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https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2018/organizations/6513013473935360/

I think I speak for everyone that we’re excited to see more progress on Avogadro 2 this summer - and hopefully the first official release of Avogadro 2.0 this fall.
I think I speak for everyone that we’re excited to see more progress on Avogadro 2 this summer.
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title: "Google Summer of Code 2018: Molecular Dynamics"
categories: News
author: ghutchis
date: 2018-08-13
---

Adarsh Balasubramanian was a strong contributor to Avogadro2 this summer as part of
[Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2018/projects/4861646958755840)

Adarsh contributed a number of key features:
- File import for many trajectory formats including:
- PDB
- LAMMPS dump files
- GROMACS trr trajectories
- DCD trajectory format (CHARMM, OpenMM, NAMD, LAMMPS)
- VASP OUTCAR
- Amber mdcrd files
- LAMMPS Input Generator
- OpenMM Input Generator
- Animation / Player tool overhaul
- Native export to AVI and GIF
- Molecular dynamics analysis
- RMSD VTK chart
- Pair / Radial distribution function chart
- Rendering force vector arrows
- Improved residue classes

His full report is [online](https://gist.github.com/badarsh2/f72c115062154022020ebc57607e31cb)
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title: "Avogadro 1.91.0 Released"
categories: News
author: cryos
date: 2018-08-22
---

We are very proud to announce the availability of Avogadro 1.91.0, the latest Beta
for Avogadro 2.0.

Avogadro 2 is a free, open source, cross-platform molecular editor
designed for flexible use in computational chemistry, molecular
modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related
areas. Packages are available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The
source code source is available under the 3-clause BSD license.

This release has a lot of new work completed over the last year, including the results of our first Google Summer of Code where two students worked on projects under the program.

If you use Avogadro or Avogadro 2, please consider citing the Avogadro paper: <http://www.jcheminf.com/content/4/1/17>
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title: "2018 Avogadro UGM Materials"
categories: News
author: ghutchis
date: 2018-08-25
---

![2018 UGM Title](/images/2018UGM.png)

Materials from our first User Group Meeting are available through GitHub: https://github.com/openchemistry/avogadro-ugm2018

## Talks

- Geoffrey Hutchison, Pitt [Welcome, Intro & Community Feedback](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/talks/Hutchison-Overview.pdf)
- Marcus Hanwell, Kitware [Avogadro 2, Open Chemistry](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/talks/Avogadro2-OpenChemistry.pdf)
- Patrick Avery, U. Buffalo [Extended Hückel, Solids and Avogadro](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/talks/avogadroWithYaehmop.pdf)
- John Keith, Pitt [Quantum chemistry modeling of local solvation effects](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/talks/Keith-SolvationEchem.pdf)
- Chris Wilmer, Pitt [The Need for New Tools for Materials Discovery](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/talks/Wilmer-MaterialsCAD.pdf)
- Paul Boone, Pitt [Avogadro Plugins](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/talks/Boone-AvogadroPlugins.pdf)

## Tutorials

- Sending RPC calls: https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/tutorials/JSON-RPC.md
- Input Generators: https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/tutorials/Generators.md
- Command Scripts: https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/blob/master/tutorials/Scripts.md

## Example Input Generators

- https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/tree/master/generators

## Example Command Scripts

- https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadro-ugm2018/tree/master/commands
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title: "Avogadro 1.90.0 Released"
categories: News
author: cryos
date: 2016-12-02
---

We are very proud to announce the availability of Avogadro 1.90.0, the latest Beta
for Avogadro 2.0.

Avogadro 2 is a free, open source, cross-platform molecular editor
designed for flexible use in computational chemistry, molecular
modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related
areas. Packages are available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The
source code source is available under the 3-clause BSD license.

This release has a lot of new work completed over the last year, including the results of our first Google Summer of Code where two students worked on projects under the program.

