#compchem folks: best programs for visually editing CIFs? Primary need is for adding molecules to a structure defined in a CIF (but also deleting/moving atoms, rotating atom groups, etc.). I am very dissatisfied with nearly every program I've tried the past several years. Ideas?
- VESTA is great for visualizing, and that's it.
- ASE is fine but really not very practical with regards to the GUI.
- @SAMSONConnect seems super promising but can't write CIFs currently.
- CrystalMaker is good for viewing, not editing.
- Materials Studio is way too pricey
- ASE is fine but really not very practical with regards to the GUI.
- @SAMSONConnect seems super promising but can't write CIFs currently.
- CrystalMaker is good for viewing, not editing.
- Materials Studio is way too pricey
There are tons of excellent tools for non-periodic XYZ files, but for CIFs even just adding a bunch of molecules is a huge pain. Please tell me I'm missing something!
- ChemCraft is amazing for XYZ but can't write out CIFs
- VNL w/ academic license used to be great until they bundled it with Quantum ATK and got rid of the license. Not paying for a full QM package just to get a visualizer
- VNL w/ academic license used to be great until they bundled it with Quantum ATK and got rid of the license. Not paying for a full QM package just to get a visualizer
