OriginLab, a leading publisher of data analysis and graphing software, has released an update to OriginPro 2018. This latest version of OriginLab's award-winning software application adds over 75 new features, Apps and feature improvements, further enhancing Origin's ease-of-use, graphing, analysis and programming capabilities.
Origin 2018b - Release Notes:
Origin 2018b Features
Origin Interface
- Active Window is indicated by a frame around the window. Color and line style can be customized.
- Extra large icon view for workbooks and matrices in Project Explorer and Windows File Explorer
- Add Matrix as a Sheet in Workbook, Allows for Analysis Templates to include image or matrix data in a single book.
- Plot menu icon size can be scaled by a factor from 0.5 to 2
Graphing
Labels, Legend, Color Scale and Bubble Scale
- Scale factor for fill pattern entries in legend
- More flexible color scale object, including arbitrary color scale
- System variable to control double-click legend behavior
- More controls added to Bubble Scale
- Pie Chart label supports Apply to layer etc
- Support for label to be attached to data or error bar
- No limit for characters of tick labels
Plot Manipulation
- Easier way to show/hide error bars and data labels from Object Manager
- Support for grouping and ungrouping of data plots in Object Manager
- Support line style customization for vector graph
- Option to ignore blank data when deciding column bar plot spacing
- Allow displaying reference lines on top of data
- Support for Stacked Column and 100% Stacked Column plot types in Trellis Plot
- Auto option added Colormap rescale modes
- Support Box Chart in Trellis Plot to provide easier way for controlling box charts arrangements from grouped data.
Graph Page and Layer
- Fit all layers to maximum available page area, including option for margins.
- Customize Layer/Plot/Axes properties across all ayers
- Easier notation for adding labels when merging multiple graphs, including support for Roman numerals
- Enlarged graph using scale-in tool supports multiple overlapped layer
- Integrate Gadget now supports marking of Fill Area under multiple curves
- Improve the assignment of columns to layers for multi-panel plots
3D and Contour
- Support total label for 3d stacked column/bar plots
- Support more 2D arrow shapes in 3D graphs
- Support 2D annotation for 3D scatter plot.
- 3D XYZ bar graph supports customization of individual bars
- Improve preview of 3D OpenGL graphs in dialogs
- Support
as end of column/row for size, when creating virtual matrices
Axis
- Extend arrow at end of axis to show outside of the layer limit
- Apply changes to axes immediately from secondary dialogs that pop up
- Added Alignment/Positioning options for Axis Titles with respect to axis position
- Added Rescale Axis option to axis context menu
Analysis
- Fitting: Standard error on derived parameters is now included in the parameter Summary table
- Fitting: Accuracy of p-value has been improved in nonlinear fit results.
- Fitting: Two new implicit fitting functions added for diode and solar cell data
- Fitting: Implicit Function now support Integral
- Fitting: Sample Curve and Equation Preview images are included when transferring FDF files from older version.
- Peak Analysis: New method for peak detection: Fourier Self Deconvolution
- Statistics: PCA Loading plot and Biplot support improved plot labeling
- Statistics: Frequency Count/Binning tool supports output format such as: 0-10, 10-20, etc.
- Statistics: Hidden column will be ignored when computing statistics on rows
- Statistics: Stats on columns and rows will carry over Units from the source datasets
- Signal Processing: Unit description added to metadata of STFT result
Data Processing
- Support for custom formatting of User Parameter rows in Worksheet
- Copy and paste entire worksheet across multiple Origin sessions.
- Stack collumns tool will maintain column plot designation for Other columns
- Cluster Gadget supports clearing category information
Importing
- CSV Import: Added option for starting new rows when importing multiple files
- MDF Import: Significant improvement to speed of MDF Import
- ASCII Import:
- Import data with Start New Columns mode will not overwrite empty columns with merged column labels
- Import data with Start New Columns mode will overwrite columns with missing values before creating additional columns
- Improvements to labels in ASCII import dialog
Exporting and Presentation
- Option to export multiple graphs as a single multi-page PDF file
- Export graphs with PE folder name included in the name of the exported file
- New menu and improvements to quickly set up and apply Master Page elements such as logos and timestamps to all graphs.
- More options and script commands to customize application of Master Page elements
Batch Processing
- New App to distribute multiple files across multiple cores for faster Batch Processing
- Save Batch Processing dialog settings into Analysis Template
- Some rule changes to batch processing
- Support to add data from many sheets/books into a combined graph or an existing graph
- Batch Plot dialog now combines options for Book, Sheet and Column into one dialog
- Allow importing data directly into embeded matrix in worksheet when performing batch processing
Project and Data Management
- Backup folder location moved to be same location as User Files Folder
- Each Origin project will have its own backup file.