If you use Avogadro or Avogadro 2, please consider citing the Avogadro paper: <http://www.jcheminf.com/content/4/1/17>

This is a community project and we couldn't have made this release
without you. Many thanks to all the contributors to Avogadro including
those of you who submitted feedback, bug reports, and code. We
acknowledge that the development of Avogadro 2 has been funded in part by a US
Army SBIR with the Engineering Research Development Center under
contract (W912HZ-12-C-0005) at Kitware, Inc.
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title: "Avogadro 1.90.0 Released"
categories: News
author: cryos
date: 2016-12-02
---

We are very proud to announce the availability of Avogadro 1.95.0, the latest Beta
for Avogadro 2.0.

More can be found on the [1.94 release page](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/releases/tag/1.94.0) including downloads for Mac and Windows.

As part of the release, we've made it easier to download scripts and data,
including new input generators, molecule fragments, and build and analysis
commands. These scripts make it much easier to integrate Avogadro with many
open source chemistry Python tools, including RDKit, ASE, etc.

Draft developer documentation can be found at https://two.avogadro.cc

If you have comments or suggestions, please join us at https://discuss.avogadro.cc

We anticipate several more releases over the summer and early fall 2021.

## Features

- Bring back "insert framgent" builder from Avogadro v1 @ghutchis (#591)
- New docs on http://two.avogadro.cc @ghutchis (#568)
- Remove dependency on MoleQueue @cryos (#596)
- Initial Flatpak package @kevinsmia1939
- Improved download widget @ghutchis (#534)
- Reorganize menus - fix #474 @ghutchis (#564)
- Export to SVG @serk12 (#588)
- Symmetry enhancements @ghutchis (#553)
- Added yaehmop with band structure calc @psavery (#339)
- Cp2k input @ghutchis (#383)
- OpenMM script builder plugin @badarsh2 (#343)
- Handle drag-and-drop of files to the window @ghutchis
- Use native message / dialog boxes on Mac @ghutchis
- Download entries from PDB @ghutchis (#575)
- Allow manipulate to rotate selected fragments @ghutchis (#594)
- Add bestFitPlane on Molecule @dvermd (#500)
- Add centerOfGeometry, centerOfMass and radius methods on Molecule @dvermd (#499)
- Reset view (camera) @serk12 (#450)
- Transparent support for ASE "extended XYZ" files @ghutchis (#603)

## 🐛 Bug Fixes

- Switch to using Python 3, fixing #431 @ghutchis (#462)
- Switch Open Babel calls to use CML and non-local numeric format (#471)
- Save background color across sessions and set bg alpha for export @ghutchis
- Add support for cut/copy/clear selected atoms @ghutchis (#510)
- Label toolbar windows for context menu @ghutchis
- Make sure to send Extensions the setActiveWidget call @ghutchis
- Make sure to install Qt image plugins on Mac and Windows @ghutchis
- Fix #483 through stream-specific locale @ghutchis (#549)
- Fix a pile of rendering bugs on high-res by saving viewport @ghutchis (#556)
- Adjust font size for 2D measure labels on hires screens @ghutchis (#548)
- Make sure to check movie sizes for high-dpi screens @ghutchis (#570)
- Fixes silent export on save bug #439 @anubh4v (#517)
- Switch to the navigate tool after pasting coordinates over empty @ghutchis (#593)
- Fix #571 - ensure we read Gaussian files from file, not stream @ghutchis (#592)
- Fix symmetry detection with dummy atoms (e.g, ferrocene example) @ghutchis (#595)

## 🐍 Python Improvements

- Add support for a JSON list of selected atoms @ghutchis (#440)
- Simplify wheel building @psavery (#520)
- Update example Avogadro RPC script @ghutchis

## 🧰 Maintenance

- Switch to using GitHub actions for continual builds @ghutchis (#461)
- Translations update from Weblate @weblate
- Get rid of bits/stdc++ headers - non-portable GCC header @ghutchis (#463)
- Add fedora patches @ghutchis (#460)
- Allow use of HDF5 >= 1.12.0 @berquist (#488)
- Remove exit calls from qtaim code @ghutchis (#475)
- Switch to include spglib.h with no subdir - fixes build issues @ghutchis (#533)
- Update residues from LigandExpo @ghutchis (#572)
- Make VtkPlot more object-oriented @psavery (#379)

