Isosurface

Add an isosurface: a surface through a field connecting all points with same value (the isovalue).

For example, an isosurface showing the SCF density of your molecule.

The control bar has the following controls from left to right:

Show/Hide checkbox (default checked: the isosurface is visible).

Wireframe checkbox: if checked, show wireframe instead of solid surface.

Isosurface pull-down menu: Copy To All Geometries command will create a similar surface for all open files (different geoemtries), Delete command to delete the surface, Show details will add an additional control-bar with more controls, and Hide details will remove the additional bar.

Field pull-down menu: use it to select what field to make an isosurface from. If multiple files or geometries are present, the first entry might be used to select one. In the field menu you may notice that all listed fields have checkboxes in front of them. These will be checked if the field is available. If not checked, the field will be calculated in the background when you select it. Once a field is calculated, it will remain available as long as you do not open another file or quit ADFview.

The isovalue defining the isosurface.

The details bar contains the following controls:

Opacity: determine the opacity of the surface. If less then 100% you can look through the surface. Note that often you will get visual artifacts if the value is not 100.

Ambient: amount of ambient (non-directional) light (0-100).

Diffuse: amount of diffuse (directional) light (0-100).

Specular: strength of highlights (0-100).

Power: extent of highlights (specular power).