Blentom is a Blender addon to allow for simple import, scene setup, and rendering of files common in the electronic structure simulation community. Currently, it supports molecule-like atomic structures in all ASE supported files (e.g., .cube, POSCAR, .xyz, .pdb, etc.). Furthermore, wavefunction densities can additionally be loaded from .cube files and charge densities from CHGCAR files.
- Download the Addon: Download the
blentom.zipfile from the GitHub Page. - Install in Blender: Open Blender and navigate to
Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install..., then select theblentom.zipfile [1]. - Enable the Addon: Search for 'Blentom' in the Add-ons tab and enable it [2].
| [1] | On Windows Blender has to be executed in administrator mode. |
| [2] | The activation takes some time because external dependencies are installed. |
Navigate to the Scripting page inside Blender. There you find a console or you can load .py scripts or create new ones.
from blentom import Atoms, Camera
Atoms.read("path/to/input")
camera = Camera()
camera.render("path/to/output.png")If you just want to import common files use the appropriate entry under File > Import.
Inside the blentom/demo/scripts you can find a couple of demo scripts that highlight certain features.