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Need to use Pltfile to convert to plt binary format
One step is needed to convert the human readable to machine readable,
that is to use the gOpenMol Pltfile converter.
In practice, you would need to follow the following steps

  1. rename filename.plt to filename.plt.txt
  2. start gOpenMol
  3. open the Run menu
  4. select the Pltfile (conversion) utility
  5. choose filename.plt.txt as input file name and filename.plt as the output file name
  6. select Formatted ==> Unformatted
  7. read the filename.xyz file by going to: File -> Import -> Coord -> Browse -> Apply; you should see your system in the main graphical window as connections between atoms
  8. plot the density by going to Plot -> Contour
  9. first click Browse and read the gOpenMol filename.plt file:
  10. then click Import
  11. define desired Contour level
  12. click Apply

More details at: http://www.cmmp.ucl.ac.uk/~lev/codes/lev00/node71.html