Graphical User Interface Tutorial ADF2007 The universal density functional package for chemists Graphical User Interface

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADF GUI modules ADFjobs ADFinput ADFview ADFmovie ADFlevels ADFspectar ADFtail BOB The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFJobs This utility manages your ADF jobs: run a job on your local machine or on remote machines. It also serves as interface to all files belonging to your job, and as a convenient launcher of the other ADF GUI modules. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFJobs Job details (stored in .pid file from the job) Remote host Remote user Remore job directory Run command Kill command Job status command System status command Prolog command Epilog command Logfile extension The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFJobs A queue within ADFJobs is just a short-cut to set all job details for some selected job. There are default queues, but you can also define your own queues. Local queue: it is the simplest, called interactive in the supplied examples. When you run ADFJobs for the first time and it does not find any queue, it will automatically create such a queue for you. Remote interactive queue: it uses the same settings as for the interactive queue, except that you have to specify some remote machine (and optionally a remote user). Batch queue: a queue might be configured such that your job ends up in some batch queue using some submit commands. Details for these commands differ depending on your batch queue system and its configuration. ADFJobs comes with some examples for LSF, PBE and SGE. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput This utility enables ADF users to easily create ADF jobs: define your molecule (geometry), pre-optimize it and set your job's details. It will generate the complete job script for you. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFView This utility displays volume data, such as electron densities, orbitals, electrostatic potentials and more. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput (File) NEW/OPEN IMPORT COORDINATES You can import coordinates from a .t21 file, from a .adf file, from text file (.mol, .xyz, .pdb). Z-matrix import is currently not available. EXPORT COORDINATES You can export the xyz coordinates of the current geometry. SAVE PICTURE You can save a picture of your molecule in different formats (.jpeg, .ps, .tiff, .png, .bmp). The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput (File) RUN This can be done also from ADFInput (and from ADFJobs). If you have made any changes in ADFInput, you will be asked to save the changes. When a run is finished, you will be asked if you wish to update the coordinates of your molecule with the most recent set of coordinates from the finished calculation. QUIT Stop ADFInput and asks to save changes if you made any. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput (Edit) UNDO/REDO CUT/COPY/PASTE/CLEAR GROUP/UNGROUP The currently selected atoms and bonds will be grouped together (ungrouped). Groups may be nested. SET ORIGIN Translate all atoms such that the selected atom will be the new origin. If nothing is selected, the center of the atoms will be the new origin. When symmetry is used, the origin will be also the origin of symmetry. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput (Edit) BOND LENGTHS CONSTRAINED When creating new atoms bonded to existing atoms, ADFInput will constrain the bond length to the textbook value. Select this menu command to toggle this behaviour. ADD BOND Create a bond (if possible) between two selected atoms. ADD HYDROGEN/REMOVE HYDROGEN Hydrogens will only be added to selected atoms or to the whole molecule if no atoms are selected. SELECT ALL/SELECT MOLECULE/SELECT CONNECTED The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput (View) Standard view commands RESET VIEW VIEW DIRECTION AXES BACKGROUND …. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

ADFInput (Model) & ADFInput (Properties) The Model menu gives access to the first group of input panels on your right-hand side. The Properties menu gives access to the second group of input panels on your right-hand side. ADFInput (Details) The Details menu gives access to the third group of input panels on your right-hand side. It is mainly for experts. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. ADFInput (Help) What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput In addition… there are Pop-up menus, which are opened by the mouse right-clic. Button and tools, which are located on the toolbar below the screen. You can get information and modify the displayed geometry at the bottom of the screen by selecting: 2 atoms: distance 3 atoms: angle 4 atoms: dihedral angle 5 atoms: angle between two planes The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput Calculation tasks Fragment analysis Frequencies Geometry optimization IRC Linear Transit Poperties only Single Point Transition state search The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFInput All input options have default values. ADFInput uses presets which are a collection of input values to be used together as defaults. The input fields use a colour coding to warn you that they have been modified: No special colour: original default value Yellow: changed by the user (only) Green: changed by the preset (only) Red: changed by the preset and next by the user The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFview (File) NEW OPEN Open a .t21, .t41, .runkf, .cube file to use for visualization. Multiple files can be opened. SAVE PICTURE Save a picture of visualization area in file. EXPORT AS VRML Export the current scene as a VRML file. QUIT The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFview (Add) ISOSURFACE Add an isosurface: a surface through a field connecting all points with the same value (the isovalue) ISOSURFACE: COLORED same value (the isovalue). The isosurface will be colored by a second field. ISOSURFACE: DOUBLE (+/-) Add a double isosurface: two isosurfaces at the same time, of different colors, through the same field. One isosurface corresponds with the chosen isovalue, the other one with the negative of that value. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFview (Add) CUT PLANE: COLORED Add a plane and color the plane with some field. CUT PLANE: CONTOURS Add a plane and on that plane show contour lines for the requested contour value of some field. The contours will be colored by the value of the field. CUT PLANE: CONTOURS (+/-) contour value of some field. In this case the positive and negative contours are shown in a different way, determined by the controls. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFview (Fields) CALCULATED Create a control bar where you can define a new field as some mathematical function of one or two existing fields. INTERPOLATED Create a control bar where you can define a new field as an interpolated field of an existing field. ADFview (View) & ADFView (Help) The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFlevels Ni(CO)4 CO Ni Ni(CO)4 (from Ni atom and four CO fragments) Displays molecule MOs levels of the molecule and its fragments Correlations are also displayed What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFSpectra ADFSpectra shows the spectra calculated by ADF. Currently it can show: IR Raman Excitation CD and VCD DOS plot It handles .t21 files. The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFSpectra (File) OPEN SAVE POSTSCRIPT EXPORT XY VALUES Export the current xy values to a text file so that you can use it in your preferred graphing application. QUIT The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFSpectra TDDFT of C2H4 : the electronic excitation spectrum is plotted (f vs energy) Select energy units Moving the mouse above a peak a pop-up gives all information The place of DFT with respect to other computational approaches will be mentioned. Specific features of ADF will be given which set it apart of other DFT programs. The role of SCM and the various academic groups involved in the further development of ADF will be sketched. An overview of several important aspects of ADF will be discussed. Both current and (some) future functionality will be mentioned. What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFSpectra TDDFT of C2H4 : the pop-up What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com ADFtail ADFtail shows the logfile during execution: Useful to monitor convergence (in SCF, geo opt, TDDFT etc.) detect in time possible errors What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com BOB (Output Browser) BOB shows the complete ADF output (can be large…) after execution Useful to find specific output sections What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop

Thanks to ADF developers! Thank you for your attention! Free 30-day trial available at www.scm.com Questions outside presentation to: info@scm.com All the contents in detail can be found in ADF-GUI Reference Manual ADF Program System Release 2007.01 What’s new in ADF2007? http://www.scm.com 16 April 2008 ADF Workshop