diff --git a/test/single_scale/LAMMPS/test_aluminum_core_template/generate_burgers.py b/test/single_scale/LAMMPS/test_aluminum_core_template/generate_burgers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..026a6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/single_scale/LAMMPS/test_aluminum_core_template/generate_burgers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def compute(**kwargs):
+    pts = 5
+
+    burgers = np.zeros((pts-1, 3))
+    burgers[:, :] = [1, 0, 0]
+    return burgers
diff --git a/test/single_scale/LAMMPS/test_aluminum_core_template/generate_normals.py b/test/single_scale/LAMMPS/test_aluminum_core_template/generate_normals.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7997d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/single_scale/LAMMPS/test_aluminum_core_template/generate_normals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def compute(**kwargs):
+    pts = 5
+
+    normals = np.zeros((pts-1, 3))
+    normals[:, :] = [0, 0, 1]
+    return normals