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Starting Adams View and Creating a Database

You’ll start by running Adams View and importing a model called suspension.
Note:  
On Windows, you may need to set the permissions to Full Control to modify the tutorial files.

To start Adams and create your database:

1. Do either of the following depending on the platform on which you are running Adams View:
■In Linux, type the command to start the Adams Toolbar at the command prompt, and then press Enter. Select the Adams View tool .
■In Windows, from the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Adams 2024.1, and then select Adams View.
The Welcome dialog box appears in the Adams View main window.
2. Select Import a file.
3. Select the Find Directory tool next to the Start in text box. This displays the Find Directory dialog box.
Note:  
The Start in text box specifies the working directory that Adams View uses as the default directory for reading and writing files.
4. Navigate to a drive and directory that you want to use as your working directory. If you need to create a new directory, select the Create New Folder button, and enter a directory name.
5. Select the directory, and select OK.
This ensures that all your work gets stored in the working directory you selected.
6. Select OK.
The File Import dialog box appears.
7. Set File Type to Adams View Command File (*.cmd).
8. Right-click the File To Read text box, and select Browse.
The Select File dialog box appears.
9. Navigate to the directory install_dir/durability/examples, and select the directory suspension.
install_dir is the directory where the Adams software is installed. If you cannot locate this directory, please contact your system administrator.
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Navigating to a directory makes this new directory the default for file selection. Adams View reads all files associated with the model from this new directory, but does not change the working directory for saving and writing files.
10. Select the file suspension.cmd.
11. In the Select File dialog box, select Open.
12. In the File Import dialog box, select OK.
The suspension model appears in the Adams View main window.