Edit

Undo / Redo

ctrl+Z (Undo) / ctrl+shift+Z (Redo)

Undo or redo changes to atoms that were made in the GUI. The GUI keeps track of the last 20 points in history. However, some actions such as using the tools in the Setup menu will clear the history for practical reasons.

Select all

Set all atoms as selected.

Invert selection

Set all selected atoms as unselected and vice versa.

Select constrained atoms

Sets all atoms which have the ase.constraints.FixAtoms constraint as selected.

Select immobile atoms

Sets all atoms which have not moved between the first and last image (to a tolerance of \(1.0 \times 10^{-10}\) Å) as selected.

Cut / Copy / Paste

ctrl+X (Cut) / ctrl+C (Copy) / ctrl+V (Paste)

Cut, copy, and paste operations on the selected atoms.

When pasting, the atoms are placed with their center of mass at the selection or at their original coordinates if nothing is selected.

Hide / Show selected atoms

Makes the selected atoms invisible or visible again.

Modify

ctrl+Y

Menu to allow modification of the atomic symbol, an attached tag, or its magnetic moment.

Add atoms

ctrl+A

For adding single atoms or pre-existing structures (included with ASE or imported from a file) to an existing atoms object.

Delete selected atoms

backspace

Edit cell

ctrl+E

Opens a window for editing the cell and applying periodic boundary conditions.

Edit atoms

A

Opens an editor window which allows one to identify the atoms and change their coordinates and chemical identity directly.

First / Previous / Next / Last image

home (First) / page up (Previous) / page down (Next) / end (Last)

Navigate between images in the trajectory which is open. See also Movie

Append image copy

Make a copy of the current image and place it at the end of the trajectory.