MountainsMap® Optional Modules
Add more surface imaging and analysis power to your MountainsMap® software
15 optional modules for advanced applications

Whatever standard MountainsMap® surface imaging and analysis software solution you are using you can add optional modules for advanced and specialized applications.
To try an optional module for up to thirty days with no obligation, download the free trial software.

3D Advanced Surface Texture
ref: MNT6.+.3DADVST
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
All of the additional studies, parameters and filters you need for advanced 3D surface texture analysis
  • Subsurface analysis – extract a geometric subsurface (for example a component layer) from a full surface that has been partitioned using the ISO 25178 segmentation by watersheds algorithm, calculate its flatness instantaneously, analyze it in the same way as a full surface.
  • More surface texture and form parameters - ISO 25178 and EUR 15178 (Surfstand) functional volume, spatial and hybrid parameters, ISO 12178 flatness parameters
  • Functional volume analysis (wear and lubrication) - display ISO 25178 and Sk functional volume parameters graphically to facilitate studies of wear and lubrication - study peak/grain/particle distribution and density.
  • Fractal analysis - analyze the fractal dimension of a surface using the enclosing boxes and morphological envelope methods.
  • Surface isotropy, directionality and periodicity – calculate isotropy, periodicity, period and period direction - view dominant surface directions on a compass rose.
  • Morphological filtering – apply morphological filters (erosion and dilation operations, opening and closing filters, sequential filters) using a plane or spherical structuring element.
  • MATLAB™ compatibility - load or write MATLABTM scripts and execute them to carry out custom operations including filtering.
  • Study circular profiles - extract circular profiles and display the abscissa in degree units.
  • Analyze furrows (dermatology) - detect and visualize furrows above or below a threshold height - calculate furrow parameters: max depth, mean depth and mean density.
3D Fourier Analysis
ref: MNT6.+.3DFFT
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Use advanced FFT-based tools to analyze process-surface interactions and denoise surfaces
  • Frequency spectrum – display frequency spectrum plots for 3D surfaces with x and y, wavelength, angle, magnitude and phase - display 2D frequency spectrum plots for 2D profiles with wavelength, magnitude and phase.
  • Power spectrum density - display the power spectrum density plot and select the vertical scale and measurement location interactively (3D surfaces and 2D profiles).
  • Surface isotropy, directionality and periodicity – calculate isotropy, periodicity, period and period direction - view dominant surface directions on a compass rose.
  • Autocorrelation and intercorrelation – study 3D surface and 2D profile autocorrelation and intercorrelation.
  • Detect smaller spectral structures –use Hanning windows to eliminate stray spectral lines.
  • Denoising - filter noisy profiles and surfaces by editing the FFT plot directly within selected upper and lower bounds.
Grains & Particles
ref: MNT6.+.GRAINS
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Analyze grains (particles, islands, bumps, holes) and texture cells using multiple complementary methods, including motifs analysis
  • 2D analysis with respect to a horizontal plane – detect grains by binarization on a horizontal plane at a user-selected level with interactive preview - apply morphological operators to merge or separate grains - partition grains into sub-sets with respect to any parameter - generate statistics for all grains, subsets of grains or individual grains - visualize grain topography by overlaying the 3D surface topography on binarized grains using binary masking.
  • 3D analysis with respect to a height - detect islands above a threshold height with interactive preview - calculate parameters for individual islands including volume - generate statistics on all islands.
  • Motifs (texture cell) analysis – detect motifs using advanced ISO 25178 segmentation by watersheds and Wolf pruning algorithms - view hill motifs (bumps), dale motifs (holes) and shapes (on irregular surfaces) – change settings to merge or divide motifs into significant motifs - color motifs or superimpose them on surface topography - fit spheres to motifs (for microlens arrays) - calculate morphological parameters for individual motifs including sphere parameters - generate statistics on all motifs.
  • Calculate the new ISO 25178 features parameters (Spd, Spc, S5p, S5v, S10z, Sha, Sda, Shv, Sdv) - apply the new, more accurate Spd (peak density) and Spc (arithmetic mean peak curvature) parameters in tribological studies, for example of plasticity and elasticity.
  • Analyze texture direction – display compass rose showing texture direction(s) - calculate surface isotropy.
  • Analyze furrows (dermatology) - detect and visualize furrows above or below a threshold height - calculate furrow parameters: max depth, mean depth and mean density.
Statistics
ref: MNT6.+.STATS
Option for MountainsMap® Ra, Profile, Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal, Premium.
Automated easy to use statistics for multiple measurement populations
  • Automated data preparation – apply a template to analyze each measurement in a population automatically and generate one analysis document per measurement containing all of the parameters for statistical analysis.
  • Multiple populations - define multiple populations for statistical analysis by simply selecting the analysis documents corresponding to each measurement population or by specifying the folder where they are located - calculate statistics for one or more populations including dimensions (distances, areas, volumes, step heights, angles) and parameters (e.g. ISO 4287 or ISO 25178 parameters).
