Origin 2021b Bug Fixes
- Snow Li
- Echo Chu
- Penny Mok
Graphing
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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Axis table labels mess up when the X is out-of-order | If X data isn’t monotonic and user turn on tick label table and specify another column as text for tick labels, the labels will mess up. Need to go to Scale tab of Axis and set Major tick type to be By Custom Positions and specify there X data is from. | |
ORG-22849 | Contour Plot Display wrong color on minimum value | On contour plot from XYZ data, the minimum level color was mistakenly shown with the color for smaller than minimum value. |
Failed to move Sankey Nodes when Exchange X-Y Axes | After exchanging X and Y axes of Sankey Diagram, you couldn’t drag nodes to move it. | |
Contour display issues when contour labels are rotated | Because of contour display issue, we turned off contour label rotation control on Labels tab of Plot Details dialog. | |
ORG-22788 | Wrong format to save for 3D scatter with special point |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
Gaps in Polar Contour Plots Fill to Grid | For some Polar Contour plots made from matrix, some white gap will show when grid lines are turned off. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Drop line and Labels do not work if there are overlapped points offset plotting | Drop lines could not show when two points overlap and Overlapped Points Offset Plotting in Symbol tab of Plot Detail is turned on. Labels can not be shown for overlapped points with the same settings. | |
ORG-20359 | Text object looks bad with rotation | Text object looks bad with rotation
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
graph object's dimensions is changed when check keep aspect ratio if units is % of page/layer | In dimensions tab of object properties dialog, if units is % of page/layer, check Kepp Aspect ratio. value of Bottom Margin change to 100-CurrentValue. Fixed in Origin2021b | |
ORG-22472 | Add animation for button on 3D graph when clicked |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22538 | Palette Editor Edit Color Issue |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
Prohibit user from picking built-in color lists in Custom color section | We also save custom colors so if we allow user to load built-in color list, it will mess up built-in colors. | |
Fail to keep aspect ratio for graph object when uniform width/height |
Fixed in Origin2021b. | |
Arrow at begin fail to work fine when click Apply |
Broken in Origin 2020, fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
grouped column/bar graph mess up after replacing with new data or batch plotting |
only fix batch plotting issue in Origin2021b | |
ORG-21961 | Improve the position of date & time stamp after extracting multi-panel graph |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22771 | Z label value show incorrect in ternary graph |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22826 | Colormap changed when number of total level is not changed |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22887 | Fails to show Legend in Chord Diagram with Virtual Matrix |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22748 | Could not show only one decimal place for Heatmap with 1E-6 |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22690 | Wrong message exists after add label for contour |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
Rich Text Latex Rendering Issue | Rich Text Latex Rendering Issues fixed in Origin2021b as below:
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The number of character for Legend Custom Format in G version is limited |
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Some speicific Contour Plot with Log10 scale Colormap draw wrongly in Origin 2021 | A workaround to fix the problem: Set @TCZS=1 | |
Polar Bar Label Position dropdown is wrong in mini-toolbar | Label position in mini toolbar of Polar graph is center/left/right in Origin 2021. It should be inside base/outside end… Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Pattern Color by Plots Fails for Box, Statistical Bar, etc. |
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Drag to offset Table Row Title does not work properly |
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Outlier and Data Points should only show one copy | Outliers and the one in data points show twice when Box Type is Box+Data Overlap or Bar+Data Overlap | |
ORG-23015 | Legend Resizes for 3D Graph when placed on Layout |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
Transparency of Outliers is wrong when Transparency for Fill Only is selected |
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Fail to plot XEr bar in layer 2 and 3 in multiple layers template like 3Ys-Y-YY | Plot the data that has xErr and yErr as 3Ys Y-YY, xErr is not plotted in Y2 Y3. The problem also exists in other templates like 4 panels etc. | |
Wrong Legend Entry for Outliers when there is index column for data points |
==> After Step 4, Extreme value use data point shape, not outlier shape. After Step 6, 1~5 data points show two times. And there is no outliers and extreme value. | |
Bubble Plot Legend with 1st data point size=0 | When the 1st data point’s size is zero, the legend shows the point as special point and size as zero. 
