Surface Mapping
GaussView also allows you to map the values of one property on an isosurface of a different property, in other words, to create a surface in which the coloring is determined by the values of a second property. The window on the right below shows an electron density surface painted according to the value of the electrostatic potential for formaldehyde.
Creating a Mapped Surface
The fields in this dialog have the following purposes:
View windows display mapped surfaces and include a color mapping toolbar at the top (as in the window on the right in the figure above). The colors used in rendering a mapped surface are based on a uniform scaling between minimum and maximum values, as specified in the text boxes to the left and right of the spectrum (respectively). Changing the values in these boxes will change the color scale and correspondingly change the coloring on the mapped surface. Like other toolbars, this color-mapping toolbar can be moved by clicking and holding on the grip bar and dragging it around the window.