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What’s new in Mountains 7?


Mountains 7.0

1. Most complete surface imaging and metrology software on the market today 2

2. Smart user environment for faster, sleeker analysis report creation 2

3. Compatibility with everyday MS Office tools for easy publication 5

4. Cutting edge 3D imaging 6

5. Streamlined operators, studies and tools 7

6. Easy results management 10

7. New operators for outlier removal and local mapping 11

8. 3D imaging and metrology solution for SEM’s 12

9. Spectra and hypercube imaging plus compositional density mapping for

spectrometers

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10. Correlative studies in mixed microscopy environments 16

11. Windows 8 and touch-screen PC compatibility 17

Mountains 7.1

12. Extract profiles in 3D 18

13. Turn multi-focus image stacks into 3D surfaces 19

14. Separate & merge grains, particles, islands and other structures 19

15. Remove form ignoring structures 20

16. Level surfaces ignoring structures 20

17. Fine tune the microroughness cut-off (s) at any time 21

18. Keep up with the latest revisions of surface texture standards 21

19. Streamlined preferences setup 22

20. Protect your Minidocs! 22

21. Modulate multi-physics surfaces using surface division 22

22. Print your surfaces in 3D

23. Other features and enhancements

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Mountains 7.2

24. Superfast 3D reconstruction from 2 or 4 SEM images 24

25. 3D enhancement of single SEM images 26

26. Visualize surfaces in real 3D with glasses 26

27. New imaging option: invert color and intensity 26

28. 3D color mapping of spectroscopy information 27

29. Enhanced surface assembly – stitching without offsets 28

30. New math functions 39

31. Easier application of axes settings 29

32. Absolutely My Mountains – customized Operators and Studies ribbons 30

33. Streamlined contour analysis 31

34. Faster navigation in 4D series of surface and lateral shift 32

Note: feature availability depends on product level.

What’s new in Mountains 7.0?


1. Most complete surface imaging and metrology software on the market today

Mountains 7 introduces new imaging and metrology solutions for scanning electron microscopes (SEM’s) and Raman and FT-IR spectrometers. These new solutions are added to an enhanced range of existing imaging and metrology software solutions for areal 3D optical microscopes, scanning probe microscopes, 3D and 2D surface profilometers, and form measuring systems.

Mountains 7 – the Big Picture

2. Smart user environment for faster, sleeker analysis report creation

Learn and work startup screen Get started faster! Learn zone with tutorials and example files. Work zone with current projects.



Configurable workspace Panels can be moved, stacked, docked and combined for optimal use of screen space with any screen format (desktop, notebook).

Top-down organization of all imaging, analysis and editing functions All functions are organized in groups and sub-groups that are clearly labeled to make it quick and easy to go from the idea of what is required to finding the actual tool to do the job. Here are some examples (displayed icons depend on product configuration):

Icon groups in Operators ribbon Icon groups in Studies ribbon



Object-oriented ribbons Ribbons containing all of the functions relevant to the object under study are presented automatically. Ribbons contain an enhanced icon set.

3D view ribbon

Expanded graphical tooltips Extended first level of help to accelerate product familiarity and facilitate everyday use.

Expanded tooltips

Enhanced analysis workflow Every studiable is represented by a distinct studiable type icon or by a preview. Every operator is shown independently and can be accessed instantly for fine-tuning. Every step in the workflow is instantly recognizable and the workflow itself provides full metrological traceability.

Workflow with "Studiable type icons" mode switched on Same with "Studiable preview icons" mode turned on



Easily configurable parameter and results tables In all parameter tables and results tables the properties of the current cell or selected groups of cells - including text font, size, color, style and justification and cell fill color – can be adjusted using a minibar. In parameter tables column widths can be adjusted interactively. Tables that have too many rows to fit on a page are automatically split and rolled over to the next page. When a parameter or results table has too many columns to fit on the page a slider is available for horizontal scrolling.

