3D Molecules Edit & Test at Mac App Store analyse

“3D Molecules Edit & Test” allows one to build and manipulate 3D molecular models of organic and inorganic compounds. The key features of “3D Molecules Edit & Test” are 3D printing support and the "Test yourself" mode that allows learners to check their knowledge of the 3D structure of molecules. This is a valuable tool for chemistry students when learning about molecular bonding and orbitals with the aid of 3D visualisation. The app is great for any high school or college student in chemistry courses.


Are you looking for apps that allow students to construct molecules with 3D visualization?

“3D Molecules Edit & Test” is a very effective app for this purpose as it allows organic and inorganic molecular structures to be built with single, double and triple bonds, as well as cyclic compounds. The molecules can be visualised in 3D using stick, ball and stick and space-filling (CPK) models.

Important information about the molecule can be displayed. For example, it is possible to visualise the atomic orbitals, see electronic effects using arrows and identify bond lengths and element symbols.

3D printing offers a unique and straightforward approach to fabricate plastic 3D models of molecules and extended solids. "3D Molecules Edit & Test" has option to directly export the model as an STL file (most 3D printers recognize this format).

In building these molecules, guidance is initially needed to show how to use the software. There is a help button that provides clear and concise screen shots demonstrating how to use the app.

"3D Molecules Edit & Test" allows the users to open and view molecules in SDF or PDB format files, for example, from NCBIs PubChem (http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), a public database of compounds or from RCSB Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb).

Once the molecules are built, they can be saved or emailed. This is another good feature for assessment as students can send molecules to the teacher and the image opens directly in the email.

Features:
• Export molecules for 3D Printing (STL file format).
• Building molecule model of any organic or inorganic compound using
most of periodic table elements.
• Loading, editing and saving molecule in SDF file format.
• Loading, editing and saving molecule in PDB file format.
• Support of single, double and triple bonds.
• Building molecule models of cyclic compounds.
• Visualization of Wireframe style, Stick style, Ball and Stick,
Spacefill (CPK) models.
• Visualization of atomic orbitals and electron effects.
• Availability of information about the bond length and chemical
element symbols in the molecule.
• Bond-angle optimization.
• Saving and sending the created model by e-mail.
• Export to VRML format for builded molecule.

This is a valuable tool for beginner chemistry students when learning
about molecular bonding and orbitals with the aid of 3D visualisation.

Tutorial video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpJesoFTr00
Tutorial presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/ssuser3956a7/3-d-mol-mac-english

disappointed

• ★★☆☆☆   JJGwashere 9 years ago ( v 1.1 )

I purchase this app thinking that I could easily create 3d molecule pictures in my chemistery lab reports but I am so frustrated with the lack of user friendly formatting that I recommend that no one should purchase this app. I find it difficult to see what button does what function when constructing anything. I am really disappointed with the formatting of this app which ruins all of the other descent parts of it. (A note to the developers) -Please have a tutorial video on how to use this becuase I am mad that I wasted my money on this difficult to use app that is impossible to operate.

Заявленные возможности не реализованы!!!

• ★☆☆☆☆   Ivan Fedulov 9 years ago ( v 1.3 )

1. Очень неудобный интерфейс: нет полноэкранного режима, поэтому низ окна маячит ниже границы экрана. Размер окна изменить нельзя. То есть будьте готовы, что часть молекулы будет обрезана. 2. Помощи не существует: это опять же немасштабируемое окно, уходящее за пределы экрана. 3. Заявлено, что я могу смоделировать любую органическую молекулу и неорганическую молекулу, но я не могу поставить водородную связь. И это далеко не все недостатки ((( Авторам: верните деньги!

worthless!!!

• ☆☆☆☆☆   gtjackets09 9 years ago

If i could give this negative stars, i would! This app wont let you even make bonds. The tutorial freezes on the first page and thats it. I had to use google to find an “effective” tutorial and even then it didnt help. Don’t waste your money!

The app doesnt fit the screne… makes it unusable

• ☆☆☆☆☆   acake2290 8 years ago

This app would be great if one were able resized so the app could be some what functional… that would be great… I will give a better rating and tell all my chemistry friends about it if you made the app fit the actually screne for a Macbook 13-inch Pro….

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