the three rotation angles needed to reconstruct a particular orientation from the default setting with
the instruction: VIEW UNIT XROT -131 YROT -69 ZROT -60. The fourth
number specifies the
perspective (zero in this case for infinite perspective, viewing distance in cm. otherwise).
NOMOVE FORCED indicates in this case that the connected set established
in PLATON was used
for PLUTON. On the right is the main sub-menu with options to change the plotting style, the
orientation of the molecule and the option to obtain a PostScript file suitable for printing etc.
additional options are available by clicking in one of the other OptionMenus boxes. Some
implementations without a 'save-under option' might need refreshing of an overlapped window. This
can be done by click in the yellow bow top-right. Red menu items generally indicate that the
associated function is active.The information around the plot can be deleted
by clicking on
'Decoration' in the side menu.
PLATON may be made to behave as the original standalone PLUTON program in three
ways when run with the data file
sucrose.spf:
1.
With the PLUTONative option (
Section 1.3.1.15) on the PLATON main menu.
2. With a UNIX soft link in the directory where the PLATON executable resides:
ln -s platon pluton
and invoked as
pluton sucrose.spf
3. With the -p option:
platon -p sucrose.spf
Fig. 1.3.1.2-1
. Default Atomic Displacement Parameter plot (ORTEP) for
the structure of sucrose
(drawn at the 50% probability level) in a minimum overlap orientation. Labels are positioned
automatically
avoiding overlap with atoms, bonds and other labels. The three number in the corners
associated with X, Y or Z can be used to reconstruct the same orientation
with the instruction VIEW
UNIT XROT 49 YROT 39 ZROT 60. The side menu shows the main options. Additional options
are available by clicking in one of the other boxes in 'OptionMenus'. The information around the
molecule can be left out by clicking on the 'Decoration' toggle.
1.3.1.3 - Newman-Plots
Fig. 1.3.1.3-1
. Four out of the series of Newman plots generated automatically for sucrose. The
next set is shown by clicking on 'NextRing' in the side menu.
This option provides a graphical presentation loop through all NEWMAN
projections along
the non-hydrogen bonds in a structure. The Newman plots are displayed in groupings of
four. The sub menu on the side includes a button Newman-next to move on to the next set of
four plots. Other options allow for hard copy versions of the plots.
The
Newman-plot option shares a sub-menu with the Ring and Plane plot series options:
Sub-Menu #0 – (
Section 1.4.13) – Options