FAQ - Python for HyperMesh
Altair EmployeeThis article is a collection of the questions which we collected through support requests for usage of Python from HyperMesh 2024, and which are not documented yet in the online help.
How can I access the data in the collections created by HyperMesh apart of using loops?
The collection can be turned into a list. It can be an expensive operation depending on the size of the collection,hence the collection does not behave as a list natively.
How to deal with collection outputs (collection set)?
In Python, the user has to supply an empty collection that gets populated by the function – a concept very different to Tcl where you specify mark ID and then query the mark afterwards. The example below shows how to get duplicated elements.
Why can’t I get list of attached entities with Python command findmark?
We detected an issue with HyperMesh 2024.0 and Python command for findmark, which will be corrected in the future versions.