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Use this topic if you are setting up SAMSON for the first time, getting oriented after installation, or returning and want a fast refresher on the basics. It brings setup, interface orientation, navigation, first structure loading, and early help options into one place. Follow the full sequence if you are new to SAMSON, or use the guided paths below to jump directly to the part you need.

Who this topic is for#

  • First-time SAMSON users
  • Users setting up SAMSON on a new workstation
  • Returning users who need a refresher on the interface and loading basics
  • Users deciding whether to use tutorials, SAMSON AI, or SAMSON Connect early

What you will be able to do afterward#

  • Verify the requirements and install SAMSON
  • Launch SAMSON and recognize the main parts of the interface
  • Move around the viewport and choose a default editor
  • Load or fetch a first structure and understand how documents work
  • Choose the right help path for onboarding
  1. Getting Started - Read this first for the broad onboarding overview and first-launch context. Foundational.
  2. Requirements and Platforms - Confirm operating-system support, graphics requirements, and Linux dependencies before installation. Foundational if not installed yet.
  3. Install SAMSON - Use this to complete the installer flow, sign-in steps, and key entry. Foundational if not installed yet.
  4. First look: the interface - Learn the main parts of the interface so later instructions are easier to follow. Foundational.
  5. Moving around - Learn viewport controls and the default editors used for navigation and selection. Foundational.
  6. Loading molecules - Open or fetch a first structure and understand where documents, files, and shared data appear. Foundational.
  7. Interactive tutorials - Use the built-in guided walkthroughs after you know where the main interface parts are. Optional.
  8. SAMSON AI - Use the assistant for questions, commands, selections, and scripts once the basics are familiar. Optional / task-specific.
  9. SAMSON Connect - Go here when you need downloads, extensions, account settings, or shared documents. Task-specific.
  10. Webinars - Use the recordings for a refresher or feature survey rather than as your primary start point. Optional.

Read this first#

Start with Getting Started. If SAMSON is not installed yet, continue immediately with Requirements and Platforms and Install SAMSON.

You can skip this for now if...#

  • You already have SAMSON running on a supported machine, in which case you can skip Requirements and Platforms and Install SAMSON
  • You only need local first-run basics, in which case you can skip SAMSON Connect
  • You prefer direct documentation instead of guided walkthroughs, in which case you can skip Interactive tutorials
  • You are not using assistant-led workflows yet, in which case you can skip SAMSON AI
  • You want the fastest route to hands-on work, in which case you can skip Webinars

Suggested paths#

Where to go next#

  • Work with structures - After loading a document, continue with selection, inspection, measurement, and undo/redo.
  • Build and edit - Go here when you want to modify or construct systems.
  • Visualize and present - Continue here when your next goal is clearer visualization, labeling, rendering, or presentation output.

Notes#

SAMSON Connect appears here because downloads, keys, extensions, and shared documents are part of onboarding, while deeper collaboration workflows live later in Share and collaborate.