When working with molecular models, visualizing motion is not only helpful—it’s often essential. Whether you’re simulating a docking process, building a molecular assembly, or simply illustrating atomic movements for a presentation, being able to capture trajectories of atoms over time…

As a molecular modeler, your productivity often hinges on how quickly you can access the tools you need and how comfortable you are navigating software interfaces. It’s easy to underestimate how much time is lost hunting through menus, minimizing and…

Communicating molecular models effectively often comes down to timing. Whether you’re presenting protein-ligand interactions or simulating molecular dynamics, a well-timed pause in your animation can direct your audience’s attention right where it needs to be. In SAMSON, the Pause animation…

When modeling large protein complexes or viral capsids, symmetry is often more than just a structural curiosity—it is a way to save time, improve results, and better understand molecular function. But what happens when your structure exhibits multiple plausible symmetries?…

If you’ve ever needed to modify molecular models manually, you know how frustrating it can be to make consistent changes across multiple atoms—especially when you can’t quite remember what you’ve changed or which attributes are editable at all. The Inspector…

Creating and managing a public scientific profile can be time-consuming, especially when your research contributions are spread across multiple platforms. For molecular modelers involved in interdisciplinary or collaborative projects, keeping everything centralized and accessible often becomes a task on its…

Modeling protein structures often comes down to fine details — a few outlier residues in non-favorable regions of a Ramachandran plot can raise flags during validation or distort simulation outcomes. If you’ve ever wanted a more intuitive, visual way to…

When setting up molecular simulations, one challenge that modelers often face is finding the right balance between accuracy and computational efficiency. Many simulation tasks—especially when working with spherical or flexible macromolecules like proteins—require significant solvent padding to respect periodic boundary…