MOLDEN is a truly slick package. Quantum chemists who are interested in fast easy display of results from runs of GAMESS-US, GAMESS-UK, Gaussian, and Ampac/Mopac should give MOLDEN a try.
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Install the windows in the rough openings, ensuring they stay straight and aligned. Pay particular attention to keeping the sides of the windows parallel. Buy horizontal trim boards of sufficient length by taking into account the width of the vertical casing boards, reveals and return cuts. The lattice was $5.00 per 10 foot piece and I used 10 – 15. If memory serves, the total cost was a little over $100. Not bad for trimming out 5 windows and two doors in a room with 15 foot ceilings! ———————————– Wow, Jill — I love it! Makes my heart go pitter patter looking at your gorgeous entry and all that molding.
Selected items of interest for MOLDEN:
Open a Terminal window and type chmod ugo+x /Applications/molden4.7.macosX To run this version of Molden you need X-windows often called X11, X11 is available as an optional install on the Mac OS X install disks. Run the Installer, select the X11 option, and follow the instructions.
- Displays convergence criteria during course of GAMESS/G94 geometry optimization run.
- Animates frequencies (hours of fun for the whole family)
- Animates reaction paths
- Generate and display ESP charges
- Generates 3D and contour MO plots
NOTE: output from most standard codes may be used directly with no filtering. To produce G94 output suitable for displaying molecular orbitals and charge information, the keywords
- #P GFINPUT IOP(6/7=3)
- Must be included in the input file
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This should bring up the main MOLDEN window (which should contain only the MOLDEN logo) and the MOLDEN control windowRead in the first test case (the G94 log file from a geometry optimization on ethanol) by clicking the Read button on the lefthand side of the control window.
This pulls up the Molden File Select window. Click on etoh3.log to load.
Playing with the display:
Click on the main MOLDEN window. The displayed molecule is rotated using the left and middle mouse buttons. Play with this a moment and get acclimatized.
Translate the molecule by using the 4 arrow buttons in the lower right hand corner of the control window. The In and Out Zoom buttons are pretty self-explanatory. Try clicking on the various Draw Mode buttons.
The Calculate: Distance, Angle, and Dihedral buttons are pretty self-explanatory as well, try them out while you're at it.
Charges are displayed by clicking on the 6th button down in the middle of the control window, the one with the funky concentric circles. A sub-window will pop up asking what kind of charges you had in mind. Some, like Mullikans, are available right in the output and are displayed quickly. Some, like ESP, require a calculation and may take some time to come up.
Displaying Convergence Criterion:
This run was the result of a simple geometry optimization which took 6 steps. Click on Geom. conv. on the right hand side of the control window. Energy, force and step size are all plotted vs step number. The scale is chosen automatically and the axis labeling needs some work, but positioning the mouse on any data point will display the y value associated with that point.
The Select Point section of the MOLDEN control window allows you to move through the optimization cycle point by point. Clicking the MOVIE button displays the optimization cycle in sequence.
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Click on Dens. Mode on the left hand side of the Control Window under Miscellaneous:
In the main window, you should see a beautiful grid, plus contour lines, plus the molecule. The Control Window will have changed as well.
- The tilt of the grid can be changed by clicking the left mouse button in the appropriate direction.
- The contour lines and molecule can be turned on and off by toggling the Contours and Molecule buttons under 3D subcommands on the RHS.
- Step size and cutoff for the contour lines are modified through the Step and Cut buttons on the RHS.
- Molden's default is to put you into 3D plus contours, and to display the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital). Obviously clicking on LUMO will display the LUMO, and clicking on Orbital pops up a separate window displaying the MO's with energies and occupation numbers. Selecting any of the MO's within this window will change the display in the main window.
Play with this for a minute.
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Say something about LaPlac. vs density, and Euclid vs 3D
Now in the upper RHS of the control window, there is a Norm. Mode button. Toggle on this. A new window labeled Molden Frequency Select will appear, which numbers the normal modes and the frequencies at which they appear. Clicking on any of the modes in this window will animate that particular mode. All the directions for rotating and translating the structure still apply.
Select exam01.log in the Molden File Select Window. This is the results of a GAMESS optimization run on CH2. All buttons work as shown in the previous examples, no file conversion is required.
Also notice that Molden provides access to a Z-Matrix editor. Click on ZMAT Editor in the Control Window. Note that we have the option of saving the ZMatrix in several different formats, including Gamess, Gaussian, and Mopac.
Pre-hung doors and windows of just about any size are available for both interior and exterior purposes. These comes with the jamb and the trim molding already assembled so all that is required is to open the wall, adjust the framing to the proper size and slide the new unit into place. Using one of these will make adding a new opening simpler and a pre-hung unit will have jamb measurements printed on the packaging to make building the frame easier.
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Remove the trim molding from both sides of the jamb but don't remove any nails, screws or other device holding the door stationary within the jamb. Slide the unit into place and set it flush with the surrounding wallboard on the hinged-side of the door. Be sure the trim molding will lay flat against the wall and jamb when installed. Check the other side of the wall and if the jamb isn't flush there also, install a jamb extension to build it out. Use carpenter's glue between the jamb and extension to help blend the two pieces of wood without a visible seam. After the glue has dried, sand the seam to remove any roughness before finishing with paint.