This release contains mostly cosmetic changes, but one annoying zoom issue in the Editor was addressed by the chart vendor.

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Follow-up to the last release, this fixes a related PCM unit issue and increases compatibility with Texas PRO files.

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This is a high priority update to fix two unit conversion issues. Some other, minor issues were also fixed.

We are pleased to announce the release of ProVAL 3.4!

We have made many changes, and added several new features, all of which are included in the must-read Release Notes. Check out the ProVAL 3.4 intro document.

If you encounter an issue, please contact us. Be aware that due to the holidays, no new version of ProVAL will be available after this for at least a couple of weeks.

Download ProVAL 3.40.0291

Highlights:

• Enhanced localized roughness report in Smoothness Assurance
• Advanced report for Profiler Certification
• Locating profiles on a map in a Web browser or Google Earth
• .NET Requirements changed
• Other major changes

Enhanced localized roughness report in Smoothness Assurance

The Fixed Interval analysis now reports the number of defective segments contained in each interval. The count is reported as a table column and a second count is provided after the grinding simulation is performed. The defect count is based on the Short Continuous specifications.

Advanced report for Profiler Certification

This new report option provides more detailed results than the current summary report.

Locating profiles on a map in a Web browser or Google Earth

Geographical inputs (global positioning system – GPS) have been added to the Editor. These coordinate locations can then be shown on a map in the default web browser. Inputs have been added for the file’s start and stop locations, as well as for event markers. Consult the User’s Guide for more details.

.NET Requirements changed

ProVAL has been updated to take advantage of Microsoft’s .NET 4.0 Client Profile. If you do not already this installed, it will be downloaded and installed for you. See the installation guide for more details.

Other major changes

Charts and reports have seen significant changes. All Profile Synchronization results are now shown on the same chart. Ride Quality inputs and results behavior is no longer the same.  Be sure to read the Release Notes and the User’s Guide to best take advantage of these changes.

This version only contains one change, which allows 3.3 to open files created by the upcoming 3.4 version. Several third-party components were also updated, however this should not affect anything.

Download ProVAL 3.30.0261

Mostly minor fixes, however there are some important items addressed for the PSD and Automated Faulting analyses.

Mostly minor fixes, as well as a couple of important items for the Profilograph and PSD analyses.

Normally we wait longer between releases, but user feedback alerted us to a minor but noticeable issue. With this release, we have fixed that issue.

We are pleased to announce the release of ProVAL 3.3!

We have made many major changes, all of which are included in the must-read Release Notes. Here is the ProVAL 3.3 introduction document.  Now, let’s cover the highlights.

Exclusion of Leave-Outs

The ability to automatically exclude leave-outs from an analysis has been our most requested feature. This addition has been made to Ride Quality and Smoothness Assurance. You don’t need to take any additional actions. Any leave-outs marked in your selected analysis section will be excluded. This does have the side effect of limiting the Fixed-Interval Ride Quality analysis to only one file or profile at a time.

File Import Wizard

We are often asked if ProVAL can import text or CSV files. We can now affirm that this is possible. When adding an unknown file type, the Import Wizard will be shown. Simply input a few essential data, and you’ll be able to view and analyze your profiles. The wizard will also appear for some corrupted or invalid text-based files, such as ERD.

Profile Synchronization Analysis

Profile Synchronization has replaced Cross-Correlation. There are two key differences. First, you are no longer limited to comparing just two profiles. Second, after profiles have been synchronized, you can apply the offsets automatically with one click, rather than updating each profile by hand.

Optimal WIM Locator

While not a new feature, the OWL site thresholds are quite different now. You must rerun your analyses to see the new results. This change was also made to the most recent version of 3.2. See the release notes for details.

Sections

Sections are now featured much more prominently. The Sections screen in the Editor has been re-arranged and the ability to select a default Section has been added. When adding a selection in the Viewer or Analysis, this section will be used by default. In the Viewer you can also choose which section you want to view. We also added the ability to export a section.

Analysis Templates

While this is also not a new feature, it is very important to note that Analysis Templates from previous versions are no longer automatically imported. When ProVAL crashed on startup, the cause was almost always due to the templates. You can import templates manually in the Options.

This will likely be the final 3.2 build, with the 3.3 release imminent. Today’s changes fix a crash, but more importantly, modify the OWL Site Thresholds to match the thresholds in 3.3. You will need to rerun your OWL analyses.