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VMD

Description

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VMD is a molecular visualization program for displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems using 3-D graphics and built-in scripting.

Environment Modules

Run module spider vmd to find out what environment modules are available for this application.

Environment Variables

  • HPC_VMD_DIR - installation directory
  • HPC_VMD_BIN - executable directory
  • HPC_VMD_LIB - library directory

Additional Usage Information

If 3D visualization is required you will need to run this software on a HWGUI partition.

Citation

If you publish research that uses vmd you have to cite it as follows:

Humphrey, W., Dalke, A., & Schulten, K. (1996). VMD: Visual molecular dynamics. Journal of Molecular Graphics, 14(1), 33–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/0263-7855(96)00018-5

For more information, visit the official How to Cite VMD webpage

Categories

visualization, animation, graphics