CrystalMaker Masterclass at ASU

Arizona State University

17 April 2019

Following the success of last year's workshop at ASU, we are holding something similar again this year. Managing Director, Dr David Palmer will start with a guided tour of the all-new CrystalMaker X user interface and its integrated structures library, followed by a series of case studies illustrating typical workflows, including:-

• Building new molecules and simulating their vibrational properties
• Building an inorganic crystal from scratch
• Tips for loading CIF and other data files
• Simplifying MOFs
• Visualizing crystal surfaces and domain boundaries
• Designing an intercalated material
• Scrubbing through a simulation trajectory
• Atom-level synchronization, animation and video
• Structural interpolation
• Live diffraction with SingleCrystal and CrystalDiffract

Along the way we'll look at some spectacular materials, and offer tips on how to use the software most effectively, to empower your research and energise your teaching. We will also be able to answer questions and assist with user-specific workflows.

The venue is room PSF-501 in the Bateman Physical Sciences Building. The formal event is scheduled from 3pm to 5pm, but please feel free to hang along longer for a chat, informal advice or feedback. This event is free to any CrystalMaker users - and might be suitable to MRS attendees too. (ASU is readily accessed via the Valley Metro service from downtown Phoenix.)

Date	Time	Venue
Monday, April 22	3 pm - 5 pm	Room PSF-501 Bateman Physical Sciences (F Wing) Arizona State University

See us in Phoenix!

Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting

17 April 2019

We shall be exhibiting at the Materials Research Society's Spring meeting, to be held at the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 April (note: just two days, not the three days originally scheduled).

Come and visit us at Booth 405, located on a corner aisle, close to the posters. We will be demonstrating our very latest software, with stunning graphics, 3D and advanced modelling. Show hours are:-

Tuesday, April 23:	2 pm - 7 pm
Wednesday, April 24:	11 am - 7 pm

Exhibition in Orlando

American Chemical Society, Spring Meeting

13 March 2019

We exhibited at the American Chemical Society's Spring National Exposition, in Orlando, FL. The exhibition location was the Orange County Convention Center, close to Walt Disney World.

Exhibition in Boston

American Physical Society, March Meeting

13 March 2019

We spent a busy few days at the American Physical Society's March Meeting last week, braving sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow, to exhibit our software.

This was our first time at this conference. The focus on solid-state physics matches well with our own software and we were kept busy throughout the show.

CrystalMaker 10.4

Our Biggest Update Ever

17 January 2019

To celebrate CrystalMaker's 25th anniversary year, we are pleased to announce the launch and immediate availability of CrystalMaker 10.4: the biggest update we've ever released ("version 10.6" might be a more appropriate title).

Boasting over 60 new features, 100 new structures (including over 70 new minerals), CrystalMaker 10.4 has something for everyone! Whether it's the gorgeous new "Dark Mode" for Mac users, the sophisticated new modelling engine for molecular chemists, the Live Powder Diffraction mode for physicists, or the Interpolate Structures command for crystallographers, CrystalMaker 10.4 is packed with great new stuff! So much is new that we've decided to summarize the top 10 features for you:-

For a fully-comprehensive listing of absolutely everything that's changed, see the release notes.

CrystalMaker 10.4 is available as a free update to registered CrystalMaker X customers only; if you are using a demo version, an unlicensed version - or an earlier version - you must purchase the appropriate licence.

CrystalDiffract 6.8

Major Update Released

16 January 2019

We are delighted to announce the release and immediate availability of CrystalDiffract 6.8: a major update to our powder diffraction software.

CrystalDiffract 6.8 is designed to work with the latest operating systems, and now features "Dark Mode" support for macOS 10.14 "Mojave". CrystalDiffract also works seamlessly with our award-winning CrystalMaker program - new features include support for the "Live Powder Diffraction" mode in CrystalMaker 10.4, which allows real-time updates to a displayed powder diffraction pattern as its crystal structure is edited (in CrystalMaker), as well as supporting that program's new "Add" and "Replace" diffraction pattern commands.

The CrystalDiffract user interface has been extensively updated in this release, with new toolbar icons, haptic feedback (Mac) - and new, "spring-loaded" sliding sidebars: you can now hide your Patterns List, Reflexions List and Inspector sidebars and have them slide into view when you move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen; the sidebars will then slide out of your way when not required: a great way to save on limited screen space!

CrystalDiffract 6.8 is available as a free update to registered CrystalDiffract 6.x customers only; if you are using a demo version, an unlicensed version - or an earlier version - you must purchase the appropriate licence.

CrystalMaker X Video Tutorials

Brand-New Audio-Visual Training Videos

4 July 2018

A new series of training videos is underway. We have uploaded the first eight of these - providing well over an hour of audio-visual training. The videos covering the basics of the CrystalMaker user interface, navigating the library browser, building a new structure from scratch, customizing atomic radii and element tables, placing a molecule onto a crystal surface, generating a supercell with the placed molecule, and creating an animation.

Designed to complement the existing "Quick Tours", these Video Tutorials are far more detailed and designed to be easier to follow along. We hope you find them useful!

Printed User's Guides

Deluxe, Colour-Printed Guides Now Available for Purchase

15 March 2018

We include full user's guides with all our products—these are in searchable PDF format, and can be accessed via each application's Help menu. However, many users prefer printed documentation. There's nothing like the tactile sensation of thumbing through real printed pages—and now you can do this for all our software products...

So instead of wasting precious printer ink or toner, why not order a professionally printed-and-bound book? Our printed guides are the correct size, use full-colour printing, have lovely matte laminated covers—and are perfect bound for durability. The new guides include:

• CrystalMaker 10 (360 pages)
• CrystalDiffract 6 (136 pages)
• SingleCrystal 3 (110 pages)

You can order these books with a credit card, through our online store. Prices start from just $30 (SingleCrystal or CrystalDiffract) - including shipping worldwide!