cts some properties of the system (e.g. the elastic tensor) if they were read with the <a href="./option_properties.html">option <code>-properties</code></a> before the present option.</p>

<p>Note that this option does not change the cell size nor the number of atoms, it just performs a rigid rotation of the system as a whole (cell and atoms). If you wish to create a unit cell with a given crystal orientation, you may use the <a href="./mode_create.html">mode <code>--create</code></a>. To find a suitable o