Reorganized preference settings and personal color theme All preferences (general and metrological) are set in a single dialog accessed via the File menu. Select your favorite color theme in Preferences – Miscellaneous.

3. Compatibility with everyday Office tools for easy publication

PDF and RTF document export Integrated PDF export (no need for 3

rd party software) and Word-compatible RTF export.

Screen and print quality frame and page bitmap output Export individual frames and pages or export all pages in PNG, JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP or EMF. Resolutions: screen (96 dpi), medium (300 dpi), high (600 dpi), very high (1200 dpi).

Use images from Mountains 7 in your presentations and posters!

Excel-compatible export of numerical results Export numerical results from any study or from the new results manager.



4. Cutting edge surface imaging

New 3D imaging in Mountains 7 Compatible with OpenGL and Direct3D. See your surfaces in near-perfect lighting conditions.

Mountains 6 Mountains 7

Above aluminia, below biferroic nanocomposite*

(* courtesy ICMAB-CSIC)

Image enhancement Use the Enhancement dialog to enhance any surface or image. Fine tune brightness, contrast, gamma level and color saturation. Select level of z-axis palette optimization with respect to data point distribution.

Unified style dialog Style settings are grouped in one dialog: color and font settings for axes, scale bar and dimensions block, frame settings.



5. Streamlined operators, studies and tools

Precise zoom level selection Set zoom level to any factor up to 500% in a dialog or using a slider. Thanks to close-ups it is easy to fine-tune and manipulate studiables!

Streamlined geometric analysis Measure multiple distances, angles and point locations on a surface in a single frame.

Enhanced Abbott bearing ratio curve and height/depth distribution New display options: bar display can be vertical as well as horizontal, height/depth distribution can be displayed as area under a curve as well as histogram.

Enhanced thresholding with interactive line cursors and modernized material distribution The material distribution is represented by an area under a curve. Thresholding operator – the thresholded zone is selected interactively using two interrelated pairs of line cursors (one pair for delimiting height and another pair for delimiting material ratio). Binarization and frequency thresholding – the threshold is set using an interactive line cursor.



Thresholding operator with ● modernized material distribution ● pair of horizontal line cursors delimiting height ● pair of vertical line cursors delimiting material ratio

Redesigned history of operator Studiable and operator boxes are linked with straight or curved connectors to show the history of one or more operators. Studiable previews and operator type icons can be displayed in each box. All studiables that are inputs to an operator are shown. Boxes are arranged interactively or automatically. Properties of each box - including text font, size, color and style, fill color, border color and thickness – are configurable using a mini toolbar. Each box contains a studiable preview icon or an operator type icon. The subtract operator has multiple studiable inputs.

Graphical tolerance limits display Horizontal bar graphic shows parameter value and its tolerance limits. Pass/fail colors and traffic lights are configurable.

Graphical display of parameter values inside and outside tolerance limits



Extract area operator Formerly known as Zoom, this operator has been enhanced to extract the area inside or outside a user-defined perimeter (which can be rectangular, circular or polygonal). If required, points that are not extracted from the surface can be converted into non-measured/missing points.

Streamlined contour analysis New top-down organization with menus and submenus grouping related functions. All toolbars can be moved, docked or left floating. For example, the element creation toolbar can be docked on the left hand side of the screen and the dimensioning toolbar can be docked on the right hand side.

Easy identification and selection of surface-image data layers in confocal microscope files Miniature icons are used to select topography/color/intensity (surface-image) data layers obtained by multi-channel 3D optical microscopes.

Miniature icons for selecting topography (left), color image (middle) and intensity (right) layers in multilayer 3D optical microscope data files (images courtesy of Sensofar)

More operators and studies available for 3D optical microscope surface-image studiables Operators: symmetries, rotation, spatial filtering, form removal, surface stitching, partition leveling, retouch surface points, horizontal contour extraction, Matlab operator, map local properties. Studies: Abbott curve, texture direction, motifs analysis.

