How to Control Materials in SAMSON for Better Molecular Rendering

Producing clear and informative molecular visuals can be challenging when you’re limited by dull or overly simplified representations. If you’re working on molecular simulations, drug discovery, or simply trying to better illustrate complex biomolecular interactions, having control over how your…

Easily Undo and Redo Operations in SAMSON

When working on complex molecular models, it’s not uncommon to make an action you wish you could take back. Perhaps you moved an atom group the wrong way or applied a transformation prematurely. These situations are especially common during exploratory…

How to Select Metal Atoms in SAMSON Using NSL

When working with complex molecular systems, molecular modelers often need to focus on specific types of atoms for visualization, simulation setup, or analysis. For example, you might be preparing a study on metalloproteins or need to isolate metal ions in…

A quick tutorial on using Cycles in SAMSON

Cycles is the famed Blender renderer used by countless animators and VFX artists. We integrated Cycles in SAMSON to make it extremely easy to produce fantastic-looking molecular images and animations. Here’s a short thread that explains the 5 simple steps:…

Preparing proteins

To quickly prepare a protein structure in SAMSON (remove alternate locations, ligands, water and monatomic ions, and add hydrogens), click on Home > Prepare, select the steps you would like to include, and click Ok.