· Added a vertices count to the Polyline Annotation Views window.
· Fixed an issue where data reconstructed in efX-ct 2.4 prior to this fix could display incorrectly when loaded at a resolution other than full.
o Full resolution data never shows this issue.
o Issue presented itself under very rare circumstances based on volume resolution.
o Re-reconstruct the data with this version or newer to fix the volume.
· Fixed an issue where the monitor x-ray down error sound would continue to play after cancelling if it occurred during a gain acquisition.
· Fixed an issue where the right-click menu for the VorteX top and bottom buttons would be disabled when the positions are set.
· Added support for VG products version 2024.1
o Future VG releases are expected to have efX-SDK support, removing the need for the efX-helper program.
· Creation of packed exe’s for .SubpiX or .MosaiX or .Zdp files is not permitted from the Windows Explorer right-click options. A warning message will be shown when attempting to do so. Use efX-view to export these file types.
· Fixed issue where libNSI log would prematurely close and not reopen.
· Fixed issue where the Linac source configuration wasn’t being added to motion program.
· Fixed issue on Linac systems where the software would not properly close.
· Fixed issue where the motion program dialog would not list all of the export locations for DR shots.
· Fixed issue where motion programs would not fail properly when images fail to be written (access to the drive is lost or otherwise).
· Fixed an issue where motion programs would have a long delay between CT scan acquisitions.
· Added XRD 3131n support.
· Added Filter Wheel positional data to motion program dialog. Users can now independently update the Filter Wheel configuration for the step.
· Fixed issue where when exiting the Reconstruction Wizard before Step 5 could write the volume to the project folder instead of the Reconstruction folder.
· Fixed an issue with the DR Project LDA shot where enabling it would expand the window automatically to the extent of the monitor.
· Fixed an issue where using the 2 or 4 line Focal Spot measure would crash if the all of the values under the line were the same (x-rays off with corrections).
· Fixed an issue where the detector image would not be auto scaled to the window size on startup.
· Fixed an issue where the Micropositioner port settings would not be saved to file unless the window was closed prior to exiting efX-dr.
· Improved the user interface of the Micropositioner.
· No longer cancelling paused scans when the system safeties are broken (port, door or light-curtain).
· Fixed a section reference in the manual that was undefined.
· 3D histogram has option to keep it on top of other windows, like the 2D histogram already did.
· Fixed an issue when searching for tracking points in step 2 where having the ROI box off the image caused issues.
· Fixed an issue with installing efX-ADR and the Tutorials on a non-admin account.
· Added an enable toggle for filters that do not have other parameters.
· During a motion program the current step will always remain in view.
· When configuring an x-ray tube, the configuration dialog will now auto-populate with the default values.
· Added the vertical mount option for MESO 450kV in the position visualization.
· Fixed an issue where the project dialogs would not be resizable.
· Fixed an issue where efX-dr would take longer to shut down.
· Fixed an issue where the last detector rotation would not be restored when switching between detectors.
· Fixed an issue where during step 3 of the ASTM E2737 Lag procedure that the x-rays would shut off immediately instead of 3 seconds into the acquisition and would only take 1 frame averaged image instead of 20 sequenced frames.
· Fixed an issue where closing the Corrections dialog during a ring reduction CT scan would prompt the user to move back to the start position.
· Fixed an issue where parameters for an LDA scan would not be properly set during a project.
· Added beam hardening binning information to the manual.
· Fixed an issue where a cylinder slice would move sporadically in the 2d view when adjusting the slice size.
· Added automatic geometry for SubpiX/MosaiX scans.
· Fixed an issue where when updating preview images would process the next image before finishing processing the current image.
· NVIDIA GPU with at least 3.5 CUDA Compute Capability and driver support for CUDA 11
o Installer tests your system to easily check to see if your hardware and driver is supported.
o For a full list of GPUs that are supported or not supported, see the CUDA Wikipedia page.
· Popped out measures can now be kept in front of other windows with the pin button.
· Fixed issue where dropping ROI type measures would not drop at the mouse click position.
· Fixed an issue where turning an ROI type measure inside out would save the negative size, inverting the cursor image for resize.
· Added an option to print out all of the Keyboard Shortcuts into a spreadsheet.
· Added the option to use the Delete key to remove selected measures from Views window or directly on the image (when highlighted).
· Added Focal Spot Measure:
o Use either ASTM2903 or EN12453-5 standard.
o 1, 2 or 4 Line Measuring options.
o Live measurements and Ug tolerance options.
o Integrate measured value into the Technique Development window.
o Can be run from Process Control tab.
o See manual entry for more information.
· XRD 4343n now has offset floor controls in the detector section of the Technique development window.
· Added Notifications button to the Acquisition Wizard progress dialog.
· Added Notifications button to the Production dialog.
· Added acquisition type information for motion program DR shot and CT scan steps.
