# Electrostatic potential

**URL:** <https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/electrostatic-potential/2583>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 28, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/electrostatic-potential/2583 "2017-12-28T04:15:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/electrostatic-potential/2583/2 "2017-12-28T21:49:49Z")

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I think what you want is to generate the electrostatic potential mapped onto the molecular surface (i.e, the van der Waals surface).

**In version 1.x, do this:**

1. Set the surface type to Van der Waals
2. Set the “color by” to Electrostatic Potential (this will use Gasteiger charges)
3. Change the resolution if you wish

That’s it. You’re right that at the moment, this is not possible in Avogadro 2 (beta).

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