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Chem3D Users Manual - CambridgeSoft

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<strong>Chem3D</strong>, or saved in Windows AVI movie<br />

format. The commands are reproduced on<br />

the Movie menu.<br />

• Calculation toolbar—Performs MM2<br />

minimization from a desktop icon. The<br />

spinning- arrow icon shows when any<br />

calculation is running, and the Stop icon can<br />

be used to stop a calculation before it’s<br />

preset termination.<br />

• Status bar—Displays the Status bar, which<br />

displays information about the active frame<br />

of your model.<br />

• Customize—Displays the Customize<br />

dialog box. Customizing toolbars is a<br />

standard MS Windows operation, and is not<br />

described in <strong>Chem3D</strong> documentation.<br />

• Model Explorer—Displays a hierarchical tree<br />

representation of the model. Most useful when<br />

working with complex molecules such as<br />

proteins, the Model Explorer gives you highly<br />

granular control over the model display.<br />

• ChemDraw Panel—Displays the ChemDraw<br />

Panel. Use the ChemDraw Panel to build<br />

molecules quickly and easily with familiar<br />

ChemDraw drawing tools. You can import,<br />

export, edit, or create small molecules quickly<br />

and easily using the ChemDraw ActiveX tools<br />

palette.<br />

• Cartesian Table—Displays the Cartesian<br />

Coordinates table. Cartesian Coordinates<br />

describe atomic position in terms of X-, Y-,<br />

and Z-coordinates relative to an arbitrary<br />

origin.<br />

• Z-Matrix Table—Displays the internal<br />

coordinates, or Z-Matrix, table. Internal<br />

coordinates are the most commonly used<br />

coordinates for preparing a model for further<br />

computation.<br />

• Measurements Table—Displays the<br />

Measurements table.The Measurements table<br />

displays bond lengths, bond angles, dihedral<br />

angles, and ring closures.<br />

• Parameters Tables—Displays a list of<br />

external tables that are used by <strong>Chem3D</strong> to<br />

construct models, perform computations and<br />

display results.<br />

• Output Box—Displays the Output box,<br />

which presents textual information about the<br />

model, iterations, etc.<br />

• Comments Box—Displays the Comments<br />

box, a place for user comments that is stored<br />

with the file.<br />

• Dihedral Chart—Opens the window<br />

displaying results of Dihedral Driver MM2<br />

computation. See “Tutorial 5: Mapping<br />

Conformations with the Dihedral Driver” on<br />

page 42 for more information.<br />

• Status Bar—Displays or hides the Status Bar.<br />

• Start Spinning Model Demo—Spins the<br />

model on the Y axis. Use stop calculation<br />

on the Calculations toolbar to stop the demo.<br />

• Full Screen—Activates the full screen display.<br />

The Structure Menu<br />

The Structure menu commands populate the<br />

Measurements table and control movement of the<br />

model.<br />

The Measurements submenu<br />

• Set… Measurements—Sets a<br />

measurement—bond length, angle, or<br />

distance—according to what is selected.<br />

• Bond Lengths—Displays bond lengths in<br />

the Measurements Table. The Actual values<br />

come from the model and the Optimal<br />

values come from the Bond Stretching<br />

Parameters external table.<br />

ChemOffice 2005/<strong>Chem3D</strong> <strong>Chem3D</strong> Basics • 17<br />

The Graphical User Interface

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