ciftools

Description

ciftools is a single distribution comprising the programs CIFEDIT, a program for viewing and editing CIFs, and pdCIFplot, a program for inspecting Rietveld fits from pdCIF.

Distribution

• current version (NIST web site)
• Unix gzipped tar file ciftools.tar.gz
• Linux distribution, including a version of Tcl/Tk that will run on most recent versions of Linux and includes libraries for the BWidgets enhancements and the BLT graphics package
• Silicon Graphics distribution, including a version of Tcl/Tk that will run on all releases or IRIX 6.5 and includes libraries for the BWidgets enhancements and the BLT graphics package
• self-installing Windows executable file that installs all files needed, including the necessary Tcl/Tk and BLT software
• Mac OS X distribution, including an X11 version of Tcl/Tk and the BLT graphics package
• individual source files

Status

The package is maintained to support powder-CIF related work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Comments should be directed to [email protected].

Language and platform

The software is written in Tcl/Tk and should run on most current operating systems that support Tcl/Tk. The BLT graphics package is required for pdCIFplot; this package may not be available for as wide a variety of platforms.

Documentation

• Installation: For Windows installation, run the self-installing executable file ciftools.exe.
  
  For Linux or Silicon Graphics installations, copy the relevant gzipped tar file into an empty directory; gunzip and extract files using the Unix tar utility.

     cp ciftools.tar.Z /d/e/f; cd /d/e/f
     uncompress ciftools.tar.Z; tar xvf ciftools.tar 

  
  For generic Unix-type installations, copy the gzipped tar file ciftools.tar.gz into an empty directory; gunzip and extract files using the Unix tar utility.

     cp ciftools.tar.Z /d/e/f; cd /d/e/f
     uncompress ciftools.tar.Z; tar xvf ciftools.tar 

  If gzip or tar are unavailable, individual source files may be saved to the build directory.
  
  The Mac OS X distribution is a compressed disk image file. Mount this file by double-clicking on it. This should create a new volume in your top-level ("Computer") called "CIFvol"; clicking on this device will open a finder window with a single folder ("ciftools") present. (Some browsers will automatically perform this mount step for you.) It is possible to run CIFEDIT and pdCIFplot directly from the compressed disk image. However, it is recommended that you copy the entire package to your computer by dragging the gsas folder icon to another finder window, or by clicking on it and using Copy and Paste.
  
  For more details see the Installation Instructions
• Using CIFEDIT to view and edit CIFs
• Using pdCIFplot to display Rietveld refinement results

Terms and conditions of use

The author of the CIFTOOLS programs is a US Government employee, which means that the codes are not subject to copyright.
Neither the US Government nor the author makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the use of this information or the software described here. Brand names cited herein are used for identification purposes and do not constitute an endorsement by NIST.
Author: Brian Toby.

Some files accompanying the software as part of the installation are distributed under the GNU General Public License or other open-source licenses. Please see the licensing information in various subdirectories for details.