International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon
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CIF dictionaries

Describes CIF, the data exchange standard of crystallography. Provides: information for scientists who wish to record or use the results of a single-crystal or powder diffraction experiment; the data ontology necessary for designing interoperable computer applications; accompanying software including machine-readable CIF dictionaries, libraries and utility programs.

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.

RasMol

Description

RasMol is a 3-D molecular visualization tool capable of reading CIF, mmCIF and a number of other input file formats.

Distribution

If you wish to install and use this software you should download the most up-to-date version from the above Web site. The links below are to copies which are suitable for browsing or for use if the primary Web site is not available. However, they may be out of date and lack the full functionality of the latest version.

Status

This is version 2.7.4.2 of April 2008. The program is under continual development.

Language and platform

The software is written in C and should compile and run in a command-line environment on any common operating system with a suitable C compiler. Binary executable files are available for a number of operating systems and machine hardwares.

Documentation

Terms and conditions of use

Copyright in the software © the authors.
Authors: Roger Sayle, Arne Mueller and H. J. Bernstein

The software is distributed here under an open-source license or under the terms of the GNU Public License. Queries concerning any use not covered under this license should be directed to yaya@bernstein-plus-sons.com.