From 0505a48409ca1b3ca44de9fbbf2719e27ea2cf84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: athomps <athomps@f3b2605a-c512-4ea7-a41b-209d697bcdaa>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:32:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added note on triclinic deformations and skew

git-svn-id: svn://svn.icms.temple.edu/lammps-ro/trunk@8485 f3b2605a-c512-4ea7-a41b-209d697bcdaa
---
 doc/change_box.html | 10 ++++++++++
 doc/change_box.txt  | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/change_box.html b/doc/change_box.html
index d48886abac..d3b73f822d 100644
--- a/doc/change_box.html
+++ b/doc/change_box.html
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ changed from its initial 3d configuration; see the
 changes dramatically, the mapping of processors to the simulation box
 may not end up as optimal as the initial mapping attempted to be.
 </P>
+<P>IMPORTANT NOTE: Because the keywords used in this command are 
+applied sequentially to the simulation box and the atoms in it, 
+in the order specified, special care must be taken with triclinic
+cells to avoid exceeding the limits on skew after each transformation
+in the sequence. If skew is exceeded before the final transformation
+this can be avoided by changing the order of the sequence, or breaking
+the transformation up in to two or more smaller transformations. For more
+information on the allowed limits for box skew see the
+the doc page for <A HREF = "fix_deform.html">fix deform</A>.
+</P>
 <HR>
 
 <P>For the <I>x</I>, <I>y</I>, and <I>z</I> parameters, this is the meaning of their
diff --git a/doc/change_box.txt b/doc/change_box.txt
index 602d71b0cc..26d280ac2a 100644
--- a/doc/change_box.txt
+++ b/doc/change_box.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ changed from its initial 3d configuration; see the
 changes dramatically, the mapping of processors to the simulation box
 may not end up as optimal as the initial mapping attempted to be.
 
+IMPORTANT NOTE: Because the keywords used in this command are 
+applied sequentially to the simulation box and the atoms in it, 
+in the order specified, special care must be taken with triclinic
+cells to avoid exceeding the limits on skew after each transformation
+in the sequence. If skew is exceeded before the final transformation
+this can be avoided by changing the order of the sequence, or breaking
+the transformation up in to two or more smaller transformations. For more
+information on the allowed limits for box skew see the
+the doc page for "fix deform"_fix_deform.html.
+
 :line
 
 For the {x}, {y}, and {z} parameters, this is the meaning of their