Easy identification and selection of layers in multi-layer SPM files Miniature icons are used to select topography, deflection, phase, current, etc., layers obtained by multi-channel SPM’s (AFM, MFM, STM, SNOM).

Miniature icons for selecting layers in multilayer SPM data files



More operators and studies available for SPM multi-layer studiables Operators: Rotation, spatial filtering, line correction, partition leveling, form removal, retouch surface points, resampling, edit axes, Matlab operator, map local properties. Studies: Abbott curve, parameters table, texture direction, 3D motifs.

Enhanced colocalization Images and surfaces at different rotations are colocalized automatically or interactively. A surface or image can be added to a colocalized stack using drag and drop. See Section 10 for colocalization examples.

Print area control Display content zone, printable zone and paper edge.

6. Easy results management

Single results manager panel with all numerical results Numerical results generated by every study in an analysis document are grouped in the new Results Manager panel.

Set tolerances directly in the panel and display pass/fail status Specify tolerances for any result and the pass/fail status is displayed automatically next to it.

Export results from the panel Select results and export them in an Excel-compatible file directly from the panel.

The results manager shows all numeric results and pass/fail status. Tolerances can be set by clicking on a result.



7. New operators for outlier removal and mapping of local surface properties

Outlier removal Mountains 7 has a new operator for removing outliers that are often present on surfaces measured using 3D optical microscopes. Both outliers around edges and isolated outliers can be removed. Removed outliers are converted into non-measured/missing data points. The new operator provides two previews: one shows the surface with outliers removed, the other shows the removed outliers. After outlier removal the non-measured/missing data points that have been generated can be filled.

The new Remove Outliers operator.

A. Removed outliers shown as missing data points. B. Surface after missing points have been filled.

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B Map local surface properties Local surface properties are mapped with respect to complexity, orientation or a selected surface texture parameter. The map can be output as a surface studiable, an image or a combined surface-image studiable for further study using

Mountains tools. Wear on a surface texture can be mapped and quantified (for example on a used file tool, floor or keyboard). Areas with different intricate textures can be separated automatically for individual roughness evaluation.



8. MountainsMap SEM - new 3D imaging & metrology product for SEM’s

3D surface reconstruction ● Reconstruction of 3D surfaces (x, y, z in length units) from stereo image pairs, anaglyphs and quads.

Fused tungsten filament

3D reconstruction of stereo image pair

Toner

3D reconstruction from SEM quads

Images courtesy of Agilent Technologies

Important Note: 3D data obtained by reconstruction may not be as metrologically accurate as data obtained, for example, by profilometry, confocal microscopy or scanning probe microscopy.



/continued: new MountainsMap SEM product highlights

Surface imaging ● Real time high quality 3D surface imaging at any zoom level and rotation.

Surface analysis ● Geometric analysis including dimensional analysis of extracted XY and XZ contours ● Basic surface texture analysis ● Form analysis ● Sub-surface analysis.

Colocalization for correlative studies ● Colocalization of different SEM images ● Colocalization of SEM images with images from other instruments.

Colocalization [right] of SEM secondary electron and back-scattered electron images [left]

(images courtesy of IEMN, Lille, France)

Desktop publishing environment for creating analysis reports ● Analysis workflow for fine-tuning and full metrological traceability ● Creation of visual analysis reports.

Numerous optional modules ● Grains and particles analysis ● 4D analysis of series of images including filtering by principle component analysis ● Advanced surface texture analysis ● more. More information: http://www.digitalsurf.fr/en/mntsem.html

8.1 SEM optional module (for relevant MountainsMap products)

The SEM optional module contains 3D reconstruction and other functions for relevant MountainsMap products.

http://www.digitalsurf.fr/en/mntsem.html



9. MountainsMap Hyperspectral – spectra & hypercube imaging plus compositional density mapping for Raman and FT-IR spectrometers

Interactive visualization of Raman spectra ● Automatic peak detection above user-defined threshold ● Table of wavenumbers and intensity amplitudes of peaks and of points on spectrum that are selected interactively.

