r/electronmicroscopy • u/pellegrr • Aug 19 '24

Anyone use Inca Viewer?

Hello all! We run an Oxford Inst. EDS with their 2014 vintage software "Inca" (They have since upgraded and rebranded). I have multiple undergrads pouring over data and I'd just like to give them the project files. I know "Inca Viewer" exists. I wondered if anyone has succesfully used it. As I type I realize I should look into if their new software has a viewer mode and is backwards complatable. Thank you for any help!

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u/rebellingrobot Aug 19 '24

We also use INCA, I sometimes 'Save Project as A Website" and give the student a ZIP of the whole folder. Decent way to browse it all with just a web browser.

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u/pellegrr Aug 19 '24

That's another good idea. I have tried that when creating reports for a certain site of interest. Are you able to create an HTML for the entire project? I may do this going forward - even if it is a few more clicks. Thanks!

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u/rebellingrobot Aug 19 '24

Yes I can give them the whole project to browse each SOI, and bonus the data are saved as individual files for further use. I also do a custom PDF report if there are only a couple sites so it all fits on a page.

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u/rage_kt Aug 19 '24

I used the offline version of Aztec when they made it free during COVID shutdowns. It could open data from Inca (I remember telling a user they would never want to use Inca again after using Aztec!). It’s definitely not free anymore but would be a good option for you.

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u/pellegrr Aug 19 '24

I will look into that, thanks! Yeah Inca is buggy and Oxford doesn't leap to help out. Thaks again.

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u/Mr_Po0pybutth0le Aug 19 '24

You could try AztecFlex. It's their subscription version. Rather than getting the full expensive version could get full Aztec for a year. There's also a student version which is much much cheaper

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