Website Change Log

December 4, 2018

Improvements

  • Update Select All button icon in My Images and Public Gallery
  • Remove Deselect All button, now option located in footer popup of My Images and Public Gallery
  • Uploaded and downloaded .fibps files open in ProfilmOnline and Profilm desktop with the last selected channel rather than default to height channel
  • Manual Color Scale now modifies both shape and color of 3D image

Fixes

  • Recipes dropdown remains open when mouse clicked outside of dropdown
  • Additional channels of multi-channel image are not cropped in the 3D view
  • FFT Filter on multi-channel images causes all channels but Height to be lost
  • Edit tip button in Deconvolve Tip is not always visible
  • Image is automatically leveled when going from Step 2 back to Step 1 in Step Height Rectangles
  • Keyboard does not open for description field in File Details on iOS mobile devices
  • Operator title hidden by top browser navigation section in Safari on iOS mobile devices

December 12, 2018

Improvements

  • Embedded viewer AutoPlay Option
  • Add support for common keyboard shortcuts in My Images gallery:
    Ctrl+A = Select all images and folders
    Ctrl+C = Copy selected images and folders
    Ctrl+X = Move selected images and folders
    Delete = Prompt to delete selected images and folders
  • Various app UI improvements

Fixes

  • Source folder can be moved into its subfolder, causing all moved images and folders to disappear
  • 3D thumbnails are sometimes not displayed in the Public Gallery
  • Canceling Save As dialog after recipe custom setting has been saved removes the setting name
  • Default value in name field is not displayed when using Save As
  • Overwrite warning is not displayed during Save As with same recipe setting name
  • Image not displayed correctly on axis when Z-axis inverted in Color Scale manual settings
  • Cannot alternate between 3D View and Top View in My Images on mobile devices
  • Selected recipe is not correctly applied on mobile devices
  • Wrong Step Height analysis result shown after applying recipe containing Step Height
  • Recipe displayed as when recipe with Step Height analysis applied
  • Creating new recipe does not reset Z scale units to default
  • OK button is enabled when new folder name is empty during image Save As
  • Using Save As on an recipe causes application to crash
  • Step Height Line result does not include feature type in name
  • Return to My Images button returns to My Images gallery instead of the appropriate folder for images within a folder
  • Selected channel is not shown for shared images
  • is displayed after cancelling from recipe edit with no changes made
  • Flatten button partially hidden by Safari bottom browser section on iOS

December 20, 2018

Improvements

  • Tree view used for the recipe dropdown and recipe list in Manage Recipes
  • Add 3D image preview for all Analysis tools on mobile devices

Fixes

  • Save icon was active for newly uploaded image
  • Blank screen displayed after selecting Choose Image Files to Upload button in a new folder
  • No response when clicking Choose File button during image upload
  • Indicator for unsaved recipe is not shown in Manage Recipes dialog
  • Indicator for unsaved recipe is shown after exiting Edit recipe dialog with no changes made
  • Scrollbars occasionally shown in areas where there is nothing to scroll
  • Return to My Images button does not redirect to newly selected folder after Save As
  • Return to My Images button does not redirect to newly created folder after Save As from Public Gallery
  • Button to add link to image description not working on mobile devices
  • Return to Shared Folder button is cropped for images opened from shared folder link
  • Various UI improvements

January 3, 2019

New Features

  • Image XY Stitching

Improvements

  • New toolbar ribbon design used across all platforms
  • Various UI improvements for mobile devices including enhanced language selection

Fixes

  • Step Height Line width incorrectly calculated after changing unit type
  • Warning not displayed when image description character limit exceeded
  • Recipe showing as unsaved after saving Crop operator in a recipe
  • Inconsistent behavior for hints shown on mobile devices
  • Various UI fixes for foreign language sites and lower resolution screens

January 16, 2019

New Features

  • Download folder of images from My Images
  • Select all files and folders within user-defined click-and-drag selection areas in My Images

Improvements

  • Supported file type information added to Application Specification page
  • Various UI improvements including buttons and tooltip improvements

Fixes

  • Error message received during image Save As with name change
  • Uploaded recipe still shows as unsaved after Save As
  • Technology search category dropdown in Public Gallery does not expand correctly
  • Error or broken file paths when attempting to delete files/folders with annotations enabled
  • Navigation links missing from Forum on mobile devices
  • All operators are not visible on mobile devices with smaller screens

