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Prayash Mohanty

Jan 5

Hi, can anyone help me solve the problem of laggy VESTA interface in my lates Microsoft surface 7 laptop,

Even if my laptop is top of the line in specs, VESTA still lags a lot! It's not at all smooth.

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Hi, can anyone help me solve the problem of laggy VESTA interface in my lates Microsoft surface 7 laptop,

Even if my laptop is top of the line in specs, VESTA still lags a lot! It's not at all smooth.

Jan 5

wei...@gfe.rwth-aachen.de

Jan 1

Structure Factor Phases

Dear VESTA users, I am preparing some new material and I need the structure factor amplitudes and

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Structure Factor Phases

Dear VESTA users, I am preparing some new material and I need the structure factor amplitudes and

Jan 1

Stefan Seidlmayer3

12/18/25

Black Structure Window

I wonder if it has a similar root/cause like this: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/40515

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Black Structure Window

I wonder if it has a similar root/cause like this: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/40515

12/18/25

Tommy Ie, … Stefan Seidlmayer4

12/17/25

Vesta Not Displaying any atoms. Just a black screen

I have recently stumbled across this problem, too and it reminded me of a problem I encountered in

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Vesta Not Displaying any atoms. Just a black screen

I have recently stumbled across this problem, too and it reminded me of a problem I encountered in

12/17/25

Joonho Park, KK M3

12/5/25

How to change atom types for selected atoms

Hi, KK, Thanks for your reply. But as your example shows, it can change only one atom at a time. This

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How to change atom types for selected atoms

Hi, KK, Thanks for your reply. But as your example shows, it can change only one atom at a time. This

12/5/25

12/5/25

How to make a VESTA visualization better and save it

Hi, Guys Is there any way to make a vesta visualization better and keep it to recover later? First

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How to make a VESTA visualization better and save it

Hi, Guys Is there any way to make a vesta visualization better and keep it to recover later? First

12/5/25

11/24/25

How to read .vst file?

That file is for color scheme. ChatGpt says that vesta can read .vst file and import the color scheme

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How to read .vst file?

That file is for color scheme. ChatGpt says that vesta can read .vst file and import the color scheme

11/24/25

Masoumeh Alihosseini

11/14/25

linux command for exporting raster image

Dear all, I have several xyz files and I want to write a bash script for exporting raster images.

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linux command for exporting raster image

Dear all, I have several xyz files and I want to write a bash script for exporting raster images.

11/14/25

Antonio Cammarata

10/28/25

vesta-snap.run unable to read files

Dear all, I installed the latest version of vesta with snap under ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (noble). When I

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vesta-snap.run unable to read files

Dear all, I installed the latest version of vesta with snap under ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (noble). When I

10/28/25

bnrj....@live.com, Shiyang Wang (W0728)2

10/7/25

VESTA update required

Fedora 43 is just a beta version and there will always be some strange bugs. It is recommended to

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VESTA update required

Fedora 43 is just a beta version and there will always be some strange bugs. It is recommended to

10/7/25

Rahim Zaman, … AHMED ABD ELLATIFFE29

10/3/25

Cannot select atoms in VESTA on my laptop

Somehow it got fixed after years and I am now able to select atoms and polyhedra again! I am on the

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Cannot select atoms in VESTA on my laptop

Somehow it got fixed after years and I am now able to select atoms and polyhedra again! I am on the

10/3/25

10/2/25

Can't set VESTA as default app for cifs on Mac

Hey everyone, thanks for this great app! I'm having the issue that on Mac that I cannot set VESTA

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Can't set VESTA as default app for cifs on Mac

Hey everyone, thanks for this great app! I'm having the issue that on Mac that I cannot set VESTA

10/2/25

Pransu Pragnyan Dash, Tran Yen Mi 0016003

9/23/25

regarding vesta

Hi The link is not opening as it shows a 404 error. On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM Tran Yen Mi 001600

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regarding vesta

Hi The link is not opening as it shows a 404 error. On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM Tran Yen Mi 001600

9/23/25

Guilherme Perez Slompo

8/28/25

VESTA does not install on Ubuntu 25.04

Hello everyone! I'm trying to install VESTA on Ubuntu 25.04, but I can't get it installed.

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VESTA does not install on Ubuntu 25.04

Hello everyone! I'm trying to install VESTA on Ubuntu 25.04, but I can't get it installed.

