MOLCAD — Computer Aided Visualization and Manipulation of Models in Molecular Science

Visualization techniques in the field of molecular science as realized in the modeling package MOLCAD are described. The MOLCAD package was developed in the group of the authors. It provides state of the art interactive techniques for display and manipulation of three dimensional molecular structures, and molecular properties. MOLCAD offers the standard features used in the field of molecular modeling and advanced tools for the visualization of related data. The visualization techniques are described, and some examples for the application are given.

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