Publishing Results
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SNAP software is developed
by the
Theoretical Crystallography group at the University of Glasgow, and is
exclusively distributed by Bruker AXS.
High Throughput
Analyses of Large Datasets
| dSNAP | PolySNAP M | PolySNAP 3 | |
| Program Type | FREE | Commercial | Commercial |
| Input Data Types | Geometric Data only | Powder XRD | Powder XRD, Raman, IR, DSC, Numeric, Other... |
| Max number of Datasets per run | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Max Number of Samples per Dataset | 4000 | 96 | 1500 |
| Combine datasets | No | No | Yes |
| Automatic Weighting Scheme | No | No | Yes |
| 6D plots of sample prep info | No | No | Yes |
| Sample JPEG display | No | No | Yes |
| Cluster Validation Tools | No | No | Yes |
| Report Writer | No | No | Yes |
| Re-run selected analysis | Yes | No | Yes |
| No. of clustering methods | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Online documentation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Program Tutorial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Customisable Analysis Methods | No | No | Yes |
| Manual Matching Options | No | Yes | Yes |
| Interactive Dendrograms | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3D MMDS Plots | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3D PCA Plots | No | Yes | Yes |
| Numerical Results | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audit-trail Logfile | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Amorphous Identification | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reference patterns for mixtures | No | Yes | Yes |
| Command-line run options | No | No | Yes |
| Quality Control mode | No | No | Yes |
| Pattern Thumbnail Viewer | No | No | Yes |