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nanoSCULPT / nanoSCULPT parameter file

This page provides details on the parameters required to run nanoSCULPT. It uses the teddy bear example in the nanoSCULPT paper as the structure to be filled with atoms.

# nanoSCULPT: A tool to generate complex and realistic configurations for atomistic simulations
# @authors: A. Prakash, M. Hummel, S. Schmauder and E. Bitzek, 2011
#
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# NanoSculpt sample parameter file
# Uses the Teddy bear as the enclosed volume

# Crystal structure
structure  fcc  

# Epsilon added to prevent rounding errors epsilon
epsilon      0.0001

# Input and Output file names
eingabe      teddy_scaled.obj
outfile      Teddy.pos

# Starting value for atom numbering 
startnr         1   

# element / structure information
atomtype    0    # atom type. Important for composite structures
mass     26.981538
lattice_const   4.05


#shift vector for diamond shift lattice - NOT FOR SHIFTING THE CENTER!!
shiftvec        0 0 0       # vector to shift the atoms

#shift center from where atoms are to be filled
#center_shift    1.0  1.0  1.0

#custom box limits --> if the geometric limits of the point data is not to be used
custom_box      1
box_minimal     0.0     0.0     0.0
box_maximal     500.0   500.0   500.0


# Write header info in the outfile?
header          1
box_x           500.0   0.0     0.0
box_y           0.0     500.0   0.0
box_z           0.0     0.0     500.0

#coordinate axis / unit vectors of the rotated axis
#rotation tensor to be put here
vector1     1 0 0
vector2     0 1 0
vector3     0 0 1
#vector1       0.1772939733871711   -0.3319457098373720   -0.9264873947988458
#vector2      -0.4689601337938833    0.7991563236471940   -0.3760659028504502
#vector3       0.8652417234002370    0.5011598707950033   -0.0139837045207445

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