# Installation

No actual installation is required at this time. OSM can be run as is.

OSM software libraries are currently included with the Variant model.

See Variant documentation for more details.

# Software Requirements

Windows XP SP3, 7, or 8

Microsoft’s .Net Framework 4.0

Microsoft Access 2002-2013

## Recommended OSM Command Text Editor

Notepad++

Open your OSM command file in Notepad++ and switch the editor language to Python to greatly improve visual display of commands, colored comments, foldable regions, etc.

Note that while the OSM command line looks a bit like Python, it is not Python.