then it will close the tkmessageBox and revert back to the main window asking for the inputs.

     

    I guess I need something else in the applyFunctrion procedure in order to close the main dialouge box when OK is pressed?

     

    hwt::CreateWindow mytoplevel \
    -windowtitle 'Input Fastener Properties' \
    -noGeometrySaving \
    -cancelButton Cancel \
    -acceptButton OK \
    -acceptFunc applyFunction \
    -defaultButton Accept \
    -minsize 470 100 \
    -post;
    proc applyFunction args {tk_messageBox -message 'Fastener Diameter Chosen: $::valueToPrint \ 
    Fastener Type Chosen: $::fastType' -type okcancel}

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited April 2016

    Hi,

     

    proc applyFunction args {

    set answer [tk_messageBox -message 'Fastener Diameter Chosen: $::valueToPrint \ 
    Fastener Type Chosen: $::fastType' -type okcancel]

    if {$answer=='ok'} {UnpostWindow .mytoplevel}

    }

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