Chemical Crystallography

+ Frequently Asked Questions

+ Crystals Primer

+ Crystals User Guide

+ Crystals Manual

- Cameron Manual

1. Introduction

2. How To Get Started

3. Data Input

4. Outputting Data

5. Editing The Atom List

6. Obeying Files

7. Graphical Output Devices

8. View Direction Control

9. Include And Exclude

10. Drawing Style Control

11. Connectivity Control

12. Control Of Colour

13. Atom Labelling

14. Other Picture Controlling Commands

15. Symmetry Input

16. Crystal Packing Commands

17. Add And Move - Further Symmetry Related Commands

18. Distance And Angle Calculations

19. Information On Data Held Within The Program

20. Group Definitions

21. Miscellaneous Commands

22. How To Stop The Program

23. Menu Definition File

24. Some Useful Ideas

+ Index

Fri Jun 2 2000
   

Cameron Manual

Chapter 24: Some Useful Ideas


To produce black and white illustrations for papers,try

colour c black
colour h black
colour n black
colour o black
colour bond all white
ball all unfil
ball h fill
colour back grey
ELLIP
C
N
O
ELLIP
TYPE
ALL
4
CONN
TAPER
3
VIEW

 

To hack up a packing diagram, cutting out most and just keeping a bit, try (all on one line)

EXCLUDE ALL INCLUDE AREA

 
Then use the mouse to draw round the bit you want to keep.