[Pw_forum] GDIS

Jan Felix Binder janfelix.binder at epfl.ch
Tue Nov 2 08:40:15 CET 2010


Hi, if you use the CVS version, I can also read (and maybe write) input 
and output of pwscf.
 
Eduardo Ariel Menendez Proupin wrote:
> Hi Koa, 
> I use GDIS to visualize and modify some structures, and to produce 
>  images. GDIS can read XYZ files, and a number of other formats, but 
> not a format of Quantum ESPRESSO. GDIS is the preferred interface of 
> GULP and have capabilities for other packages, like SIESTA. It would 
> be nice to have, and it may be easy to write, a script to transfom 
> from and for PWSCF format. One advantage for Debian and Ubuntu users 
> is that it is included in the distribution, hence apt-get install 
> gdis, and it gets installs in your box. If you do not use GULP, or 
> SIESTA, or other supported code, you may live without it. For my 
> taste, the images of XCRYSDEN are prettier. GDIS has certain 
> capabilities to generate supercells and surfaces, what is call, a 
> builder. XCRYSDEN can do the same, but only if you also have CRYSTAL. 
>
>
> Regards
>
> -- 
>
>
> Eduardo Menendez
> Departamento de Fisica
> Facultad de Ciencias
> Universidad de Chile
> Phone: (56)(2)9787439
> URL: http://fisica.ciencias.uchile.cl/~emenendez 
> <http://fisica.ciencias.uchile.cl/%7Eemenendez>
>
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