Simplify Your Molecular Modeling With SAMSON Supported Formats

Molecular modelers often face challenges because of the diversity of formats used in molecular systems, geometries, images, and simulations. Ensuring compatibility between tools can consume significant time and effort. Fortunately, SAMSON addresses this common pain point by supporting a wide range of file formats for importing, exporting, and embedding complex molecular data and related resources.

A Variety of Formats for Seamless Workflow

SAMSON helps streamline your workflows with its ability to handle formats across diverse categories:

  • Molecular Structures: Import and export common molecular formats, such as PDB, SDF, or XYZ, among many others, whether you are working with proteins, small molecules, or trajectory files. Notably, it supports unique formats like SAM and SAMX, specific to SAMSON, enabling advanced functionalities like embedding scripts, PDFs, or animations directly into the file.
  • 3D Geometries: Take advantage of comprehensive geometry support for formats like OBJ and glTF for meshes, bringing flexibility to visualization and modeling tasks.
  • Images: SAMSON treats images as meshes for visualization, supporting popular formats such as JPG, PNG, and BMP. Capturing snapshots and exporting your visuals is also straightforward.
  • Molecular Trajectories: Dive deeper into your time-dependent simulations with support for trajectory formats like DCD, LAMMPSTRJ, or XTC. You can easily analyze simulations or visualize molecular dynamics in 3D.
  • Animations and Movies: Export your molecular animations when presenting your work in formats like MP4 or WEBM.

Built-In and Extensible Support

While SAMSON natively supports many commonly used formats, it is also highly extensible. By adding relevant SAMSON Extensions, you can unlock additional format capabilities tailored to your needs. For instance:

  • The Crystal Creator App supports specific crystallographic formats like CIF.
  • The GROMACS Wizard enables the generation and handling of GROMACS project files like TOP and TRR.

Effortless File Embedding

In addition to supporting import and export tasks, SAMSON provides a unique capability to embed non-molecular files directly into its native formats (SAM or SAMX). This feature makes it easy to bundle essential resources, including Python scripts, PDFs, or images, within a single file for better portability and teamwork. No more juggling multiple files for a single project!

Customization and Expansion

Do you work with an unsupported file format? SAMSON empowers users to build custom importers and exporters through the SAMSON Extension SDK. This adaptability ensures that SAMSON can grow with you and your research requirements.

Conclusion

By supporting diverse file formats and offering a flexible extension system, SAMSON aims to minimize compatibility issues, letting you focus on what truly matters—your molecular modeling work. Eliminate redundancy, streamline communication, and explore the full potential of your data.

Learn more by visiting the SAMSON Supported Formats documentation page.

SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. To get SAMSON, visit samson-connect.net.

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