It is very common in microstructural analysis to find an anomaly that is not well understood, such as 2 populations of grain size, an unexpected phase, or unusual microstructural formations. Highlighting is an incredibly useful functionality within OIMTM to perform interactive data analysis, by relating quantitative and qualitative assessments with specific microstructural features. The selection and analysis of data from a plot, chart, and map has never been easier. Simply highlight the region of interest in an open window and the corresponding data points are immediately displayed on the related plots, maps, and charts. Once highlighted, the data and associated microstructural features may be partitioned as a new data set, for individual analysis. Or, as the data set may be retained within the current analysis, subsets of the original data may be compared with the Multicharting option.

It is important to note that there is no exporting of data or transfer between programs: OIM^TM Highighting is quick and easy and allows the user to effectively mine EBSD data within one piece of software, by harnessing the power of OIM^TM, and goes far beyond just producing pretty pictures.

Features:

• Easy yet powerful tool for microstructural analysis
• Association of data with mapped structures
• Embedded capability within OIM^TM Analysis
• Simple "click and drag" operation
• Highlighted data can be filtered into a partitioned data set for separate analysis

The figure above illustrates how cursor selection of a region of interest on bar charts automatically and immediately highlights the corresponding regions on the inverse pole figure and the orientation map.

Highlighting works with any combination of maps, charts, and plots. It's performance is easy to describe, but is best shown in a live demonstration. Highlighting is one aspect of OIM^TM Analysis which sets it far above competitive offerings.