spVIEW is started from the MATLAB Command Window by typing spview. If there is an output argument, the handle to the application figure is returned. The module in which spVIEW will start can be specified by including the name of the module ('Time Response', 'Spectra', 'MIFs', or 'SPL') as an input argument, otherwise spVIEW will start in the Time Response module. spVIEW can also be launched with any combination of the following optional input arguments: functions (imat_fn) or coordinate traces (imat_ctrace or cell of imat_ctraces).
More than one instance of spVIEW can be running concurrently. The number of copies running at any one time is only limited by the available IMAT licenses and the memory and other resources of the computer.