GaussView 3 Help

GaussView 3 Help Available in Japanese: HIT Corp. Ltd. has done an excellent job of translating the GaussView help files into Japanese. They are available online here.

Introduction

Finding the Help You Need

• GaussView Reference
• Tutorials
• Index of Icons and Menu Paths
• Index of Dialog Titles

• Model Groups, Models and Views
• Using the Mouse
• GaussView Menus

• Placing Elements and Fragments
• Inquire Mode
• The Bond SmartSlide
• The Angle SmartSlide
• The Dihedral SmartSlide
• Adding and Deleting Valences
• Cleaning Structures
• Imposing Symmetry
• Viewing Molecules
• Molecule Display Formats
• Working with Molecules and Molecule Groups
• Opening Existing Models and Other Files
• Printing
• Capturing Images and Saving Image Files

Advanced Building Features

• Using a Custom Fragment Library
• The Atom List Editor
• Using Sublist Filters
• The Connection Editor
• The Redundant Coordinate Editor
• Specifying ONIOM Layers
• The MO Editor
• Building Periodic Systems with the Crystal Editor
• Specifying Fragment Placement Behavior

• The Gaussian Calculation Setup Window
• Viewing and Controlling Gaussian Jobs
• Special Considerations for Various Gaussian Job Types
• Transition Structure Optimizations
• Calculations on Polymers, Surfaces and Crystals
• Multi-Layer ONIOM Calculations
• Specifying CASSCF Active Spaces Using Guess=Permute
• Modifying Redundant Internal Coordinates

• Calculation Summary
• Displaying Atomic Charges Computed in Gaussian
• Displaying Surfaces
• Mapped Surfaces
• Customizing Surface Displays
• Displaying Vibrational Modes and Spectra
• Displaying NMR Spectra
• Viewing Optimization Results and Other Structure Sequences

GaussView Preferences

• Building
• Charges
• Clean Controls
• Colors
• Display Format
• FileDirectory
• Gaussian Setup
• Icons
• Image Capture
• Job Setup
• Printing
• Vibrations
• Window Placement