XYZ Files

XYZ is a data directory which contains examples of XYZ files, a very simple format for recording points in 3D space.

An XYZ file has a simple structure:

• Comment lines begin with '#" in column 1, and may appear anywhere;
• Blank lines may appear anywhere.
• The coordinates of a point are written on a single line, separated by spaces;

Example XYZ File:

        #  Corners of a tetrahedron
        #
        0.0  0.0  0.0
        1.0  0.0  0.0
        0.0  1.0  0.0
        0.0  0.0  1.0
      

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Related Data and Programs:

TABLE, a data directory which contains examples of TABLE files, a simple format for N points in M dimensions;

XY, a data directory which contains examples of XY files, a simple 2D graphics point format;

XYZL, a data directory which contains examples of XYZL files, a simple 3D graphics point and line format;

Sample Files:

• crystal_4000.xyz, 4000 points in an FCC crystal (data created by CRYSTAL_COORDINATES.F90)
• crystal_4000.png, a PNG image of the data.
• cube.xyz, the 8 vertices of a cube.
• dodecahedron.xyz, the 20 vertices of a dodecahedron.
• helix_201.xyz, 201 points on a helix;
• helix_201.png, a PNG image of the data.
• icosahedron.xyz, the 12 vertices of an icosahedron.
• octahedron.xyz, the 6 vertices of an octahedron.
• sphere_122.xyz 122 points on the surface of a sphere;
• sphere_482.xyz 482 points on the surface of a sphere;
• sphere_spiral_700.xyz, 700 points spiral around the surface of the unit sphere;
• sphere_spiral_700.png, a PNG image of the data.
• teapot_306.xyz, 306 points on a teapot;
• teapot_306.png, a PNG image of the data.
• tetrahedron.xyz, the 4 vertices of a tetrahedron;
• truncated_icosahedron.xyz, the 60 vertices of a truncated icosahedron;
• truncated_icosahedron.png, a PNG image of the data.
• truncated_octahedron.xyz, the 24 vertices of a truncated octahedron;
• uniform_100.xyz, 100 points uniformly distributed in the unit cube;

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