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TopBraid Composer is implemented as an Eclipse plug-in. Eclipse is a powerful open-source platform for all kinds of modeling and programming languages. The integration of Composer into this platform means that you can exploit the benefits of an integrated development environment. Eclipse also provides an update mechanism that allows users to conveniently update plug-ins such as TopBraid Composer when a new version becomes available.

The following instructions describe how to install TopBraid Composer into an existing Eclipse installation, using the Eclipse Update Manager.

1. Download and Install Eclipse

Point your browser to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads and get the corresponding version for your operation system. Please note that if you have an existing installation of Eclipse together with other plugins, you may want to create a fresh Eclipse installation for testing Composer. It is OK to have multiple installations of the Eclipse platform on your computer. We recommend downloading Eclipse 3.5 SR1 RCP.

2. Launch Eclipse and Specify a Workspace Root

When you start Eclipse for the first time, a dialog will ask you to specify a folder for your project files. This will be the physical location of your OWL and RDFS files later. You can specify an existing folder if you wish, but you could also create a subfolder of your eclipse home directory.

3. Download TopBraid Composer from its Update Site

After Eclipse has launched you will see a welcome screen. Follow the instructions to Upgrade TopBraid Composer using the Update Manager