8/28/25

Dr. ATHAR, … Liubov Antipina3

8/12/25

I want to cancel duplicate cells in VESTA

Dear collegues, It also annoyed me that when opening files with symmetry, VESTA constantly draws

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I want to cancel duplicate cells in VESTA

Dear collegues, It also annoyed me that when opening files with symmetry, VESTA constantly draws

8/12/25

7/26/25

Bug report / Issue: Structure factor calculation for ions not working properly

When calculating structure factors from a structure, VESTA always seems to access the element,

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Bug report / Issue: Structure factor calculation for ions not working properly

When calculating structure factors from a structure, VESTA always seems to access the element,

7/26/25

Trong Nhan Duong, … Tong Yang3

5/12/25

MODIFYING THE SIZE OF UNIT CELL

Another way to question 1: export the structure as a VASP poscar file with the cartesian atomic

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MODIFYING THE SIZE OF UNIT CELL

Another way to question 1: export the structure as a VASP poscar file with the cartesian atomic

5/12/25

5/12/25

CANNOT SAVE TRANSPARENT PNG

I am using the latest VESTA 3.9. After modelling my molecule, found that, when i export the raster

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CANNOT SAVE TRANSPARENT PNG

I am using the latest VESTA 3.9. After modelling my molecule, found that, when i export the raster

5/12/25

4/27/25

Simulate powder diffraction pattern using command line

Hello everyone, I would like to generate a simulated powder diffraction pattern from a CIF file. I

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Simulate powder diffraction pattern using command line

Hello everyone, I would like to generate a simulated powder diffraction pattern from a CIF file. I

4/27/25

4/18/25

VESTA Crashes on macOS 15.3 When Loading Structure Files

Hello! I'm using MacOS 15.3 system. When I try to use VESTA (ver. 3.90.5a or earlier) to open a “

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VESTA Crashes on macOS 15.3 When Loading Structure Files

Hello! I'm using MacOS 15.3 system. When I try to use VESTA (ver. 3.90.5a or earlier) to open a “

4/18/25

ahxb, MUKESH SINGH2

4/17/25

Parse mcif file and vesta file with vesta in a batch process

Hi, I am not familiar with magnetic moments in cif file and how are they written. But you can do it

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Parse mcif file and vesta file with vesta in a batch process

Hi, I am not familiar with magnetic moments in cif file and how are they written. But you can do it

4/17/25

Rumana Hasan, … Micah Prange4

4/4/25

Unexpected Graphene Expansion in VESTA

Thank you for the clarification. In the Edit > Bonds section I selected the CC bond and checkmark

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Unexpected Graphene Expansion in VESTA

Thank you for the clarification. In the Edit > Bonds section I selected the CC bond and checkmark

4/4/25

Christian Vorwerk, Stefano Battaglia2

4/3/25

Periodic Boundary Conditions in Gaussian Cube Files

4 years later, I am stumbling upon the same problem. I have a Gaussian cube file of a periodic system

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Periodic Boundary Conditions in Gaussian Cube Files

4 years later, I am stumbling upon the same problem. I have a Gaussian cube file of a periodic system

4/3/25

giorgio.ga...@gmail.com

3/24/25

Drawing Albite twin

Dear All, can someone help me? I need to draw an albite twin (two or more). The procedure in not

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Drawing Albite twin

Dear All, can someone help me? I need to draw an albite twin (two or more). The procedure in not

3/24/25

3/2/25

regarding the SCENE matrix

Dear VESTA users, I am trying to modify .vesta file using python to see different view of the

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regarding the SCENE matrix

Dear VESTA users, I am trying to modify .vesta file using python to see different view of the

3/2/25

Trong Nhan Duong, … KK M4

2/21/25

Changing the Lattice constant

@leopoldo Prof. leopoldo thanks a lot. this helps me as well. On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM

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Changing the Lattice constant

@leopoldo Prof. leopoldo thanks a lot. this helps me as well. On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM

2/21/25

2/6/25

I want to create a unit cell from the CIF file

I want to create a unit cell from the CIF file of the compound in VESTA software. How is it possible,

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I want to create a unit cell from the CIF file

I want to create a unit cell from the CIF file of the compound in VESTA software. How is it possible,

2/6/25

John, Rumana Hasan2

2/3/25

Too many atoms in NaX CIF file for VESTA

Hello John, To export data in .xyz format in VESTA: 1. Open the CIF/VASP file in VESTA and remove all

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Too many atoms in NaX CIF file for VESTA

Hello John, To export data in .xyz format in VESTA: 1. Open the CIF/VASP file in VESTA and remove all

2/3/25

1/15/25

Rotational transformation of gold 111 surface

Dear All, I am in the process of setting up a system with a perovskite on a gold (111) surface. (

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Rotational transformation of gold 111 surface

Dear All, I am in the process of setting up a system with a perovskite on a gold (111) surface. (

1/15/25

1/4/25

Octahedral volumes

When we plot a polyhedron in cubic crystal in VESTA, its volume is shown there as output below the

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Octahedral volumes

When we plot a polyhedron in cubic crystal in VESTA, its volume is shown there as output below the

1/4/25

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