From 0be38e2d375bc862b6e4be02540e9a6831a99bca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:12:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] accept data files without zlo/zhi. use -0.5/0.5 as implied in
 the docs

---
 src/read_data.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/read_data.cpp b/src/read_data.cpp
index 9977eec5c2..c33ecd44e6 100644
--- a/src/read_data.cpp
+++ b/src/read_data.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ void ReadData::command(int narg, char **arg)
   triclinic = 0;
   boxlo[0] = boxlo[1] = boxlo[2] = 0.0;
   boxhi[0] = boxhi[1] = boxhi[2] = 0.0;
+  if (domain->dimension == 2) {
+    boxlo[2] = -0.5;
+    boxhi[2] =  0.5;
+  }
   keyword[0] = '\0';
 
   nlocal_previous = atom->nlocal;