

The cursor will change shape to indicate this. To select three atoms from the molecular display to define its connectivity. The Z-matrix window will look as follows:Ĭlick the button of the atom type you want to add. When you Click the Add Line button, you are going to add a The Apply Changes to the current Z-Mat button or hit the Return Will undo all changes to the Z-Matrix since the last time you clicked When you click the Cancel Non-Applied Changes button, you This can also be accomplished by hitting the Return key when in an The current Z-matrix will be converted toĬartesian coordinates and the changes will take affect in the molecular display. Or hit the Return key in an active variable textfield, When you click the Apply Changes to the current Z-Mat button This will reset the status of all variable to the state: variable. The status of variables: Variable, Constant, Linked Linked field, the field to which it is linked to becomes active. When you Click with the Left Mouse Button in a You want to link to, possibly indicated by a previously set mark. You will be asked to click in the variable field of the variable Link/-Link: When two variables are linked this means there.Instrumental when linking two variables which are are not Mark/Unmark: This variable is visually marked/unmarked.


(Also any text selection you have made from other active programs a thick rectangle is drawn around it to signal that it is active Īny typing you do now will effect this variable.Of a variable and to high-light the atoms which are involved in this In the variables editing window color is used to indicated the Status Third atom is connected to the first two by just a bond distance and Of course the first atom in the Z-matrix has no previously definedĪtoms to refer to and is the origin if you like, the second atom isĪlways connected to the first atom by just a bond distance variable, and the The two planes constituted by atoms (Carbon-5-4) and (5-4-3) make an.Vector from atom number 5 to atom number 4 make a The vector from the Carbon atom to atom number 5 and the.

is connected to atom number 5 with a Bond Distance.The variables: bond distance, bond angle and dihedral/torsion angle.The connectivity: 3 (or 4) atom sequence numbers (Blue).Is defined with respect to three previously defined atoms.Įach Z-matrix line (except the first three) consists of the following fields: In the Z-Matrix approach the position of each atom (except the first three) The Variables/Connectivity editing window Commandline flags affecting the Z-Matrix.Submit the Z-Matrix to Gamess- UK, Gaussian or Mopac.Write out the Z-Matrix in Gamess, Gaussian or Mopac format.Let molden create a new Z-Matrix for part/whole structure.Create a new Z-Matrix for the current structure in a user-supplied sequence of atoms.The status of variables: Variable, Constant, Linked.Map an XYZ file to the current Z-Matrix or Optimise the current Z-Matrix on the force field level.The Variables/Connectivity editing window.Start up Ab Initio/Semi Empirical packages from this window.īelow is a Clickable Map of the Z-Matrix Editor: Z-matrix file or as a variety of cartesian formats. Additional helper applications may be used to optimise The Z-Matrix Editor in molden lets the user create and/or manipulate
