Good but could be so much better
This is a great app for building models but the bond angles during optimization would make this a whole better, along with manipulation of said angles.
Good
Please allow manipulation of bond angles in next update. It's hard for example to make a chair conformation of cyclohexane using this app.
iMolecular Builder
This is a useful program to prepare high resolution molecular models with the standard molecular display types available, ease of drawing, automatic clean-up of structures, saving in a range of common formats and capturing as an image to illustrate chemical documents. There is a difficulty making complex structures, though a stylus is more precise than figure drawing. It would be useful to be able to save as a 3D image for inclusion in iBooks, where the molecule could come to life for the reader. I use a screen capture to save as an images for static document illustrations where retina display gives sharp resolution.
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Mind-bogglingly Confusing and Unfriendly UI
There is a great concept present in this app...but it is hidden behind one of the most utterly confusing user interfaces I have ever encountered. While the rendering engine makes the built-in templates look cool, simple operations (like editing a molecular structure or creating a new molecule) are baffling if not impossible.
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Difficult to work with
Yeah, I agree with some of the reviews here. It is a little difficult to create some of the simple molecules. I think it would be great if it had the option to just enter the compounds and hit enter and it create the molecular structure.
