A simple X11 molecular viewer.
- Priroda input and output files
.xyzfiles- extended
.xyzfiles (currently the extra columns are ignored) - various quantum-chemical outputs with cclib, see the Python wrapper page.
See python package page here.
Provides wrapper scripts with a simple installation and
allows to open unsupported file formats with cclib.
# uncomment your OS:
#OS=Linux
#OS=macOS
wget https://github.com/briling/v/releases/latest/download/v.${OS}.exe --output-document=./v
chmod +x ./vSee build instructions.
GNU/Linux/Cygwin/macOSX11/XQuartz
./v file [file2 ... fileN] [options]
A filename '-' stands for the standard input (xyz files only).
Show the reference:
./v
Command-line options
vib:%d |
force to show geometries (0) / vibrations (1) |
bonds:0 |
disable bonds |
bohr:1 |
assume input files are in Bohr (default is Å) |
dt:%lf |
delay between frames in seconds (default 0.02) |
symtol:%lf |
tolerance for symmetry determination in Å (default 0.001) |
bmax:%lf |
max. length of a bond to display |
z:%d,%d,%d,%d,%d |
show an internal coordinate (1,i,j,0,0 — distance i-j; 2,i,j,k,0 — angle i-j-k; 3,i,j,k,l — torsion i-j-k-l) |
rot:%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf |
rotation matrix to start with (default identity matrix) |
frame:%d |
frame to start with (default 1) |
font:%s |
font (xlfd) |
colors:%s |
colorscheme (v (default) or cpk) |
cell:b%lf,%lf,%lf |
cuboid size in a.u. (for periodical boundary conditions) |
cell:%lf,%lf,%lf |
cuboid size in Å |
cell:b%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf |
cell parameters in a.u. |
cell:%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf,%lf |
cell parameters in Å |
shell:b%lf,%lf |
spheres radii in a.u. |
shell:%lf,%lf |
spheres radii in Å |
cell:0 |
disable PBC from the extended xyz file header |
cell:b%%lf[,%%lf,%%lf[,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf]] |
cubic / orthogonal / non-orhogonal cell parameters in a.u. |
cell:%%lf[,%%lf,%%lf[,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf,%%lf]] |
cubic / orthogonal / non-orhogonal cell parameters in Å |
shell:b%%lf[,%%lf] |
sphere(s) radii in a.u. |
shell:%%lf[,%%lf] |
sphere(s) radii in Å |
center:%d |
origin is geometric center (1, default) / center of mass (2) / as is (0) |
inertia:%d |
if rotate molecules wrt axis of inertia (1) or not (0, default) |
gui:%d |
gui (default 1) / headless (0) mode |
com:%s |
command sequence for gui:0 |
exitcom:%s |
command sequence to run on exit (same as for gui:0) |
startcom:%s |
command sequence to run on startup |
Keyboard reference
←/↑/→/↓/pgup/pgdn |
rotate (slower with ctrl or shift) |
w/a/s/d or ↑/←/↓/→ on numpad |
move (slower with ctrl or shift) |
0 |
go to the first point |
= |
go to the last point |
enter/backspace |
next/previous point |
ins |
play forwards / stop (vibration mode: animate selected normal mode / stop) |
del |
play backwards / stop |
home/end |
zoom in/out |
1/2 |
scale bond lengths |
3/4 |
scale atom sizes |
. |
show point group |
n |
show/hide atom numbers |
t |
show/hide atom types |
l |
show/hide bond lengths |
b |
show/hide bonds |
tab |
read new points |
r |
reread file |
x |
print molecule (Priroda input + bonds) |
z |
print molecule (.xyz) |
p |
print molecule (input for an .svg generator) |
u |
print the current rotation matrix |
m |
save the current frame (.xpm format) |
f |
save all frames starting from the current one (vibration mode: save all frames to animate the selected normal mode) |
j |
jump to a frame (will be prompted): enter to confirm, esc to cancel |
q / esc |
quit |
One can also use the mouse to rotate the molecule and zoom in/out.
If run in the headless mode with gui:0, the symbols from the standard input are processed
as if the corresponding keys were pressed in the gui mode.
Right now, p, x, z, u, and . are available.
Command-line option com:%s overrides the standard input.
These examples are equivalent:
> echo . | ./v mol/mol0001.xyz gui:0
D*h
> ./v mol/mol0001.xyz gui:0 com:.
