This extension makes it possible to generate crystal models in a few clicks.

Create crystal models from scratch

The contained app lets you create crystal models from scratch:

Cut crystals

The associated property model makes it possible to cut the crystal according to Miller indices and expose the important crystal planes:

Import crystal models

Finally, this extension contains an importer to load CIF files.

Once a unit cell is written or imported, it can be repeated in the directions of the lattice vectors to create a complete crystal.

Each repetition is not a mere copy but is generated again so that defects and impurities are modeled:

Documentation

Please refer to the "Generating crystal models" tutorial for more information.

References

This extension was originally created by Francois Rousse as part of his research at NANO-D, Inria.