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Starting Adams Car Ride

Because Adams Car Ride is a plugin to Adams Car, you first start Adams Car and then load Adams Car Ride.
In the Linux environment, you start Adams Car from the Adams Toolbar. In the Windows environment, you start Adams Car from the Start button. For more information, see the online help for Running and Configuring Adams.

To load Adams Car Ride:

1. Start Adams Car as explained in Starting Adams Car Standard Interface in the guide Getting Started Using Adams Car.
2. From the Tools menu, select Plugin Manager. For help on the Plugin Manager, press F1 when the dialog box is active.
3. In the list of plugin names, find Adams Car Ride, and then select one or both of the following:
■Load - Loads Adams Car Ride in the current session.
■Load at Startup - Instructs Adams Car to load Adams Car Ride in all future Adams Car sessions.
4. Select OK.
Adams Car loads Adams Car Ride. The interface now includes a new menu, Ride.