NanoEngineer-1 is an open-source molecular modeling and simulation system that looks and feels like SolidWorks. It features an easy-to-use interactive 3D graphical user interface for designing and modeling large, atomically precise composite systems like molecular machines, DNA, carbon nanotubes, peptide chains, machine elements, etc.

For simulation and analysis, NanoEngineer-1 supports multiple molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics systems in a single environment, providing a wide range of nano-scale simulation capabilities. The following molecular dynamics and quantum chemistry packages are supported:

• GROMACS
• GAMESS
• PC GAMESS
• Massively Parallel Quantum Chemistry (MPQC) Program

1. Gallery

1.1. Molecular machines

1.2. Carbon nanotubes

1.3. Structural DNA nanotechnology

1.4. Molecular manufacturing

1.5. About these images

2. Helpful Links

3. Video

Developer/user group: http://groups.google.com/group/nanoengineer-dev

More information about these images can be found on the nanorex.com gallery.

Many of the images and animations in these galleries have been rendered with QuteMol, a new open-source, interactive, high quality molecular visualization system which exploits the latest GPU capabilities through OpenGL shaders to offers an array of innovative visual effects. QuteMol was developed by Marco Tarini and Paolo Cignoni of the Visual Computing Lab at ISTI - CNR.

• Nanorex http://nanorex.com/
• mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/nanoengineer-dev
• wiki http://nanoengineer-1.net/

In particular:

• Getting NE-1
• Need help?
• Documentation including manuals, tutorials, videos, API docs, etc.
• Getting involved

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEYN18d7gHg

The nanofactory animation was funded by a challenge grant. Read more here (Foresight Institute). The original files are here and here.