Moving Files Cross Platform

By far the most common cross-platform challenge is the movement of files between PC and Mac. Here's the info you need to successfully move files across platform.

Moving model files from Mac to PC:

1. Give the file the appropriate extension:

.stm

 

STELLA

.str

 

STELLA Commercial Runtime

.itm

 

ithink

.itr

 

ithink Commercial Runtime

 
2. Move the file to your PC. Use removable media, email, FTP or whatever.

 
Moving model files from PC to Mac:

1. Make sure you have a utility on the Mac that can assign type and creator information to your model files. Resedit (a programmer's utility), File Buddy (a utility that's available from a variety of download sites), and File Exchange (a control panel that is part the MacOS) all have this capability.

2. Configure the utility to map the model extension to the Macintosh Type and Creator information, using the table below.

ithink

 

Mac File Information

Type:

 

ithm

Creator:

 

ithn

STELLA

 

Mac File Information

Type:

 

STM2

Creator:

 

STL2

ithink Commercial Runtime

 

Mac File Information

Type:

 

ithr

Creator:

 

ithq

STELLA Commercial Runtime

 

Mac File Information

Type:

 

STR2

Creator:

 

STQ2

3. Bring the model from your PC to Mac. Typically this works best using File Exchange, and PC-formatted removable media.

 

Alternately, use the conversion utilitiy application we have provided as part of your software package.  You'll find this application in the tools folder in your software installation. On the Mac, simply drag and drop the PC-format model file onto the utility.  The utility will walk you the process of converting the file to Mac format.

 
Note:
If you are using FTP or email attachments to move files from one machine to another, it's a good idea to compress your files using .zip or stuffit compression technology. Doing so will minimize the potential that files will become corrupted in transit.