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For a small group of small organic molecules, I would like to use [Avogadro](http://avogadro.cc/) to display short intermolecular contacts directing their packing patterns; separately from normal Hydrogen bonding pattern. For example, to indicate intermolecular C(aryl)-H interactions.


It is known to me that this may be achieved with the freely accessible software [Mercury](https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/solutions/csd-system/components/mercury/) by the CCSD (described [here](http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?ks5091)), too. Yet, both for the sake of consistency with other drawings already prepared, as well some curiosity if Avogadro equally may provide this, I whish to address the question here. The sole contribution in the software's mailing list partially relevant to this topic ([here](https://sourceforge.net/p/avogadro/mailman/message/31248417/)), dating back 2013, exludes even the indication of non-classical H-bonds.


To solve this problem, both the "classical version" (currently 1.2.0), as well as the more recent version Avogadro² (1.90.0) were accessed.


