![]() The Transform > View Direction submenu now includes a command to view perpendicular to the overall selection. New View Along Atoms and Make Atoms Vertical buttons have been added to the Atom Selection Inspector. ![]() New View Along Bond and Make Bond Vertical buttons have been added to the Bond Selection Inspector.Ītom Selection. Users can now opt to view the structure along a selected bond, or to make that bond vertical. New commands have been added to view the structure parallel to, or perpendicular to, an existing selection:-īond Selection. Note: you can record "rotation movies" about your structure-specific axes just remember to specify the Custom (From Spin Popover) option when you choose the File > Export Video > Rotation Movie command. Once your structure is spinning, you can manually rotate it without affecting the auto-rotation axis (i.e., your selected bond axis). Next, open the spin popover, choose the "Y" rotation preset and ensure that the Lock Rotation Axis to Screen checkbox is unset. Select the bond, then choose the new Make Bond Vertical command (as described below). You should now be able to manually rotate your structure whilst it continue to spin about your original lattice vector. Finally, click the Start Spinning button. Thirdly, uncheck the Lock Rotation Axis to Screen setting (important, as you want rotation relative to your structure). Secondly, open the Spin popover and click the Z preset. Firstly, choose the Transform > View Direction > Set View Direction command to orient your structure. Once your structure is spinning, you can manually rotate it (e.g., by clicking-and-dragging with the mouse) and still have the structure continue spinning about your chosen cell axis. Click the Cell preset, then click the Start Spinning button. Next, open the Spin popover (e.g., by clicking and holding down the mouse over the toolbar Spin button). Simply rotate your structure so that the desired unit cell axis is approximately vertical (i.e., parallel to the screen Y axis, which runs from bottom-to-top of the screen). This prevents potential confusion when another document window comes to the front and popovers from the previous window appear above.įixed a very-rare bug involving the "Notes" field in CrystalMaker text (CMTX) files.įixed an issue with the crystal structure of Anhydrite, as including in the "Sedimentary Minerals" group of the library browser. This version includes miscellaneous fixes and enhancements.ĭetached popovers are now closed when switching to another window. Such files-used for simulation of high-resolution TEM images-comprise a rectangular unit cell with basic site information. This version can import structural data from a "Prismatic" data file. However, if one of the axial vectors is closest, it will be used, followed by one of the major lattice vectors, in the range –1 ≤ UVW ≤ +1.Ī further refinement is that the rotation should now appear rock solid, even when using large angular increments. If a cell face normal is closest to the vertical, then that becomes the rotation axis (as in version 10.8). The program chooses the best rotation axis, depending on the unit cell orientation. You can now automatically rotate your structure about an optimum rotation axis, thanks to a revised Cell option in the Spin popover. It can also export visualizations, which may be useful for those who want publication-ready crystal representations.Smarter Auto Rotation. The program is capable of generating multiple structural model types, so most structures should be doable on it. Users also have utilities in the software that can be used to generate accurate measurements of created structures. Instead of just seeing it as a flat representation, for instance, a user can zoom into the graphic and see the myriad internal linkages within the structure. As images are generated in 3D, they can be rotated and explored in-depth. A user can load (or create) a particular structure, move it about, edit it, repair broken sections, and edit its appearance by specifying the colors of its elements. Structures in the software are interactive and dynamic. There is actually a gallery of predesigned structures already in the program: these can help users get a feel for what CrystalMaker can do. Visualizations in the program are in full 3D and can be seen in high-resolution, offering users-who tend to be part of the scientific academia-a visually-aided insight into their work. ![]() ![]() CrystalMaker is an application that can be used to design as well as see crystal structures and molecules. ![]()
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