| iMol 0.3 - iMol is a free molecular
visualization application for
Mac OS X operating system. The
program is an indispensable
tool for chemists and
molecular biologists. iMol
allows loading molecules using
several file formats: PDB,
MOL2, HIN, CAR, ALC, BIO. The
molecules can be saved as PDB
or BIO files.The BIO file
stores all view and rendering
settings (e.g. colors,
lighting, orientation of
molecules). iMol can easily
handle both small and large
molecules, it can load
multiple molecules, move and
rotate them independently.The
program can meaure distances,
angles, and torsional angles
between atoms. Molecules can
be superimposed and RMSD (Root
Mean Square Deviation) between
atom coordinates can be
calculated. Additionaly,
protein chains can be
structurally aligned to detect
regions of high structural
similarity. iMol can load
multimodel PDB files and
display them as a dynamics
trajectory.iMol uses OpenGL
graphics to display molecules.
The molecules can be rendered
using various styles: wires,
points, Van der Waals spheres,
balls and sticks, polygons,
strands, ribbon, cartoons,
spring, tube, ladder.
Individual atoms and/or
residues can be selected and
rendered independly.The
rendering styles can be mixed
up to visualize complex
molecular systems in a more
convienient way. There are
several predefined color
schemes available (e.g.
residuum order, secondary
structure, hydrophobicity), as
well as custom colors. Also,
different materials (e.g.
plastic, metal, glass) can be
used. The rendered images may
be exported as a bitmap, as a
PostScript file, or as a
POV-Ray file.Several rendering
effects are available,
including automatic rotation,
motion blur, depth cueing
(fog), background gradient,
perspective, and stereo
projection (using both
side-by-side and red/blue
anaglyph methods). Various
rendering parameters can be
fine-tuned. |
iMol 0.3
