Bruker batch convert BCF to CTF

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John Halpin

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Nov 16, 2018, 11:14:23 AM11/16/18

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Hi,

I use a SEM with a Bruker Esprit EBSD system that generates .BCF files. Does anyone know how to batch convert .BCF files to .CTF files for Dream3D? I understand there is a scripting interface in Esprit, but it seems undocumented.

Thanks,

John

Michael Jackson

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Nov 16, 2018, 12:09:29 PM11/16/18

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My understanding is that the .bcf files are a proprietary binary format that is much like a filesystem within a file. I believe it is based on the "SFS" file format that is developed at the following location.

<http://www.aidaim.com/products/download.php#SFS> and you are looking for the SFSManager application which is not a free product. Once you extract all the files it would be up to you to reverse engineer how the data is laid out in each of the files.

Having said all of that at some point in the recent past Bruker did implement an export of the data into a HDF5 file which is probably your best bet at this point. There is an application called "AutoIT" that has been used in the past to automate applications that did not have an official scripting interface. Their may also be python bindings for the Esprit application. I would contact your Bruker representative and discuss with them the best way forward to batch convert the data.

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Mike Jackson

John Halpin wrote on 11/16/18 11:14 AM: