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Don’t Lose Your Molecular Motion: How to Capture Atom Trajectories in SAMSON

When designing molecular animations, it’s often not enough to just make things move — you want to be able to capture that motion for playback, export, or deeper analysis. If you’ve ever struggled to precisely reconstruct an animation sequence or…

Making Molecules Appear on Cue: The Shown Animation in SAMSON

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When presenting molecular simulations or designing compelling molecular animations, controlling the visibility of specific molecular components becomes essential. Whether you’re showcasing the stepwise assembly of a macromolecular complex or highlighting a structural subunit midway through a simulation, managing how and…

Keeping Everything Together in Molecular Projects

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One of the persistent challenges in molecular modeling and computational chemistry is staying organized. When molecular projects involve not only structures but also scripts, papers, datasets, and other types of files, managing and sharing all of these assets can become…

Why Your Molecule Looks Flat (And How to Fix It)

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If you’ve ever struggled to make your molecular models look more three-dimensional, you’re not alone. Many molecular modelers face the same issue: molecules that should pop visually instead appear flat and lifeless. The culprit? Often, it’s the lack of ambient…

Finding the Right Molecule: How to Filter Molecular Structures by Attributes in SAMSON

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When working with complex molecular models, it’s common to end up with large systems composed of many different molecules, chains, residues, or even entire assemblies. Navigating this complexity can be time-consuming and error-prone, especially when your goal is to focus…

Quickly Selecting Cameras in Complex Molecular Models

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If you’re working with complex molecular scenes in SAMSON, you may have multiple cameras saved to record different views or prepare for rendering. Managing those cameras—especially selecting specific ones—can become tedious if you’re not using the Node Specification Language (NSL)…

Drawing Carbon Nanotubes with Your Mouse: A Quick Guide for Molecular Modelers

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For molecular modelers and nanoscientists, building custom carbon nanotube (CNT) systems often involves complex steps and scripting. Whether you’re exploring nanoelectromechanical systems or modeling drug delivery channels, getting the right geometry can seem like a slow start. If you’ve ever…

Filtering molecular folders by atom types and counts in SAMSON

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Working with large molecular systems often means dealing with folders that contain thousands—or even hundreds of thousands—of atoms. Extracting meaningful subsets of these data, such as finding folders with specific numbers of atoms, carbons, hydrogens, or residues, can quickly become…

Quickly Find Atoms by Element, Oxygenation, or Geometry in SAMSON

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In molecular modeling, it’s common to need specific subsets of atoms for tasks like analysis, visualization, or simulation. For example, you might want to display only the oxygen atoms in a protein, exclude hydrogens, or select planar aromatic carbons. Performing…

From Red to Green: Making Sense of NMR Restraints in Molecular Models

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One common challenge when working with NMR-derived molecular structures is ensuring that NOE distance restraints are actually satisfied in the resulting models. While tools for applying restraints exist, it’s often hard to see what’s going on—especially when dealing with multiple…