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User Documentation

  • Introduction
  • What’s New in Avogadro 2
  • Getting Started
  • Building Molecules
    • Drawing Molecules
    • Importing Molecules by Name
    • Importing from the Protein Data Bank (PDB)
    • Insert Molecular Fragments
    • Building with SMILES
    • Building DNA or RNA
    • Building Peptides
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Building Molecules#

A key task in Avogadro is building and editing molecules for visualization and simulations. There are several ways to do this, from downloading over the network to free-form drawing and building complex DNA and peptides.

Building Molecules

  • Drawing Molecules
  • Importing Molecules by Name
  • Importing from the Protein Data Bank (PDB)
  • Insert Molecular Fragments
  • Building with SMILES
  • Building DNA or RNA
  • Building Peptides

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