New software

Users of INCA Crystal, which oå ers superb texture and grain boundary analysis by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), can now review and import all the crystallographic parameters needed to perform analysis on a given sample, quickly and simply. The new View Phase in INCA Crystal’ s navigation system directly accesses industry standard ` .CIF’ crystal structures, which can be used without conversion, and also provides the full range of symmetry information, i.e. space group, etc. for information. The new Edit Phase step allows the import or entry of new structures, either from a database or from printed material, with great ease and ̄ exibility. Both new steps display crystal structures with a highly detailed Crystal Model or ` Mimic’ .