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Customization gone after change parameter on 2D Kernel Density Plot | Change the setting of 2D kernal density plot by change parameter, such as change the Density Method Fixed in Origin2021b. | |
Go to Bin Worksheet menu did not work if Histogram shows label |
==> Nothing happens. Fixed in Origin2021b. | |
Failure to set histogram binning on each layer independently in Scatter Matrix | Plot scatter matrix with histogram turned on for diagonal cells. User couldn’t change binning setting for each cell. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Increase the maximum number of characters in legend | The maximum number of unicode characters in legend was 64 in the past. | |
ORG-23175 | Flip through work incorrect when data column is descending in left panel of browser graph |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
Origin crashes when opening certain project | origin will crash when opening project contains many graph object connectors such as graph gadgets,annotation,etc. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Step lines are not correct for missing values | When there are missing values in xy, line with Step Connect is not right. Choose Step Horz from Connect drop-down list in Line tab. The graph will look as below:  The second section's left part has a redundant line, and it should be removed. If you want to show the step line like before, you can set @FSLM=0. | |
Failure to Apply Copied Format to Contour Labels Settings | Turn on labels for major contour lines and copy graph format to another contour graph. The “Show on Major Levels Only” setting wasn’t kept. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
ORG-22673 | Fail to copy and paste format for transparency |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-23294 | Bubble Scale doesn't consider the 3D mode |
==>the scale doesn't show in correct order. Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-23139 | Set same font size of text not entirely selected shows the old syntax |
==> Old syntax shows \p136 |
Loosen restriction on legend reverse order menu | Remove the restriction for Reverse Legend so that the menu will always enable. | |
ORG-22372 | Failed to copy axis break style and paste format | We cannot copy and paste format for break style in old version. Now we include following break style to Copy Format: Style: When Copy Format: Style and Paste Format, we add Break under Reference Lines in Paste Format to fly-out. |
ORG-365 | Cannot close Data Info Window | Use the Data Reader tool, it will pop up Data info Window, and cannot closed Data Info Window from the View menu. Fixed in Origin2021b |
Column Plot Show Date Value | When make column plot with date value as x column, tick label type is Text from dataset instead of date. In Origin 2021b, when x data is date/time format, it will use date as scale type and tick label type. | |
Polar column can not show label when value is 0 | When Y value is zero, polar column/polar bar plot could not show label | |
Color scale map to plot should not use plot index | Should use plot name instead. | |
Missing Values are connected in Line+Symbol plot when symbol is 0 | But started in Origin 2021. Fixed in 2021b. | |
Missing value drawing issue in contour plot |
==> Missing value's pattern was drawn on the whole plot. | |
Contour smoothing parameter not work for German separator |
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Additional line showed outside layer | Sometimes user adds additional line on Grids tab of Axis dialog. When it’s outside axis range in layer, user doesn’t expect it to still show. Add a system variable @SAL to toggle. Default still show (default value @SAL =0). When @SAL =1, the additional line outside layer would not show. | |
ORG-23421 | Merge Graph Issues with Sankey |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-23246 | Log scale axis with major increment being large like 50 |
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ORG-23447 | Minor tick position on date time axis | For date axis, minor tick not in the middle of major ticks when minor tick count =1 Bug since Origin 6.1. Fixed in Origin 2021b.
