[Pw_forum] GDIS

B. Koa barfi.koa at gmail.com
Tue Nov 2 19:10:20 CET 2010


Dear Eduardo

Many thanks for your detailed answer.


> 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>
>
>

B. Koa
NIT
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