| <h1>Getting Started with FMC</h1> |
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| <h2>Eclipse Installation</h2> |
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| <p>As Eclipse base installation you can use any existing installation you already have or start with a fresh one for FMC. |
| Eclipse downloads are available from <a href="http://eclipse.org/downloads/">here</a>, any package listed on this page should do, but we recommend using the <i>Eclipse Classic</i> |
| or <i>Eclipse Modeling Tools</i> packages.</p> |
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| <p>You can install the FMC editor using the "Install new Software..." entry of the Eclipse help menu. Please go to the <a href="../download.php">FMC Download</a> page to retrieve the latest update site URL.</p> |
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| <p><b>Note:</b> FMC 0.11.x runs against Eclipse 4.3 (Kepler), while FMC 0.10.x will run against Eclipse 4.4 (Luna), and Eclipse 3.7 (Indigo). So keep an eye on these version |
| ranges for your installations.</p> |
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| <h2>First Steps</h2> |
| <p>You can follow the <a href="tutorials/gettingStarted.pdf">Getting Started Tutorial</a> to learn how to create a new FMC diagram and different FMC elements, and how to use editor features like predefined styles and diagram export.</p> |