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ORG-23475 | Projection should be above Map on XY Plane | The projection is mixed up with the Google Maps background. Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22725 | Fail to show copy image button for graph sheet | In workbook, right click the Sheet, and Add Graph as Sheet, click the graph sheet, fails to show Copy As Image button, Fixed in Origin2021b |
ORG-23583 | Crash when apply settings in PD with D pressed |
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ORG-23381 | Merge Double-Y Column/Box Graphs Issue | Merge multiple double Y column plots, the boxes are shifted in merged graph. |
Issues of changing bin size of histogram embedded in report sheet | Statistics on Columns: the embedded histogram graph in report sheet. Duplicate the histogram graph and change the duplicated one’s Bin Size in Plot Detail dialog. ==>The Original histogram changes. Fixed in Origin2021b | |
ORG-23635 | Origin crash when remove plot if there is data label |
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Exporting
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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ORG-22757 | Fail to export as cgm/dxf | new graph, export as cgm, dxf ==> Export page failed, error 501 Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-22889 | Specific graph takes a long time to be exported | Improved contour speed when has none color or missing value. |
Copy Page to PPT Slide issue | Graph that copy page to PPT shows as blank image if page export ratio is zero.
page.info.system.export.ratio=40; | |
Legend slightly shifts to the right when copy page as picture | Two workaround to fix the problem:
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Y tilte is cut when reopen specified graph from Word | Graph’s Y title is cut if double click specified graph object in Word and close Origin with setting Margin to Tight in Preferences: Options > Page tab. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
ORG-23096 | Different length of breaks between graph window and exported image |
Fixed in Origin2021b. |
ORG-23274 | Select layout window to export issues | When we export layout, if we open Graph browser dialog, layouts are only available by Folder view and cannot be added to the export list. Fixed in Origin2021b. |
Export Contour Map Lost Color | When we export contour graph with certain customized color palette, the color gets lost. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
ORG-23487 | Pop up Crash Report dialog after Copy Page Stacked Column graph and Paste into Word |
==>Pop up Crash Report dialog. Fixed in Origin 2021b. |
Origin crash when close source OPJU after copy page |
==>Origin crash. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
ORG-23188 | Set @GDIP=0 cannot show graph in Origin | User follows this quick help to fix exporting EMF problem, but the graph in Origin cannot display: https://www.originlab.com/doc/Quick-Help/Data_Outside_Graph_Axes_Using_MS_Word_PDFMaker We have new system variable, @GDIPE, apply when exporting. |
Data Handling
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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Import Wizard Truncates Rows When Importing Multiple Binary Files via Start New Columns | Using import wizard to import two data with different length to same worksheet, if the 1st data is longer than the 2nd one, the 1st data is truncated. | |
ORG-23036 | Colored inner points issue in Cluster Gadget |
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ORG-22706 | Gadgets: "Go to Report Worksheet" is disabled after outputting to same book | In Cluster Gadget, select "Sheet in Input Book" besides "Result Worksheet Name", after click "Output Statistics Report" button in Cluster Gadget window, the "Go to Report Worksheet" button is disabled. |
Import speed is very slow when binary data is under network path | Before Origin2021b, when binary data is under network path, the import speed is more or less 90 times of importing from local path. after improving reading code in origin2021b, the import speed get significant promotion, speed is more or less 2 times of importing from local path. | |
Import entire folder fails | Select Data->Connect Multiple Files menu and pick Import Filter as Data connector. Then specify a folder to import failed. | |
Excel Connector Issues and Bugs | When Excel numeric data is formatted as Text, Excel Connector import them as numeric. In Origin 2021b, Excel Connector will import them as text. | |
ORG-22780 | Curve Translate issue with Sampling Interval | When Curve Translate gadget with Sampling Interval data, choose Translate Duplicate in New Column/Sheet/Book, sampling interval info is wrong or missing after move the translate line |
CSV Connector More Issues | CSV Connector failed to detect “yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss tt” date format. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
