Succinic acid crystals grown from aqueous solutions are platy with a (100) basal plane and side faces (111) and (011), while crystals grown from iso-propanol are needle-like with (100) and (010) planes. These habits are not predicted from PBC analyses. In this study, the role of solvent interaction is related to habit controlling factors in the screw dislocation mechanism. The solvent interaction with various faces of succinic acid crystals was determined with the aid of molecular mechanics calculations. The observed habits from water and from iso-propanol could be explained satisfactorily in a semi-quantitative way.