CrystalMaker Guide: Toolbar Reference
Selection Tools
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Rectangle Tool lets you select atoms by clicking and dragging a selection
rectangle over part of your structure. |
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Polygon Tool enables you to define a contiguous, irregularly-shaped
selection. Click at successive points to define a closed path bounded by
straight lines. To close the selection, click on your starting point again. |
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Lasso Tool lets you click and drag the mouse to define a freehand
selection region. |
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Zapper Tool is a shortcut for hiding individual atoms or polyhedra.
Click on an atom or polyhedron you wish to hide - you do not need to select
them first. (Use the Edit > Show All command to recover hidden atoms.) |
Measurement & Display Tools
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Magnify Tool lets you zoom in or zoom out on a specific point in
the structure. (Hold down the option or shift keys to zoom
out.) |
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Info Tool lets you identify an atom or polyhedron by clicking on
it (option-click to write output to the output window.) |
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Label Tool lets you add or delete labels for individual, or groups
of atoms. The type of label text can be specified in the Model Options/Labels
dialog. |
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Add/Delete Bond Tool lets you create a new bond, or destroy an existing
bond between two atoms. Hold down the shift key as you click to generate
similar bonds througout the entire structure. |
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Bond Distance Tool lets you measure the three-dimensional distance
between a pair of atoms, or the centres of polyhedra. Click on two atoms
and/or polyhedra with this tool, and the distance betwen them is displayed
alongside. (Option-click the second atom to write the result to the
Output window.) |
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Distance Tool provides a real-time measurement in the plane of the
plot. Click once to anchor one end of the tool; the distance, in Angstrom
units from the anchor to the mouse tip is displayed and updated as you move
the mouse. Click a second time to freeze measurement. |
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Bond Angle Tool measures the included angle between three atoms.
With this tool selected, click on three atoms or polyhedra, and their included
angle is displayed alongside. (Option-click on the last atom to write
the result to the Output window.) |
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Torsion Angle Tool lets you measure the torsion angle between four
atoms. With this tool selected, click on four atoms A, B, C, and D. The
torsion angle (i.e., angle between the vectors AB and CD) is displayed alongside. |
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Angle Tool lets you measure angles in the plane of the plot. Click
at two points with this tool to anchor one line, then move the mouse to
another point and click a third time. The included angle between two line
segments is displayed alongside. |
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Lattice Plane Tool (crystals only) lets you display and move a lattice
plane. With this tool selected you can click and drag a plane through a
structure along the direction of its normal. Clicking again on the Lattice
Plane Tool button displays the Show Lattice Plane dialog which allows you
to adjust the plane's Miller indices (orientation), its colour, and its
opacity. |
Other Toolbar Buttons
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Carousel Button (auto-rotation about screen Y axis) |
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Standard Size Button (graphics window is displayed on screen) |
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Fill Screen Mode (graphics window fills the entire screen, with its
title bar hidden) |
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Auto-scale Button (replots the structure so that it fits snuggly
within the graphics window for any orientation. Turns auto-scale mode on. |
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Auto-centre Button (centres the structure in the graphics window,
leaving the scale/mode unchanged) |
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Zoom Out Button |
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Zoom In Button |
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Perspective Walk Backwards Button (For a perspective plot, reduces
the plot scale and increases the view distance, giving the impression that
one is moving further away from the structure.) |
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Perspective Walk Forwards Button (For a perspective plot, increases
the plot scale and reduces the view distance, giving the impression that
one is walking towards the structure.) |
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