Interactive visualization and analysis of Raman hypercubes ● Display hypercube intensity map (with respect to interactively selected wavenumber on the mean spectrum).

Interactive visualization and analysis of series of Raman spectra ● Cycle through series of spectra ● Display mean spectrum and min/max envelopes ● Grid view of all spectra in a series.

Raman spectrum of Azurite

Raman hypercube, polymer beads

Series of 6 extracted spectra



/continued: new MountainsMap Hyperspectral product highlights

Noise reduction ● Savitszy-Golay, Gaussian and median filters.

Density mapping ● Apply reference spectra to a hypercube ● Generate a density map of surface composition.

“Beads” reference spectrum

Density map

“Substrate” reference spectrum

Real time 3D imaging of “flattened” hypercubes ● Visualize “flattened” hypercubes in 3D at any zoom level and rotation ● Select color palette, rendering and height amplification of intensity data shown with respect to the z axis.

3D image of “flattened” hypercube plus grains and particles analysis



Colocalization ● Colocalization of images with density maps and flattened hypercubes ● Colocalization of density maps with 3D topography obtained by 3D optical microscopes, scanning probe microscopes and 3D profilometers (requires upgrade to

MountainsMap Universal.

Desktop publishing environment ● Analysis workflow for fine-tuning and full metrological traceability ● Creation of visual analysis reports.

Optional modules ● Grains and particles analysis. More information: http://www.digitalsurf.fr/en/mntraman.html

9.1 Spectrometry optional module (for relevant MountainsMap products)

● Interactive visualization of Raman spectra, series of Raman spectra, and Raman hypercubes ● Density mapping of surface composition with respect to reference spectra ● Real time 3D imaging of “flattened” hypercubes ● Colocalization.

10. Correlative studies in mixed microscopy and spectrometry environments

SEM images, fluorescence images, spectrometric density maps and other images including photos can be colocalized with each other. They can also be colocalized with 3D surface topography obtained by areal 3D optical microscopes, scanning probe microscopes and 3D profilometers. This makes it possible to carry out correlative studies, for example of surface morphology and surface composition.

Colocalization functionality was available in Mountains 6 and has been enhanced in Mountains 7. It is standard in

some Mountains products and an optional module for others. The ability to load image and instrument formats varies

between different Mountains products. Contact us for more information.

Colocalization of AFM and SEM images plus overlay of SEM image on 3D topography (images courtesy of LNE, the French National Metrology Institute)

http://www.digitalsurf.fr/en/mntraman.html



11. Windows 8 and touch-screen compatibility

Mountains 7 is compatible Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista (64 bit and 32 bit).

Mountains 7 minimum requirements Windows 8 (64-bit or 32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit or 32-bit) or Windows Vista (64-bit or 32-bit)

4 GB RAM

OpenGL or Direct3D hardware accelerated graphics board

1280 x 768 graphics in thousands of colors

800 MB+ free space on HDD

1 free USB port for software protection key

Mountains 7 recommended configuration Windows 8 (64-bit) or Windows 7 (64-bit)

Quadcore processor

8 GB RAM

1600 x 1024 (or higher) graphics in thousands of colors

Notes Windows XP and Windows 2000 are not supported by Mountains 7. Windows XP users will be able to obtain

Mountains 6.2 until the end of 2014.

64-bit version can access all memory. 32-bit version can only access 3 GB.

Algorithms are optimized for parallel processing on multicore processors.

Mountains 7 is compatible with multitouch tablets and gestures.

SEM and 4D modules require at least 8 GB RAM. See the latest specifications on http://www.digitalsurf.fr/en/specs.html

http://www.digitalsurf.fr/en/specs.html



12. Extract profiles in 3D

Extract profiles (point to point or multi-point) directly from a 3D surface using interactive handles (in summary of last operator).

13. Turn multi-focus stacks into 3D surfaces

In MountainsMap 7.1 you can reconstruct 3D surface topography from multi-focus image stacks. The x, y and z axes are all in length units.



