Q and A


Q: Can not find license file.

The license file should be saved into Molworks directory as "license.txt".
In windows case, it should be C¥Program Files¥MolWorks 3.0¥license.txt.



Q: How to install Wine ? (Windows Emulation)

"3D Graphics" plug-in requires Windows environment.
On Linux or Mac OS, you have to install "Windows Emulation" program such as Wine.

For Mac OSX
We recommend to use WineBottler.
1) Download from the following web site.
http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/

2) Open the 'WineBottler Combo' directory

3) Installation
just drag'n'drop Wine and WineBottler to Your Applications Folder.


For Linux
We tested the wine-1.1.35.

1) Download from the following web site.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wine/files/Source/

2) Uncompress a compressed file.
tar jxvf wine-1.1.35.tar.bz2

3) Change to super user (root).

4) Installation
# ./configure --without-freetype
# make depend
# make
# ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.a /usr/lib
# make install

5) Get "glu32.dll" from your Windows machine (Windows/System32 directory)
or http://www.dlldump.com/

6) Copy 'glu32.dll' file to MolWorks_v31 directory.



Q: Can not run 3D Graphics plug-in on Mac or Linux

"3D Graphics" plug-in requires Windows environment.
On Linux or Mac OS, you have to install "Windows Emulation" program such as Wine.



Q: License file does not work. Invalid MAC address.

The license file contains encrypted MAC address of your network interface.
MolWorks checks it at the initialization. If you remove your network card , MolWorks can not find the interface and can not be invoked. Please get new license with your new network intarface.

Procedure to get new license.

  1. Remove current license.txt file.
  2. Run Molworks
  3. MolWorks displays your new MAC address and URL to register, please click the URL.
  4. Re-register user information
  5. New license should be E-mailed to you.
  6. Install new license.


Q: How to install VM ?

Sometimes, you may be required to isntall VM prior to install MolWorks.
Java VM is included in JRE (Java Runtime Environment) package.
Please go to http://www.java.com, get the software and install it.

HOW TO Install VM on Linux.

  1. Access to http://www.java.com.
  2. Download JRE software.
  3. Install JRE software.
  4. Add JRE's bin directory into your PATH.
  5. Install Molworks.


Q: How to run Gaussian and MOPAC at local machine ?

If you want to submit to Gaussian or MOPAC at your local machine,
you must follow these steps. You need to set up just once.

  1. Click "Application" pull down menu on main window.
  2. Select "MO Calc. Setup".
  3. "MO Setup" windows will appear
  4. Please confirm the path.
    If these information is not correct, please set your exact path to the application..
  5. Click "OK"


Q: "OpenCubegen error!": How to resolve.

These functions requires write permission of MolWorks30 directory.
Please add write permission to installed directory.
Please follow these steps if you use Windows.

  1. Open file browser (Explorer)
  2. Go to "C\Program Files"
  3. Click the right button at MolWorks30 folder, and select "properties".
  4. Select "Security" tab
  5. Click "Advanced"
  6. Click "Change Permission"
  7. Select "Allow Users(****/Users) Read & execute ..." line
  8. Click "Edit"
  9. Check Allow check button of "Create files / write data"
  10. Click "OK"


Q: Why is MolWorks free?

We have decided to provide basic features of MolWorks at no charge in future.
However, we planning to release MolWorks 3.1 in 4Q2010 and basic functions are still free, but there will be several pluguins you can purchase.