Altair Compose Frequently Asked Questions

RSGarciarivas
RSGarciarivas
Altair Employee
edited June 3 in Altair HyperWorks

Altair Compose is an environment for doing math calculations, manipulating and visualizing data, programming and debugging scripts useful for repeated computations and process automation. A plethora of general-purpose and domain-specific libraries make Compose a powerful tool for enhancing and streamlining any engineering workflow.

 

This FAQ is an all-in-one resource that covers how to get started using Compose, basic concepts you need to script successfully, extensive training modules and many useful links to either tips, discussion forums or interesting use cases. It is constantly being updated, so be sure to check it out whenever you are stuck or want to enhance your scripting and automation skills.

 

Getting Started

 

Checkout Compose’s product webpage for info on more features, releases and capabilities. You can download the latest version of Compose Standard and Academic Edition in the Altair One Marketplace, while Compose Personal Edition can be downloaded here (and doesn’t require a license).

 

Keep in mind that Compose is available for Windows and Linux but there are specific supported operating systems and minimum requirements for hardware and memory.

 

Compose Features & Languages

 

Check out these key features and good practices available in Compose if you want to get started in less than five minutes:

 

 

All the previous links are contained within the Compose Help Documentation webpage, here you can also go over a very nice User Guide and Reference Guides for overviews and details of all functions supported by OML.

 

Learning Resources

 

The best way to get a solid foundation on how to use Compose and OML is to go over the courses available at the Altair Learning website. These extensive eLearning modules contain examples and exercises for you to become fluent in using Compose:

 

 

Exercises and extra content are found in the course modules (main link for each course).

 

There are also domain-specific modules available:

 

 

Short tutorials are an efficient learning tool on concrete topics:

 

 

Free eBooks covering different topics are available. These are more extensive resources worth checking out:

 

 

Community & Forums

 

The Altair Community site is a place in which you can join our online community of experts, collaborate and find more ways to leverage Altair products. There is a specific Compose Forum, in which you can reach out for help and engage in discussions with fellow users, and the Altair Community Challenges Forum, which releases challenges for several Altair products, including Compose, and is therefore another source of exercises and useful resources.

 

Compose Knowledge Base Articles & Altair Exchange scripts

 

Several useful articles for Compose can be found in the Knowledge Base in the Altair Community site. New articles are constantly added as Compose’s capabilities evolve. These articles might prove useful to look at if you’re looking are stuck in a step of your workflows, if you are curious about differences in some commands, if you want to explore Compose integration with other tools or if you just want to look at new ways in which to leverage Compose:

 

Compose Tips & Tricks:

 

 

Signal Processing:

 

 

Compose for NVH:

 

 

Webinars:

 

 

Compose in the CAE workflow:

 

 

Compose & Flux:

 

 

Compose & PSIM:

 

 

Compose & Feko:

 

 

Compose & HyperStudy:

 

 

Compose for Fatigue Analysis:

 

 

Compose & other Math Tools:

 

 

Compose & MotionView/MotionSolve:

 

 

HyperMath (Legacy):

 

 

Compose for Vehicle Dynamics:

 

 

Compose for Materials Engineering:

 

 

Compose for Optimization:

 

 

Altair Tools Written in OML with Compose

 

  • Altair Material Modeler: A tool for modeling the nonlinear behavior of bulk materials like metals, plastics, rubbers and foams. Processing test material data also becomes much faster and easier with the AMM. It is written in OML and launched from Compose, even though it has to be downloaded separately from the marketplace.

 

  • Altair Compose Molder Toolkit: This toolkit is a collection of utilities and libraries for injection molding and other simulations with polymers. It is written in OML and can be launched from Compose or the file explorer. It is included in the HyperWorks Mechanical Solvers package in the marketplace.

 

Remember this FAQ is constantly expanding so make sure to check back the next time you need some help. Reach out to hwsupport@altair.com in case you need further assistance from our team.

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