If you’re a molecular modeler, chances are you’ve spent a lot of time adjusting representations and color schemes just to get your visualizations to look right. From ribbons to atoms, VDW surfaces to chain coloring — great visuals often take…
When working with complex molecular systems, clarity is everything. Having the right labels—on atoms, residues, or entire molecules—can guide understanding and communication. But when you’re visualizing thousands of atoms, labels can quickly become overwhelming. Fortunately, SAMSON helps molecular modelers manage…
Sometimes, less is more—especially when creating animations to communicate complex molecular systems. If you’re working in SAMSON to design a molecular presentation or video, you might want certain molecules or nodes to vanish at key moments to maintain focus or…
As a molecular modeler, you might have experienced this situation: an update rolls out for your favorite modeling platform, and suddenly a plugin or workflow you depend on no longer works as expected. Or perhaps a collaborator is using a…
When working with complex molecular systems in SAMSON, it’s common to deal with hundreds or thousands of elements arranged hierarchically. Molecules include atoms, bonds, residues, and more. To model or visualize at large scale, molecular designers often hide or isolate…
When working on molecular modeling projects, searching for structural patterns within large biomolecules is often time-consuming. Whether you’re looking to identify highly charged side chains, filter out side chains with a large number of atoms, or isolate specific functional groups…
One of the less discussed, but surprisingly important aspects of molecular modeling is color perception. Visualizing molecular structures clearly is essential when working with complex systems, and when you’re layering atoms, molecules, or domains, using the right color palette can…
When working on complex systems in SAMSON, it’s easy for molecular modelers to lose track of which parts of the model are actually displayed. This can make editing or analyzing your structures frustrating — especially when you’re trying to isolate…
Creating intuitive and meaningful molecular animations can be challenging—especially when trying to direct the attention of collaborators, reviewers, or students to specific regions of interest in a scene. One recurring problem is producing simple horizontal movement in animations, where both…
When working with complex molecular systems in SAMSON, navigating through large numbers of nodes—especially files—can be time-consuming and tedious. For molecular modelers juggling multiple simulations, structures, or imported datasets, being able to efficiently filter or act on specific file nodes…
