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Mold en
Mold en
Cristina Scripcaru
1r Química UdG, curs 2008/09
u1902111@correu.udg.edu
Molden is a free visualization program
for molecular structures, written by
G. Schaftenaar.
Revision History
March 97 - First b18 distribution , version 3.2
July 97 - Revised README, new revision of version
3.2 compiled
April 98 - Revised help file, new version 3.3,
CygWin B19.1 and EGCS 1.02 compilers used,
performance improvements
August 98 - New version 3.4 from August 1998,
CygWin B19.3 and PGCC 1.03 compilers used,
again performance improvements on Pentium
and Pentium Pro machines.
November 99 - New version 3.6
Februari 2000 - New version 3.6 , CygWin B20
and gcc2.95.2
November 2000 - New version 3.7 , CygWin B20
and gcc2.95.2
MAJOR FEATURES
Reads output from the ab initio
packages Gamess (US) and Gaussian
and from semi-empirical packages
such asMOPAC, and supports a
number of other formats.
Displays molecular orbitals or electron
density as contour plots or 3D grid
plots and output to a number of
graphical formats.
Animates reaction paths and
Molecular Builder/Editor
The Z-Matrix Editor
The Z-Matrix Editor in molden lets the user
create and/or manipulate stuctures on screen.
Additional helper applications may be used to
optimise the stuctures on a force field level.
MOLDEN VRML
MOLDEN VRML
Cytosine DMA
Electrostatic Potential
mapped
MOLDEN VRML
Spindensity: Alpha
Density Minus Beta
Density
MOLDEN VRML
Electrostatic
potential color
coded on an
isodensity surface
Roundup
Molden is free for the academia
3000 registered users
Bibliography
http://www.cmbi.kun.nl/~schaft/
molden/molden.html
http://www.cmbi.kun.nl/~schaft/
molden/moldenservice.html