.XYZ File Extension

Molecule Specification File

Developer N/A
Popularity
2.7  |  19 Votes
 

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.

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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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Celestia Sampled Trajectory Data File

Developer Celestia Development Team
Popularity
2.1  |  8 Votes
 

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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