D*h
> cat mol/mol0001.xyz | ./v - gui:0 com:.
D*h
Warning
Currently this option is unstable. Please let me know if you encounter any problems.
In the GUI mode, the symbols from the CLI option exitcom: are executed immediately before closing.
For example,
./v mol/mol0001.xyz exitcom:z
automatically prints the last xyz coordinates when the user closes the window.
The symbols from the CLI option startcom: are executed before the main loop.
For example,
./v mol/mol0001.xyz startcom:aaaaaaa
moves the molecule to the left, and
./v mol/mol0001.xyz startcom:.mq
opens the file, computes the point group, save a picture to mol/mol0001.xyz_1.xpm and closes the window.
For other examples, see fig/regenerate.bash for the commands used to generate the figures on this page.
Click to see currently available commands
| CLI regime symbol | GUI keyboard command | GUI (exitcom:/startcom:) |
headless (com) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
w/a/s/d |
w/a/s/d |
move | + | + (PBC) |
+ / - |
home/end |
zoom | + | |
> |
ins |
animate | + | |
3/4 |
3/4 |
scale atom sizes | + | |
n/t/l |
n/t/l |
toggle atom view | + | |
m/f |
m/f |
saving frame(s) | + | |
q |
q |
quit | + | |
1/2 |
1/2 |
scale bonds | + | + |
b/l |
b/l |
toggle bond view | + | + |
. |
. |
point group | + | + |
x,z,p,u |
x,z,p,u |
printing | + | + |
Note
The size depends on my screen and window layout, you might need to adjust the number of move/zoom in commands or the window size.
Two types of boundary conditions are recognized:
- PBC (3D)
- spherical confinement
PBC can be read from the xyz file header
by specifying Lattice="ax ay az bx by bz cx cy cz":
./v mol/MOL_3525.ext.xyz
Currently, only the PBC in all three dimensions are supported. Every molecule can have its own lattice:
./v mol/MOL_3525.ext.xyz mol/Si8.extended.xyz
The lattice can be passed via the command-line, in which case it overrides the one from the file and applies to all the molecules:
./v mol/MOL_3525.xyz cell:8.929542,0,0,4.197206,8.892922,0,0.480945,2.324788,10.016044
For orthogonal/cubic cell:
./v mol/1372_D02.340_1.out bonds:0 cell:20.23,20.23,20.23
./v mol/1372_D02.340_1.out bonds:0 cell:20.23
In Bohr instead of Å:
./v mol/1372_D02.340_1.out bonds:0 cell:b10.7
Finally, to disable the cell from the file:
./v mol/MOL_3525.ext.xyz cell:0
Spherical confinement can be specified from the command-line by the following:
./v mol/mol0001.xyz shell:2 # sphere with r = 2 Å is put around the molecule
./v mol/mol0001.xyz shell:b4 # sphere with r = 2 Bohr
./v mol/mol0001.xyz shell:2,3 # spheres with r = 2 and 3 Å (e.g., soft and hard boundaries)
./v mol/mol0001.xyz shell:b4,5 # spheres with r = 4 and 5 Bohr
mol/C3H6~mCPBA_01x11.qm.out— geometries + vibrations
./v mol/C3H6~mCPBA_01x11.qm.out
./v mol/C3H6~mCPBA_01x11.qm.out vib:0 z:1,23,24,0,0
mol/S8.qm.out— geometries
./v mol/S8.qm.out z:1,1,2,0,0
mol/C10H16.qm.out— vibrations
./v mol/C10H16.qm.out
mol/1372_D02.340_1.out— PBC simulation
./v mol/1372_D02.340_1.out bonds:0 cell:b10.7
mol/mol0001.xyz,mol/mol0002.xyz—.xyzfiles with atomic numbers and atomic symbols
./v mol/mol0001.xyz mol/mol0002.xyz symtol:1e-2
mol/MOL_3525.xyz— organic crystal with non-orthogonal cell
./v mol/MOL_3525.ext.xyz
./v mol/MOL_3525.xyz cell:8.929542,0.0,0.0,4.197206,8.892922,0.0,0.480945,2.324788,10.016044
- Currently two colorschemes are supported (thanks to @iribirii)
v mol/periodic.in bonds:0 colors:v # default
v mol/periodic.in bonds:0 colors:cpk
The figures are generated with
fig/regenerate.bash