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Universal File Dataset Number 2490
Universal DatasetNumber: 2490Name: Symmetry group definitionStatus: CurrentOwner: SimulationRevision Date: 06-Jan-2017----------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 1: FORMAT(1I10) Field 1 -- Symmetry label Record 2: FORMAT (8I10) Field 1: -- Type of Symmetry 1: cyclic Field 2: - Not used Field 3: - Not used Field 4: - Not used Field 5: - Not used Field 6: - Not used Field 7: - Not used Field 8: - Not usedRecord 3: FORMAT (8I10) Field 1: -- coordinate system number For cyclic symmetry this should refer to a cylindrical coordinate system Field 2: -- the number of instances to make up a full model For cyclic symmetry the primary sector will be rotated by increments of 360/N degrees around the cylindrical coordinate system Field 3: -- the number of elements in this definition. If set to -1 to indicate the entire model Field 4: - Not used Field 5: - Not used Field 6: - Not used Field 7: - Not used Field 8: - Not usedRecord 4-N: FORMAT(8I10) Field 1 -- element label Field 2 -- element label Field 3 -- element label Field 4 -- element label Field 5 -- element label Field 6 -- element label Field 7 -- element label Field 8 -- element labelRecord 4 is repeated until all elements defined by record 3 field 2 have been read
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