Molecular modelers often have to juggle with various file types during their projects—scripts, PDFs, images, and other data. Keeping these files related and organized within a single workflow can be challenging, making collaboration or tracing back steps cumbersome. Did you know that SAMSON has a built-in solution for this?
Embedding files into SAMSON Documents
SAMSON provides a convenient way to embed nearly any type of file directly into its proprietary formats, namely SAM and SAMX. These formats are core to SAMSON’s functionality and can handle a vast variety of data types such as molecular structures, animations, meshes, and more. By embedding external files, SAMSON allows you to consolidate your scientific workflows into a single, shareable document that keeps everything together. This is especially valuable for maintaining all relevant notes, data, and related files close to your computational or molecular design projects.
Embedding files in SAMSON Documents not only simplifies file management but also ensures that collaborators or team members have access to all the supplementary resources within the shared document. This reduces the likelihood of losing track of essential scripts, PDFs, or any other data during project transfers.
The Power of SAMSON’s Code Editor
Embedding is just the start. With the Code Editor provided by SAMSON, you can take functionality a step further. The Code Editor empowers users to open, edit, and save any non-binary text file. This means Python scripts and similar text-based configuration files can be tailored from within SAMSON itself, without switching back and forth between multiple software solutions. Imagine modifying a Python script and embedding it into the same SAMSON Document in just a few steps!
Another advantage is that SAMSON supports the development of new custom importers and exporters for niche or unsupported formats, making it adaptable to the user’s unique requirements. Using the SAMSON Extension Generator, developers can create their tools for importing or exporting highly specific materials.
If your workflow heavily relies on using differently formatted resources, embedding files into SAMSON Documents and leveraging the available editing tools might save you a notable amount of time and confusion.
Curious to see how it works? Head to the documentation page to explore the full list of supported features and formats.
Note: SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. Get SAMSON today at https://www.samson-connect.net.