This is a well known visual effect and is commonly used to help show depth on a 2D display. One thing you might notice is that when you are rotating the structure, it looks more three-dimensional than when it is static. Try all of these and get used to moving the structure around. Now as you move the mouse around the structure will pan in the window. Moving the mouse left or right will rotate the structure in the appropriate direction.įinally, you can pan the structure by holding the Shift key down and double clicking in the window and holding the mouse button down. Moving the mouse down will make the structure grow as your point of view moves towards it. Moving the mouse up will make the structure appear smaller as your point of view moves away.

You can also zoom the structure in and out by clicking in the window and holding both the left mouse button and Shift key on your keyboard down. This isn’t a static image and the molecule can be moved around by clicking in the window and dragging the mouse while holding the left mouse button down.

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