ATA IMAT version 1.20:   I-DEAS Matlab Interface

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This product is a toolbox that allows Matlab to exchange data with
SDRC I-DEAS Test.  Please contact your SDRC account representative
for more information.


Prerequisite:  Matlab version 5.3





To use this software, you must first extract the files contained

in the archive file imat_v120*.tar.gz (or imat_v120.exe on Windows/NT).


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After installing, please read the Changelog and Frequently Asked
Questions in the HTML documentation for important information about
this release (start with index.html in the doc directory of the
IMAT installation).

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Unix instructions:



The following commands will unpack the archive.  Note that you may need
to have root privileges to install this package.


    gzip -d imat_v120*.tar.gz

    tar -xvf imat_v120*.tar



Further installation instructions are in the file README.




Windows NT instructions:



The archive is in a self-extracting archive format.  Simply execute the
program and it will uncompress itself into the current directory.  Note that
you may need to be system administrator to install this package.


Further installation instructions are in the file README.txt.  You will need
to copy the provided adflibc.dll to a location on your system path.  THIS IS
NOT THE SAME AS THE MATLAB PATH.  This step is explained in more detail in
README.txt.



Technical questions, bug reports, or suggestions may be sent by e-mail to

imat@ata-e.com.


LICENSE FILE INSTALLATION FOR IMAT
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Installing the license file for IMAT is a simple step.  First install IMAT in
the location of your choice.  Then copy the supplied license file (imat_license.dat)
into the imat subdirectory of your IMAT installation.  For example, if your
IMAT toolkit is installed in C:\Matlab\toolbox\imat, the license file goes in
C:\Matlab\toolbox\imat\imat.

This file must be readable by all who need to use the IMAT toolkit.