## Credits

Thanks to many contributors, including: @Andre870-hub, @ImgBotApp,
@KovalevArtem, @NathanBnm, @Padanian,
@Pietro026, @SantosSi, @SoftwareByRedline, @VeryTastyTomato, @Z-Fikar,
@Zaryob, @adreasnow, @ahmadubuntu, @akyunus, @amandadumi,
@andhikapangestu29, @anubh4v, @badarsh2, @berquist, @borisfaure,
@comradekingu, @crlambda, @cryos, @dnandz, @dvermd, @ghutchis,
@grsousajunior, @hello-malaysia, @imgbot, @joanavieira8,
@kevinsmia1939, @koffevar, @ludovicobesana, @mirosnik1, @niskala5570,
@psavery, @rezaalmanda, @serk12, @shivupa, @tacostea, @tiagomalho,
@udopton, @weblate, @willow88, @yavgech, Alex, Apostol Penkov, Editor
Do Sonic BR, Irina Puscas, J. Lavoie, Jacque Fresco, Jörg S, Kavin
Teenakul, Liu Tao, Michalis, My Random Thoughts, Oğuz Ersen, RIDHO
NURUL ADILLA, Szabolcs Kalapos, Talking Panda, Thomas Koller, Tymofij
Lytvynenko, fikril Ha, phlostically, rahul bahuguna


If you use Avogadro or Avogadro 2, please consider citing the Avogadro paper: <http://www.jcheminf.com/content/4/1/17>
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title: "Results from 2021 Community Survey"
categories: News
author: ghutchis
date: 2021-07-28
toc: true
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We recently posted our second "community survey" to gather feedback.
The survey was highlighted on Twitter and on the
avogadro mailing lists.

## Quick Summary (tldr)

- Many users find Avogadro from a friend, peer or instructor (~45%)
- By far, most download binaries (>80%)
- Many use package managers (42%)
- Responses were heavily from Linux (71%) and Mac (60%) users, despite most SourceForge downloads from Windows users (66%)
- Heavily educated, with >90% of responses with at least a graduate degree
- Many can code: >40% report Python knowledge, >10% report C/C++ knowledge
- High bias towards research applications
- Most responses use Avogadro frequently (~57% use at least weekly)
- Many complaints about stability, crashes, and scalability to large systems
- Some suggestions to add features that already exist!
- Over 80% haven't contributed previously
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title: "Avogadro 1.95 Released"
categories: News
author: ghutchis
date: 2021-08-16
---

We are very proud to announce the availability of Avogadro 1.95.0, the latest Beta
for Avogadro 2.0.

More can be found on the [1.95 release page](https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/releases/tag/1.95.0) including downloads for Mac and Windows.

Thanks to many for suggestions, bug reports, and discussions.

This release includes many new features, including new protein ribbon / cartoon renderings and the new "Layer"
system as part of Google Summer of Code by @serk12.

Draft developer documentation can be found at https://two.avogadro.cc

If you have comments or suggestions, please join us at https://discuss.avogadro.cc and as always, help and contributions
in many forms are very welcome, **particularly if you'd like to help with user documentation.**


## ✨ Features

- New "Layer" system, including custom rendering, locking and hiding parts of the molecule @serk12 (#709)
- Atom and residue labels @serk12 (#715)
- New protein cartoon / ribbon display @serk12 (#660 #694 #716)
- Update render options for Wireframe and Ball-and-Sticks @ghutchis (#700 #720)
- Use MMTF downloads - more efficient than PDB format @ghutchis (#699)
- Add back support for importing crystals @ghutchis (#658 #659)
- Add CJSON support for save/load residues and atom colors @ghutchis (#646)
- Refactor of Python command and input generators, including tabs @ghutchis (#667)
- New View => Apply Colors menu @ghutchis (#640 #723)
- Apply color schemes for residues @ghutchis (#638 #688)
- Add more selection commands, including select by residue @ghutchis (#632 #634)
- Render selected atoms in VdW and licorice modes @ghutchis (#702)
- Detect secondary structure from residues / backbones @ghutchis (#685)
- Save enabled / disabled state of scene / rendering plugins on quit @ghutchis
- Should now download and install translations for @ghutchis

