Match! version 4.0 Build 306 has been released

July 15, 2024

The new Match! version 4.0 Build 306 that has just become available provides both new functions and options as well as fixes for all currently known bugs.

Here is the full list of improvements in the new version:

• When the first phase is selected as "matching", Match! now automatically displays the profile calculated from selected phases as well as the corresponding difference plot in the pattern graphics (see new option below).
• There is a new option "Switch to 'Selected phases' on selection of first matching phase or PFSM calculation" on the "Graphics" tab of the "Options" window. It toggles the automatic "switching over" to the display of the profile calculated from selected phases.
• A new option "Activate difference plot on selection of first matching phase or PFSM calculation" has been added on the "Graphics" tab of the "Options" window. It toggles the automatic activation of the difference plot.
• A new option for selecting the search-match method to be used in batch processing has been added to the "Batch" tab of the "Options" window.
• The new option "Display phase names in addition to formula sum in pie charts graphics" has been added on the "Quant. analysis" page of the "Options" window.
• The option "Switch to 'Composition' display (pie charts) after selection of the first/second phase" has been removed from the "Batch" tab of the "Options" window, because a more or less equivalent option "Automatically switch over to the pie chart graphics after performing a quantitative analysis" is already available on the "Quant. analysis" tab.
• The "Selected phases" and "Exp. peak data" options on the "Graphics" tab of the "Options" window have swapped their positions.
• The "Background" chapter in the Match! online help has been reworked.
• The new version has been verified to be compatible with all upcoming release 2025 ICDD PDF database products.
• Several bugs have been fixed:
  • Some bugs that might have caused Match! to crash in certain situations (e.g. when loading documents or performing "Undo" operations) have been fixed.
  • Due to a bug, the accuracy of the determined peak positions was reduced during peak searching if the peaks were very broad (FWHM > 2.0 degrees 2theta).
  • A bug causing the diffraction pattern graphics not to be erased completely at "File / New" has been fixed.
  • The automatic selection of matching phases did not work if profile fitting search-match was applied.
  • The name of the selected restraints preset was not stored along with user-defined option settings on the "Batch" tab of the "Options" window.

Match! users should check their update permission time (e.g. in "Help / About Match!") and then download and install the new version from here.

Match! Demo Version and Information

If you are new to Match! and would like to learn more about it, please visit the Match! web page. where you can also download a full-featured (time-limited) demonstration version free-of-charge.