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== Description ==
= Description =

'''Molden''' is a software package for displaying molecular coordinates, molecular orbitals, electron densities from various quantum chemical software packages and supports contour and 3-D grid plots. Moreover, '''Molden''' supports many output formats including postscript, povray, OpenGL and hpgl.
'''Molden''' is a software package for displaying molecular coordinates, molecular orbitals, electron densities from various quantum chemical software packages and supports contour and 3-D grid plots. Moreover, '''Molden''' supports many output formats including postscript, povray, OpenGL and hpgl.
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== Versions and Availability ==
A list of versions currently available on all bwHPC-C5-Clusters can be obtained from the
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[https://cis-hpc.uni-konstanz.de/prod.cis/ Cluster Information System CIS]


= Usage =
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Once the module ''Molden'' is loaded, the binaries '''molden''' (Command-Line) and '''gmolden''' (GUI) can be directly executed:
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== Command-Line ==
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<big><p style="color: red;">Open the above links by using the right mouse button and select "open in a new window" or "open in a new tab".</p></big>
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On the command line interface of any bwHPC cluster, a list of the available versions using
'module avail chem/molden/version'.
<pre>
$ module avail chem/molden
------------------------ /opt/bwhpc/common/modulefiles -------------------------
chem/molden/5.2.1
</pre>
<br>

== Usage ==
=== Loading the module ===
You can load the default version of ''Molden'' with the command
<pre>
$ module load chem/molden
</pre>
If you wish to load a specific (older) version of ''Molden'', you can do so using e.g.
<pre>
$ module load chem/molden/5.1
</pre>
to load the version 5.1
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=== Software Binaries ===
==== Command-Line ====
Once the module ''Molden'' is loaded, the binaries '''molden''' and '''gmolden''' can be directly executed:
<pre>
<pre>
$ molden
$ molden
</pre>
</pre>
==== Graphical User Interface (GUI) ====
== Graphical User Interface (GUI) ==
<pre>
<pre>
$ gmolden &
$ gmolden &
</pre>
</pre>
[[File:molden_gui.jpg]]

==== Binary options ====
Available binary options can be taken from the binary help:
<pre>
$ molden -h
</pre>
or from the [http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/molden/command.html website].
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== Examples ==
To visualize the cartesian coordinates of one molecule stored in the file ''molecule.xyz'' without automatic conversion to Z-matrix, execute:
<pre>
$ molden -a molecule.xyz
</pre>
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== Version-Specific Information ==
For specific information about a special version , see the information available via the module system with the command
<pre>
$ module help chem/molden/version
</pre>
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[[Category:Chemistry software]][[Category:bwUniCluster]][[Category:bwForCluster_Chemistry]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 23 April 2024

The main documentation is available via module help chem/molden on the cluster. Most software modules for applications provide working example batch scripts.


Description Content
module load chem/molden
License Free. See: Copyright CMBI
Citing Molden-Reference
Links Homepage | Documentation
Graphical Interface Yes

Description

Molden is a software package for displaying molecular coordinates, molecular orbitals, electron densities from various quantum chemical software packages and supports contour and 3-D grid plots. Moreover, Molden supports many output formats including postscript, povray, OpenGL and hpgl.


Usage

Once the module Molden is loaded, the binaries molden (Command-Line) and gmolden (GUI) can be directly executed:

Command-Line

$ molden

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

$ gmolden &

Molden gui.jpg