3D Molecule

           

Description:

 

3D Molecule is an application designed to visualize molecular systems with atoms and bonds. It includes the following features to enhance visualization of the molecules:

 

Transformation of the molecule (translation, zooming, and rotation)

Orthographic and perspective projections.

Lighting Effects.

Texture mapping.

Animation.

 


User�s Guide:

 

       Using sidebar or keyboard:

Select the name of the molecule from the �Molecule List� for display.

Click on one of the radio buttons from the �Transformation� area to manipulate the molecule.

Click on one of the radio buttons from �Viewing area� or press 'v' key to change the viewing projection.

Toggle �Enabled� button or press 'a' key to start animation.

Toggle �Enabled� button from �Light� area or press 'l' key  to turn on/off lighting.

 

Sample Outputs:

caffein.png


Caffeine molecule in Orthographic viewing volume.

 


buckyball.png


Buckyball in perspective viewing volume.

 


benzene.png


Scaled Benzene ring.


unlitcaffeine.png


Unlit Caffeine molecule.


References:
http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~zwood
http://www.hypersolutions.org/pages/rgbdec.html
http://people.ouc.bc.ca/woodcock/molecule/molecule.html