Nanotube Modeler Software
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About
Nanotube Modeler is a program for generating xyz-coordinates for Nanotubes and Nanocones. The Fullerene library by M.Yoshida may be accessed as well. Generated geometries may be viewed using the integrated viewer or by calling a viewer program of your choice. This program is based on JNanotubeApplet program but has improved and extended features.
Feature
Some features of Nanotube Modeler Software include:
- Interactive graphics (rotate structure by mouse drag)
- Creation of Nanotubes, Nanocones, Buckyball, Graphene nanosheets
- Creation of capped (9,0) and (5,5) tubes
- Application of tube distortions
- Creation of single- or multi-walled nanotubes (SWNT, MWNT)
- Export of XYZ, JPG, BMP, PDF, MOL, XMOL, PDB, CIF, VRML, POV files
- Import of XY-Sheet coordinate files (can be rolled into tube)
- Display of Drexler-Merkle molecular machines from IMM
- XY-Sheet generation tool (image search / manual assembly)
- Nanotube Hetero-Junctions (using CoNTub plug-in)
- Import of XMOL coordinate files (distortions can be applied to nanotube data)
- More capped tubes (6,6), (10,0) and (10,10)
- Create tubes by number of translational units
- Custom MWNT input / Radius calculator / MWNT sequence finder
- Expanded number of atoms for longer tubes
- Rainbow color mode
- New CIF output option for ICSD style atom data block
- User-assigned bond order for MOL file export
- Modified for European customers (decimal point/comma issue)
- Select one or both caps for capped tubes
- Extra long tubes (>100,000 A)
- Export bond connection files
- Export MLM files (Agile Molecule)
- Export Nano-Hole Arrays
- Export VRML1.0 (in addition to VRML2.0)
- Multi-Layer Graphene Nanosheets
- Rotation option for Multi-Layer Graphene Nanosheets
Download
Nanotube Modeler Software is distributed as a free software. The current version for Windows operating systems can be downloaded from this link.
Citation
The preferred way to cite Nanotube Modeler software is:
- an algorithm for connecting two arbitrary carbon nanotubes, S. Melchor; J.A. Dobado Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 44, 1639-1646 (2004).
- Johnson, J.E. & Speir, J.A. (1997) Quasi-equivalent Viruses: A Paradigm for Protein Assemblies JMB, 269, 665-675