Software Programs Cranium and Synapse Work With
Applicability: Cranium, Synapse (core versions 0324+)
Cranium and Synapse can provide chemical data, estimated properties,
selected chemicals and newly design products to a variety of
third-party software programs such as process simulators,
mathematical analysis tools and spreadsheets. Cranium and Synapse
can also import chemical information from a select number of
other programs.
Chemical Engineering Software Packages
ASPEN by Aspen Technology
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files for the Aspen
Simulator System. Aspen's simulation tools provides extensive
process simulation capabilities for the chemical and petroleum
industries. See documentation on the
ASPEN Export Dialog for
details.
CHEMCAD by Chemstations
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files, also known as
neutral files, for Chemstations' suite of process simulation
software. The CHEMCAD program suite provides simulation tools
for steady-state, dynamic, and batch chemical processes. See
documentation on the
CHEMCAD Export Dialog for
details.
DIPPR v01 by AIChE
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate customized databases in
a format compatible with AIChE's DIPPR database. The version 01
format is based on Microsoft's Access database file structure.
See documentation on the
DIPPR v01 Export Dialog for
details.
MATLAB by MathWorks
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files, also known as
scripts, for the MATLAB numerical computing environment. See
documentation on the
MATLAB Export Dialog for
details.
PIPE-FLO by Engineered Software
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files, also known as
fluid data tables, use by Engineered Software's suite of
hydraulic analysis programs. See documentation on the
ESI Export Dialog for
details.
SimCentral by AVEVA
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files used by AVEVA's
SimCentral simulation program and other programs in the AVEVA
simulation suite. SimCentral performs rigorous mass and energy
balances for a wide range of chemical processes. See
documentation on the
SimCentral Export Dialog for
details.
Simulis by ProSim
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files for ProSim's
Simulis thermodynamics server. Simulis provides physical
property values for ProSim's process simulator. ProSim
is a leading European chemical engineering software company
delivering process simulation software. See documentation
on the
ProSim Export Dialog for
details.
SuperChems by ioMosaic
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files for ioMosaic's
SuperChems software program. SuperChems performs pressure
relief design, chemical reactivity assessment and management,
consequence analysis, and quantitative analysis. See
documentation on the
SuperChems Export Dialog for
details.
UniSim by Honeywell
(website):
Cranium and Synapse can generate input files for Honeywell’s
UniSim Design Suite. UniSim is an interactive process modeling
software package that enables engineers to create steady-state
and dynamic models. See documentation on the
UniSim Export Dialog for
details.
Generic Output Files
Cranium and Synapse can also export physical property data
and estimates into several generic formats. Generic formats
can typically be used by several software applications.
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MKS JSON Format: Cranium and Synapse can generate a
JSON formatted text file containing an entity's properties and
attributes. The file is written in MKS's JSON format. This file
can be used to exchange data between users as well as for input
into customized Javascript and Python programs. See
documentation on the
JSON Export Dialog for
details and examples.
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MKS Text Format: Cranium and Synapse can generate
a text file containing entities and properties selected
from a knowledge base. This file will be able to be
opened by spreadsheet and wordprocessing programs for
further processing. See documetation on the
Text Export Dialog for
details.
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Mol File Format: Cranium and Synapse can generate
mol files (molecular structure files) containing molecular
structure information for a single chemical. Mol files
can be imported into a wide range of chemical software
programs. See documentation on the
Mol Files Export Dialog for
details.
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SD File Format: Cranium and Synapse can write sd
files (structure-data file) containing molecular structure
information and associated data on one or more chemicals.
SD Files can be used by or imported into many chemical
software programs, e.g., Elevier's Reaxys search engine. See
documentation on the
SD File Export Dialog for details and
Searching Reaxys for an
extended example.
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SMILES Output File: Cranium and Synapse can output
a text file containing chemical names and SMILES (simplified
molecular-input line-entry system) codes. A SMILES code is
a standard format used to represent the molecular structure
of a single chemical in a single text string. See
documentation on the
SMILES Export Dialog for
details.
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Structure Image File: Cranium and Synapse can output
an image file containing a chemical's molecular structure.
Image files are very useful for pasting into reports and
spreadsheets. See documentation on the
Structure Images Export Dialog for
details.
Clipboard Formats
Values can be copied and pasted between Cranium and Synapse and
other Microsoft Windows programs. Cranium and Synapse perform
the same validation steps on values pasted as they do on values
entered through the standard editing dialogs.
In addition to copying and pasting numeric and text values,
Cranium and Synapse can also copy and paste molecular
structures in Mol File and SMILES formats. The molecular
structure field's command menu (activated by clicking the
right mouse cursor on the field) provides commands for
these operations
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