- Access to backup files folder via Help:Open Folder: Project Backup Folder.
- Allow users to change Backup folder location on System Paths tab of Tools: Options dialog.
- Improved Project Backup
- Autosave is now available for Untitled.opj
- Option to default to old OPJ format for saving projects
- Save to save files to or open files from Google Drive
- Bottom panel of Project Explorer no longer lists folders
Programming
- Labtalk: New command to turn on audit log for all projects.
- LabTalk: Script access to better support install and uninstall of Origin files that D&D can install
- OC: Better default for index in GetParameterResults
- OC: Access to get and set LabTalk LT properties of Origin Objects
- Labtalk: Support for programming way to control Master Item display
- Labtalk: New command to remove dividers
- X-Function: findFiles x-function now supports recursive folder
- Python: API for calling Origin from outside Python
- Added a parameter for specifying the title of dialog created by "okoc_folder_browser"
- OC: Functions for Batch Plotting
Other
- Support for naming of custom colors
- Allow using English date format in Chinese/Japanese language setting
- Support auto install of fitting function and origin template when installing opx
- Installed Apps can be updated automatically to make sure they are always the newest version
- Cell-Embedded image supported when saving Matrix Book
- Option to bring the newly pasted graph object to front
- Easier way to modify symbol shape for special point
About OriginLab Origin and OriginPro 2018. This latest version of OriginLab's award-winning software application adds over 75 new features, Apps and feature improvements, further enhancing Origin's ease-of-use, graphing, analysis and programming capabilities.
Origin 2018 includes several ease-of-use enhancements such as a new App Center dialog to install and update Apps with a single click; preview of graphs in Windows Explorer; improved Origin Central dialog to explore graph samples and recently opened/unsaved files; interactive selection of area of graph for exporting and copy-pasting; Unicode support allowing for easier exchange of Origin files with colleagues around the world; automatic carry-over of User Files and Toolbar settings from previous version; and a new Project File structure with significant reduction in file size.
Origin 2018 also introduces: Cell Formula support in Origin worksheets; new graph types including Bridge Chart, 4DXYZ Plot with Custom Boundary, and Double-Y Box Plot; enhanced dialog for Graph Legend customization; support for Reference Lines in graphs using custom expressions or statistical functions; image pop-up when hovering on worksheet cells containing images or graphs; and support for including images in Summary report from Batch Processing.
OriginLab continues to provide Apps for extending graphing and analysis features. Ten new Apps are being released at the same time as this new version: Simple Fit; Global Peak Fit; OPJ Searcher; FFT Examiner; Operations Manager; Gage Study; Kernel Density for Polar and Ternary; Paired Comparison Plot; Composite Spectrum Regression; and Equation Solver.
Additional updates and features in Origin 2018 include: Default decimal digit control for different analyses; skip hidden columns and plots when analyzing data; grouping support for statistics on rows; improvements to partial column and row import for ASCII and other popular file types; new toolbar buttons for re-import and cloning of workbooks; shortcut key to change lighting direction on 3D graphs; ALT+X key sequence to enter Unicode characters in worksheet cells and labels; and auto bound settings for peaks when fitting with Peak Analyzer.
Origin offers an intuitive, point-and-click interface for new users, combined with a wide range of powerful functions for advanced purposes. OriginPro includes all of the features of Origin plus extended analysis tools. Origin and OriginPro are used by more than 500,000 registered customers worldwide spanning Fortune Global 500 companies, research institutions, and colleges and universities across various disciplines including physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacology, engineering, and manufacturing.
About OriginLab Corporation. Founded in 1992, OriginLab develops data analysis and graphing software for users in corporations, government agencies, colleges and universities worldwide. Its flagship products, Origin® and OriginPro, provide a comprehensive solution for scientists and engineers at every technical level to analyze, graph, and professionally present data. OriginLab has offices in Northampton and Wellesley, Mass., and Guangzhou, China.
Product: OriginLab OriginPro
Version: 2018 SR1 b9.5.1.195
Supported Architectures: 32bit / 64bit
Language: english, chinese
System Requirements: PC
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even or newer
Note: Windows 10 users are strongly urged to obtain the latest updates, particularly if you applied Microsoft's Fall Creator's Update 1709.
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