January 31, 2019

Improvements

  • Update Area and Line roughness analysis tools to match Profilm desktop application
  • Various UI improvements for mobile devices

Fixes

  • Step 2 leveling does not update in Line Profile graph for Step Height
  • Line Profile graph is not displayed in step 1 for Step Height
  • Subsequent image and folder become selected when image dragged to that folder
  • Additional spaces in text causing visual issues in Japanese language site
  • Appropriate error message not shown if file and folder move is not possible in My Images
  • OK and Cancel buttons covering input fields for Deconvolve Tip on mobile devices
  • Inconsistent spacing between Spatial Filter radio buttons in Firefox and Edge browsers
  • Settings icon click causes Line Profile graph location change for Line Roughness dialog on mobile devices
  • Folder list not shown during Move, Copy, and Delete folder management actions
  • Linked 3D image name changed after description change for 2D image
  • Error message shown during Save As for Edit Tip in Deconvolve Tip on mobile devices
  • Various minor UI and bug fixes

January 31, 2019

New Features

  • Image share links automatically open in the Profilm app on mobile devices (app must be installed)

March 13, 2019

Improvements

  • New image file formats supported: .sdf* (Micromap SDFA) and *.sdf (Surfstand Surface Data File)

April 18, 2019

New Features

  • File encryption

Improvements

  • Advanced Fill In Invalids options
  • New image file formats supported: .sdf and .sdf* (Micromap)
  • Faster file uploads with parallel uploading

Fixes

  • Download dialog box does not close after image or folder download
  • Share links for some older files broken after file save
  • Image uploads from ProfilmOnline upload dialog box and Profilm desktop application failing
  • Unable to create new folder when saving tip in Deconvolve Tip
  • Color scale Z-axis values do not match values on color scale legend
  • Unable to share some folders
  • Line Roughness list positions set randomly after file save
  • Incorrect or no result for Step-Height when applied by recipe
  • Error message shown after Step-Height analysis opened
  • Image saved with Step-Height cannot be opened in Profilm desktop application
  • Unable to delete image that fails to upload due to lack of storage space
  • Unable to delete shared folder containing shared image
  • Settings saved in ProfilmOnline not shown after file download and open in Profilm desktop application
  • File thumbnails not visible for 2D view option in shared folder accessed via share link
  • Save, OK, and Cancel buttons not shown for some dialog boxes on mobile devices
  • Various minor UI and bug fixes

June 12, 2019

New Features

  • Add angle measurements to Dimension analysis
  • Add Band Pass method for FFT Filter operator
  • Add user-defined regions for Fill In Invalids operator
  • Download 3D view of image with user-defined size as .png file
  • Add Remove Glitches (new operator) to AFM Operators
  • Add Remove Particles operator
  • New image file format supported: Zeta3D (*.zmg)

Improvements

  • File name displayed upon failure to upload
  • Add option to exclude particles/grains below minimum size in Particles/Grains
  • Add notifications to all users about new Encryption feature
  • Allow sorting of Dimension analysis table by value
  • Modify AFM Tip Deconvolution to allow invalid pixels to remain on image to be deconvolved
  • Add user-defined Restricted area for Area Roughness
  • Add option for manually located step edge in Step-Height Rectangles
  • Add support for step height polarity display

Fixes

  • Correct Image Gallery sorting
  • Incorrect thumbnail used after saving changes made to image opened from a share link
  • Median value for Remove Particles does not match value in desktop application
  • Area Roughness parameters table values do not update after settings change or Update button
  • PSD image is not displayed in FFT Filter
  • Unable to open newly uploaded 2D images
  • Remove Particles Image with Particles Removed does not change after clicking Update button
  • Line Roughness Cutoff Length value saved with image not being imported
  • Minimum and Maximum parameters still shown after deselected in Area Roughness settings
  • Error shown after saving image in Public Gallery
  • Various UI fixes

September 18, 2019

New Features

  • Rotate/Mirror operator
  • Remove Outliers operator now includes minimum and maximum outlier parameters
  • Additional zoom controls available in Top View and 3D View

Improvements

  • Enter key press support added for screenshot download dialog
  • Ability to upload entire folders
  • Line Profile information added for Slice graph
  • Manage and add tracking points on Slice graph
  • Add ability to draw rectangular selection for zoom on Slice graph
  • Parameters grouped in Area and Line Roughness to match the desktop app
  • Ability to save Angle measurements from/to .fibps files