ORG-23341 | Compatibility issue for Gadgets selected plots | When Gadget: FFT with two or more curves in Origin 2020 or before, save as opju, open in Origin 2020b or Origin 2021, only one curve shows in FFTPREVIEW dialog. Fixed in Origin 2021b |
Data Connector LT LabTalk support Issues | Failed to use LabTalk to connect multiple sheets. Fixed in Origin 2021b. Sample code: string fname$=system.path.program$ + "Samples\Import and Export\United States Energy (1980-2013).xls";
wbook.dc.add("Excel");
wks.dc.source$ = fname$;
Tree tr1 = wks.dc.Optn$;
tr1.Settings.mainheader = 2;
tr1.Settings.labels.SetAttribute("Use",1);
tr1.Settings.labels.longname=1;
tr1.Settings.labels.unit=2;
tr1.tostring(wks.dc.optn$);
wks.dc.sel$ = "Oil";
wks.dc.import();
//now connect to another sheet named "Coal"
wbook.dc.Newsheet("Coal"); | |
ORG-23503 | Pop up Calling members of unattached wrapper class after clear Show Asymptote | If use Gadget: Quick Sigmoidal Fit, click the triangular button and clear Show Asymptote, Calling members of unattached wrapper class pops up and fails to work. Fixed in Origin2021b |
Crash When Importing NetCDF File |
==>Runtime error. Origin will crashes when new project. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Connector reimport from graph is much slower |
==>It is much slower. Fixed in Origin 2021b. |
Worksheet
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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Transpose failed to work for masked data | Fill workbook with data, mask column B for example, select menu Worksheet: Transpose, set Output Worksheet as new book. ==> Will see that column B instead of row 2 is masked in the result sheet. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Modify result column label wrongly dirty Append Worksheet operation | When edit column label in the result sheet of Append Worksheet operation, the operation is wrongly dirty. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Before formula script is clear when formula update | Set column value with formula and before formula script, then insert or delete column to triger formula update, will see that the before formula script is wrongly clear. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Operation using cell formula failed to trigger auto update | Operation using cell formula as input failed to trigger auto update if the cell formula refers to cell link data or output data of operation tool. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Copy All Open Tables works incorrectly | Fixed some bug when using "Copy All Open Tables" feature in analysis report sheet. | |
Set value fails after LabTalk command error |
==> Fails to set value. Introduced in Origin 2021, fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Origin frozen if work on column filled by large number of cell formula | Clicking on the column, plotting from the column, or inserting/adding columns to the column will cause Origin to freeze. System variable @XLRF (default 1) added to improve it. Set it to 0 to disable the improvement. | |
Click cells in worksheet slow down if too many oth files under User Files folder | If there are many oth files under <UFF>\Themes\ subfolders, clicking cells in worksheet slows down. | |
Page Preview Break line changes after hide and show |
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Prevent changing row height when entering text in worksheet | For worksheet with rich text on, when typing text in a row, the row height changed. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Issues with copy paste of hidden column data from Excel | When copy data from Excel with hidden 1st column, pasted data in Origin is different with data in Excel. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Fail to type characters with IME input method when Formula Bar shows | When Formula Bar shows, cannot use IME input method to type character in worksheet data cell or label cell. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Floating graph in Window View fails to show correctly | Make a plot with data, then set graph view mode to Window View. In worksheet, add the graph as floating graph. ==> The plot shows badly. Introduced in Origin 2020Sr0, fixed in Origin 2021b. |
Matrix
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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Mini toolbar for worksheet row wrongly shows for Matrix | Disable showing mini toolbar for worksheet row in Matrix Fixed in Origin 2021b | |
ROI failed to get correct data if XY coordinates is descending | If matrix’s XY coordinates is descending, new ROI then create new matrix by ROI’s context menu. The output matrix will be wrong. | |
Collected issues of crop matrix |
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Programming
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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single cell range not supported in join() function |
