StructureStudio™

StructureStudio is a highly modular program for collecting and processing single crystal diffraction data. StructureStudio can be enhanced to support computer control of Rigaku X-ray generators through JXG and to support the ACTOR™ automatic sample changer through JDirector™. The user interface follows the control panel paradigm and is highly configurable, so for most tasks it is possible to layout a single panel with all the views necessary to perform the necessary functions and monitor the progress. This eliminates the need to constantly switch back and forth between windows.

StructureStudio has a built in Sample mechanism to help organize the crystallographic data associated with a specific physical sample. It also provides a very flexible recipe mechanism which allows the user to execute standard recipes or create custom recipes for their particular problem domain. These recipes can either be executed a step at a time or automatically.

StructureStudio has a simple yet flexible scheme for specifying and monitoring data collection. It also has a simple interface for manual and maintenance operations.

Beginning with StructureStudio 2.0, an interface is also provided to d*TREK^® to provide fully integrated processing for:

• Screen image collection
• Indexing
• Refinement
• Strategy (including multiple settings for various goniometer angles)
• Ranking or scoring of diffraction quality
• Data collection
• Simultaneous integration
• Scale and Average

These steps can be arranged with suitable defaults in a recipe so that once the crystal has been mounted and centered, data collection and processing can be done with a single click of the mouse.