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Stereonet

Stereonet displays crystal plane and axis directions using stereographic projection.

Stereonet

Stereonet.mp4

Mouse operations

  • Left-drag to rotate the crystal
  • Right-drag/click to zoom in/out
  • Double-click to switch between planes/axes modes.
  • Middle-drag to translate.

File menu

Save or copy in raster or vector format. Vector format allows editing font/line thickness in PowerPoint.

Mode

Mode

  • Axis or Plane projection
  • Wulff (equal-angle) or Schmidt (equal-area)

Indices

Indices

  • Range: specify [uvw] or {hkl} range
  • Specified: add individual indices, with optional crystallographic equivalents

3D Options

3D Options

Tab menu

Appearance

Appearance tab

String size, point size, colour, outline.

Great and Small Circle

Great and Small Circle tab

Specify by zone axis or crystal plane indices.

Wave Length

Wave Length

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