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Problems with OrtepQ 1. Why does Ortep-3 give a blank screen when I read in a CIF ? A 1. This is either because:
Q 2. Why do the colours in my printed HPGL file not correspond to those on screen ? A 2.
The HPGL format does not support colours directly - it merely stipulates
pen numbers for the graphic objects. The colours associated with any particular
pen number are not dictated by the HPGL file, but by your local interpreter
of the HPGL file, e.g. the PrintGL program. In other words you need to adjust the parameters
associated with your local HPGL interpreter. If the HPGL file is imported
into MS-Word, for instance, then the colour associations are fixed by the
filter, and a particular pen number is always given the same colour. Q 3. Why does the POV-Ray file written by Ortep-3 not work with the new version of POV-Ray 3.5 ? A 3. The latest release of Ortep produces compatible files, but there is only a trivial difference. To make your file work, open the .POV file in a text editor (NOT a word processor !!!) and change the line # version = 3.0 to # version = 3.5 ;Thats all !! Q 4. Why does Ortep-3 sometimes crash when I read in a SHELX file with disordered atoms ? A 1. This is because of the SHELX PART intructions - they sometimes cause problems with the routine which writes out the Ortep instruction file. I should fix this, but in the meantime, just "REM" out the PART instructions and Ortep should be OK.
Louis J. FarrugiaDepartment of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building,University Of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Telephone +44 (0)141 330 5137 FAX +44 (0)141 330 4888 E-mail louis@chem.gla.ac.uk Back to FAQ Page |