Documentation & Resources
On this page you can find all our documents and resources including CSD software user manuals and tutorials.
These can be sorted by category, product or resource type.
For the technical documentation for the CSD Python API, please click here.
Documentation
How to: Explore molecules and create eye-catching graphics with Mercury
A video tutorial demonstrating how to display molecules in different styles, generate high-resolution images, view intermolecular interactions and more.
How to: Build and combine searches in ConQuest
A video demonstrating how to build and combine queries of two different types (Substructure and Elements) into a single search in ConQuest and how to view the results.
How to: Search and visualize 3D structural data using WebCSD
A video tutorial showing how to create a substructure search with constrained 3D parameters in WebCSD
How to: Unlock crystal structure secrets with Mercury
A how-to video demonstrating the More Info feature Mercury, allowing retrieval of bibliographic, chemical, crystallographic, and geometric information, and more.
How to: use the Powder Pattern Simulator in Mercury
A how-to video demonstrating the Powder Diffraction Pattern Simulator in Mercury