Making Molecules Appear Smoothly in Your Animations

Creating molecular presentations that clearly convey structural information is a common challenge in molecular modeling. Whether you’re preparing a video for a talk, teaching students, or documenting your findings, having visual elements that smoothly transition on-screen can significantly improve understanding.…

Toggling Label Visibility in Complex Molecular Scenes

When working on large molecular systems or building presentations with SAMSON, clarity is critical. You might not always want every label to be visible—especially when they start cluttering your scene. Fortunately, the label attribute space in the Node Specification Language…

One Click to Clarity: Measuring Distances in SAMSON

When working with molecular models, a common early task is to measure distances between atoms or bond lengths. Whether you are building a new molecule, comparing structures, or preparing to simulate interactions, knowing exact measurements is vital. However, navigating measurement…

Creating Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Precise Approach with SAMSON

Structural precision is everything when you’re modeling at the nanoscale, especially when it comes to carbon nanotubes. Molecular modelers, materials scientists, and nanotechnologists often face the challenge of constructing multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) models with accurate geometrical parameters for simulations…

Why Only One Editor Can Be Active at a Time in SAMSON

As molecular modelers, we often switch between tasks — selecting atoms, deforming a structure, or building new models. In SAMSON, these diverse functionalities are accessible via editors. However, one design choice tends to raise questions: only one editor can be…