14. Separate and merge grains, particles, islands and other structures

When necessary, correct automatic grain detection results using the new interactive/automatic Separate Grains operator. Separate or merge selected grains in accordance with your own criteria.

15. Remove form ignoring structures (form removal operator)

Ignore structures when applying the Form Removal operator to remove form from a surface. (Example shows warpage removal.)



16. Level surfaces ignoring structures (level operator)

Similarly, ignore structures (above or below the background) automatically when you apply the basic Level operator. (Note this function is also available with the more advanced Line by Line Level operator.)

17. Fine tune the microroughness cut-off (s) at any time

If you select a s cut-off in the microroughness

preference then MountainsMap 7.1 automatically includes it in the analysis workflow. You can fine tune the cut-off at any time by clicking on the “Remove Microroughness” icon in the workflow.



18. Keep up with the latest revisions of surface texture standards

Use Parameters preferences to configure your parameters in accordance with the very latest revisions of international standards. Latest revisions of ISO 4287 Calculate waviness over the evaluation length (new) or sampling length. Use the new definition for RPc or the original ISO 4287:1996 definition. Calculate RSm over the evaluation length (new) or sampling length. Use the new definition for RSm or the original ISO 4287:1996 definition. Calculate Xdq values in degree units or without units. Latest revisions of ISO 25178 Calculate functional volume parameter values in µm3/mm2 (or adapted) units or in ml/m2 units. Calculate Sdq values in degree units or without units.

19. Streamlined preferences setup

The new Preferences dialog makes it easier to set and review all of your preferences: user interface, metrology, document, data loading, data display and export/print. Check out your preferences and fine tune them to speed up analysis report creation!

20. Protect your Minidocs!

In MountainsMap 7.1 you can protect your Minidocs (analysis macros). The analysis steps inside protected Minidocs are invisible so that intellectual property invested in them is secure.



21. Modulate multi-physics surfaces using surface division (SPM)

Use the new Surface Division operator to modulate one layer of a surface with respect to another layer by dividing the first layer by the second, and adjust the relative positions of the layers interactively. Example: division of the voltage layer by the topography layer (in µm) to obtain volts/µm, corresponding to absorbance (Beer-Lambert law).

Available in MountainsMap SPM and the SPM Extension optional module.

22. Print your surfaces in 3D!

MountainsMap 7.1 supports the following 3D printing file formats: • STL (topography only), • VRML 2.0 (topography + color image) and • X3D (topography + color image).

Scale factor in x/y and z and bulk thickness are configurable.

23. Other features and enhancements

Additional features include correction of lateral shift in a series of images, profile zoom and lateral shift, the ability to change the order of columns during ASCII file import, …



24. Superfast 3D reconstruction from 2 or 4 SEM images + metrology

3D reconstruction from 2 or 4 SEM images has been dramatically improved so that it is super-fast and much easier.

The new simplified user interface for stereoscopic 3D reconstruction from 2 SEM images automatically suggests:

the sizes of the search window used to search for corresponding points on the two SEM images and

the comparison window used to calculate the disparity between two points.

Other parameters and filtering options are defined in a straightforward way. Left. Image size can be defined interactively with respect to the scale marked on one of the images.

SEM metrology - 3D stereoscopic reconstruction from SEM images not only provides 3D surface visualization in color, it also makes it possible to carry out studies of surface metrology.

Above. A profile (cross-section) extracted from the surface confirms the correspondence between the 3D reconstruction and the object: a physical reference standard.

Right. Distance measurements across three sets of parallel lines on the reconstructed surface correspond to the pitch on the physical reference standard.



3D reconstruction of copper grid detail from 4 SEM images.

Volume of bump. Diameters of bump.

Images courtesy of LNE (French National Metrology Institute)



25. 3D color enhancement of single SEM images

Mountains® 7.2 not only carries out superfast 3D reconstruction from 2 and 4 SEM images, it also provides 3D enhancement of single SEM images. 3D enhancement of homogeneous surfaces is based on edge lighting and is only possible if the sample surface is inclined to the SEM’s electron gun.

