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PSI-Plot version 8.8 new features (Show me in printer friendly format: plotnew.pdf)

  • Version 8.8 is fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.

  • Expanded data sheet handling data up to 524,288 rows and 1024 columns.

  • New and improved data editing and management features including filling missing cells with linear or spline interpolated data, inserting data block, and improved editing undo.

  • Improved multiple levels data sorting for both balanced and unbalanced data.

  • Enhanced mathematical transformation with references to column and cell indices.

  • New and enriched data-displaying formats, importing data directly from the Wave format files.

  • New mathematical and statistical features such as column statistics and function evaluation.

  • Over 100 new predefined fitting models. These new models include popular peak fit models, logistic and sigmoidal models, dose-response models, ligand binding models, Lorentian models, rational models, and many others.

  • Dose-response analysis for estimating: LD50/LC50 and EC50/IC50.

  • Weibull analysis for estimating the characteristic life and failure rate of a product.

  • Simplex and Powell methods for nonlinear fitting with enhanced model diagnostic report.

  • Kaplan-Meier survival and hazard estimates.

  • In the new program, you can add multiple fitted curves with user controllable data ranges and best-fit parameters graphically.

  • Inserting data points into an existing plot graphically.

  • New plot wizard will create your desired plot in a more convenient and intuitive way.

  • New plotting tools and line types.

  • With the new program, you can directly export your plots in PDF file with a few clicks of your mouse.

  • The improved object linking and embedding (OLE) server functions allow you to insert your PSI graphics inside word processors (such as Word) and presentation programs (such as PowerPoint) seamlessly. The in-place editing feature offers you the power to edit your PSI graphics inside Word (or other word processing programs) and PowerPoint.

  • New document format control allows you to set the page mode, margin sizes, and many other options such as data title, time stamp, page count, etc.

  • New plotting tools have been added to the new program to offer you extra power to customize your graphs.

  • The new optional grid lines in the plot window will help you locate your plotted objects easily and more precisely.

  • The expanded status line hint message will report virtually all the information regarding your mouse location such as screen position, axes coordinates, data values, data source, related calculation results, and many others.

  • Several new plotting types have been added to the new program, such as candlestick charts for stocks, floating column charts, Nichols charts, tableau plots (animal zoo plots) for 2D scattering curves, vertical bars, and horizontal bars.

  • Many enriched axis formats and new features including the new decibel (dB) and BER (bit error ratio) axis scaling modes, optional comma separator, and prefix and suffix labels for axis tick marks

  • For 3D plots, new real time drawing option for 3D move, resize, and rotation and new capability to turn the grid lines on and off on each plane separately.

  • For the 3D surface and contour plot, the new program offers you the option of drawing the contour on the surface or on the projection plane.

  • For surface plot, a new interpolation method will interpolate any irregular data and generate smooth surface.

  • Many new features have been also added to the polar plot, such as the new decibel (dB) axis scaling, polar bar charts, polar histograms, and Nichols chart.

  • New function plot commands have been added for create cluster function curves under both the Cartesian coordinate system and the polar system. With these new commands, you can plot a cluster of functions simply with a few mouse clicks.

  • Fine-tuning a text object with new alignment, size, location, and space capability.

  • Moving an object with arrow keys.

  • More optional error specifications for creating automatic error bar charts.

  • Expanded drop line options to plot drop lines in any direction for both 2D and 3D plots.

  • With the improved template and batch plot functions, you can reproduce a similar graph for any plot type with just a few mouse clicks.

  • Enriched online help with a special "How to" section for commonly encountered tasks. New dialog box help system.

 
What's new in version 8

 

  • PSI-Plot version 8 is the biggest upgrade since version 4. The user interface for the new PSI-Plot was built on the newest Microsoft Foundation Class Library. The benefits of this new developing platform are overwhelming. It offers the most advanced industrial standard user interface. The new programs run faster and smoother under all Windows operating systems.

  • The enhanced object linking and embedding (OLE) implementation allows you to insert your PSI graphics inside word processors (such as MS Word) and presentation programs (such as PowerPoint) seamlessly. The in-place editing feature offers you the power to edit your PSI graphics inside MS Word (or other word processing programs) and PowerPoint.