  • Dynamic and static populations - declare whether a population is static (all measurements are done) or dynamic (measurements are ongoing) - new measurements in a dynamic population are analyzed automatically and statistics are refreshed to take new data into account.
  • Control your process - display control charts for an instant picture of whether or not a parameter is out of limits, together with histograms, box plots and scatter plots.
  • Evaluate manufacturing system capability – calculate capability parameters (Cp, Cpk, Cpkl, NT and ET) to evaluate the capability of the manufacturing system to repeat itself.
  • Data export – export results to quality management systems in Excel-compatible format.
Wavelets Analysis
ref: MNT6.+.WAVELETS
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Visualize and analyze the scale levels (from coarse to fine) on which phenomena occur
  • Continuous wavelet decomposition - visualize the scales and spatial locations where phenomena occur on 2D profiles - use Coiflet 1-5, Daubechies 1-10, Discrete Meyer, Gauss 1-8, Mexican Hat, Morlet and Symlet 1-8 wavelet.
  • Discrete wavelet filtering - decompose a 2D profile or 3D surface into a set of profiles or surfaces at different levels of scale - select the scale levels for inclusion in the roughness profile and hence the waviness profile - use Coiflet, Daubechies, Discrete Meyer, Spline and Symlet wavelet families (wavelet spline filtering is an advanced filtering technique defined in ISO 16610).
4D Analysis
ref: MNT6.+.4D
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Study surface evolution with respect to time or any other physical dimension, highlight areas of preponderant change
  • Load a series of measurements of the same surface and combine them for 4D analysis -load 3D measurements of the same surface made at different times or under different environmental conditions - combine the measurements into a series with 4 dimensions x, y, z and t, where t is time, temperature, pressure, magnetic field or another fourth dimension (linear or non-linear) - add a new measurement to the series or delete an old measurement at any time - ensure point to point matching using automatic and manual shifting tools - apply preprocessing operators simultaneously to every 3D measurement in the series.
  • Visualize surface, profile and point evolution - display all of the surfaces in the series in a grid or walk through them one by one - display an animated view of the surfaces as they change with respect to time or another dimension - fly over the series, see the surface changing and record a movie for presentations - extract a profile between points and see how it evolves - extract a transverse profile showing changes in the height of a single point on the surface.
  • Generate statistics and highlight areas of preponderant change – generate statistics showing how one or more parameters evolve as the surface changes: parameter tables (including min, max, standard deviation), control charts, scatter plots, histograms - highlight areas of preponderant change using the Karhunen-Loève transform (principal component analysis).
Stitching
ref: MNT6.+.STITCH
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, SPM, Form & Vision.
Included in MountainsMap® Imaging Topography, Universal, Premium
Increase the field of view and vertical range of your instrument virtually
  • Automatically assemble overlapping measurements made on a horizontal grid – stitch together multiple measurements into a single surface ready for analysis – especially useful for confocal and interferometric microscopes with limited field of view.
  • Manual patching of overlapping measurements made at different heights – assemble overlapping measurements made at different heights into a single surface ready for analysis – especially useful for profilometers and other instruments with limited vertical range.
3D Color Overlay
ref: MNT6.+.RGBZ
Option for MountainsMap® Imaging Topography, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
See your surface in true color and locate surface features and defects faster
  • Manipulate microscope topography, color and intensity images simultaneously - load multi-channel images from confocal and other microscopes and manipulate them as a stack, for example zooming in on a feature on all three images simultaneously.
  • Overlay color images and intensity images on topography – see the true color or intensity of your surface in 3D, locate features and anomalies (e.g. fissures) more easily.
  • Extract, filter and reassemble – extract an image from a surface-image stack, process it (for example filter the topography image), reassemble the stack with the processed image to facilitate the study of correlations between the images.
2D Advanced Surface Texture
ref: MNT6.+.2DADVCONT
Option for MountainsMap® Profile, Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Everything that you need for advanced 2D surface texture analysis
  • Advanced 2D filtering techniques – remove form and apply roughness/waviness filters from 2RC to ISO 16610 - apply morphological filters using a straight or round structuring element - filter noisy profiles directly by editing the FFT plot within selected upper and lower bounds.
  • MATLAB™ compatibility - load or write MATLABTM scripts and execute them to carry out custom operations including filtering.
  • Correct measurement anomalies – use data correction tools (thresholding, retouching, resampling) to eliminate anomalies and improve resolution prior to analysis.
  • Assess surface functionality - study the bearing ratio curve and depth distribution histogram to evaluate surface functionality - subtract profiles to assess wear.
  • Use FFT-based tools to analyze process-surface interactions and other surface characteristics - display frequency spectrum and power spectrum density plots - carry out autocorrelation and intercorrelation studies.
  • Fractal analysis - analyze the fractal dimension of a profile using the enclosing boxes and morphological envelope methods.
  • Overcome measurement limits virtually – join overlapping profiles to overcome physical measurement limits virtually, with automatic calculation of the overlap zone.
