Capture Screenshot in HyperMesh

Altair Forum User

Hello,

 

Complete newbie here.

 

I am trying to highlight a few elements and capture screenshot in HyperMesh.

This is the code I have put together by referring to command.cmf file:

 

*unmaskall()
*createmark(systems,1) 'all'
*maskentitymark(systems,1,0)
*createmark(elements,1) 101 102 103 104
*maskentitymark(elements,1,0)
*maskreverse(elements)
*createmark(elements,1) 101 102 103 104
*numbersmark(elements,1,1)
*window(0,0,0,0,0)
after 500
*jpegfilenamed 'Capture.jpg'

 

Everything works as expected except for the last command to save screenshot. Interestingly, if I give this last command separately in the command window, it works fine.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Ayush

Pandurang

try removing quotes around Capture.jpg

 

try this:

 

*jpegfilenamed Capture.jpg

Altair Forum User

Still doesn't work.

 

I tried hm_windowtofile as well. It has the same issue. Works from command window, but doesn't work as part of the script.

 

I am using HM11, if that's relevant.

Pandurang

What is error msg ?

vipin_22401

Altair Forum User said:

Hello,

 

Complete newbie here.

 

I am trying to highlight a few elements and capture screenshot in HyperMesh.

This is the code I have put together by referring to command.cmf file:

 

*unmaskall()
*createmark(systems,1) 'all'
*maskentitymark(systems,1,0)
*createmark(elements,1) 101 102 103 104
*maskentitymark(elements,1,0)
*maskreverse(elements)
*createmark(elements,1) 101 102 103 104
*numbersmark(elements,1,1)
*window(0,0,0,0,0)
after 500
*jpegfilenamed 'Capture.jpg'

 

Everything works as expected except for the last command to save screenshot. Interestingly, if I give this last command separately in the command window, it works fine.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Ayush

 

Hi @Ayush01 

are you directly writing this code inside userpage file?

if so change the line to

*jpegfilenamed(Capture.jpg)

Q.Nguyen-Dai

Altair Forum User said:

 

Hi @Ayush01 

are you directly writing this code inside userpage file?

if so change the line to

*jpegfilenamed(Capture.jpg)

 

@vipin: Noooooooooo, it's WRONG!

 

@Ayush01: Try fullpath for JPG file, something like 'C:/Temp/capture.jpg' instead of 'capture.jpg'. It works for my script.

vipin_22401

@Q.Nguyen-Dai yes it works for .tcl file, but i am not sure in what format he has written.

if it is .mac file we have to write it inside brackets ().

Altair Forum User

I was saving it in a .cmf file.

 

I got it working now with the following code, and tcl format:

 

*unmaskall
*createmark systems 1 'all'
*maskentitymark systems 1 0
*createmark elements 1 101 102 103 104
*maskentitymark elements 1 0
*maskreverse elements
*createmark elements 1 101 102 103 104
*numbersmark elements 1 1
*window 0 0 0 0 0
*jpegfilenamed /Capture.jpg

 

Thank you for suggestions.

Q.Nguyen-Dai

In your script, you could :

• Detect the current folder where's found your HM model and save your picture into this folder.
• Make automatical increment number into picture file name, so you have 'Capture_001.jpg', 'Capture_002.jpg', 'Capture_003.jpg',....etc