1. Introduction | ![]() |
Starting from the release 1.3, the VEGA Win32 package has a powerful graphic interface, based on OpenGL 3D library. This feature allows to execute in simple way the standard VEGA operations and introduces a 3D view of molecules. The most important functions implemented trough the graphic interface are:
3D Graphic Features:
Strong OpenGL hardware acceleration (depending on your graphic card).
3D molecule view (wireframe, CPK wireframe, CPK solid, VdW wireframe, VdW solid).
3D surface view with most coloring methods (property, atom type and custom).
3D object manipulation.
3D interactive monitors (distance, angle, torsion and angle between two planes).
Lighting (available with hardware acceleration only).
Smooth animations.
Color properties.
Labels (atom name, element, atom type, atom number, atomic charge, fixing value, residue, residue name, residue number).
Multiple atom selection.
Mouse control for rotations, translations, scale operations and animations.
Atom picking.
Graphic User Interface:
All VEGA functions are available trough menu and/or requesters.
Extended menu with accelerators.
Context menu.
Buttons, radio buttons, combo boxes, list boxes, check boxes and sliders.
Cut, Copy & Paste operations.
Command console with command history.
Glass windows.
Integrated Html help.
Editing:
Add, change remove atom/s.
Add, change, remove bond/s.
Connectivity builder and bond type finder.
Change torsions.
Solvent cluster builder.
Add solvent.
Add ions.
Calculation Tools:
Analysis of molecular dynamics trajectory files.
Molecular similarity (superimposition).
Graphic interface for BioDock 3.0.
Graphic interface for Mopac 6 (included in the package).
Molecular properties.
Interaction analysis of ligand-receptor complexes.
Secondary structure prediction (Predator).
Extra Tools:
PDB interface to download the structures directly in VEGA (PowerNet plugin).
Integrated Mini Text Editor.
Integrated Graph Editor.
Task manager.
Dhrystone test.
External Tools:
File decompressor (WinDD).
REBOL Web server for on-line documentation.
Scripting Language:
REBOL scripting language for batch processing, multiple calculations and multiple host communication. The REBOL interpreter is included in the OpenGL package.
Support for standard batch files trough SendVegaCmd command.
Other language can be used writing a simple interface code.
Other features:
Plugin system to expand the VEGA capabilities.
Full language localization (locale.dll).
Pentium optimized code and 586, 686, Pentium 4, K6, Athlon/Duron DLLs (TurboPack) for maximum performances.
Demo.