When you’re focused on a molecular modeling problem, learning new software features can feel like a second job. A long webinar may contain exactly the workflow tip you need—but finding it can mean scrubbing through an hour of video.
The SAMSON 2025 webinar recording has chapter links, so you can skip directly to a task instead of watching from the beginning. Here’s one practical way to use them: treat the recording as a menu, then follow the parts that match your work. The chapters cover selection, inspection, organization, protein comparison, interaction diagrams, and design.
Start with the part that is slowing you down
If selecting the right parts of a structure is taking too long, begin with the View and Point selection editors at 1:30. If you want to inspect a structure spatially, jump to Progressive Clipping at 7:27. These chapters address different tasks: choosing what you’re working with and making a structure easier to inspect.
If you need to keep selections under control, the Quick Groups chapter at 14:42 demonstrates a feature for storing and controlling selections. It’s a useful stop when you find yourself repeatedly rebuilding or switching between selections during a session.
Move from inspection to comparison
Once you have the structures and regions you need, the recording turns to comparing proteins. At 20:33, the webinar introduces the Protein Aligner for aligning multiple protein sequences and structures. Go directly to this chapter if alignment is the bottleneck; there’s no need to watch unrelated sections first.
For communicating what you see, jump to 30:02. This segment shows the Interaction designer being used to create and edit 2D and 3D protein–ligand interaction diagrams. That makes it a relevant chapter when your next task is to turn an interaction view into a diagram.
Explore design tools when you’re ready
If you’re looking to create more complex designs, the webinar introduces Pattern Builders at 44:59. You can make this your final stop after viewing the chapters most closely related to your immediate work—or jump straight to it if that’s the feature you came to learn about.
A useful approach is to write down one concrete task before opening the recording: inspect a structure, manage selections, align proteins, make an interaction diagram, or explore design. Watch the matching chapter, try the feature on your own work, and return to another timestamp only when you have a reason. This keeps a broad release overview focused on a real modeling need.
The complete recording covers SAMSON 2025 R1 and R2, and its chapter list lets you choose your own route through the material. Visit the webinars documentation page to learn more.
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