  • With the new programs, you can directly export your plots in the most commonly used graphics formats (Postscript, EPS, WMF, EMW, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, and TIFF) with a few clicks of your mouse. For bitmap images (BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, and TIFF), you can set the desired resolution to satisfy your document publisher’s requirements.

  • The newest versions of the programs use the HTML online help system with a user-friendly interface. The online help content has been totally rewritten with complete menu command references.

  • The enhanced missing point handling and error control techniques make the new programs more robust for numerical calculation and data processing.

  • The newly improved spreadsheet preview offers you the true WYSIWYG on your printout. The updated printing routines let you print your spreadsheets or graphs on virtually any printer supported by Windows.

  • The new programs maximize the use of your mouse control and bring new power and convenience to your fingertips. The new programs use both of your mouse buttons and your mouse wheel for different tasks. The changeable cursor shapes make your plot editing easier and more enjoyable.

  • New plot types include three commonly used box and whisker plots: the skeleton boxplot, fenced boxplot, and percentile boxplot. The ternary plot supports user-defined symbol colors and styles for each plotted data point.

  • Numerous new and enhanced features in data management and manipulation:

    • Automatic file type detection for data importation.

    • Drag-and-drop operation.

    • Additional built-in math functions.

    • Simultaneous mathematical transformation with multiple equations.

    • Interpolation procedure for handling missing points and multiple-values problems.

    • Advanced methods for creating 3D mesh data.

    • Curve fitting with user specified constraints on the parameters.

    • Multilevel data sorting

    • Logistic regression (or curve fitting).

    • Multiple linear curve fitting.

    • Stepwised multiple linear curve fitting.

    • Butterworth digital signal filters.

    • Enhanced matrix manipulation.

    • Hints for speed buttons.

    • User’s remarks on a data sheet and on each column.

  • Many new and improved features in plot creation and editing:

    • New multiple level undo.

    • User predefined colors for symbol sequence, line sequence, surface color, and bar chart patterns.

    • Changeable mouse cursor for editing graphs. As you move the mouse over various areas of your graph, the cursor will change into ten different shapes.

    • Additional multiple layer control.

    • Advanced algorithms for creating smooth 3D surface and 3D bar plots.

    • New text object allows you put a shadow in four different positions at various depths in any color.

    • Enhanced legend editor.

    • Three commonly used box and whisker plot types: skeleton boxplot, fenced boxplot, and percentile boxplot.

    • 3D scatter plot with user controllable symbol color, style, and size for each plotted data point.

    • Ternary plot supporting user defined symbol colors and styles for each plotted data point.

    • Hints for speed buttons and the tool box.

    • Conversion from color plot to gray scale.

    • Global change of line size for all plotting objects.

    • Global change of symbol size for all curves.

  • Revised users’ handbook.

