--- title: "This month in AvaFrame - September 2021 edition" date: 2021-10-05T00:00:00+01:00 draft: false --- We're back from summer! And with some exciting news too! [Version 0.6](https://github.com/avaframe/AvaFrame/releases/tag/v0.6), the **QGis/pypi and testing** - release, was published. So what is included in this release? - The installation process was completely changed and (hopefully) made a lot easier for you: - installation of AvaFrame is now working via [pypi](https://pypi.org/project/avaframe/), i.e. through *pip install avaframe*. - the *pip* install is provided for Windows, Linux and MacOS for python versions *> 3.6*. Note that we did not test MacOS (anyone got a free Macbook lying around?! :-); seriously: if you work on MacOS we'd be happy about some feedback!) - the QGis connector plugin is now in the public [QGis plugin directory](https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/avaframeConnector/) and installable via the QGis plugin manager. This allows you to run the standard operational workflow from within QGis. - see our [installation instructions](https://docs.avaframe.org/en/latest/installation.html) for more information - Our testing / code coverage has improved considerably. We are still long ways away from perfect, but this is an ongoing process. As a side-note: we switched from codecoverage to codeclimate as service provider, since we felt we gain more insights this way. - Modules with the most substantial changes are: - *com1DFA*: - any resolution is possible (also see the new [FAQ](https://docs.avaframe.org/en/latest/FAQ.html)) - option to track particles by ID and know which parent particle they originate from. - include entrainment thickness from shapefiles - new option for the initialisation of particle mass - *ana3AIMEC*: adjust raster cellsize (for different resolutions) and mass analysis plots - And as always: many more functional changes under the hood, see the main ones in our [release notes](https://docs.avaframe.org/en/latest/releaseNotes.html). We invite you to give this version a try, especially the *standard installation using QGis*. Please let us know if you run into problems (which you will...). We are looking forward to your feedback! And since I can see fresh snow up on the mountains from where I'm writing this: let the next avalanche season begin... Till next month, Felix