Fixes

  • File Copy copies to the root rather than the correct folder
  • Invalid date format used for shared files
  • Additional file with thumbnail is present in folder during file upload
  • Some uploaded files missing/incorrect File Type
  • Some uploaded files missing/incorrect Created At date
  • Unable to edit recipe operations after changing units
  • Zoom not working on Starting Image in Remove Glitches
  • Uploaded file is invisible in IE11 browser after being opened and clicking Return to My Images
  • Image Top View not loading in Edge browser
  • Incorrect message shown when storage over limit
  • Scrollbar not visible for Step-Height
  • Unit type for Rmr parameter in Line Roughness does not change after units changed in General Settings
  • Graph is empty after value applied when z-axis is set to Origin at Maximum
  • Applied settings for Analysis are being reset in the Recipe
  • User unable to remove Crop operation from the Recipe
  • Unable to move rectangles manually in Step-Height Rectangles
  • Starting Image is same as Deconvoluted Image in the recipe for Deconvolved Tip
  • Starting Image does not update in Remove Glitches
  • Language selection unavailable on mobile devices

November 1, 2019

New features

  • Export PSD (Power Spectral Density) data to CSV
  • Image subtraction
  • Vertical or horizontal Bearing Ratio modes
  • Export Bearing Ratio data
  • Line width support for Step Height Line
  • Delta height display of tracking points and current mouse position for Line Profilm graph
  • ZMG file stitching

Improvements

  • Display pop-up list of uploaded files on right-hand side
  • Right-click on parameters to Copy table or Copy selected
  • Right-click on parameters setting to Select all or Deselect all
  • Minimize size of preview file

Fixes

  • Lower portion of operator help text not visible on mobile devices
  • File thumbnails do not display when encryption enabled while file upload in progress
  • Unable to upload a file from desktop application when encryption enabled
  • Bearing Ratio chart does not match desktop application
  • Application freezes after large value input into Line width in Step Height Line
  • Legend copied despite not being selected when copying from Area Roughness parameters table
  • 3D thumbnails are not generated after a successful upload
  • Line profile chart height delta is incorrectly calculated
  • Shared image shown as unavailable when accessed through browser from a pasted URL
  • Incorrect color scale shown when image accessed through browser from a pasted URL
  • Various UI fixes

December 20, 2019

New Features

  • Copy savable images and folders from Shared Folder viewer to My Images gallery
  • Download savable images and folders of images from Shared Folder viewer
  • Option to include the color scale when downloading a screenshot
  • Download color scale as a PNG file
  • Allow toggling background on/off when downloading a screenshot
  • Support the Seiko (SII Nanotechnology) .xq* file format
  • Support 1D OPDx images

Improvements

  • Add rectangular selection for table copy feature
  • Add context menu on Particles/Grains settings
  • Display preview of images that have been loaded on the upload list
  • Render non-manual color scale data range for particles related threshold sliders
  • Add rectangular selection for shared folders
  • Add histogram on Remove Outliers dialog
  • Add last modified date for folders

Bugs

  • Prefix missing when data copied from Area Roughness parameter table
  • Result for last step in Step Height Line is 0
  • Scroll wheel does not zoom correctly in top view in Firefox browser
  • Applied recipe from desktop app has different value in Removed Particles for Removed Size Stat
  • Selected and saved Manual settings are not set after upload image for Step Height Rectangles
  • Error message shown during preview image of Deconvolve Tip on mobile devices
  • Error message and broken image shown when disabling encryption
  • Back button not working if open image from shared folder in Edge browser
  • Color scale bar incorrect when Particles/Grains panel opened
  • Cannot save settings for operator in recipes
  • Missing color scale bar for shared images
  • Labels cut off for color scale bar in downloaded screenshot images
  • Remove Outliers graph values displayed differently in desktop application
  • User not logged out from other open browsers/tabs when disable/enable encryption

October 23, 2020

New Features

  • Area calculation in slice analysis
  • Batch analysis ā€“ analyze multiple images using a recipe
  • Support for Alpha-Step D-Series (.amb) and Tencor P-Series (.map) files
  • Print report (in Image Viewer ā€“ File ribbon)
  • TotalFocus Image adjustment settings
  • Request Technical Support