  • Statistical analysis of series of profiles or multiple profiles extracted from the same surface - load a series profiles measured by 2D profilers or load surfaces measured by 3D profilers and extract one or more profiles for analysis - analyze series of profiles or multiple profiles extracted from the same surface statistically (trend plots, scatter plots, histograms) for process control or to achieve more reliable results.
Contour Analysis
ref: MNT6.+.CONT
Option for MountainsMap® Profile, Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Powerful geometric dimensioning of vertical (z axis) profiles and horizontal (x,y plane) profiles in a 100% icon-driven environment
  • Easy setup – align/rotate the measured profile with respect to axes, set the origin and retouch the profile if necessary before dimensioning.
  • Intuitive nominal form definition - use straightforward interactive tools to define the nominal form by associating geometric elements (arcs and lines) with vertical (z axis) profiles and also with horizontal (x,y plane) profiles extracted from a surface
  • Calculate dimensions using auto-dimensioning and interactive tools - calculate dimensions including distances, radii, diameters and angles - define dimension format (color, significant figures, arrow style, etc.) - fine tune at any time.
Advanced Contour Analysis
ref: MNT6.+.ADVCONT
Option for MountainsMap® Profile, Scanning Topography, Imaging Topography, SPM, Form & Vision, Universal, Premium.
Comprehensive graphical form deviation analysis with automatic generation of table of results
  • Specify tolerances and carry out full form deviation analysis - specify tolerances for any dimension - compare measured data with CAD data (DXF) or user-defined nominal form - analyze profiles with significant positional tolerances - display magnified form deviation graphics on arcs and lines - calculate form error parameters.
  • Automatic generation of table of results with data export - generate a table of analysis results automatically - export them an Excel-compatible format for quality management systems.
  • Gothic Arch analysis for bearings – analyze the geometric characteristics of bearings.
2D Automotive
ref: MNT6.+.2DAUTO
Option for MountainsMap® Ra, Profile, Scanning Topography, Universal.
Included in MountainsMap® Premium
Assess functional performance with a full set of 2D parameters developed by the automotive industry
  • Generate a comprehensive set of 2D parameters in accordance with international and national standards –ISO 13565-2 Rk parameters - ISO 13565-3 primary and roughness parameters - ISO 12085 roughness and waviness parameters - ISO 4287 waviness parameters and older 2D parameters - ISO 12780 straightness parameters - ISO 12781 roundness parameters.
  • Graphical study of Rk parameters associated with wear and lubrication – display functional Rk parameters graphically.
Lead (Twist) Analysis
ref: MNT6.+.LEAD
Option for MountainsMap® Scanning Topography, Universal, Premium
2nd generation lead analysis for the automotive industry
  • Generate a lead (twist) analysis report automatically (a minidoc is applied to the measurement data set) - the report includes: lead parameters relevant to the leak-tighness of crank shaft seals and therefore to oil consumption, measured lead structure, reconstructed lead surface, comparison of lead profile and approximated profile - it is possible to cycle though all lead profile – approximated profile pairs.
  • Mercedes-Benz Engineering Standard compliance – the module is under license from Mercedes-Benz and complies with the Mercedes-Benz Engineering Standard (Measurement and Evaluation Method for the Assessment of Lead-Reduced Dynamic Sealing Surfaces, 2009) widely adopted in the automotive industry.
Note. The Lead Analysis module runs under the 32 bit version of MountainsMap 6.1 (installed automatically with 64 bit version) only.
Force Spectroscopy
ref: MNT6.+.FORCE
Option for MountainsMap® SPM, Universal, Premium
Force curve analysis with automatic detection of adhesion points, WLC models and statistics
  • Automated setup – a minidoc (applied automatically when a force curve is loaded) denoises force curves, normalizes force curve baselines and calibrates cantilever sensitivity – denoising (median or Gaussian filter) and baseline normalization can be fine tuned interactively, together with cantilever and spring constant settings
  • Force curve visualization – display attract and/or retract curves - select axis units: X distance, separation or time; Y deflection (in V or nm) or force in nN.
  • Automatic event detection and parameter calculation - detect and display adhesion events automatically (with optional fine tuning of non-zero attraction point and retraction point cursors) - calculate event parameters: distance, force, slope, distance difference, force difference.
  • Wormlike chain (WLC) models - generate a wormlike chain (WLC) model for protein unfolding and calculate the persistence length, contour length and estimated spring constant at each event.
  • Analysis of series of force curves - grid view of all force curves in a series - scroll through a series of force curves and display parameters for each curve in the series - generate statistics (control charts, scatter plots, histograms) on any parameter.
Image Co-Localization
ref: MNT6.+.IMAGECOLOC
Option for MountainsMap® Imaging Topography, SPM, Universal, Premium
Automatically co-localize images from different instrument families
  • Automated co-localization – co-localize images of the same surface measured by different instruments in order to study correlations: for example co-localize a simultaneous AFM topography/phase/deflection image with one or more fluorescence images or co-localize a confocal microscope topography image with a SEM image - fine tune the size and rotation of the overlaid image if required, together with its transparency.
  • Color fluorescence images – select one of ten laser wavelengths.