# Change the Bond length

**URL:** <https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/change-the-bond-length/4506>\
**Category:** Teaching\
**Created:** [May 16, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/change-the-bond-length/4506 "2023-05-16T22:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mohammed\_Mamlouk](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/mohammed_mamlouk/32/1461_2.png) [@Mohammed\_Mamlouk](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/Mohammed_Mamlouk)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/change-the-bond-length/4506/1 "2023-05-16T22:15:05Z")

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hey everyone,

I recently working with Avogadro’s latest version, and I would like to know how I can change the length between two molecules, if anyone knows how it works, just hit me up.

Thanks in advance,

Mamlouk Mohamed

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**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/change-the-bond-length/4506/2 "2023-05-17T11:48:26Z")

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You mention bond length and “length between two molecules.” That’s not quite the same.

If you want to change a bond length, you can use the “bond centric manipulate tool” and drag to change the bond length. You can also go to the bond properties table and click on a bond to edit the length value.

If you want to move two molecules apart, you can pick the manipulate tool and there’s a table to move selected atoms in the x, y, and z directions.