Origin 2023 Features

ORG-25233

Toggle layer, plot & graphic object’s selectability

Mini toolbar button to set layer, plot or graphic objects selectable or not

• Set plot, graphic object or layer and to unselectable so user can not click to select it in graph and edit it with mini toolbar or regular toolbars, etc.

• Click the item in Object Manager is always supported. User can then use the mini toolbar button to turn selectabilty back on

• Corresponding Labtalk property for graphic objects object.mouse=0 not selectable or 1 selectable

• For layers in graphs, selectability can also be globally (it is an Origin setting) prohibited by setting @grls=0

ORG-25355

Avoid using Function plot as Axis title unless it’s the only plot

Data Plot Index for Auto Axis Titles should exclude function plot unless it's the only one

When there are multiple plots (no matter data plot or function plot), Origin uses the 1st plot’s long name, unit as axis title. See the Data Plot Index for Auto Axis Titles dropdown list on Legends/Titles tab of graph node of Plot Details dialog.

So if user moves function plot as the 1st plot in graph window, F1 will show as axis title. In Origin 2023, we will skip using function plot as axis title unless it’s the only plot in graph.

Use system variable @fpt=1

ORG-24990

Batch Plotting Short Name

Better handling of Batch Plotting Short Name iteration numbers.

ORG-20137

Data highlight mode when switching to worksheet

System variable to quit data highlight mode when switch to worksheet

Set system variable @QDHT=1, data highlight some data points in graph and switch to worksheet, escape the data highlight mode and allow to plot directly with parial data selected

Default value is 0, data highlight mode keeps when swicth to worksheet

ORG-25354

Hide Legend for Function Plots

Option to hide function plot entries in legend

In previous version, function plot would always show in legend. In Origin 2023, a context menu is added to Hide Function Plots in legend.

ORG-25211

More Image Window ROI Tools

Recalculate ROI (Rectangle) to copy to matrix/graph with proper XY coordinates.

• Import an image and use Rectangle tools to select Region of Interest (ROI)

• Right-click ROI and choose Create Lined Matrix

• Drag the ROI and see the linked the image to show updated ROI

ORG-25350

Fit Layers to Page more accurate

Boundary is more accurate after fitting layers to page and LabTalk command is added

The margin for Fit Layer to Page is more accurate in graph.

Users can use Labtalk command to specify each margin separately.

-ml value // for left margin
-mt value // for top margin
-mr value // for right margin
-mb value // for bottom margin

All the margin values can be negative if necessary. So, for example, users graph the following will make it look tighter to also accommodate for text object rectangles of the axis titles being too large.

page -FLS -u -c 3 -ml -0.005 -mt 0.001 -mb -0.005 -mr 0.001

ORG-14088

Worksheet Cell Rich Text and Wrapping

Wrap and Rich Text can be enabled at the same time

Enable context menu item Wrap text when Rich Text enabled, as well as in the Worksheet Properties on Format tab. When in-place editing Origin Text in cell with wrapping enabled, no wrapping allowed; however, it will wrap when drawn in cell for display (i.e. not for editing).

Messages in Worksheet Properties dialog is corrected.

ORG-25214

3D plot improvements

Extend the minimum Z axis length to 10%

In previous versions, Z axis length can only be shrunk to 25% of full length. In Origin 2023, it can the minimum value can be 10%

ORG-25213

More 3d layer mini toolbar buttons

Auto Rescale control added.

For 3D, it’s a dropdown list,

For 2D, it’s a checkbox

ORG-22648

Build Color more improvement

We can interpolate according to selection, by group and merge color lists/ palettes.

We add Base Color radio option, with All and Selection as options. All means all color in build color dialog. Selection means current selection in left panel of build color.

• if there is only one selection, no need to show this option.

• If user's selection is not continuous, new colors should be from 1st selection.

Support Interpolate by group option. So user could specified number of group members, and interpolate within group.

Select more than 2 color lists/palettes in left or right panel of Color Manager, right click could show a option Merge Colors.

ORG-22637

Banded Rows or Columns

Alternate row column fill color

Click on upper-left corner of worksheet to turn on/off banded rows and set Banded Rows Color and show color on even or odd rows.

Labtalk property for worksheet:

wks.band=0 - off, or 1 - on

System variables to control banding color and if it shows on odd or even rows:

@WBC - RGB color

@WBE=0 -odd rows, or 1 - even rows

ORG-22868

Freeze Panes

Freeze rows and columns in worksheet

Freeze row or column makes navigating worksheet much easier.

• View: Unfreeze/Freeze Panes menu

• Click a single cell, column or row and use mini toolbar to freeze panes

• Click upper-left corner of worksheet to unfreeze panes

ORG-23417

Protect Worksheet

Disable Editing of worksheet by adding a lock on sheet

• Mini toolbar bar button is added to disable/enable editing of sheet.

Lock icon shows in front of sheet name

• Select multiple sheet tabs and right click to protect

• Choose Preferences: Protect Sheet Options menu to customize protection exceptions.

ORG-24891

Some Apps fails to work due to python package version interfere with each other

Some App need same Python Package, one need the latest version and another one need old version, in old version, both of them in same folder C:\ProgramData\OriginLab\PyPackage, it will cause compatibility issue.

Now, Origin Support multiple PyPackage folder by specify @PYP

Example to install two Apps need same Python Package, need to do the following:

1. Make sure @PYP=0, install one app like SVM Classification app.

2. Set @PYP=1, restart Origin, install another app like Empirical Mode Decomposition app. Restart Origin.

3. Empirical Mode Decomposition app should be usable under C:\ProgramData\OriginLab\PyPackage1, while SVM Classification app is available under C:\ProgramData\OriginLab\PyPackage

If you want to use the SVM Classification app, need to set @PYP=0, and restart Origin

ORG-25069

Support importing shapefile in geodetic format

Added checkbox “Convert to WGS84” to dialog.

If check “Convert to WGS84” checkbox to import, then convert the XY values from meter to longitude and latitude.

ORG-24746

Improve Shortcuts to Show Pages from two folders

Add shortcuts of windows in another folder to active folder for comparison

Only windows in active folder shows in workspace.

To compare windows in active folder with some windows in other folder,

1. Go to Project Explorer.

2. Right click the non-active folder and choose Add Shortcuts…

3. It will open a dialog for user to pick window types there to bring to active folder as shortcuts.

4. Click OK.

5. → Such windows in other folder show as shortcuts (see Home button on title bar)

6. Afterwards, user can delete such shortcut windows. Or right click the folder in Project Explorer and choose Remove Shortcuts.

ORG-24937

Easier hot key ways to zoom and scale in

Press Z key, right-click and drag to change the scale.

Press Z key, right-click and drag to change the scale.

• right-click and drag up/down to rescale y-axis out/in.

• right-click and drag right/left to rescale x axis out/in.

ORG-25047

Matrix Export to Image to better support GeoTIFF

There is an option in the dropdown list and default to it if we detect matrix has that info.

Besides geo info, we will check file extension as well:

i.e. import *.jpg into image window, export dialog will default to jpg too. while matrix window does not now.

ORG-25269

Raster Export Misinterprets Middle Colors of Colormap Temperature Palette

higher default color depth on export

BMP, PSD, TGA: from 256 colors to be 24-bit color.

PDF (Basic Object - Resolution): from 72 to be 96.