Welcome to the CAChe Molecular Modeling Tutorials

Department of Chemistry

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Home
Getting Started
The Basics of CAChe
The User Interface
Simple Molecules
Inorganic Molecules & Ions
Organic Molecules
The Fragment Library
Viewing & Manipulating
Computing Properties
Optimizing Geometry
Molecular Orbitals
Spectral Properties
Predicting Reactivity
Energy Maps
General Chemistry
Ferrocene

The CAChe User Interface

Using the CAChe User Interface, you can build and modify molecules, compute properties visualize the results of the computations and generate potential energy maps. 

You will want to become familiar with the key components of the User Interface.

bulletThe Application Window
bulletThe Document Window (think of it as your workspace)
bulletThe Menu Bar
bulletThe Tool Palette
bulletThe Style Bar
bulletThe Tool Bar

Begin with the Application Menu.  When you finish the module on the User Interface, go to the set of modules on Building and Modifying Molecules.

Move backward to the Basics of CAChe.