Materials Studio

[Materials Studio] "is a complete modeling and simulation environment designed to allow researchers in materials science and chemistry to predict and understand the relationships of a material’s atomic and molecular structure with its properties and behavior. Using Materials Studio, researchers in many industries are engineering better performing materials of all types, including pharmaceuticals, catalysts, polymers and composites, metals and alloys, batteries and fuel cells, and more."

Type of Data

Chemical data, 3D volume, crystalline structure.

Size of Data Set

Megabytes of data or millions of 3D points.

Advantages

Advantages stem for it being a commercial package with substantial backing: is is well put together, fast, has high quality graphics and lots of features.

Quality of Documentation/Tutorials

Documentation is reported as being good or excellent.

Range of Data Formats

A good.excellent range of data formats is supported.

Level of Support Available

Good support is available - at a cost.

Performance

Reports of performance range for "OK" to "very good".

Limitations

• Expensive
• Only available in Windows
• Lacks the ability to interoperate with external software

Comments

Again, these comments reiterate earlier ones: the package is a commercial product.