3D Viewer

The 3D Viewer function integrates the Jmol/JSmol library to provide users with the capability to visualize chemical structures in three dimensions. This function offers an interactive and detailed exploration of molecular structures, allowing users to rotate, zoom, and adjust the 3D representations for a comprehensive understanding of the molecule's geometry and properties.

The function supports viewing various file formats, including CIF, MOL, SDF, PDB, and MOL2, enabling users to display structures with information.

Open it with the View in 3D button on a published record's detail page. Since version 3.0.1 the viewer is available to everyone — you no longer need to be signed in to inspect a published structure in three dimensions.

The walkthrough below opens a published record from the Publications list, presses View in 3D, and rotates the structure by click-and-drag. The viewer's own header states the controls: rotate by click-and-drag, zoom with the mouse wheel (or Shift + drag vertically), and right-click for the JSmol menu, which can save the view as a PNG.

Publications → a published record → View in 3D, then rotating the structure

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