CHIMERAX VR

 @Hiloni (04/05/21)

Description

Chimerax VR is the software that allows display and analysis of molecular structures and density maps.

Tutorials

Instaling Chimerax VR on Oculus Quest 2- link

Download and Open Dataset- link

Data Soruces/Format

Data can be loaded through open -> select data -> enter command - vr on.

Chimerax Session-

Supported file formats: ".cxs"

Chimerax Commnd Line files-

Supported file format: ".cxc", enter code directly in command line

Chimerax BILD object-

Supported file format- ". bild", ".bld"

Chimerax Map-

Supported file format- ".cmap", ".cmp"

Density Map-

Supported File format- "*.brix"

Medical Images

Supported formats: "DICOM medical imaging"

Other file formats-

"Amira Mesh (.am), APBS potential(".dx"), AutoDock PDBQT(".pdbqt")

VR Controls

Instructions on how to navigate through ChimeraxVR can be found here.

Environment

Multiple User

Allows multiple user to join using the meeting command and meeting tool. Find more instructions here.

Single User 

Allow you to edit and work in your workspace independently.

Communication

Meeting name-

For multiple users collaboration, Meeting is created by one user and other users can join the meeting.

Participant Name and Photo-

A test identifier for individuals with anem to identify other users in the meeting. Also, you can upload an image to represnt participant's headset position.

Pointer-

By default the pointer color of cones is lime in VR, each participant can change color of pointer.

Minimum System Requirements (VR Mode)

OS: Windows 10,  MAC and linux(less stable) 

GPU: GTX 1080 Ti

CPU: Intel i5-4590

MEMORY: 64 GB

VR Headset: HTC Vive, Vive Pro, Oculus Rift, Samsung, Odyssey and Windows Mixed Reality

Documentation

https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/vr.html

Metrics

Accessibility: The estimated time for someone to load and start visualizing data in VR

Usage: Evaluation of software's use for the following purposes

Pricing

Personal Use/Academic/Government/Non-profit (Free)

ChimeraX Commercial Licensing-

You will need to get a non-exclusive, nontransferable, 3-year license. 

ChimeraX Single User License: $2,000 USD per site

ChimeraX Six User License: $10,000 USD per site

ChimeraX Unlimited User License: $20,000 USD per site

More details about the licensing and cost can be found here.


Limitations

Some of the limitations of using this software can be found here.