Rhorix: Software for drawing the results of calculations of molecules

What is it about?

This paper describes a tool which can be added to Blender, a free and powerful computer graphics program. The new tool allows all of the features of blender to be used to create high-quality, captivating images of the structure of molecules, and of the shapes that individual atoms take on inside molecules.

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Why is it important?

The software represents a significant step forward in the technology used to create the images, allowing the use of state-of-the-art rendering programs. The paper also describes a general form in which the information of interest can be stored, allowing the program to become more general.