ChemDoodle

About ChemDoodle

ChemDoodle is a web-based and on-premise chemical drawing and publishing software, which helps educational institutions build 2D and 3D molecular structures for demonstration purposes. Features include gamma correction, parallel processing, atom typing, file saving preferences, and predefined templates.

The application’s 3D graphics engine allows mentors to render text and show atom labels with required font, size, and color. Teachers can interact with models in real-time, generate relevant 3D coordinates, and prepare partial and complete chemical structures for display. Users can also add transparency effects on models and visualize objects with or without back faces. ChemDoodle 2D includes various drawing tools, which enables individuals to tag bonds or atoms, auto-layout attributes, perform structure cleaning, and create custom elemental color sets.

The software lets instructors generate multiple surface types and color functions for atoms, including Van der Waals, solvent accessible surfaces (SAS), and solvent excluded surfaces (SES). ChemDoodle 3D also offers integration with various third-party platforms and databases such as Twitter, PubChem, ChemSpider, and more.