New! CrystalMaker 1.0 for Windows
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CrystalMaker has been our (ESM) principal in-house tool for visualization and manipulation of crystal structures. Fast, interactive photo-realistic graphics are combined with a set of power tools in an elegant, tactile interface. Users rave about it. Some customers in Windows environments keep a Mac around just to create presentation materials with CrystalMaker.
Now CrystalMaker is available for Windows XP and Windows users are going to love it.
CrystalMaker version features flexible real-time manipulation of crystal and molecular structures, beautiful high-resolution graphics, fast rendering speed, comprehensive data input/output, and full Windows XP and Mac OS X compatibilities.
Build crystals & molecules fast and easily. Build even the most complex crystal or molecular structures with the minimum of fuss. User-friendly data editors feature built-in spacegroup and symmetry handling and provide automatic generation of bonds and coordination polyhedra. Define multiple site occupancies and use with CrystalDiffract. Save global atom colour/radius settings. Ball-and-stick, space-filling, wire-frame, stick and polyhedral models are immediately available and can be extensively customized.
Spectacular Graphics. CrystalMaker features photo-realistic graphics with depth fading, perspective and extensive control over rendering settings. Enjoy spectacular "out-of-screen" 3D stereo with red/blue stereo glasses (supplied). (What a way to view a dislocation!) Ultra-high resolution graphics can be exported in various formats. Simple "line art" model styles (ideal for technical publications) are also available.
Convenient Manipulation Tools
- Move, detach, duplicate, hide, delete groups of atoms.
- Hide or repair molecular fragments - easy to isolate individual molecules.
- Display lattice planes in any orientation.
- Slice the crystal to investigate surfaces or internal planes.
- Place new molecules into an existing structure.
- Click-and-drag with the mouse, use the keyboard, or toolbar.
- View parallel to a lattice vector or plane normal.
- Display up to 20000 atoms, 16 bonds/atom, and unlimited polyhedra.
- Auto-scale, auto-centre and zoom.
Comprehensive Data Import/Export. CrystalMaker can import structural data from the world's leading crystallographic databases and file formats.
- Cambridge Structural Database "FDAT" format
- Protein Data Bank (PDB)
- Crystallographic Interchange Files (CIF)
- Cambridge "CCL" files
- Inorganic Structures Database (ICSD)
- Chem3D Cartesian
- SHELX
- STRUPLO.
Export CIF, PDB, Chem3D Cartesian, and CrystalMaker text files as well as full listings of atomic coordinates, bond distances and angles.
Although the list of CrystalMaker features is extensive, the implementation of these features in a thoughtful interface is equally so.
CrystalDiffract and SingleCrystal are complimentary products to the Macintosh version of CrystalMaker.
CrystalDiffract simulates powder diffraction patterns. Drag-and-drop a crystal file into CrystalDiffract, or use CrystalMaker commands to obtain a diffraction pattern for any displayed crystal structure. Diffraction patterns can be displayed as traditional greyscale "films" or as diffractometer traces. Tools allow you to measure peak positions, intensities, and their Miller indices. You can precisely scroll the diffraction pattern, or select a plot range and zoom. Other tool buttons provide scaling functions and x- and y-axis offsets.
SingleCrystal simulates and displays electron diffraction patterns. Obtain a single-crystal diffraction pattern for any displayed crystal structure. Simulate electron diffraction patterns and visualize entire sections of reciprocal space, with the option of lattice or weighted-lattice display.
These application are not yet available for Windows.
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| Item | List Price | Academic Price |
|---|---|---|
| CrystalMaker 6.3 (Mac OS X) | $599 | $429 |
| CrystalMaker 1.0 (Windows XP) | $599 | $429 |
| CrystalMaker 5-user license | $1199 | $849 |
| CrystalMaker 10-user license | $1699 | $1199 |
| CrystalMaker 20-user license | $1899 | $1399 |
| CrystalDiffract (Mac OS X) | $319 | $189 |
| CrystalDiffract 5-user license | $599 | $359 |
| CrystalDiffract 10-user license | $849 | $499 |
| CrystalDiffract 20-user license | $999 | $599 |
| SingleCrystal 1.0 (Mac OS X) | $149 | $89 |
| SingleCrystal 5-user license | $279 | $179 |
| SingleCrystal 10-user license | $399 | $249 |
| SingleCrystal 20-user license | $469 | $299 |