Structural Biology Software Database
Application Index Record
| Category: Molecular Visualization |
| VMD |
| Last Update: 01-22-2001 |
| Description: VMD is a molecular visualization program for displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems using 3-D graphics and built-in scripting. VMD supports computers running Unix or Windows, is distributed free of charge, and includes source code. VMD is designed for the visualization and analysis of biological systems such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipid bilayer assemblies, etc. It may be used to view more general molecules, as VMD can read standard Protein Data Bank (PDB) files and display the contained structure. VMD provides a wide variety of methods for rendering and coloring a molecule: simple points and lines, CPK spheres and cylinders, licorice bonds, backbone tubes and ribbons, cartoon drawings, and others. VMD can be used to animate and analyze the trajectory of a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. In particular, VMD can act as a graphical front end for an external MD program by displaying and animating a molecule undergoing simulation on a remote computer. |
| Homepage: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd |
| Download Page: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/Download/download.cgi |
| Documentation Page: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/docs.html |
| Screenshots Page: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/vmd-1.6/screenshots/ |
| Version History: Version: 1.6a3 Release Date: 10-06-2000 Version: 1.5 Release Date: 06-28-2000 Version: 1.4 Release Date: 01-07-2000 Version: 1.3 Release Date: 04-05-1999 Version: 1.2 Release Date: 08-01-1999 Version: 1.1 Release Date: 05-15-1996 Version: 1.0 Release Date: 07-01-1995 |
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