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These pages contains some very simple examples of a few of the MDMovie formats.
They were written by Daniel Mitchell in VisLab, 1998.


MultiFile Format
Contains a header file which describes the data, and 24 data files (consecutive time steps).
Note: this format is not covered in the mdmovie man page or the user's guide hard copy in the lab. However, it is like the Dynamics Format described next, just the time steps are stored in seperate files. This format is good large simulations which write to multiple data files.

Dynamics Format
Contains a simple example of the "Dynamics Format". See the mdmovie man page or user's guide for specific definitions.

Surfaces
MDMovie lets you add a 3-D field to a MOLPLOT. For instance, you might be visuallising the structure of a material and need to include various levels of the electron density field through the structure. Or if you are plotting a group of atoms moving around in some potential, it might be informative to add this potential into the visualisation.
There are two ways to view a 3-D field in MDMovie; as a set of isosurfaces, which is default, or as contours lines on orthogonal slices. The "E" button is used to switch between the two.


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For further information contact Daniel Mitchell, mitch@vislab.usyd.edu.au


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