Release Notes ============= SasView 3.0.0 - Implemented Polarization and magnetic SANS parameters in some models. - New Tool: Generic SANS / PDB reader & atomic scattering calculator - New Tool: Image viewer - Use MDI frames in GUI - Previous Versions: - Changed the application name to 'SasView'. - Model category can be modified via (Category Manager). - Improved Grid/Batch window functionality. - Added a new tool; Data operation for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and combination of two data sets. - Extended Sum Model Editor to Summation and Multiplication Editor. - Better compiling error captures in the 'New' model editor. - More outputs (e.g., Rg, background, or rod diameter) on LinearFit in certain axis scales. - Added DataInfo for data in the DataExplorer and plots - Added Maximize/Restore button in the title bar of the graphs - The 'x' button now works as deleting the graph - Added a hide button in the toolbar of the graph panel - Fixed some bugs and improved some behaviors in the batch/grid panel. - Edit SUM Model from the menubar can now generate more than one sum model. - Report can now be saved as a pdf format on WIN and MAC. - 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 - 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). - 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 SasView project or SasView analysis (subproject) - Start the SasView 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 SasView 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 currently use Python 2.6 2.2- Installing from source: - Get the code from https://sasviewproject.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sansviewproject/releases/sasview-x.x.x - run 'python setup.py install' under the 'sasview-x.x.x' folder - run 'python sasview.py' under the 'sasview' folder. - The following modules are required (version numbers are what are used in the release build): - wxPython 2.8.12.1 (NOTE: do NOT use version 2.9) - matplotlib 1.1.0 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.0.1) - SciPy 0.10.1 - pisa 3.0.27 (NOTE Mac Version uses 3.0.33 BUT -- DO NOT USE ver 3.0.33 on windows: it will not work!) - setuptools 0.6c11 (The following three are easily installed using easy_install) - lxml 2.3.0 - numpy 1.6.1 (NOTE: Mac build is using version 1.5.1) - periodictable 1.3.0 (The following are additional dependencies for Mac) - py2app (The following are additional dependencies for Windows) - comtypes 0.6.2 (for PDF support on windows systems) - pywin32 build 217 (to read ms office) - pyPdf 1.13 - html5lib 0.95 - reportlab 2.5 - pyparsing 1.5.5 (required for periodictable and bundling) - PIL 1.1.7 (Python Image Library) - py2exe 0.6.9 (WIN) - svn - MinGW w/ gcc version 4.6.1 (WIN) - Innosetup (WIN). (On Windows, the following site has all the dependencies nicely packaged) http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ 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 - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sansviewproject/files/