Improvements

  • Add indicator for images that have been automatically resized (lower-right corner of 3D View)
  • Add balls on the ends of feature width marker in Line Profile chart for Step Height analysis
  • Send storage quota exceeded notifications with link to "Request more storageā€
  • Improved public gallery search performance
  • Improve 2D zoom behavior during faster scrolling
  • Context menu actions no longer cause context menu to exceed vertical view
  • Add keyboard shortcuts for common editor actions (Save, Save As, etc.)
  • Display Browse My Images button for signed in users on home page
  • Operator previews and Analysis results automatically update - update buttons have been eliminated
  • Add ability to change background of 3D view to white or transparent
  • Make screenshot download settings persistent for each user
  • Show screenshot download preview
  • Allow color scale bar orientation selection (Vertical/Horizontal) for screenshot downloads
  • Add feature to download screenshot of Line Profile chart and Top View Image
  • Add support for 2D TIFF files
  • Pre-fill user email when Forgotten password link clicked
  • New home page section for community/forum

Fixes

  • Fix filtering by category on Public Gallery
  • Unable to download Color Scale Bar and Screenshot for iOS
  • App crashes if a user opens large file on Andoid OS mobile device
  • 3D image is not visible after performing Adjust Rows/Columns operation on iOS
  • Measure feature width point over the graph line after changing Z-Axis to Origin at Center
  • Tick value is not centered on Z-Axis
  • The full message is too long to display in the file upload box
  • Sign up page shaking after navigating from plans page in Chrome browser
  • In Slice analysis, after Z-Axis change, Area Results is different between applications
  • Graph is inverted when Vertical selected in Slice analysis
  • User redirected to wrong domain when logging into Chinese forum
  • Public gallery images shared by user not visible in profile view
  • Broken layout on plans page in Edge browser for Chinese website
  • After creating a gradient on two open tabs, only one is saved
  • Dragging breaks top view line while switching steps in Step Height analysis
  • Data doesnā€™t refresh after line moved on top view in Line Roughness
  • Cannot save custom gradient in Color Scale
  • After changing the line orientation, data in table does not change in Line Roughness
  • Green rectangles change places in Step Height
  • Error message shown on recipe dropdown button on mobile devices
  • Charts are not present in steps content in Step Height
  • Fix visual flickering issues in Step Height
  • 404 error in console after saving the file and returning to the shared folder
  • Top view wrongly sized after performing an operation
  • User logged out after move rectangle on top view
  • Top view image space is not filled
  • Shared folder with new encryption has broken file
  • After saving file from shared folder ā€œPage not foundā€ is displayed
  • ā€œPage not foundā€ after clicking back button from share folder
  • Country specific help pages pointing to wrong domains
  • User logged out after clicking in the deleted file on the upload list
  • Entered text is removed after clicking enter or space in the description on mobile devices
  • Download dialog is not fully scrollable on iPhone SE

April 23, 2021

Fixes

  • Unable to upload from Profilm desktop application. Error message states user has exceeded space limit.

October 27, 2021

New features

  • Support for 2D stylus images
  • Area roughness parameters Sk, Smr1, Smr2, Spk, and Svk
  • Add support for Rotate/Mirror arbitrary rotation angle
  • Collaboration functionality allows users with link to edit files
  • Trim operation
  • Add possibility to use recipes on shared files

Improvements

  • Confirmation and automatic sign-in after registration to improve first-time user experience
  • Add possibility to download savable shared files
  • Implement storing of the independent rectangles and manual line for Step Height
  • Save new advanced slice settings

Fixes

  • Error message shown after unchecking Log Scale checkbox for FFT Filter in iOS devices
  • Particles and Regions to Remove image not displayed in Internet Explorer browser
  • Downloaded two-axis charts have only one axis on iOS devices
  • Cannot download graph for Average PSD on Android devices
  • Unable to download files with a certain string in filename
  • No 3D view in the generated reports
  • Unable to download shared files
  • Cannot download ā€œOriginal imageā€ file from a shared folder
  • Missing options on menu list for saving PNG and PDF files in Average PSD in Internet Explorer browser
  • Reports cannot be printed in Internet Explorer browser
  • Slice analysis settings not saved when file opened in desktop app
  • 3D thumbnail is not loaded after uploading a file
  • Spacing between rectangles in Step-height not saved when opened in desktop application
  • Cannot export graph data
  • Unsupported format error shown when attempting to import analysis settings
  • After opening the file, Remove Drift has already been performed
  • Area roughness settings saved in desktop application do not persist in ProfilmOnline
  • Unable to save Resample settings
  • Various display issues