Complete Release Notes

Release 7 - December 2007

• New task-oriented user interface based on ribbon bar and context menus
• Drag-and-drop for data models editing with drop targets indication
• On-chart context based editing of most of charts components
• An extensive gallery of data charts with many new options
• New data series mapping options
• Improved color ramps, shapes, data annotating and labeling

Release 6.3 - March 2007

• Kohonen’s Self Organizing Maps (SOMs)
• Surface model optimized for large varieties of data sets
• Database connectivity module with enhanced status detection
• Automatic Update keeps the software always up-to-date
• Improved user interface by reviewing menus and dialogs
• Improved German and Japanese language used for localization

Release 6.2 - November 2006

• For Users and Analysts:
  • Trellis Charts option available for all 2D and 3D models
  • Category Editor for precise Shape or Sound mappings
  • Improved Shapes with level-of-detail control
  • Selector settings are saved to M3D files
  • New Offset mapping to enhance Axes mappings
  • SQL Query available before a database connection established
  • Image Save/Copy button added to the toolbar
  • Improved Axes Labels handling
  • Improved Data Scaling
  • Improved and optimized graphics quality
• For Developers:
  • COM interface now covers Miner3D completely
• For Chemists:
  • Miner3D Chemical Structures plugin 1.2 upgrade
• For Web Users:
  • Compressed M3D file format for fast downloads
  • Miner3D Web Control now with a progress indicator
• For German-speaking users:
  • Localization to German language

Release 6.1 - July 2006

• PCA Vectors displayed as part of a model or at screen corners
• PCA Loadings available in a separate spreadshtee-like window
• Internationalization of Miner3D
• Localization to Japanese language.
• New examples added

Release 6 - May 2006

• New Workspace window covering complex project data analysis management
• Null Values Processing - improved to provide a comprehensive set of rules
• Data View - new window to display data in its raw text/numeric format
• Full Screen mode can spread the graphics to the entire screen
• 3D Stereo mode for even higher realism and plasticity (on selected hardware only)
• User Interface revision for better user experience
• Default models and templates refined and improved
• Chemical Structures plugin updated to 1.1 - supported broader range of molecules

Release 5.3 - November 2005

• MS Excel Pivot Tables loading and processing
• Data Distribution can be modified on numerical columns. Possible functions are log2, log10, exp2, exp10 and linear.
• Details-On-Demand window hot-tracking - the window is constantly updated as the mouse is moving over data objects
• Surface model added to default data models
• Improvements to COM interface and ActiveX control
  • Access to the table elements
  • Double click-event is added
  • Direct data loading from ADO Recordset
• Error reporting

Release 5.2 - July 2005

• Automation support to control Miner3D from external software applications like Excel, PowerPoint, Access etc
• ActiveX, COM programming interface to the Miner3D internals
• Miner3D Control for creating 3D visualizations and data scenes on HTML pages
• SDK and a set of Visual Basic and Visual C++ examples
• OpenGL Config utility for tuning video card setting
• Toolbars were rearranged to improve the user interface

Release 5.1 - April 2005

• Plugins
  • Texture, Label and Details-on-Demand visuals now can be enhanced with images.
  • Images are generated by plugins - data-aware software addins generating specific image information
  • Plugins available: Text, Picture (both included), Chemical Structures (licensed separately)
• New Document Wizard - Step by step creation of new models.
• Loading data and chemistry directly from MDL SD files (SDF) (Build 1870 and above)
• Column Hiding - now it is possible to hide unimportant columns. Hidden columns become invisible in Model, Selector windows, reports and etc.
• New Data Formulas Log and Exp make visualization of extremely large or small data ranges more understandable.
• Improved model interactivity – edit models, resize axes or move waterlevel by simple mouse dragging.

Release 5 - January 2005

• Multiple-document interface allowing you to display several data models at the same time
• K-Means clustering and data reduction
• A neat, fully customizable User Interface designed for user’s convenience
• Auto-Hide Windows that intelligently conserve a screen space
• Improved Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
• Selector with new controls enabling precise querying
• Real-time Statistics with new statistic functions
• Improved Data Reduction methods
• Support for calculated data columns
• Auto-Reload feature for monitoring real-time data feeds