SasView 4.0 Beta was released August 30, 2016.

What’s new in version 4.0 beta 1

  • This beta adds support for the magnetic and multilevel models of 3.1.2 and along with a host of bug fixes found in the alpha.
  • Model package changes and improvements:

  • All 3.1.2 models now available in new interface
  • Old custom models should now still work
  • NOTE: These will be deprecated in a future version. Old custom models should be converted to the new model format which is now the same as the built-in models and offers much better support.
  • Custom model editor now creates new style models
  • Custom model editor supports better error checking

  • To take advantage of the enhanced plug-in model architecture a new ‘model marketplace’ has been created
  • Documentation improvements:

  • Continued general cleanup

  • Other improvements/additions:

  • Support for new NXcanSAS 2D data files added
  • Plot axes range can now be set manually as well as by zooming
  • Plot annotations can now be moved around after being placed on plot.
  • The active optimizer is now listed on the top of the fit panel.
  • Linear fits now update qmin and max when the x scale limits are changed. Also the plot range no longer resets after a fit.

  • Bug fixes:

  • Fixes bug #511 Errors in linearized fits and clean up of interface including Kratky representation
  • Fixes bug #186 Data operation Tool now executes when something is entered in the text box and does not wait for the user to hit enter
  • Fixes bug #459 plot context menu bug
  • Fixes bug #559 copy to clipboard in graph menu broken
  • Fixes bug #466 cannot remove a linear fit from graph
  • Numerous bugs introduced in the alpha