DLV is a graphical user interface for use with a variety of materials simulation software. It is able to display and edit structures periodic in both 2 (surfaces) and 3 (crystals) dimensions. This version is based on AVS/Express v7.3 and provides an interface to CRYSTAL09 (and CRYSTAL06/03), DL_EXCURV and GULP. Future versions will provide interfaces to control, and visualize the output from, surface science applications from the CCP3 program library.

This version of DLV no longer requires a license file. If your demo version has expired and you want to continue using DLV, just contact us and request the full version.

• Concepts
• The Interface
• Tutorials
• Example Calculations
• Starting DLV
• Installation
• Upgrading from the demo version
• Configuring Job Execution for CRYSTAL/GULP/DL_EXCURV
• FAQ/Known Problems
• Conditions of Use
• Acknowledgements

The reference for DLV is
B.G.Searle, Computer Physics Communications 137, p25 (2001).

DLV was developed by the

Computational Materials Science Group
Computational Science and Engineering Department
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Daresbury Laboratory
Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus
Warrington
WA4 4AD
U.K.

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