See examples of AniMol visualizations using different file formats and styles.
Importing molecules from a database is easy:
The perspective (style) you upload your molecule is what everyone will see:
You can apply a consitent style by giving AniMol a style file (advanced):
Several pdb or cif files can be uploaded simultaneously to create a 3d movie.
To specify the order of the uploaded files, a movie plan file can be used. To see an example:
The movie plan contains all the x.pdb files specifying the order. The movie.plan must contain all the x.pdb files and must only contain file names which exist. A movie.plan must also include a blank line; the file BEFORE the blank line is the 1st that will be used in the 3d movie. Note, there can only be 1 blank line, and it must not be located on the 1st line. To upload your own files with a movie plan:.
Movie plan files work the same way with both pdb and cif files
Instead of uploading individual "frames" (multiple pdb or cif files), a dcd file with a psf file can be uploaded, which can contain a whole trajectory. For an example: