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PLATON provides a multitude of features and options.

This page collects HOW TO's and related info for particular applications.

See also What is PLATON and how to get Started

HOW TO ...

• implement the HTML-Help Tree locally.

• correct for absorption

• create a Contoured Fourier Map

• create a NEWMAN Plots

• display/inspect a FACE-INDEXED crystal.

• do a MODEL FIT

• do molecular GEOMETRY calculations

• look for Missed or Pseudo Symmetry

• look for VOIDSin a structure.

• find related structures in the CSD

• calculate the EXPECTED number of reflections.

• generate HFIXed atoms in the .res file.

• generate Supplementary Material.

• generate an Averaged shelx.hkl file

• generate a '.cif'-file from my input file.

• generate a '.pdb'-file from my input file.

• generate a '.res'-file from my input file.

• generate a '.spf'-file from my input file.

• generate a '.rp1'-file (EXPAND to P1) from my input file.

• generate ab-initio an '.fcf'-file for an input model (e.g. .res)

• generate ab-initio an '.hkl'-file for an input model (e.g. .res)

• create a new .res file with RENAMED atoms.

• run PLUTON

• run ORTEP

• run SQUEEZE

• run SYSTEM S

• run CIF-VALIDATION

• transform shelx.hkl data + Direction Cosines.

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