· Light curtain status in Technique dialog generalized to a “Reset Safety” button, making it consistent with the HMI.
· Improved handling of detector buffer settings in the event of an invalid settings entry.
· Fixed an issue with LDA DR Shot controls being hidden when resuming a project.
· Fixed an issue with acquiring a SubpiX/MosaiX scan with a non-360 range would not rotate back to start position at each tile unless the acquire zero position checkbox was used.
o Limited angle scans will rotate back to start for each tile.
o >360 degree scans will rotate back to a multiple of 360.
· Fixed an issue with geometry refinement for single tile SubpiX not finding tracking points.
· Fixed an issue where resuming a project that had invalid images in the project folder would prevent opening the project using the acquisition wizard.
· Fixed an issue where loading a project with a different detector configuration would report an incorrect message about the detector configuration.
· Improved the VorteX Advanced Parameters window to stop rounding values for “total rotation”.
· Improved CT project dialog to show proper label and tooltip for the # projections field when using VorteX.
· Fixed an issue with attempting to initiate x-rays with an X-Ray WorX tube when connection to the x-ray controller was lost.
· Motion program steps now default to having “keep x-ray on” enabled. Last step in a motion program always shuts off x-rays (ignores “keep x-ray on” option).
· Fixed an issue for Hamamatsu systems pre-warn not starting for warmup.
· Changed Linac system default to not power off the Linac controller when disconnecting from efX-dr.
· Fixed an issue for X-ray WorX systems where a flashover would prevent auto-gains, motion programs and geometry scan acquisition from proceeding without user input.
· Added a delay to the MosaiX interface when entering Top/Right values so that Bottom/Left values don’t get mistakenly overwritten.
· Fixed issues related to Live View and Recording motion program step types not working.
· Improved the efX-dr export to efX-sim process message boxes. Now showing in front of the main window.
· Fixed cancellation of efX-dr export to efX-sim process when acquiring gains.
· Fixed the Position Visualization preset cabinet size for the X7000.
· Added status information when doing a Startup with Xray-WorX. Now reporting when Refresh, Filament Adjust or Center All is active.
· Properly read x-ray on status on efX-dr startup if x-rays were initiated by X-COM.
· Fixed an issue where running Production mode and failing to initialize the detector would not exit the software.
· Added a default Filter wheel speed, so that the speed never gets set to zero when the plc is restarted.
· Added option to set a detector model rotation for Position Visualization.
· Fixed an issue with running the E2597 twice in the same instance with different detectors or resolutions.
· Fixed an issue with DR Calc not updating src-obj and src-det fields properly when switching units.
· Renaming motion program step properly sets motion program as modified.
· MosaiX scans properly send notifications when failed or completed.
· CTRL+R is now the keyboard shortcut to rename a motion program step.
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· Simulation Quality options added:
o Fast – lowest resolution but fast rendering.
o Medium – Higher resolution but slightly slower rendering.
o Precise – Highest resolution but longer rendering using Mesh Simulation.
o See manual for details.
· Fixed issues with fixtures not properly loading nor adding to list of fixtures.
· Fixed an issue with switching modes when a non-default ROI was set would crash efX-sim.
· Improved display of long fixture names in the drop-down box. Tooltip shows full path.
· Option to show x-ray centerline added.
· Fixed issue where detector center crosshairs were not shown.
· Fixed an issue where using a binning mode would result in a row and column of black pixels.
· Increased the default speed at which current ramps up.
· Added option to set a detector model rotation for Position Visualization.
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· Fixed an issue with minimizing the reconstruction wizard at Step 4 while computing adjust slices would make the image pane too large when the window was restored.
· Fixed several issues with the Batch Surface window not working.
· Fixed issues related to reconstructing the same volume multiple times in the same instance of efX-ct.
· Improved cancellation during reconstruction writing phases.
· Fixed an issue where viewing the radiographs from the Advanced dialog could cause a crash if a filter was added and the parameters were adjusted with “Ignore View Changes” disabled.
· Fixed an issue in step 2 where adjusting the Geometry images rotate/flip would not apply.
· Added binning selector for the beam hardening step to allow the user speed up the calculation or increase the resolution of the result images.
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· Added Focal Spot Measure:
o Use either ASTM2903 or EN12453-5 standard.
o 1, 2 or 4 Line Measuring options.
o See manual entry for more information.
· Fixed an issue with exporting images with “Ignore View Changes” on would result in images with the wrong thumbnail seen in windows explorer (image would have the previous image’s thumbnail).
· Fixed an issue with measures not properly saving View state for .subpix and .mosaix images.
· When viewing SubpiX/MosaiX images and showing image difference, the user can switch to any tile view and the image difference will still be applied.
· Fixed an issue where pulling objects from server or another client would fail in certain cases.
· Fixed an issue where the Search window would throw an error when attempting to copy data locally.