APEX Releases DX 2018.49 with new ways to analyze data
BATCH PROCESSING
APEX is releasing DX 2018.49 featuring several new ways to analyze data. Introducing Batch Processing! This new type of processing allows for numerous simultaneous file processing. In addition, this release includes improvements to EO Collections as well as enhancements to the plot setup. An entirely new Orbit plot type added for examining relative phase between two dynamic signals. We are also introducing a secondary y-axis (Y2) simplifying analysis of multiple traces with dissimilar scales. The Y2 axis functionality is available for Time, Time & Magnitude, History, and Time Campbell plots. The complete list of improvements below:
Added Features
- Batch Reporting
- Plot setup version checking
- Changed some element icons and names to be more user-friendly
- Collect only on flagged noise’ option for Collections
- Campbell Block Variables in Markers
- Zmod Legend
- Y1 Y2 Legend Indicators
- Custom “Print” File Names & Patterns
- Orbit Plot
- Campbell Triple Speed Choice
- Y2 Axis – Time & Magnitude
- Improved Collection Noise Checkbox
- Change Legend Font Size
- Help Documentation Online
- Y2 Axis – History
- Y2 Axis – Time Campbell
- Decimal Precision in Manual Split Ranges
- History Plot Default Axis Scaling
- Plot Tabulation Decimal Precision
- Link Noise File to Data File
- Append to Noise Definition
- Campbell Threshold Slider
- Campbell Auto EO Lines
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Deleting a very large number of plots sometimes caused a crash on Windows
- Some hyperlinks in the software were incorrect
- Sometimes the Crash Handler didn’t appear on Linux
- Many plot setup items weren’t being saved and/or loaded
- Sometimes plot setups used signals from the wrong scope or file
- Sometimes selecting a parameter Campbell after loading a plot setup caused a crash
- Waterfall plots were slow to be created and sometimes didn’t display correctly
- Sometimes processing TDMS files caused a crash
- Sometimes removing Linear Gradient colors caused a crash
- Disabled some options for ZMod/Order ZMod that don’t apply to those plots
- Speed Campbell zoom caused shift with regard to the Y2 axis
- Speed Campbell plot picking did not qork correctly
- Mag trace on mag+env plots changed when the plot legend was edited
- Some elements could connect to other elements when it they shouldn’t have been able to
- Swapping XY axes didn’t work or produced incorrect results on some plots
- Many of the Bode Plot options were not working correctly
- Printing some plots to PDF covered the header information
- Campbell Triple Envelope Plot had the wrong title
- Bode Plot internal Legend didn’t work
- Adding a parameter to a time plot caused a crash
- RAW part files didn’t play DX
- Changing coupling from DC to AC and reprocessing with an Orbit Plot casued a crash
- Creating a waterfall from a file that had overlaps caused a crash
- Y2 axis was not always loaded correctly from plot setup
- Damping Fit curve was sometimes shifted and incorrect
- Some pks files caused a crash on Windows when processing
- Some plots used signals from the wrong file if the signal names were the same
- Noise definition regions were not always displayed correctly
- Marker size and line color were reset on reprocess
- Annotations were not always correctly loaded from plot setup
- Disabling an External Legend and reprocessing caused a crash
- External Legend was missing contents after reprocess
- Creating a waterfall from a datx_index signal and reprocessing caused crash
- Custom range scales on Mag+Env plots were reset on reprocess
- Accel & decel parameters from the same file confused plot setup
- Filtered & unfiltered signals from the same file confused plot setup
- Couldn’t scale the y-axis for the Magnitude or Phase independently
- Changing the order of mode lines wasn’t reflected in saved limits file
- Peak noise element ribbon didn’t update properly
- CSV Export tooltip showed incorrect information
- Custom page labels did not persist after reprocess
- Damping Fit Legend persisted after damping fit was cleared and reprocessed
- Some plot types were available when they shouldn’t have been
- Viewer tree was empty if processed file could no longer be found
- Zooming on a plot affected picking ability
- Custom Campbell marker would not apply to all pages
- Tabulating a Tracking Plot that included a Damping Fit caused a crash
- Plot setup failed for split files of similar data
- Grid & EO Collections couldn’t be easily placed on the same plot
- Accel & Decel noise were not both saved in the noise definition
- Collections noise wasn’t drawn on Campbell
- Default Design preference didn’t load design or limits name into status bar
- Exported scope limits strainratio values were all zeros for the last gage
- Mulitple noise elements in series didn’t function properly
- Custom text on marker was lost when cursor was moved
- Scope element name didn’t show up in legend
- Speed dependent mode lines on a Campbell moved as speed range was changed
- Link button didn’t untoggle when hitting Esc key
- Text was clipped in EO & Grid Collection dialogs
EO COLLECTIONS-ELEMENT SETUP
