We are proud to announce the release of version 3.6 of GoldenCheetah.
After 3 years of development and testing this is the public release of version 3.6
NEW FEATURES
- New User interface and Navigation model
- User definable Perspectives, v3.5 layout available as "Legacy" perspective.
- Overview Chart - Configurable interactive dashboards
- User Chart - User definable charts using advanced expressions
- Tasteful themes and named colors
- Updated Default perspectives and charts
Advanced Analytics
- R and Python Chart Plot to Qt - Native interactive charting from R and Python
- Local python 3.7 runtime, no need to install separately
- User expression language enhanced - rich support for vectors and modelling
- Upload and Download User Metrics to the cloud DB
Improved Multiple Athlete Support
- New Athlete View to manage multiple athletes
- Separate dialogs for general options and athlete specific settings
- Preferences option to start with last opened athlete or choose an athlete dialog
- Configurable Aerobic Threshold HR/Power/Pace for Polarized 3 Zones analysis
- Use an existing athlete as template to create a new one
Devices
- ErgoFit bike support
- VMPro V02 measurement
- Bluetooth BTLE support for Windows 10
- Bluetooth FTMS support
- Daum serial devices (Vital and ErgoBike)
- Wahoo Kickr (Core) control vía BTLE
- Tacx ANT+ over BTLE for both, erg and slope mode, control
- Kurt Kinetic Inride and SmartControl over BTLE
Cloud, Data processing & File Formats
- Batch processing dialog to update files en masse
- Configurable zones for any sport (including better support for rowing)
- Configurable Time Dependent Measures with CSV import, including Nutrition as an example
- GPS and Altitude Smoothing
- TTS file type import
- Upload manual activities to Strava
- Better handling of Laps and swims from Strava downloads
- Multisport FIT file support
- Import HR during lap swims from FIT files
- Ergo Planet Movie (EPM) file import
- Updated download from Withings incl. new API
- Import serial number and battery status for sensors from FIT files
- Updated Ride with GPS upload using API v2
- Azum training platform integration
Train
- Perspectives for Erg, Slope, Map, Video and Editor
- Live Map Chart with route preview and configurable automatic zoom
- Next/Previous Lap marker navigation in bottom bar
- Configurable Kinetic Energy simulation for both slope and erg modes
- Includes vlc 3.0.8 for Windows, Linux and macOS
- Video Overlay Widgets for Linux
- Elevation Profile Overlay in Video (Windows and Linux)
- Live Map Overlay in Video (Windows and Linux)
- Overlay Layouts selector in Video (Windows and Linux)
- Text cues on bottom bar from ERG, ZWO and JSON files
- Custom Virtual Power curve for dumb trainers including inertial mass
- GoldenCheetah JSON for workout and video sync
- Simulated Hypoxia
- Optional start countdown
- Automatically select media and video sync for workouts with the same name
- Save workout name as Route metadata
- Enable standard key bindings for Pause/Continue and Stop while training
- Enable Auto-hide bottom bar and hide sidebar when train mode starts
- Changed RR and VO2 recording to avoid data loss
Embedding
- R versions supported are from 3.4
- Python version supported is 3.7 with SIP 4.19.8
Language support
- Export to CSV with UTF8 and ISO date format for broader support of translations
Removed redundant or broken features
- Deprecate Activity and Trends Summary Charts
- Diary view removed to be totally rewritten in version 3.7
Critical Bug Fixes
- 1434 changes committed and 397 bugs fixed since version 3.5
- Metric refresh deadlock and CPU hog resolved
- Fixed data filter memory leaks
- Withings authorization issues resolved
- Sportracks download crashes resolved
- VLC video freezing resolved
- Python API crash resolved
- Estimate distance crash resolved
- Startup crash when no power zones resolved
- Metric refresh crash resolved
- XData copy crash resolved
- L/R balance support in ANT+ and FIT files resolved
- Improved segment matching
- JQuery removed entirely due to security alert