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Figure 7

From: SketchBio: a scientist’s 3D interface for molecular modeling and animation

Figure 7

Architecture. SketchBio harnesses existing libraries and programs (shown in pink) to avoid replicating existing state-of-the-art algorithms. It also makes use of standard file formats, devices, and services (shown in purple) to provide maximum interoperability with existing modeling, rendering, and analysis workflows. Some techniques are internal, some are harnessed to appear to the user as internal (double arrows) and some are accessed via standard formats. SketchBio currently includes three types of output: real-time rendering for model and structure comprehension, high-quality offline rendering for animation (through Blender), and simulated confocal microscopy stacks for analysis and comparison to experiment (through UNC’s Microscope Simulator). It includes custom code only for the real-time interaction, animation, and modeling portions and for its novel features.

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