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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 05 2008 - 03:23:44 CST

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Adrian Koh wrote:

AK> Dear all,
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AK> Does anyone know how can I display a counter alongside my animations (my
AK> animation is in .xyz format). Say, if I wish to place a counter showing the
AK> "time elapsed" alongside the stretching animation of a nanowire, is it
AK> possible to do so? How do I do it? Is there a need to modify my .xyz file

yes. please have a look at:
http://www.theochem.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/~axel.kohlmeyer/cpmd-vmd/part3.html#chap5_sect1
for an example. the timing information is not contained in an xyz
file, so you have to adjust it to what you need. also note that the
specific example assumes that you use an orthographic projection...

the method how the script is hooked into the animation loop,
however, is generic and you can set it up to draw anything you
want. if you look at some of the more advanced examples on that
webpage, you'll see that you are mostly limited by your imagination...

cheers,
   axel.

AK> in any way? (FYI, the original xyz file only consists of the x, y & z
AK> atomic coordinates for each time frame).
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AK> Thanks in advance for your help :-).
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AK> Best Regards,
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AK> Adrian
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