Release Notes ============= SansView 2.1.0 - Multiprocessor support(Windows) - Simple custom model editor - Advanced model editor - Sum model editing panel - 3D graphic (for 2d data/results) and legend moves with mouse - New Tool: density to vol fraction calculator and Python file editor - version 2.0: - Release date: 10/21/2011 - Batch Fit included. - More Graph modifications. - More options for the fit weighting. - Added a Python (PyCrust) shell in the 'Tool' menu. - The 'Startup Setting' in the View menu can remember the last data file folder. - Updated the resolution computation for the gravitational effect and added TOF estimation capability. - Fixed the problem of displaying the fit results in the wrong parameter (with ParkMC FitEngine). - Previous Versions - Pr Inversion: Fixed a missing Rg output - Startup Setting: fixed a problem with DataExplorer ON/OFF - Fixed a bug w/ 2D color map dialog - Minor feature added: Enable to load a data folder from the command line - Much easier graphical user interface - Optimized for the speed and accuracy of the computations - Added Many shape, polymer, and other models including SphericalSLD, OnionExponetialShell, and even ReflectivityModels - Added Data Explorer to manage, plot, delete, or setup for computation - Added Instrumental resolution estimator (as a Tool) - Customizable Startup appearance - More functionalities on plot panels - Combined Modeling and Fitting - Save/open a SansView project or SansView analysis (subproject) - Start the SansView application from a data file by double-clicking or from command line - Easy manipulation of data and plot - Provides Normalized residual plot - Added useful key-combinations to copy (fitpage), paste (fitpage), change fit-tolerance, etc. - Report - 2D masked circular averaging - 2D smearing calculation now uses dQ_parrellel and dQ_perpendicular - Improved the speed of loading 2D data. - Improved the speed of P*S calculations. - Added 2D smearing calculation for dQx and dQy given along the x-y axes. - MAC release - Implemented the invariant, volume fraction, and specific surface area computation. - Implemented the scattering length density calculator. - Re-structured 2D calculation to 2D reduced(Q) data rather than raw pixel data - Capable of Mask enhanced 2D calculation and fitting. - Added a 2D mask data editor. - Added inputs for the slit and pinhole resolution. - Added a slit size calculator. - Support more format options to save a graph. - Enable to display multiple data sets in one graph by loading a data into the graph. - Added a tool bar in a plot panel. - Implemented P(r) inversion (Indirect Fourier transformations). - Improved fitting and model calculation speed by a factor of ten. - Supporting many more model functions. - Supporting P(Q)*S(Q) for most of the shape based form factors. - Added more distribution functions for the polydispersion calculations. - Added a bookmark feature so that the results of the calculation can be recalled later. - Q range reset button is added. - Added a color bar in 2D data plots. - Added a model function detail button for an easy access to the model help from the fitting panel. - Simultaneous fit of a number of different sets of data with/without the constraints. - Loading and displaying 1D and 2D data of various formats. - 1D and 2D data fitting using Scipy or Park (a MC fitting optimizer) fit engine. - 2D data manipulation and modeling. - Supporting a number of standard model and model-independent functions including form factor and structure factor functions and their multiplications. - Plug-in mechanism for data readers. - Easy pop-up menu by mouse clicking on a given plot. - Users arrange the various windows. - Supporting varius 2D averaging methods : Circular, sectorslicer, annulus, boxsum, boxQx and boxQy. - User defined Qrange (Qmin and Qmax) for both 1D and 2D data for fitting and modeling. - The user can toggle between a number of different scales on all plots. - Support saving data in the formats of ASCII and xml. 2- Downloading and Installing *** Note: If you have EXE or ZIP SansView installer, you don't need any of the following. 2.1- System Requirements: - Python version >= 2.5 and < 3.0 should be running on the system - We uses Python2.5 - 2.7 for WIN, and Python2.6 - 2.7 for MAC 2.2- Installing from source: - Get the code from https://sansviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sansview-x.x.x - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sansview-x.x.x' folder - run 'python sansview.py' under the 'sansview' folder. - The following modules are required: * matplotlib >= 0.99.0(WIN), 0.99.1.1(MAC) * numpy >= 1.4.1 * scipy >= 0.7.2 * wxpython 2.8.11 unicode(WIN), 2.8.12.0(MAC) < 2.9.xx * lxml >= 2.2.2 * multiprocessing-2.6.2(X) * comtypes (for PDF window)(WIN) * pywin32 (to read ms office)(WIN) * PIL (Python Image Library) * Pyparsing (apply for periodictable and bundling) * periodictable = 1.3.0 (using 'easy_install periodictable') * pisa (html to pdf : MAC) * MinGW/Cygwin (for Windows) or other GNU compiler (gcc) * Optional: setuptools, svn, Innosetup, py2exe(WIN),and/or py2app(MAC) to build App from the source. 3- Known Issues 3.1- All systems: - very old computers may not be able to run 3.2- Windows: - None 3.3- MAC: - None 3.4- Linux: - None 4- Troubleshooting - None 5- Frequently Asked Questions - None 6- Installer download website - See: http://danse.chem.utk.edu/sansview.html