Laser logs and mass spec sample metadata speed up the process of creating selections in iolite considerably. However, sometimes we want to further refine those selections for a variety of reasons.

iolite v4 now comes with a tool that helps you identify issues with your selections. Sometimes, errant selections can cause a DRS not to run properly, or result in many error messages.

Missing the color tables of iolite 3/Igor Pro in iolite 4? Read on to find out how you can transfer those color tables from Igor Pro to iolite 4!

When acquiring images, it is fairly common that more than just the target is ablated and analyzed. For example, maybe you want to be sure that you get the material boundaries or perhaps you are not exactly sure where the boundaries are, so you setup your sequence to cover a broader area.

You may have noticed a dialog that looks as below when you run iolite for the first time after updating. The reason you are seeing this dialog is that a variety of files are included with iolite but live outside the iolite folder and may be modified by users.