Molecular visualization software?

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The discussion centers on the need for molecular visualization software suitable for biophysics, specifically for creating visualizations from simulation data in 1D, 2D, and 3D formats. The user is seeking shareware or freeware options compatible with both Linux and Mac OSX, expressing concerns about the hassle of managing software licenses over time. Mentioned software includes VMD (Visual Molecular Dynamics), ImageJ, and LASSP Tools. Additional resources and links to various molecular visualization tools are provided, including options like OpenRasMol, ParaView, and others, which cater to different visualization needs, particularly for crystalline structures and molecular dynamics. The conversation highlights the importance of accessible and versatile software solutions in the field of biophysics.
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Molecular visualization software??

Hello,

I have recently started working in the field of biophysics and I need to produce some visualizations (pictures and movies) for the molecular coordinates that are produced by my simulation code. I am looking for visualization solutions for 1D, 2D, and 3D and I need these visualization softwares to work on both Linux and Mac OSX.

I am mainly looking for shareware or freeware solutions because the updating of liscences over the years can become a real pain. Some of the software packages I have already looked at are: VMD (visual molecular dynamics), ImageJ, and LASSP Tools.

I am just wondering what other software packages there are out there that you guys might be able to direct me to.

Thanks alot,

-Phalanx
 
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I use VMD a lot myself after carrying out a similar "review" few years ago. Had under "free" the following links, perhaps there is something of use (pretty much all my applications have to do with crystalline structures so some of these may not apply that well to biophysics):

http://www.netsci.org/Resources/Software/Modeling/MMMD/
http://www.imm.org/research/parts/molvis/
http://mt.seas.upenn.edu/Archive/Graphics/A/
http://www.openrasmol.org/
http://skuld.bmsc.washington.edu/raster3d/raster3d.html
http://www.structbio.vanderbilt.edu/~cmoth/mddisplay/
http://dasher.wustl.edu/tinker/
http://mesord.sourceforge.net/
http://www.mcell.cnl.salk.edu/
http://www.mcell.psc.edu/DReAMM/
http://www.paraview.org/New/download.html
http://www.crystal.unito.it/
http://www.xcrysden.org/Download.html
 
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