Protein Visualisation Workshop

Protein visualisation workshop for MIPS, February 02-03, 2023.

Before the Workshop

Ensure you have downloaded and installed the latest Blender (currently 3.4.1), as well as downloaded and installed the latest Molecular Nodes. Instructions can be followed on the Installation page. If you are on an M1 or M2 Mac, try your best to follow the installation instructions (they are slightly more complicated). If you have trouble we can help you on the day.

What to Bring

If you have access to more than one laptop, the most powerful laptop you can get your hands on. Blender is well optimised to run even on older and less powerful computers, but the more powerful the computer, the easier your journey will be.

  • Laptop
    • the more powerful the better (specifically GPU)
  • Power cable
    • you WILL run out of battery otherwise
  • External 3-button mouse
    • not a requirement, but will make working in Blender easier

Workshop Outline

  1. Absolute introduction to Blender (really basics)
  • The different workspaces
  • How to move the camera around
  • How to move objects around

  1. How to import structures (from pymol / chimerax)

  2. Molecular Nodes (basics of)

  3. Membrane scene / complicated scene

  4. Showing some animations

  5. Recap of the first day / and what can be done

  6. More on molecular nodes and what people want to play around with.