Software
Chapter 3
Publication MCD-5.1 -August 1999
Getting Started with ODS
This chapter tells you how to create and edit these types of ODS
files:
• machine configuration
• machine interface
• machine motion control
If you want to: See page:
get started using ODS 3-1
use pulldown menus 3-4
use online help 3-5
read the status line 3-7
define projects 3-8
define applications 3-9
define utility 3-10
use directory 3-10
enter file and project names 3-11
interpret error messages 3-12
use the [ESC] key 3-12
edit ODS 3-12
know what to do next 3-12
To begin:
Using Windows
1. Select MSDOS Command Prompt under the Programs option
of the Windows NT Start menu.
2. At the DOS prompt, type:
IMC [ENTER]
If the message Bad command or filename appears, this is an
indication that the PATH command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
does not contain the directory \IMC.
3. If this is the case, type:
cd IMC [ENTER] IMC [ENTER]
ODS displays the welcome screen.
Chapter Objective
Getting Started