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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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