Chemical Crystallography Laboratory
University of Oxford

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chapter 5: Graphics - Cameron

5.1: How do I see a plot of the structure?

5.2: Can I rotate it and label the atoms?

5.3: How do I delete atoms?

Type:\SCRIPT PLOT To exit CAMERON, type END or click File/Exit in the menus.

Some basic commands:

VIEW - update the graphics (v. important)
XROT n - rotate about x by n degrees
YROT n - rotate about y by n degrees
ZROT n - rotate about z by n degrees
CURSOR - rotate using cursor keys
LABEL ALL - label all the atoms
NOLABEL ALL - remove labels
EXCL H - hide all H atoms
INCL H - show all hidden H atoms
MENU ON - turn on the menu bar

Type EXCL followed by the atom name (or just click on the atom. You can restore a deleted atom by typing INCL followed by the atom name, or INCL ALL to bring everything back.

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