Neurosnap provides browser-based viewers and service-specific visualizations on job result pages. Use them to inspect molecular context and computed outputs before downloading files or starting another calculation.
Open the relevant view
For completed computations, open the job page and choose an available structure, candidate, or visualization. For direct inspection of a file, start from the viewer directory and choose a viewer that accepts that file type.
Available controls and supported formats depend on the viewer. A molecular structure viewer and a trajectory analysis report serve different purposes; inspect each tool’s output description before deciding how to open a file.
Inspect molecular identity first
Before judging a pose or fold, check that you are viewing the intended model and assembly:
- Are the correct chains present, including repeated chains and binding partners?
- Are ligands, ions, waters, and nucleic acids present where expected?
- Does the model represent the intended sequence, mutations, and construct boundaries?
- Are residue numbering and chain identifiers consistent with the selections you used?
Use chain display, representation, coloring, and selection controls where available to separate components. Inspect local regions as well as the whole assembly.
Interpret visual evidence
For predicted structures, relate coloring to the actual quantity stored in the file or selected by the viewer. A B-factor column may contain a model confidence value rather than an experimental displacement parameter. Read the service’s definitions.
For docking, review ligand placement, steric clashes, pocket occupancy, and chemically plausible contacts. A convincing picture is not proof of binding. Compare poses and scores using the method’s output definitions.
For designed proteins, check the intended interface, protected motifs, and the target context. For simulations, a single frame cannot establish stability or convergence; analyze the trajectory.
Preserve the underlying results
Keep the original coordinate files and result tables. A screenshot is useful for communication, but it is not a substitute for coordinates, settings, or quantitative evidence.
Before reusing a structure, check the next tool’s accepted formats and whether any displayed changes were actually exported. Hiding a chain in a viewer does not necessarily remove it from the downloaded file.
Continue with Jobs and results or Repair and validate a structure.