ATOMS can draw all types of atomic structures, including crystals, polymers and molecules. It can make fully three-dimensional color drawings using OpenGL or QuickDraw 3D. It can also make simple schematic black-and-white drawings for reproduction in publications. Virtually anything from the simplest to the most complex rendering is possible.
The representations can be ball-and-stick, wire-frame, interpenetrating atoms (space-filling), coordination polyhedra, or combinations thereof. A separate thermal ellipsoid mode draws atoms and bonds in the style of ORTEP. Drawings can be orthographic or perspective, and stereopairs can be automatically drawn. Anaglyphs (two-color superimposed stereopairs) can also be drawn in wire-frame representation. Atoms and bonds can be labelled automatically.
New features in 4.1
In addition to 3D display and output, version 4.1 features Shubnikov (magnetic) symmetry. Atomic vectors can show magnetic spins or any other vectorial properties, and may also be used to show atomic displacements in vibrational modes. Dynamic dimensions now allow any size structure to be shown. There are many other improvements. A library of 13 basic inorganic crystals and other sample structures is included.
The 3D mode can now display ellipsoids in combination with polyhedra. A new boundary option automatically isolates all molecules or other groups in crystals. PNG graphics files are now supported.
Mineral Library
A 200 structure mineral library is also available. This library includes the data files used for the structure illustrations in the 8th edition of Dana's System of Mineralogy.
- Read more about the features of ATOMS.
| Item | List Price | Academic Price |
|---|---|---|
| Atoms 4.1 (Mac OS / Windows) | $395 | $395 |
| 200 structure mineral library | $100 | $100 |
| 12 user-license with mineral library | $990 | $990 |
| VIBRATZ 1.0 | $195 | $195 |