[Avogadro-Discuss] Avogadro on Ubuntu 11.1

2011-12-19 Thread Tim
Hi, I am using Avogadro 1.0.3 with Ubuntu Linux 11.10. When I build a molecule and click on the auto-optimization tool, the optimization does not work and green lines shoot from the molecular structure in all directions. When I start Avogadro from Konsole, I get the warning:

Re: [Avogadro-Discuss] Avogadro on Ubuntu 11.1

2011-12-19 Thread Tim
I also forgot to mention that instead of AutoOpt values appearing on the screen, I get a flashing white bar where this should be shown. Tim On 19/12/11 19:16, Tim wrote: Sometimes the molecule goes through optimization. Sometimes the force lines are shooting round the screen, but the

Re: [Avogadro-Discuss] Conformer search

2011-12-19 Thread David Lonie
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Geoffrey Hutchison ge...@geoffhutchison.net wrote: Is there currently a GUI-based method to generate and view conformations of a molecule? Using the forcefield extension, I appear to be generating the conformers, but in View Properties Conformer Properties,

Re: [Avogadro-Discuss] Avogadro on Ubuntu 11.1

2011-12-19 Thread Ian Kirker
On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:26:25 -, Tim timmcilv...@talktalk.net wrote: Should the 'surfaces' tick box work automatically for molecules you draw in the workspace or do you have other tasks to complete before this works? One other question. I work as a chemistry teacher and saw a wonderful

[Avogadro-Discuss] Orbitals in avogadro [was: Avogadro on Ubuntu 11.1]

2011-12-19 Thread Jussi Lehtola
On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:33:18 - Ian Kirker ian.kir...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not 100% sure whether Avogadro can import orbital information from any of the free QM packages. Others may be able to comment on this more than I can, but I *think* the only other format you can get orbitals from is