v5.0.1 Release Notes

Improvements

Base Package

Added Image Tile Extractor tool to split images into a specified number of tiles. Pre-tiling images improves Spotlight and Snap resolution and can allow for more Spotlight-based recipes to automate feature tracing for DL model training. Available from “Tools” menu in any application.
Modes 2 and 3 in 3-way switch under Fill/Erase in the Session Processor now only operates on visible layers. Useful for moving a selection from layer class to another with multiple layers present. (Example: You have 3 layers, and want to move a feature from layer 1 to 2: Select layer 1 > Uncheck visibility of layer 3 > choose “Select” tool > choose “Erase” mode > set 3-way switch to “Fill Other” > click on feature to move. Feature will be erased from layer 1 and filled in layer 2.)
“Add Inverse of All Layers” in the Session Processor now operates only on visible layers.
Added new option “Add Outline of Visible Layers” in the Session Processor. Useful for adding boundary layers to improve object separation in models targeting features such as grains and particles.

Spotlight Extension

Improved “Spotlight not found” error message to clarify the need to run the latest Spotlight installer.

Base Package

Prevented MIPAR from hanging after certain window closures on Mac.
Fixed bug on systems with multiple GPUs, bug would populate the GPU list in Preferences with the last element.
Fixed bug that would not allow auto-save manual edits to be turned off in the Session Processor.
Fixed bug where a custom feature measurement which produced identical measurements for all features could cause an error.
Fixed UI bug when training a deep learning model with validation which caused the wrong validation accuracy to be printed to the in-progress info display in the AI Session Processor.
Fixed bug in the Local Measurement app that would force the user to select ‘Generate’ twice after editing the ‘Trim’ value of the Local Thickness measurement.
Fixed bug in Apply Deep Learning caused by replacing a model which uses a pre-processing recipe, with one which does not.
Fixed bug in the Session Processor that prevented image adding after loading an invalid session.
Fixed bug in the Session Processor that would store an image file dragged and dropped into the session panel as a session file.

Report Extension

Fixed bug with printing reports with extremely long file names, layer names and measurement names, where the extra columns would not be added to the measurement table.
Fixed bug that would prevent the report generator from opening report with an empty Report Title.
Fixed bug which caused some batch reports on Mac to fail.

3D Extension

Base Package

Fixed bug where addition of inverse or outline layer in Session Processor may not properly apply to all images.
Improved error handling when saving tiles from Image Tile Extractor.

Spotlight Extension

Fixed bug in Manual Edit where Snap would not remember its saved mode (point vs. box) after recipe was loaded.
Prevented “Loading model to memory…” status message from overwriting progress bar when using Snap in interruptible Manual Edit steps.