Download VMD on your PC

VMD (Visual Molecular Dynamics) is an excellent molecular graphics package created by the University of Illinois. The code may be downloaded for free and is recommended for all your molecular simulation work. It is easy to use with codes like DL_POLY.

Procedure

1. Using your web browser go to the VMD website: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/ . (Save this address among your favourites.)
2. On the left of the home web page is a link entitled Dowload VMD. Click on that and you will be taken to the Software Downloads page. There you may click on the version appropriate for your machine.
3. Choosing a version will send you to a registration page, where you are invited to pick a username and password for yourself to logon. This is followed by a brief registration form which asks for contact and affiliation details. After entering these you may proceed to download.
4. Follow the given instructions form there. It is simplest to accept any recommended defaults, unless you know exactly what you are doing.