CrystalMaker Guide: Structural Info

Using the Info Window

The "Info" window (Windows > Info) lists atoms by element and site, showing their radii, coordination numbers, and colours. Atoms are grouped by chemical element, into "folders". You can open/close these groups by clicking the arrows on the left-hand side. To open/close all folder icons, hold the option key down as you click an arrow.

• You can change colours of atoms by element, by clicking the appropriate colour bars; you can also show or hide atoms by element, or by site, by clicking on the atom or element icons.
• You can label atoms, either individually, by site, or collectively, by chemical element. Using the Info Window, locate the site or element you wish to annotate, and click on the site symbol (or element symbol); a luggage tab is drawn around the text, and the structure is replotted.
• You can hide groups of atoms by site, or by chemical element. To hide atoms of a particular site, click on the coloured circle (or sphere) to the left of the atom symbol; a hollow circle appears, and the structure is replotted with all atoms of this site hidden. To show the atoms, click on the hollow circle again. To hide all atoms for a particular element, click on the box icon to the left of the element symbol, adjacent to the colour bar.

Using the Info Tool

The Info Tool on the toolbar lets you point and click on an atom or polyhedron. The atom's number and element type is then displayed. If you hold down the option key as you click, additional information about the site is printed in the Output Window (Windows >Output).

Exporting Info Files

The full version of CrystalMaker lets you export listings of atomic coordinates (Coordinates Files) and/or listings of bond distances and angles (Bond Files). These are text files, which can be read using any word processor.

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