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Top Features

  • New Graph Type: Parallel Plot
  • Better Backup System for Each Project
  • Data Visualization Improvements in Graph: Tooltip, Faceaway of unselected plot
  • Matrix in Workbook
  • Common Display Across Layers
  • Fit Layers to Page to place layers nicely within graph page.
  • Preview of Worksheet


Ease of Use

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ORG-17633Workbook Preview and Thumbnail
  • Extra large icon view and Preview of workbook in Windows Explorer.
  • In Project Explorer, Extra large icon view and tooltip.
ORG-17631New Workbook DialogWhen user launches Origin, start a new project or folder, New Workbook dialog opens for user to pick workbook from templates or construct the columns in workbook.
ORG-17653Active Window Indicator

When there are many child windows, it's hard to tell which window is active.

A magenta frame is added around active window title bar 

System Variables

@AWI = bits as follows
0 = No Indicator
1 = Dashed line rectangle
2 = Solid line rectangle
4 = thicker line
@AWF=0 (default), no flashing
@AWF=100, in milliseconds, the flashing time

@AWC for indicator color
ORG-17409Hide folder in bottom panel of Project Explorer

We are working on supporting moving windows in bottom panel to reorder them. If there are folders in subfolder, it's hard to reorder windows. So we hide folder in bottom panel.

  • Folder structure will only show in top panel. 
  • Set system variable @PEF=1 to show folder in bottom panel
  • When mousing over folder in top panel, tooltip will show about folder comments, size, etc. 
ORG-9615Easier way to create Master page
  • Choose File: New: Master Page will create master page under root folder of current project.
  • Design logo, etc. on the master page.
  • All graphs in the project will have have elements, such as logo, etc. on master page.
  • If Rotate master page under root folder. The master page will be renamed as Portrait. Then only graph with portrait view will show logos, etc. on Portrait View.
  • If user has two pages under root folder, one is called Portrait, the other called Master. 

ORG-17647

Better backup system for Origin projects

  • Backup folder parallel to User Files folder.
  • Each opj can have its own backup file
  • Easy access to backup files via Help: Open Folder: Project Backup Folder.
  • Change Backup folder location on System Paths tab of Tools: Options dialog.

ORG-17378

Support naming custom color

In Colors dialog which is used to create custom color, a Name box is added to allow user to give the color a name.

Graphing

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Data Visualization Improvements:

  • When selecting plot in graph, fadeaway effect on unselected data.
  • When mousing over data points, data coordinates show and customizable. 



Parallel Plot

  • support rescale each axis independently or together.
  • curve the plots
  • Plot categorical data as Parallel set
ORG-17623Extend axis arrow so it can show outside axis endsUser can set offset of axis arrow so the arrow head is longer than original axis.

ORG-15328

ORG-17656

Batch Plot Improvements

  • Add data from many different sheets/books into an existing graph
    • E.g. After plotting a multiple panel graph with data in one worksheet/book, user wants to add data from other sheet/book to same graph. 
  • Add data from many sheets/books into a combined graph.
    • After plotting a complicated graph with data in one book with several sheets, user wants to create a similar new graph with all data in another book with different number of sheets.

GUI Improvements

  • Combine Batch Plot with Book, Sheet and Column into one dialog. There is Batch Plot with dropdown list on the top of the dialog.
  • Matching conditions to filter book/sheet are moved on top of the book/sheet list.

           

            

  1. ORG-16220
Cluster Plot: Plot data with grouping column into multiple panel graphs with different XY scale.

Analysis

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ORG-17639Support Add Matrix as Sheet in Workbook

To support an analysis template which contains both workbook and matrix, everything must be in one workbook.

So in Origin 2018b, we allow user to right click a workbook tab and choose Add Matrix as Sheet context menu. 

This actually adds the whole matrix book as a sheet in workbook. You can double click the matrix to open the matrix again.




Programming

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ORG-17642

Command to turn on general Audit Log

new LT command

doc -log1; //turns on for current project with empty password
doc -log1 test;//turns on for current project with password = "test"
doc -log0 test;//turns off for current project
doc.AuditLog=; //(ready-only )returns 1 or 0 AuditLog is on/off for the current project.

New system variable that is Registry based added
In Script Window, run
@ALOG=1;//turn on Audit log on New project (untitled)

You can also preset this in msi installer script to set registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OriginLab\Origin 9.5b\International\SysV\ALOG

with a DWORD value of 1







2018b Apps





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