# Complete Molecule's interface with OBMol

**URL:** <https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/complete-molecules-interface-with-obmol/1504>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 8, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/complete-molecules-interface-with-obmol/1504 "2009-08-08T13:38:06Z")\
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Feature Requests item #2834142, was opened at 2009-08-08 13:38  
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Category: Commands / Extensions  
Group: v 0.1.0  
Status: Open  
Resolution: None  
Priority: 5  
Private: No  
Submitted By: Mr\_Grieves (mr\_grieves)  
Assigned to: Marcus D. Hanwell (cryosuk)  
Summary: Complete Molecule’s interface with OBMol

Initial Comment:  
Before 1.0, setOBMol() and OBMol() should be able to completely import the obmol objects – generic data, conformers, energies, etc. The source mentions the idea of caching an OBMol and using it as an underlying data structure, such that Avogadro::Molecule simply wraps OpenBabel::OBMol. The latter may be the easiest (and more mantainable) approach.

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