SPIP6 News & Improvements

  • New Ribbon Based Interface

    Spend less time clicking through dialogs and more time analyzing data. All commonly-needed commands are now readily available in task-orientated Ribbons.

  • Windows 7/Vista/XP UAC Support

    Run SPIP as a regular user without administrator rights on Windows 7/Vista/XP.

  • Quick Launch of Built-in Settings

    Increase your productivity by using the new built-in roughness and noise reduction filters, plane correction settings, and color scales, which are all available as Quick Launch menus in the Ribbon.

  • Quick Launch of Customized Settings

    Customize SPIP by adding your own filters and settings to the Quick Launch menus.

  • New Profile Window

    Save screen real estate with the new profile window, which you can toggle between Single Profile Analysis View and Multi Profile Comparison view.

  • Global Profile Comparison Window

    Compare profiles from different data sources with the new Global Profile Comparison Window.

  • Profile Averaging

    Average your profiles interactively by dragging the the arrows on each side of the profiles.

  • In Window Zoom and Navigation

    "Get closer" with new interactive in-window zoom with navigation overlay, which also helps you save screen real estate as you no longer need a separate zoom window.

  • Floating Toolbars

    Grab your tools right where you need them. Just right-click to access the new floating tool bars without "leaving" your data windows.

  • Roughness Filtering

    Measure surface and profile roughness accordning to international standards by use of the new built-in standard filters.

  • Colorbar Gallery

    Live update the colors of your images with the new colorbar gallery. You can add your own color bars to the gallery.

  • Image Cropping

    Crop your image data to any Area of Interest (AOI).

  • Easy Access to Plug-Ins

    Access your own user plug-ins directly in the Ribbon.

  • Improved Measurement Tools

    Use more tools at the same time. All measurement tools can now co-exist and the angle measurement tool has been improved.

  • Improved AOI Tools

    Improved usability of the Area of Interest markers.

  • Extended Fourier Tools

    New tool for interactive selection of Fourier peaks.

  • Unit Cell Tool

    New tool for selecting and modifying unit cells.

  • Correlation Averaging Pane

    New pane with setup and output options for correlation averaging.

  • File Open Options

    Gain full control over how new windows are opened in SPIP and which operations are applied automatically.

  • Print Preview

    Preview you data before printing.

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