XYZ Files

These are some examples of XYZ files, which are simply lists of points in the plane.

• Comment lines begin with '#";
• The XYZ coordinates of a point are written on a single line;
• If the next line is also a point, then the two points are to be joined by a line segment;

XYZ files are:

• ASCII
• 3D
• No compression
• 1 image

Reference:

Programs to view an XYZ file include:

Programs to convert an XYZ file to another format:

• IVREAD can read an XYZ file and convert it to a number of different formats.
• SXYZ_VORONOI can read an XYZ file of points on a sphere, determine the Delaunay triangulation and Voronoi diagram, and make EPS file images of them.

Programs to convert a file to XYZ format:

• IVREAD can read a file in a number of formats and write it as an XYZ file.

Files you may copy:

• bridge.xyz;
• cube.xyz;
• cube2.xyz;
• line3d.xyz/A>;
• heliz.xyz;
• simplex.xyz;
• spiralpoints.xyz 700 points spiral around the surface of the unit sphere;
• tetrahedron.xyz;

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