Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This tutorial series is an introductory guide to visualizing PDB structures and creating graphics and animations with the Mol* Viewer available at http://www.rcsb.org.
Access the full series here:
lpdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/exploring-pdb-structures-in-3d-with-molstar
Video Guide
00:05 What is PDB ID?
00:52 Accessing the Structure Summary Page using PDB ID
01:08 Identifying the structure components on the Structure Summary page
01:46 Accessing the 3D Viewer Mol* and basic overview of the interface
02:44 Removing residual water molecules
03:00 Mouse operations in the 3D Viewport
03:21 Adding and removing molecular representations for each component type
04:03. Focusing on individual elements and showing non-covalent interactions
05:23 Adjusting which non-covalent interactions to show
05:39 Adjusting color theme for components: data driven color themes
06:14 Adjusting color themes for components: illustrative color theme
07:01 Creating selections and changing colors for selected elements
08:10 Deleting selected elements
08:55 Creating new components from selections
09:42 Stylizing and saving images
Detailed Mol* documentation is available at rcsb.org/docs/3d-viewers/mol*/getting-started.
This tutorial series is an introductory guide to visualizing PDB structures and creating graphics and animations with the Mol* Viewer available at http://www.rcsb.org.
Access the full series here:
lpdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/exploring-pdb-structures-in-3d-with-molstar
Video Guide
00:05 What is PDB ID?
00:52 Accessing the Structure Summary Page using PDB ID
01:08 Identifying the structure components on the Structure Summary page
01:46 Accessing the 3D Viewer Mol* and basic overview of the interface
02:44 Removing residual water molecules
03:00 Mouse operations in the 3D Viewport
03:21 Adding and removing molecular representations for each component type
04:03. Focusing on individual elements and showing non-covalent interactions
05:23 Adjusting which non-covalent interactions to show
05:39 Adjusting color theme for components: data driven color themes
06:14 Adjusting color themes for components: illustrative color theme
07:01 Creating selections and changing colors for selected elements
08:10 Deleting selected elements
08:55 Creating new components from selections
09:42 Stylizing and saving images
Detailed Mol* documentation is available at rcsb.org/docs/3d-viewers/mol*/getting-started.
