MDMOVIE - A MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS VIEWING TOOL

The graphics program MDMovie (Molecular Dynamics Movie), written in C using IRIS GL graphics library calls, is designed to facilitate the vi sualization and interpretation of empirical force field data. MDMovie was created and initially adapted in accord with the needs of physical chemists and thereafter became an expandable analysis tool. Capabilit ies include the display of chemical structure, animation of molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo trajectories, and the visual representation o f various vector and scalar dynamical properties. In addition to being a research tool, MDMovie has features for creating presentation video s and hardcopy output. A library is also available for linking to Fort ran simulation codes running on a remote machine and connecting to MDM ovie via a socket connection. MDMovie continues to be an ongoing resea rch project and new features are actively being added in collaboration with various research groups. Future plans include porting to OpenGL and the design of an XII-based user interface. (C) 1996 by Elsevier Sc ience Inc.