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…

Designing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for molecular modeling or material science simulations often requires a deep understanding of their structure: the famous n and m parameters that define both the chirality and radius of a CNT. But what if you just…

Have you ever needed to prepare a molecular animation to illustrate how a ligand unbinds from its receptor? This step, while seemingly simple, is often time-consuming and prone to inconsistencies. Whether you’re creating a teaching video, preparing a conference talk,…

For molecular modelers working with computationally intensive tasks like protein structure prediction or molecular dynamics, accessing sufficient computing power is often a challenge. Long simulations, resource-heavy algorithms, and multi-step workflows can overwhelm local computers or delay projects. This is where…

Controlling the timing of when molecular elements appear in a presentation or a movie can be tricky. Whether you’re building a video for a publication, crafting an educational animation, or presenting your research, ensuring that molecular fragments appear precisely when…

Designing nanotube-based nanodevices or studying their properties often means building precise atomic models, which can be a time-consuming task. If you’ve worked in nanotechnology, molecular transport modeling, or material science, you’re probably familiar with the repetitive steps needed to create…

One common challenge in molecular modeling is adapting molecular structures when atoms move during a simulation. Often, manually updating topologies like covalent bonds and atom types can slow down workflows and increase the chance of errors. If you’ve ever tried…

One common challenge when studying macromolecules is understanding and predicting how biomolecular structures open and close their active or binding sites. Whether you’re designing a drug or investigating conformational transitions, this dynamic behavior is crucial — but simulating it can…