## 🐛 Bug Fixes

- Fix Mac builds by turning off COORDGEN library @ghutchis (#606)
- Fix Windows installer to include all needed files @ghutchis
- Save projection type on close #682 @ghutchis
- Add a pass to fix OB plugin library paths on Mac @ghutchis (#627 #628)
- Fix odd behavior on 'Center' command @serk12 (#728)
- Fix several crashes with proteins @ghutchis (#724 #726 #727)
- Fix crash in CJSON reading file without labels @ghutchis (#722)
- Fix bug deleting selected atoms #650 @ghutchis (#672 #677)
- Fix "delete last atom" bug @ghutchis (#691)
- When dragging to create a new atom, use starting coords @ghutchis (#690)
- Fix #679 - incorrect PDB unit cells @ghutchis (#689)
- Fixed problems inserting SMILES without coordinates @ghutchis (#661)
- Fix for transparent widgets @ghutchis (#656)
- Fix #602 - use Molden order for f-orbitals @ghutchis (#649)
- If a chain ID is missing / invalid, skip (to read non-standard PDB) @ghutchis (#647)
- Make sure to reset colors when changing elements @ghutchis (#708)

## 🧰 Maintenance

- Make sure to install crystals directory even when it exists @ghutchis (#613)
- Replace NULL/0 with nullptr @e-kwsm (#617)
- Add support for reading partial charge models from obabel @ghutchis (#626)
- Replace obsolescent `LINK_(PRIVATE|PUBLIC)` with `(PRIVATE|PUBLIC)` @e-kwsm (#629)
- Refactor Molecules class @serk12 (#648)
- Don't install cclib script - which was removed @ghutchis (#662 #663)

## 📚 Translations

- Fix fuzzy entry for Nihonium (not Zirconium!) @e-kwsm (#618)
- Fix all incorrect fuzzy entries #619 @e-kwsm (#643)
- Remove wrong entries which were fuzzy @e-kwsm (#644)
- Translations update from Weblate @weblate (#625)
- Add a workflow which should update the translation template continuously @ghutchis (#624)

## Credits

Thanks to many contributors, including: @12emin34, @GicoProgram, @LihanzUpenn, @NathanBnm, @San4ito, @acunm, @alexrsoares, @danialk03, @dillonschultz93, @e-kwsm, @ghutchis, @grsousajunior, @psavery, @rezaalmanda, @serk12, @tacitcoast, @weblate, Eisuke Kawashima, Jacque Fresco and phlostically

If you use Avogadro or Avogadro 2, please consider citing the Avogadro paper: <http://www.jcheminf.com/content/4/1/17>
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title: "Google Summer of Code '21: Biomolecular Visualization and Layers"
categories: News
author: ghutchis
date: 2021-09-13
---

Marc P. Masó was a strong contributor to Avogadro2 this summer as part of
[Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/6688823861313536)

Marc contributed a number of big features including:
- Protein rendering styles
- Cartoons
- Rope
- Backbone
- Trace
- Tube
- Layers
- Custom rendering per layer
- Assigning atoms to layers to hide / lock (e.g., water molecules, etc.)
- Open / save support in Chemical JSON (CJSON) file format
- Atom and Residue Labels
- New tool to create / edit custom labels

His full report is [online](https://serk12.github.io/gsoc.html)
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title: "New Avogadro2 Development Website"
categories: News
author: ghutchis
date: 2022-01-15
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There is now a website to coordinate development on Avogadro2:

https://two.avogadro.cc/

Developer documentation on Avogadro2, including download links for beta releases and nightly
builds, as well as Python plugin documentation and C++ API are now available.

We would greatly appreciate help in migrating user documentation from Avgoadro1,
teaching documents, and translation / internationalization.

If you can help, please introduce yourself on the [Avogadro forum](https://discuss.avogadro.cc)

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