How to convert CAR to XYZ
Converting a .CAR file to .XYZ lets you open the content in software that prefers the .XYZ format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .CAR files.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.CAR
Biosym/Insight II Cartesian Coordinate File
A .car file is most likely a Biosym/Insight II Cartesian-coordinate file used in computational chemistry -- plain ASCII text listing each atom's X/Y/Z position, always paired with a .mdf…
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.XYZ
XYZ Molecular Coordinates File (Cartesian chemical model)
An XYZ file is a plain-text file listing a molecule's atoms and their 3D Cartesian coordinates. Open it with free chemistry software such as Avogadro or Jmol to see the molecule in 3D, or…
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