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Starting Adams View and Importing a File

You’ll start the tutorial by running Adams View and importing a command file to create a model called model_1.

To start Adams View and create your database:

1. Start Adams View, if necessary, as explained in Starting Adams View and Creating a Database.
The Adams View main window appears.
2. From the Welcome dialog box, select Import a file.
3. Select OK.
The File Import dialog box appears.
4. Right-click the File to Read text box, and point to Search.
5. From the shortcut menu, select the flex/examples directory (aview_dir/../flex/examples).
The Select File dialog box appears.
6. In the fourbar folder, select the file rigid.cmd, and then select OK.
7. Select OK.
A fourbar model like the one shown in the figure above appears.