SAMSON Blog – Page 147

Controlling Your View: How to Use Camera Animations in SAMSON for Precise Molecular Presentations

One of the most common frustrations among molecular modelers is the lack of control over camera angles and transitions during presentations. Whether you’re teaching, preparing a research talk, or recording a molecular animation, finding the right viewpoint and maintaining it…

Easily Visualize Molecular Motions with the Rotate Animation in SAMSON

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Rotating a group of atoms in a molecular model isn’t just about aesthetics—it can be key to understanding symmetry, motion, and interactions in structures. Whether you’re preparing a presentation, validating behavior, or identifying geometric patterns, cleanly rotating a system around…

Quickly Select and Manage What You See: Visual Model Attributes in SAMSON

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When working with complex molecular systems in SAMSON, clarity is essential. Whether you’re a molecular modeler fine-tuning a protein’s conformation, or visualizing docking results, chances are your screen might feel cluttered. Being able to control what you see — and…

Not All Symmetry is Equal: Choosing the Right Group in Molecular Assemblies

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When working with large biological assemblies like protein complexes or viral capsids, it’s common to encounter natural symmetries in the structure. These symmetries can be very useful — speeding up simulations, reducing computational cost, or guiding molecular design. However, a…

Controlling Label Visibility in Molecular Models

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Working with complex molecular systems in SAMSON can often lead to a visual overload: hundreds or even thousands of elements, each with its own properties, behavior, and labels. While labels are tremendously helpful for identification, analysis, or presentations, they can…

Making Your Molecular Video Walk the Walk: A Closer Look at Keyframing Camera Movements in SAMSON

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If you’ve ever tried to prepare a compelling molecular animation, you probably know the struggle: how do you control the camera so that it follows your molecule just the way you want it to? Whether it’s docking events, structural transitions,…

Easily Find Segments by Atom, Element, or Charge: NSL Tips in SAMSON

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Working on complex biomolecular assemblies or large molecular structures often means dealing with thousands of segments, each potentially composed of hundreds of atoms. When your project grows, so does the need to filter segments efficiently—whether to visualize specific chemical features,…

How to Precisely Control Fragment Orientation When Building Molecules

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When modeling complex molecular structures, one of the most common — and frustrating — pain points for molecular modelers is achieving the precise spatial arrangement of molecular fragments. Whether you’re building ligands, assembling macromolecular complexes, or preparing simulation-ready systems, accurate…

Editing Molecules on the Fly: Dynamic Topology with IM-UFF

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If you’ve ever tried to interactively modify molecular models during a simulation—adding atoms, breaking or forming bonds—you probably ran into the challenge of keeping energies consistent and topologies valid. For molecular modelers, working with fixed topologies can be limiting, especially…

Installing SAMSON Without Admin Rights: A Relief for Molecular Modelers

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Installing scientific software can often be a frustrating process. Between admin privileges, system compatibility, and inevitable troubleshooting, molecular modelers often spend more time configuring tools than doing research. If you’ve encountered admin barriers—especially in institutional or academic settings where you…