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Diamond Demonstration Version 3.1

Restrictions

The DIAMOND demonstration version is identical with the full version except of the following restrictions:
  • No saving: Changes in structure documents cannot be saved in the original file formats of Diamond 3 (the Diamond Document format, "diamdoc") and the Diamond Structure File format ("DSF"), which has been used by earlier versions of DIAMOND.
  • Banner: A banner with "Diamond Demonstration Version" will be written into saved bitmaps, Windows Metafiles, and printouts.

Download

DIAMOND is distributed as self-extracting exe-file (dm3demo.exe). It is provided with online-help, a tutorial, and a collection of 40 mineral structures prepared with DIAMOND.
We recommend to read the file README.TXT before installation of DIAMOND. There you will find details about system requirements and instructions for installation.
Please note: Some users reported that the installation does not work on 64 bit editions of MS Windows. If you encounter such a problem, please contact us (see bottom of this page).  Besides this, at least one user reported that the antivirus program "AVAST" reports a "trojan horse" in dm3demo.exe. This is surely false alarm.

Readme / Installation Instructions
July 4, 2006

Download Diamond Demo Version 3.1 (dm3demo.exe)
[24,333 KByte]  July 4, 2006

DIAMOND version 3 can use POV-Ray to create photorealistic pictures. If you would like to do so, please download and install also the POV-Ray software package:

Download POV-Ray (povwin36.exe)
[9,535 KByte]  January 10, 2005

The POV-Ray package is provided with DIAMOND as a free bonus; customers of Diamond do not pay for POV-Ray in any way. You can download the official POV-Ray package without charge from http://www.povray.org . It is permitted under the terms of the General License in the file http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html POVLEGAL.DOC. The POV-Team does not endorse the distributor or its products. The POV-Team receives no compensation for this distribution.

User Manual

DIAMOND is distributed with a user manual including a detailed tutorial which also introduces you to many important features. If you have already used the previous DIAMOND version 2, you should especially read the chapter "What's New for Diamond 2 Users". This chapter may also be interesting for new users who would like to get an overview over the highlighting new features in DIAMOND version 3.
If you would like to have a look at the user manual without installing the software, you can download it separately from here:

Download Tutorial (tutorial.pdf)
[10,352 KByte]  June 12, 2006

User Group

If you are interested in DIAMOND, you might want to register for the DIAMOND user group. This is a non-moderated mailing list in which all aspects of the application of the DIAMOND software are discussed.