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.
its cool but could use some improvement
I am a material scientist and this app is a really cool app for my major. If done correctly you could build and analyze crystal structures and it would be a great visual aid. The only down side is making structures is near impossible because you place atoms in 3 dimensions so you don't know how deep you're placing an atom, and once you place it, you can't move it in anyway. Even something as simple as allowing you to change the angle between bonds would make a large improvement in molecule and crystal structure building. Overall a cool app but little things here and there would make it a lot better
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Confusing
I'm new to the iPad and it's apps, but have used molecule drawing programs on a Windows machine for several years for educational purposes. After putting a collection of atoms together
In this app, I can find no way to optimize the structure so bond angles are correct.
In this app, I can find no way to optimize the structure so bond angles are correct.
Seriously lacking features
I am a high school chem teacher and was excited about this app. There are some very nice features; measure bond angles, rotate the molecules, nice 3D views. This app however lacks some key features. First there needs to be a tutorial about the app. Also there must be a bond optimizer, so that when a molecule is built it actually reflects the true geometry found in nature. It is a useless app unless these changes are made.
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Totally unintuitive
Has a lot of IPAD development tool technical features, but as a useful tool? Pretty bad
Useless
After 30 minutes it was still impossible to get the molecules I wanted to appear on the screen and I'm talking simple: benzene, cyclohexane (never mind something "complex" like aspirin or a chiral molecule).
Doesn't work as advertised. Save your money and download a free modeling program for your Mac or PC.
Doesn't work as advertised. Save your money and download a free modeling program for your Mac or PC.
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A good basic modeler
Still learning the basics, so I'm sure I've missed some aspects, but it covers quite a few functions, display styles, has a full periodic table with lots of data.
I haven't found a bond-angle optimizer, yet, and hope it's either in there, or coming soon, as atom placement is tricky, even for simple molecules, and things come out with strange bends, kinks, and angles that Nature wouldn't tolerate.
Has some nice tools for building nanotubes, crystals, potential energy surfaces, and individual molecules. Haven't figured out saving, yet. It saves a file with the name, but size of 0 bytes, which is empty on reload.
Some nice samples included, reads numerous formats, and I'm looking forward to future versions and building new structures with it. Hope to eventually be able to design nano-structures with it, but first need to figure out placement & angle issues mentioned above.
Is there a manual somewhere? Quick-reference on controls is handy, but advanced use will require more details as to what various functions do/are for.
I haven't found a bond-angle optimizer, yet, and hope it's either in there, or coming soon, as atom placement is tricky, even for simple molecules, and things come out with strange bends, kinks, and angles that Nature wouldn't tolerate.
Has some nice tools for building nanotubes, crystals, potential energy surfaces, and individual molecules. Haven't figured out saving, yet. It saves a file with the name, but size of 0 bytes, which is empty on reload.
Some nice samples included, reads numerous formats, and I'm looking forward to future versions and building new structures with it. Hope to eventually be able to design nano-structures with it, but first need to figure out placement & angle issues mentioned above.
Is there a manual somewhere? Quick-reference on controls is handy, but advanced use will require more details as to what various functions do/are for.
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Help!
It is a cool app but I hit the full screen button and I can't get it back to the regular screen. Help!
10 thumbs up
love it.
