Symmetries Supported


The following point-group symmetries are supported in PFT2 and EM3DR2

Symmetry
Schoenflies Notation
H-M notation
Supported in
PFT2
EM3DR2
asymmetry
C1
1
yes
yes
cyclic (2-31 fold)
Cn
2-31
yes
yes
dihedral (2-9 fold)
Dn
n22 (even), n2 (odd)
yes
yes
tetrahedral
T
use Schoenflies
yes
no*
octahedral
O
432
yes
no*
icosahedral
I90**
532
yes
yes

*Use breconstruct from the Bsoft package or another reconstruction program for these symmetries.
**This convention of icosahedral symmetry is rotated 90 deg. about the z-axis from the standard icosahedral orientation of the 3DEM Image Conventions.


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2 Dec 2006