How do I view the magnitude of a dipole moment for a molecule I create and optimize in Avogadro? I can’t seem to find the option in any of the menus and it doesn’t appear under Analysis… Properties… Molecular.
You need to enable Dipole Moment in the Display Types list, which should be in a pane on the left-hand side.
Thank you. I’ve enabled the dipole moment option in the left hand pane and was able to get the vector to display on the molecule. However, I’m looking for a way to display the magnitude of the dipole moment in Debyes, if possible.
Yeah, at the moment, the properties window does not calculate the dipole moment unless it’s already calculated (e.g., for a quantum chemistry output file).
The challenge with the dipole moment is that it, of course, changes as the molecule is edited. So the code requires a periodic update much like the render code.
I can work on that, but just wanted to explain why it’s not currently in a released version.