Installation

These steps go through the installation of the SOM package for normal users on a Windows system. For developers, see Installation (developers).

1. Installing Python

Running the SOM tool requires Python version 3.12 or above, which can be downloaded here. Follow the installer instructions to set it up. If you are unsure about any options, it is recommended to leave the default settings on. NOTE! Make sure that Python is set up as an environment variable!

2. Download the model

The tool can be downloaded from here. Make sure to download the latest release.

Once downloaded, unzip the compressed file into your chosen directory.

1. Right-click on the zip archive and select "Extract All"
2. Choose your destination folder

3. Click "Extract"

   

   

3. Installing requirements

With the tool extracted, we need to install the required Python dependencies.

1. From the extracted files, open the SOM directory.

   

2. Copy the path of the directory.

   

3. Open a terminal. This can be done by going to the Windows search field and typing terminal. Depending on your system, there might be several options available that will work, such as Terminal, Command Prompt, Windows Powershell.

   

4. In the terminal type the command cd followed by the copied path enclosed in quotes, and press ENTER.

   

5. Next, type the following command into the terminal:

   python -m pip install .

   

6. If done correctly, the terminal should show the following message:

   

4. Running the tool

With the requirements installed, the tool can now be run by clicking on the SOM.exe file in the directory. NOTE! Your antivirus might claim the file is not signed by a trusted source or similar, this is due to the file not being signed.

For more information, see Using the tool (GUI).