3DMolSym
is an educational program designed to visualize the symmetry elements of
molecules and to animate the corresponding symmetry operations in an interactive
3D environment. It is aimed to help chemistry students conceive the
symmetry properties of the molecular structure.
3DMolSym includes a database with symmetry
and geometry data of 48 organic and inorganic molecules, corresponding
to all point groups of chemical interest.
The user can search the database via the Graphical User Interface and
filter the molecules by their symmetry elements or point group . The user
can also filter the symmetry elements of a selected molecule by their
type or by their order.
With 3DMolSym you can:
- Preview any set of symmetry elements of a selected molecule.
- Display each symmetry element and perform the corresponding symmetry
operation in a 3D environment.
- Display a molecule in Ball n' Stick or Wireframe format.
- Rotate, translate and zoom a molecule to any viewpoint.
- Store and recall 4 preferred view points.
- Adjust the speed and pause the animation of a symmetry operation
.
- View information about the symmetry elements and point group of a
molecule.

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