# CUBE doesn't open **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [June 22, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016 "2025-06-22T19:53:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/1 "2025-06-22T19:53:24Z")
Please consider submitting issues to [GitHub](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/issues) which will enable tracking bug reports and suggestions. These will be closed and updated automatically when they are fixed – including notifications. I believe this to be a bug with Avogadro: I try to open MultiWFN generated cube from ORCA output but orbitals are not plotted. ## Environment Information Avogadro version: 1.100.0 Operating system and version: MacOS Sequioa ## Expected Behavior Orbitals shall appear ## Actual Behavior Orbitals do not appear although SURFACES is ticked ## Steps to Reproduce Load the file via Avogadro Please upload files if appropriate here (or via file-sharing service like Dropbox or Pastebin) [CUBE.tar.gz](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/short-url/gYXLRFglR6B2aZAcyghDQ7R7eKI.gz) (7.9 MB) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/2 "2025-06-22T20:16:58Z")
Okay, I understand your UI confusion - I’ll think about the best way to address that… In the meantime, you’ll want to create a mesh: - Go to Analyze ⇒ Create Surfaces… - Pick “From File” (which probably should also be the default option in this case) ![Create Surfaces Dialog](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f974f5a4791205e39740f17ee84864fcf335ef95.jpeg) It’ll create a mesh of the orbital for you and render it. I think your point from a user perspective is “I loaded this Cube file, I’d like to see the orbital automagically” which totally makes sense. I have to think a little bit about the best way to make that happen. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/3 "2025-06-22T23:50:03Z")
Okay, this patch should do it (i.e., if you read in a file with cubes, it will display a mesh by default) > > > Handles common use-case of reading in a cube file to see the surface > > Develope…r Certificate of Origin > Version 1.1 > > Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors. > 1 Letterman Drive > Suite D4700 > San Francisco, CA, 94129 > > Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this > license document, but changing it is not allowed. > > > Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 > > By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: > > (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I > have the right to submit it under the open source license > indicated in the file; or > > (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best > of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source > license and I have the right under that license to submit that > work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part > by me, under the same open source license (unless I am > permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated > in the file; or > > (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other > person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified > it. > > (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution > are public and that a record of the contribution (including all > personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is > maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with > this project or the open source license(s) involved. ---
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/4 "2025-06-23T06:14:43Z")
Apparently, my version of Avogadro doesn’t have an option to load a surface from a file. Is it a nightly build? By the way, which files should I delete to reset all settings to factory defaults? I changed some options and would like to revert everything. It would be helpful to have a “Reset to Defaults” button somewhere in the toolbar? ![Zrzut ekranu 2025-06-23 o 08.14.36](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3629b34e06330d6627458d91df53a258cc48fe6e.png) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/5 "2025-06-23T12:35:59Z")
> [@mandaro](#): > > Apparently, my version of Avogadro doesn’t have an option to load a surface from a file. Is it a nightly build? Yes, it’s a nightly build. If you have a GitHub account, you can try this [build](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/suites/40519238215/artifacts/3379055817). At the moment, Apple Silicon builds are offline. (I’m working to move them from a desktop in my lab to GitHub.) > [@mandaro](#): > > By the way, which files should I delete to reset all settings to factory defaults? On a Mac, you can find all your preferences in `~/Library/Preferences`. Avogadro2 is `org.openchemistry.Avogadro` but it’s often interesting to sort by date. ---
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/6 "2025-06-24T06:46:02Z")
> [@ghutchis](#): > > Yes, it’s a nightly build. If you have a GitHub account, you can try this [build](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/suites/40519238215/artifacts/3379055817). At the moment, Apple Silicon builds are offline. (I’m working to move them from a desktop in my lab to GitHub.) Oh well… I’m not very comfortable compiling software, so it looks like I’ll need to wait until a ready-to-run MacOS build is available. Would you be able to upload a .dmg file directly? ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/7 "2025-06-24T15:32:28Z")
Yes, it should be available through the (Intel) macOS nightly build. The link I indicated was a DMG - but you need a GitHub account to download it. ---
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/8 "2025-06-24T15:48:53Z")
I have a GitHub account, but earlier, downloading the file didn’t give me a DMG — it was some CMake config file instead. Interestingly, now it downloaded the DMG properly. Though, ARM Mac here ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/9 "2025-06-24T17:23:21Z")
Yes - the Apple Silicon builds have been off a desktop in my lab, but there’s an Xcode issue at the moment and I’d like to move them to GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/10 "2025-06-24T18:01:30Z")
I see. However, the file from your link is macOS.dmg.zip that upon extracting yields „AvogadroCPackOptions.cmake” file; this is not an executable ---
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/11 "2025-06-26T15:08:50Z")
**BUMP** The nightly builds from: > **[GitHub - OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs: Avogadro libraries provide 3D rendering,...](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs?tab=readme-ov-file)** > > Avogadro libraries provide 3D rendering, visualization, analysis and data processing useful in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas. include both Intel and ARM64 versions. However: - Downloading the **Intel** version yields a file named AvogadroCPackOptions.cmake, not a .dmg. - The **ARM64** version correctly downloads a .dmg, but it does **not** include surface options. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/12 "2025-06-26T15:15:26Z")
You don’t need to bump the thread. I’m a Mac user. I’m well aware of the problem: - The Intel builds are intermittent because creating a disk image on a build server randomly fails with macOS 13. Apple fixed it in macOS 14, but GitHub only has ARM servers for that. - The ARM build is likely quite old because I only got that build server back online yesterday afternoon. I would guess that the next nightly build for ARM should be up-to-date. The longer term solution is to get the Mac Qt6 builds working, but I don’t have time this week to deal with CMake. ---
**Author:** ![mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mandaro](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/mandaro)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/13 "2025-06-26T15:39:14Z")
Oh, okay. Sorry for the bump, then. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cube-doesnt-open/7016/14 "2025-06-26T15:48:14Z")
No worries - I understand the frustration.