join(A2:A4, A6) ==> all data in col(B) are missing. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Origin crashes when do string concatenation with different length in set value | Suppose the size of col(B) is less than col(A), set values on col(C) with formula “B$+A$“ will make Origin crashes. Introduced in Origin 2020b, and fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Averageif should skip missing value | See newbook;
wks.nCols = 4;
col(A) = data(1,5); col(A) = 1;
col(B) = data(1,5); col(B)[3] = 0/0;
csetvalue col:=col(C) formula:="Mean(B)";
csetvalue col:=col(D) formula:="Averageif(B, "A==1")";==> Result in column D is 2.4, but it should be 3 like column C. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
layer -b stack was broken since 2020b | New a workbook with 4 columns, fill it with row number, then make a Line plot. Run script "layer -b stack -2;" Open Plot Details, go to layer level, Stack tab. ==> The offset radio option was set as "Auto", which should be "Individual". Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
OriginC CreateProcess( ) fails since Origin 2018 | When char pointer parameter is NULL, CreateProcess( ) failed. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
OC GetDataRange failed to get error data if only half (plus or minus) bar shows | If a Graph only show half bar(plus or minus), | |
ORG-22737 | Origin crashed if activate window from HTML notes | If Active HTML notes window in root folder, click the link or button in Notes window to jump the sub-folder will crash Fixed in Origin 2021b |
OC loop is getting slower | When call OC call another function in a loop, the speed is getting slower. In Origin 2021b, added a system variable @NSNU, set it to 1 to speed up. | |
reducexy incorrect results with missing value data | Missing data is excluded at calculating groups for X-Function reducexy and reduce_ex. Fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Python button code/workbook examples failed when user name has spaces. Beta8 | Fixed in 2021b Beta8 | |
Embedded Python Support Multiple Users on Same PC | Embedded Python fails for other users on Same PC. Fixed in Origin 2021b. But need to clean all old packages and then reinstall with new build. |
Miscellaneous
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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Hidden Excel embedded in project shows when loading opju | If user hide embedded Excel file in Origin project and save the project, next time when the project file opens, the Excel file should still be hidden. Broken in Origin 2020 and fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Copy page on a certain graph crashes Origin | Copy page graph with paste link graph to itself crashes Origin. Broken in Origin 2019b and fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Switch Folder is too slow with big Results Log project | 1.When switch folder, if it takes long time to show content in Results Log, Origin will pop up a message box asking for clean up.
Yes will open the Clear dialog (Results Log context menu "Clear..."). 2. Add a "Clear All" button on Clear dialog, clicking it will close dialog and clear all contents in Results Log window. This issue is fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Windows in subfolder Issues | Origin 2021 saving a sub-folder as a small project from a large project, then opening this smaller file leads to the display of its complete contents in its every folder. Origin 2021b fixed this issue. | |
ORG-23283 | Date Sorting Issue in German Theme Organizer | In German Windows, click Date to sort in Theme Organizer, the sorting algorithm mixes up some dates. The issue is fixed in Origin 2021b. |
AltGr key does not work in Command window of G version | In Command Window, failed to use the right Alt key to access a third level of key assignments. The problem exists in Origin 2021 only, and fixed in Origin 2021b. | |
Allow “reserved characters” in proxy authentication | In the Proxy settings (Preferences : Options dialog, Miscellaneous tab), now it is allowed to use reserved characters in username or password. For example: username = user@a.com, password = pwd, server name = proxy and port = 3129
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Analysis
JIRA | SUMMARY | DETAILS |
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User’s modification in column label row in result got lost after recalculation | Fixed it so customization of the output column’s label row will be kept after recalculation | |
3-Way ANOVA Small P-Value Show as 0 | In Origin2021b, 3-Way ANOVA: Overall ANOVA table small P Value shows exact value instead of 0. | |
Confidence Interval on Survival Curve are not correct (Kaplan-Meier tool) | Confident interval plots on survival curve do not extend to the entire plot length | |
Fail to initial parameter for specific matrix data if missing value exists | Introduced in Origin 2020 and fixed in 2021b. | |
sampling interval fail to get correct auto value when input x having extra missing value | Fixed in 2021b, after this fix, origin can get suitable sample interval even though having missing x at the end. |