From: Sundararajan Natarajan (sundararajan.natarajan_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2013 - 04:50:46 CDT

dear Prof. Axel, Many thanks.
I downloaded the alpha version and it works for me what I wanted. But
anyways, I will look for the next release.
Thanks,
Sundar

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Sundararajan Natarajan
> <sundararajan.natarajan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > dear Prof. Axel, Thanks for your email.
> > I will wait for the release. Is it possible to download the alpha
> version?
>
> instructions for downloading alpha/beta test versions of VMD are here:
> http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/alpha/
>
> i'm currently cleaning up a few other pending issues with the code, so
> if you encounter some other problems, waiting until the next alpha
> release might be a good idea.
>
> axel.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Sundar
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Sundararajan Natarajan
> >> <sundararajan.natarajan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > hello all,
> >> > i am running VMD 1.9.1 on mac mountain lion. I want to create
> >> > boron-nitride
> >> > sheets, which has a bond length of 1.4A. I did this with command
> prompt
> >> > graphene -lx 1 -ly 1 -nlayers 1 -cc 0.145
> >> >
> >> > But it creates sheets with bond length 0.1418 (which is the default).
> My
> >> > question is: is it possible to override this option so that we could
> >> > create
> >> > other types of nanosheets?
> >>
> >> the flag to adjust the bond length was only added to VMD 1.9.2alpha7.
> >> please see: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/vmd-new/devel.html
> >>
> >> axel.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance for all your help,
> >> > Sundar
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey_at_gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Sundararajan Natarajan
> >> >> <sundararajan.natarajan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Hello All,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have used VMD carbon nanotube builder. Would it be possible to
> >> >> > generate
> >> >> > other nanotubes using the command line option
> >> >> >
> >> >> > graphene -lx <length> -ly <length> -type <armchair|zigzag>
> [-nlayers
> >> >> > <number
> >> >> > of layers>] [-b <0|1>] [-a <0|1>] [-d <0|1>] [-i <0|1>] [-cc
> >> >> > <blength>]
> >> >>
> >> >> this is the command to generate graphene sheets. difficult to do
> >> >> nanotubes with it.
> >> >> what do you mean by "other than CNT".
> >> >>
> >> >> > I have tried this with -cc <blength>, default is C-C bond, 0.1418.
> I
> >> >> > tried
> >> >> > to change this, but it does not work.
> >> >>
> >> >> "does not work" is a useless description. it *does* work for me and
> >> >> now this help you??
> >> >>
> >> >> so you'll have to provide more details: what exactly did you do? and
> >> >> what did you expect? and what did you get instead?
> >> >>
> >> >> ...and always specify which version of VMD and what OS you are using.
> >> >>
> >> >> > Could you please provide me with suggestions.
> >> >>
> >> >> please me more specific or else nobody will be able to help you.
> >> >>
> >> >> thanks,
> >> >> axel.
> >> >>
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Sundar
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer akohlmey_at_gmail.com http://goo.gl/1wk0
> >> >> International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer akohlmey_at_gmail.com http://goo.gl/1wk0
> >> International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer akohlmey_at_gmail.com http://goo.gl/1wk0
> International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.
>