What's new in version 7
  • User-defined hot keys for assigning your favorite key strokes to your frequently used commands with an easy-to-use hot key editor.
  • Built-in calculator.
  • Enhanced program installation: automatic registering PSI data and plot file type for automatic file opening.
  • Enhanced drag-and-drop operation with automatic file type detection.
  • New and enhanced menu system: speed menu holding the most recently opened files for fast file access; pop up menu, responding to the click of the right mouse button, providing a fast and convenient way for editing.
  • Saving the last active folders information for fast data retrieving.
  • Enlarged data sheet with the capacity of handling 1024 columns and 131,072 rows of data.
  • Exporting ASCII data with user specified precision.
  • Enhanced data import/export: supporting CVS and comma delimiter ASCII file; automatic detecting the column names of importing data file; optional column names inclusion for data export.
  • Additional power in curve fitting: automatic updating cell values of fitted column for predefined and user-defined curve fitting.
  • New data interpolating method: Stineman interpolation.
  • Expanded data format: day of week, days of the year.
  • Automatic updating cell values for calculated data columns.
  • More user friendly descriptive statistics: optional short or comprehensive analysis report; automatic checking user selected data ranges.
  • User defined curve fitting with global weighting factors.
  • New semi-linear fitting method for commonly used power and mono-exponential curve fitting.
  • Expanded user-defined regression model: up to 50 equations, 50 variables, and 50 parameters.
  • New regression method: comparing two linear regressions.
  • Complex Fourier transform: forward and inverse.
  • User controlable lower and upper limits for histogram.
  • New digital signal process method: forward and inverse wavelet transform.
  • Scalar transform for matrix and vector: transforming a block of data with a simple math equation.
  • New graphics object management: providing a more smooth and fully user-controllable way to edit graphs.
  • New graphics legend editor: intuitive, item-to-item controllable, and with preview window.
  • Expanded drawing tool and data symbol with a new set of astronomy and scientific symbols.
  • New axis scale: reciprocal and probit.· Enhanced 3D bar format control: shading 3D bar chart according to X, Y, or Z values.
  • Improved text object alignment.
  • New line type: fine dotted line for all plotting objects.
  • Probability axis scale: allowing user-specified precision for text marks.
  • Improved ternary plot: supporting minor grid lines and enhanced major grid lines.
  • Automatic error bar generation with more error options: ±2 standard deviation, ±3 standard deviation.
  • Free MTOG utility for Win NT/2000/XP: converting Windows metafile to most popular graphics file format: AI, BMP, CGM, EPS, GIF, HPGL, JPG, MAC, MSP, PCX, PIC, TIFF, and WPG.
  • Revised users’ handbook.
What's new in version 6
  • The year 2000 compliance
  • New number formats: dd-mm-yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy
  • OLE 2.0 server implementation
  • Automatical uninstallation of PSI-Plot
  • Automatical detection of importing data format
  • Enhanced data sheet preview
  • More predefined fitting models
  • Sorting text column
  • Tab control for dialog box
  • Data trimming: low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch
  • Two way ANOVA with unequal sized replication
  • Supporting drag-and-drop operation
  • Saving plot to a placeable metafile
  • Color control button in tool bar: changing default colors for curves, bars, and surfaces
  • New math equation editor
  • Regenerating data sheet from existing plots
  • Retrieving data information for data curve
  • Changing data ranges from curve format
  • Assigning new data set for plotted curve
  • Optional smooth line connection for curve
  • New plotting types: candle stick plot, column plot, and Pareto chart
  • More quality control charts: x-chart, moving range, moving average, r-chart, s-chart, x bar chart, p-chart, np-chart, c-chart, and u-sq chart
  • User-defined text symbol for each data point
  • User-defined symbol color, symbol style and symbol size for 3D curve
  • Automatical labeling of contour values
  • HiLo plot with percentile option
  • Selecting 3D curve with mouse
  • Log (log) scale in axis
  • Probability axis scale with minor tick
  • Optional minor tick marks for axis

 

What's new in version 5
  • OLE 2.0 implementation: embedding OLE object inside a PSI-Plot without losing its original information
  • Direct importation of Microsoft Excel 5/7 data format
  • Algebraic equation solver (root finder)
  • Difference equation solver (function iteration or function mapping)
  • Basic matrix manipulation: determinant, trace,...etc
  • Matrix inversion and transposition
  • Calculation of eigen values and eigen vectors for given matrix
  • Nonlinear curve fitting with user-defined weighting factors
  • Numerical integration of any user-defined function with numerical error estimation
  • Data integration with interpolation and rectify negative value options
  • Dynamic link of data sheet and plot
  • User controlled data ranges for analysis and plotting
  • User selected font type, font style, and font size for data sheet
  • Enlarged data sheet capacity with 1,024 columns and 100,000 rows
  • Optional guidelines for data sheet
  • Automatic update of transformed column values
  • Calculation of percentage value and accumulative percent value
  • Normalization of data to a given range, percentage value, or by distribution
  • Editable configuration for all plotting objects
  • Undo capability for plot editing
  • Connecting plot with any data sheet or file
  • Multiple-line text entry
  • Data inspection: verification of the actual value of each data point along a curve
  • User-defined plot: different color, symbol style, and symbol size for each data point on a curve
  • 3D vector plot
  • Closed area plot
  • Error bar plot with simultaneous vertical and horizontal error bars
  • Changing attributes of grouped objects: size, font, and color for text; line size and color for objects
  • User-defined background pattern for 2D axes frame
  • Filling of contour intervals with specified colors
  • Polar plot with user defined R-axis location
  • Automatic creation of legend for 3D curves, and 3D surfaces with contours
  • Customized zoom
  • Additional mode for displaying dates on axis
  • Resizing of a graph while maintaining its aspect ratio

 

 
 

 

 
 
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