Above. SEM image of structure on a ladybug (image: Chris Supranowitz, University of Rochester) and 3D enhancement performed in less than one tenth of a second.

26. Visualize surfaces in real 3D with glasses

Activate the new stereo rendering option and view surfaces in real 3D through 3D glasses:

Polarized 3D glasses.

Anaglyph glasses (red-cyan, yellow-blue).

27. New imaging option – invert color and intensity

A new operator, Color Inversion, inverts color / intensity.



28. 3D color mapping of spectroscopy information

New software in Mountains® 7.2 provides 3D color mapping of spectroscopy information. A wide range of applications includes 3D visualization of hyperspectral maps of nanoscale devices obtained by high resolution cathodoluminescence instruments, making it easier for researchers and quality engineers to locate and characterize features and defects. Figure A: 3D color map of a gallium nitride LED (light emitting diode), where the third dimension corresponds to cathodoluminescence intensity. Each color is associated with a relevant spectroscopic feature (band edge, quantum wells, impurities).

FIGURE A

Figure B: Band definition. User defined color bands on a spectrum are associated with relevant features: Gallium Nitride, first quantum well (QW1), second quantum well (QW2) and Yellow Band. .

FIGURE B

Images courtesy of Attolight



29. More powerful surface assembly – stitching without offsets

In Mountains 7.2 multiple surfaces measured on a regular horizontal grid can be stitched together into a single surface even if data on the x,y offsets between the surfaces is not available.

Set the grid size. Drag/drop surfaces into the right relative spatial locations for stitching. (When offsets are available, surfaces are located auto-matically.)

Set the parameter that controls the search for overlaps (up to 14%). Then click to calculate the results. Stitching is done automatically.



30. New math functions

Basic math functions (+, -, , /, ^) can be applied to one or more surfaces. In addition, constants can be defined and used in formulae. The main applications are in scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy.

Example application of the new Math Function in the Compare icon group. Images courtesy of IEMN.

31. Easier application of axes settings

In Mountains 7.2 the same axis settings can be applied to surface and profile views in several frames to save time.

Right. Two surface views and one profile view are selected (using shift-click). Their vertical axes are in heights (upwards from 0). Axes Settings is used to set the vertical axes in all views so that they are in depths (downwards from 0).



32. Absolutely my Mountains – customized Operators & Studies ribbons

The new Ribbon Customization feature provides total control over the icons displayed in the Operators and Studies ribbons. Any icon can be removed from one of these ribbons and transferred to a menu called Other where it is still active. An icon in the Other menu can be restored to its original ribbon at any time. This means that the Operator and Studies ribbons can be personalized by or for any user in order to:

Keep icons in everyday use on ribbons and transfer other icons that are used rarely to a pull-down menu.

Introduce icons and their corresponding functions progressively for new users during training.

When mini-icons are present: make all icons on the ribbons full-size for greater visibility.

Example (above)

The initial menu contains most of the operators in MountainsMap® Premium. Maybe some operators are used infrequently. Some operators are represented by small size icons.

The Ribbon Customization feature is selected by right-clicking on the Operators label or on one of the operator group labels (Adjust Position, Connect, …). By default all Operators are checked with a green tick mark.

Now several operators are unchecked in order to simplify the Operators ribbon and to display full-size icons only. While these operators are no longer appear in the ribbon they appear in the Other Operators menu where they are still active.



33. Streamlined contour analysis

Set the coordinates of the visible workspace using Axes Settings.

Rotate profiles freely about their barycenter.

Analyze more than one contour profile at the same time - click on the Used Studiables icon to display available profiles and select one or more for analysis.



34. Faster navigation in 4D series of surfaces and lateral shift

Navigation in a long series of surfaces is fast if you use the new slider or enter the number of the required surface.

A new tool makes it easy to apply lateral shifts to surfaces in a 4D series when they are loaded.

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