Author: OneAngstrom

Communicating molecular behaviors effectively is a key challenge for many researchers, educators, and students working with molecular models. Static images can only convey so much, leaving out crucial aspects like movement, spatial orientation, and dynamic interactions. That’s where animations can…

Moving molecular structures accurately is a critical part of molecular modeling. Whether you’re fine-tuning the positioning of fragments, arranging assemblies, or preparing systems for simulations, you often need to rotate and translate atoms with surgical precision. This is where SAMSON’s…

When creating molecular animations, especially those used to present molecular assemblies or docking processes, a common challenge arises: how to make sure certain atoms or molecular components stay fixed while others move? Let’s say you’re animating a ligand docking into…

Molecular modeling projects often grow in complexity over time: multiple molecules, intermediate results, test structures, images, scripts, and embedded data accumulate. It’s easy for things to become cluttered, which can slow down your workflow and make navigation difficult — especially…

If you’re a molecular scientist or educator working in an institutional environment, you’ve likely run into this frustration: installing scientific software often requires administrator rights. This can mean long delays while waiting for IT approval, unnecessary barriers when testing tools…

Creating molecular animations often comes with a simple but overlooked challenge: making a structure appear clearly and at the right time without visual noise. If you've ever tried to animate molecular models and show a molecule transitioning into the scene,…

When preparing a molecular animation for a presentation, publication, or educational material, a common challenge many researchers face is managing what the viewer sees—and what they don’t. Uncluttered visuals lead to greater clarity, but temporary removal and reappearance of molecular…

Molecular modelers often spend a great deal of time analyzing ligand unbinding pathways. Once paths are identified, it’s not uncommon to want to export the atomic coordinates corresponding to a subset of atoms moving along these paths—for example, to investigate…