Installation Instructions

Windows 10/11

1. The program files are contained in a zipped (compressed) folder called “MRSLAMF install folder.zip”. This file may be downloaded from the MR SLAM Formatter website or perhaps you received it from a friend.
2. Right click on the file and select “Extract All”. NOTE: the installer may fail if you don’t extract the file and just open the install folder and execute the installer.jar.
3. A window will open asking where to extract the files to. It doesn’t matter where you choose but I suggest you accept the suggested location.
4. Open the MRSLAMF install folder and in it you will see a folder titled “source”, a text file named “Read_Me”, and the installer program titled “installer.jar”. Before continuing, please read the “Read_Me” file as it contains important information about the program’s installation.
5. When you are ready to proceed with the installation, double click on the “installer.jar” file.
6. A window will open and provide info on the installation, including the location of the “MR SLAM Formatter” folder. The last line in the installer’s results window is whether the program installed successfully or not.
7. When it is finished, the installer will open the program’s folder. You will see a number of files and folders named “lib” and “log”. The program is titled “MR SLAM Formatter.jar”.
8. Before executing the program, you may wish to create a desktop shortcut to make it easier to access in the future. To do this on a Windows machine; Right click on the program’s file and select “Send to” and then “Desktop (create shortcut)”.
9. The program is now installed and ready for use. You may want to delete the “MRSLAMF install folder.zip” and extracted file as they are no longer needed.

Macintosh OS X, 10.15.7

1. The program files are contained in a zipped (compressed) folder called “MRSLAMF install folder.zip”. This file may be downloaded from the MR SLAM Formatter website or perhaps you received it from a friend.
2. Locate the downloaded zip file in the finder and double click it to extract the file. You will see a new folder created in the finder.
3. Control click on the extracted install folder and select Copy to copy the folder. Then navigate to your applications folder and paste the folder there. ALTERNATIVELY click and drag the install folder from Downloads to Applications folder. NOTE you cannot execute the installer from the download folder. It is recommended that you move the install folder into your Applications folder and run it from there.
4. You should now see a MR SLAM Formatter Install folder in your applications folder. Control click on the Installer.jar file. A dialoge box will open warning you that by opening the file you will be bypassing system security. Select the “Open” option and the installer will run.
5. The installer’s window will open and provide info on the installation, including the location of the “MR SLAM Formatter” folder. The last line in the installer’s results window is whether the program installed successfully or not.
6. When it is finished, the installer will open the program’s folder. You will see a number of files and folders named “lib” and “log”. The program is titled “MR_SLAM_Formatter.jar”.
7. Before executing the program, you may wish to create a alias (shortcut) to make it easier to access in the future. Control click on the MR_SLAM_Formatter.jar file and select “Make Alias”.
8. The system will create an alias in the MR SLAM Formatter folder. Click and drag the alias to your desktop for easy access.
9. The program is now installed and ready for use. You may want to delete the “MRSLAMF install folder.zip” from your Downloads folder and also the extracted install file from your Applications folder as they are no longer needed. Simply select the folder in the Finder and control-click and chose “Move to Trash”.

Linux Installation

1. To be developed – Hoping for user help as I don’t have Linux running on any of my computers.

Installation Instructions for car Images

First you must have installed MR SLAM Formatter version 2.07.18-beta or later to use car images. During the program’s installation, a folder named “car images” is created in the MR SLAM Formatter folder, which is located in your home directory on your computer. This download provides the same basic car images as are included with the program download. If you had car images and deleted them, or declined to install them with the program, then the car images folder is empty.

1. Locate the compressed file that you downloaded from the website.
2. On a Windows PC, right click on the file and select “Extract All”. On a Macintosh, double click the file’s icon to extract the file. You will see a new folder created.
3. Open the new car images folder and copy the image files.
4. Navigate to the MR SLAM Formatter folder on your computer and open it. Then locate the “car images” folder and open it. Paste the car images files into the folder.

That’s all there is to it. These car images are now available to use with MR SLAM Formatter. You can add additional image files of your own creation by following the instructions in the program’s users manual.