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XYZ File - What is an .xyz file and how do I open it?
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What is an XYZ file? File used by various chemistry programs, such as TINKER and UniChem; contains a description of a molecule, including the number of atoms, element symbol, and X, Y, and Z coordinates; stored in a plain text format.
More Information While there is no official standard for XYZ files, they still generally contain the same types of data. NOTE: The ".xyz" extension may also be used as a generic file extension when providing examples, or when the file extension is unknown.
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.XYZ File Extension
2 file types use the .xyz file extension.
Molecule Specification File
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What is an XYZ file?
File used by various chemistry programs, such as TINKER and UniChem; contains a description of a molecule, including the number of atoms, element symbol, and X, Y, and Z coordinates; stored in a plain text format.
More Information
While there is no official standard for XYZ files, they still generally contain the same types of data.
NOTE: The ".xyz" extension may also be used as a generic file extension when providing examples, or when the file extension is unknown.
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Programs that open XYZ files
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Avogadro
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Jmol
Free
Agile Molecule Abalone
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Discontinued
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Agile Molecule Ascalaph
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Discontinued
Free
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Avogadro
Free
Jmol
Free
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Avogadro
Free
Jmol
Free
Category: Data Files
Updated: November 4, 2016
Celestia Sampled Trajectory Data File
| Developer | Celestia Development Team |
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Data file used by Celestia, a free universe visualization and simulation program; stores an ordered list of positions in space and timestamps; specifies the trajectory of a planet, moon, star, or other space entity.
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XYZ files are referenced by .SSC catalog files, which store information about universe entities. XYZ files must be saved to a \data\ directory within the directory that the SSC file resides. For example, if galileo.ssc is saved to the \extras-standard\galileo\ directory, then any galileo XYZ files should be stored in the \extras-standard\galileo\data\ directory.
Programs that open or reference XYZ files
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Category: Data Files
Updated: June 30, 2011