Digital Surf is set to preview version 11 of its flagship Mountains® software platform at the upcoming Control 2025 trade show. Scheduled for official release late spring, this major update promises an impressive leap forward for users across surface metrology, microscopy and spectroscopy. From next-level 3D rendering to streamlined workflows and new analysis tools, Mountains® 11 raises the bar in performance and productivity.
Expanded product family
With version 11, the Mountains® software family broadens to include two new product offerings designed to meet the diverse needs of scientific and industrial users.
MountainsSEM® Image Analysis is specifically aimed at users performing 2D SEM image analysis, and offers features such as semi-automatic object colorization, particle analysis and correlative analysis with EDS maps.
Meanwhile, MountainsSPIP® Nanospectral Starter and Expert will cater to SPM users working at the nanoscale with techniques such as nano-IR and TERS.
A new dimension in 3D visualization
Version 11 introduces a powerful new 3D rendering engine, delivering sharper, smoother and more responsive visualizations.
Users can now apply realistic Roughness and Metalness effects, layer color meshes onto rendered surfaces and adjust resolution and amplification with intuitive sliders. These enhancements are cross-technology and available to all users.
Upcoming improvements specifically for users working with profilometry data include visualization of thresholding and leveling planes on surfaces in 3D (NB. available Sept. 2025).
Above. Version 11 sees the introduction of the newly developed Mountains® 3D rendering engine.
The document just keep going smarter
Crafting clean, presentation-ready reports is faster than ever in Mountains® 11.
Users can now copy and reuse parts of their workflows – such as preprocessing steps – across documents, helping teams save time and maintain consistency.
A “Batch export” option now allows multiple documents to be converted to PDF or RTF with a single click.
The addition of visual guides and auto-alignment makes organizing content within documents simpler and more precise.
Finally, a new Navigation box gives users a quick overview and faster access to regions of interest, while the redesigned “Home” screen and a new visual theme modernize the interface.
Above. A Navigation box makes it easier to explore your data.
Next-gen stitching across instrument techniques
The upgraded Stitch operator offers a cross-platform solution for stitching measurements in profilometry, SEM, SPM and light microscopy.
Its usability has been enhanced with better visualization, a Grid wizard for arranging data and selective stitching for refined control over included datasets. Performance gains ensure faster processing of large or overlapping images, especially valuable for workflows involving corrected data.
Above left. The popular cross-technology Stitching operator has had a major makeover.
Enhancements across the board
Additional upgrades include new analytical tools for profilometry like determination of the correlation scale in Scale-Sensitive Fractal Analysis, expanded Rk/Sk study options and better automated management of exclusions on profile leveling.
Users working with Shells (freeform data) can now compare CAD on portions and fill holes in scans. Point cloud data can now be exported in .PLY format.
SEM users benefit in particular from a new fiber classification feature and better 4-quadrant reconstructions, while light microscopy and SPM gain new edge-preserving filters to clean up noise without blurring crucial details.
Spectroscopy users will appreciate new exponential/logarithmic curve fitting options for advanced lifetime mapping.
Learn more & update
Check our software updates page for full details of the v11 release (available late spring 2025).
Access to the new version is included for users with an active Mountains® Software Maintenance Plan (SMP).
To find out more about your maintenance options, please contact sales@digitalsurf.com.