Starting Adams Driveline Template Builder
Before you start Adams Driveline Template Builder:
■Make sure that your private configuration file, .acar.cfg, shows that you can work in expert user mode. Your private configuration file is located in your home directory.
■Before you start Adams Driveline, set the Adams View and Adams Solver memory to huge, as explained in Configuring Adams Driveline.
To check the user mode:
1. In a text editor, such as jot or notepad, open .acar.cfg.
2. Make sure that the following line appears as shown:
ENVIRONMENT MDI_ACAR_USERMODE expert
To start Adams Driveline Template Builder on Windows:
1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Adams 2024.1, and then select Adams Driveline.
The Welcome dialog box appears on top of the Adams Driveline main window.
2. Select Template Builder.
3. Select OK.
The Adams Driveline Template Builder window appears as shown in Figure 2. Familiarize yourself with the Adams Driveline window and for more information refer to Familiarizing Yourself with Adams Driveline section.
Figure 2 Adams Driveline Template Builder
To start Adams Driveline Template Builder on Linux:
1. At the command prompt, enter the command to start the Adams Toolbar, and then press Enter. The standard command that MSC Software provides is adamsx, where x is the version number, for example adams2024_1.
The Adams Toolbar appears.
2. Click the Adams Driveline icon 
.
.The Welcome dialog box appears on top of the Adams Driveline main window.
3. Select Template Builder.
4. Select OK.
The Adams Driveline Template Builder window appears as shown in the figure above. Familiarize yourself with the Adams Driveline window and for more information refer to Familiarizing Yourself with Adams Driveline section.