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== Description ==
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= 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]
 
   
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= 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 i versions using
 
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$ module avail chem/molden
 
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== Usage ==
 
=== Loading the module ===
 
You can load the default version of ''Molden'' with the command
 
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$ module load chem/molden
 
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If you wish to load a specific (older) version of ''Molden'', you can do so using e.g.
 
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$ 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:
 
 
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$ molden
 
$ molden
 
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==== Graphical User Interface (GUI) ====
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== Graphical User Interface (GUI) ==
 
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$ gmolden &
 
$ gmolden &
 
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[[File:molden_gui.jpg]]
 
==== Binary options ====
 
Available binary options can be taken from the binary help:
 
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$ molden -h
 
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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:
 
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$ molden -a molecule.xyz
 
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== Version-Specific Information ==
 
For specific information about version ''X'', see the information available via the module system with the command
 
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$ module help chem/molden/X
 
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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

1 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.


2 Usage

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

2.1 Command-Line

$ molden

2.2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)

$ gmolden &

Molden gui.jpg