For molecular modelers, managing complex molecular hierarchies can often become a challenging task. Models frequently grow in complexity with multiple molecules, residues, atoms, and other associated data, creating the need for an intuitive way to organize and interact with structures. Enter the Document View in SAMSON—a powerful feature designed to give you complete control over your molecular design documents.
What is the Document View?
The Document View is more than just a panel—it is your window into the organizational hierarchy of your active molecular project in SAMSON. With the Document View, you can manage an entire data graph that reflects the structure of your document. Whether you’re working on molecular assemblies, embedded scripts, or spatial data like paths and cameras, this tool keeps everything visible and manageable.
Effortless Switching and Management
SAMSON allows you to open multiple documents simultaneously, which can prove invaluable when working on different tasks, such as comparing molecules or copying structural elements between projects. However, only one document can be active at a time—the one visible within the Document View. To switch between documents, simply use the Documents list available in the top-left corner of the interface or navigate via Home > Documents.
For enhanced productivity, SAMSON provides convenient shortcuts for switching active documents. On Windows/Linux, use Ctrl+Tab, and on Mac, use Cmd+Tab. Cycling back through documents is just as simple.
Features That Simplify Your Work
In the Document View, you can perform a wide range of actions to organize and enhance your workflow:
- View the complete document’s hierarchy: Understand the big picture by tracking all nodes, from molecules to scripts.
- Show or hide nodes: Temporarily simplify the visible content to focus on a specific part of your project.
- Select and filter nodes: Utilize SAMSON’s Node Specification Language (NSL) or node names to filter and focus only on relevant information.
- Modify structures: Drag and drop nodes to reorganize or restructure your molecular documents directly from the interface.
- Apply specialized actions: Access context-based menus and toolbar actions to apply operations to specific structures, all within the Document View.
Why Use the Document View?
If you’ve found yourself overwhelmed while managing intricate molecular systems or struggling to locate specific components in a maze of data, the Document View is here to help. This centralized panel eliminates guesswork and provides full transparency into the architecture of your projects. By making it easy to reorganize and manipulate the document graph, you save time and avoid potential errors.
Getting Started with the Document View
Accessing the Document View is straightforward. Open it quickly via the menu: Interface > Document view. Alternatively, you can take advantage of keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+1 on Windows/Linux or Cmd+1 on Mac).
Whether you’re creating new projects or working through existing ones, SAMSON streamlines document creation and switching. To start a new document, simply go to Home > File > New, or use the shortcut (Ctrl+N on Windows/Linux or Cmd+N on Mac). For quick access to previously opened work, utilize Home > File > Recent to revisit recent documents seamlessly.
Learn More
Ready to streamline your molecular modeling and take full advantage of SAMSON’s Document View? Explore the detailed documentation for additional tips and advanced usage at SAMSON Documents Documentation.
SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. Start exploring today by downloading SAMSON at SAMSON Connect.