.. index: .imp files, working with scan data offline .. _scan-data-label: ScanData ======== The AFM Software Suite stores data from a scan, including all relevant metadata, in one compact file with the file extension .imp (e.g. scan01234.imp). The **ScanData** class manages the storage and retrival of the data. If you want to write your own Python scripts to analyze multifrequency data taken with the IMP Software Suite, you will need to use the **ScanData** class. Either copy the file from the IMP Software Suite (default path C:\\Program Files\\IMP Software Suite\\Scanner\\ScanData.py) and place in the directory of your own script, or import it using the code below. .. code-block:: python >>> import sys >>> suite_path = r'C:\Program Files\IMP Software Suite' >>> sys.path.append(suite_path) >>> from Scanner import ScanData The documentation below was auto generated from the doc strings in Python code at the time this manual was compiled. You can always see the documentation of the actual class version that you are using in the Python code itself, using auto-complete with any good Python IDE. ScanData Class ++++++++++++++++++ .. autoclass:: afmapp.Scanner.ScanData.ScanData :members: