
DEMANDS 1-5 and their solutions
- cheap in terms of software costs
> -- its free, and .rpm installations make it easy to
install.
After installation, download a sample .xyz file, write AViz and its quite intuitive.
- minimal hardware support to run on each researcher's desktop
> -- any basic LINUX box
- the option to switch between interactive
and post-calculation viewing
> -- run AViz with ``-watch'' to get updates
- ease of initial use
> -- lets draw a nanotube
- efficiency at drawing large numbers of
atoms and bonds
> -- we've done 50,000 in atom mode and more(85,244) in the dot mode, example: 5,1,0 orbital of the hydrogen atom