To quickly change the look of objects when rendering with Cycles in SAMSON (Trace mode, shortcut F9), first apply a material, then apply an appearance preset in the Inspector.
To build molecules, use A to add atoms and fragments, B to edit bonds, and C to edit charges. Combine this with interactive minimization (shortcut Z) to build physically-based structures.
To create a Python app with a GUI, use PySide to add widgets and connect their signals (“clicked”, etc.) to slots (Python functions). Here is the complete code (65 lines) of a simple app with two buttons to add and…
To show molecules in the Goodsell Illustrative style in two steps, go to Visualization menu > Visual model > Visual Preset and choose Illustrative, then go to Visualization menu > Presets and choose Illustrative as well. The first step will…
To rotate a molecular fragment around a bond, use the Local Move Editor (shortcut M) and just click on the bond. The editor will automatically select the shortest fragment and will show the move widgets. Combine this with interactive minimization…
