CellBlender Tutorials and Examples¶
NOTE: Screenshots in this tutorial are for Blender version 2.79. CellBlender releases 4.x use Blender version 2.93 and this tutorial was not updated yet. Some hints on how to use CellBlender with Blender version 2.93 are described in Using CellBlender with Blender 2.93.
Section 1 is an introduction to Blender, sections 2-6 show how to build simple CellBlender models. Sections 7-11 introduce more advanced features and optimizations. Tutorials in section 13 are outdated and will gradually lose support with newer versions of MCell.
Documentation and tutorial on MCell4 Python API can be found here.
- 1. Blender Basics
- 2. Required Software
- 3. Single Molecule Diffusion
- 4. Add Simple Mesh Geometry
- 5. Unimolecular Reactions
- 6. Bimolecular Reactions
- 7. Advanced Features
- 8. Advanced Models
- 9. Optimizing Your Simulation
- 10. Mesh Analysis
- 11. Repairing Meshes
- 12. CellBlender Examples
- 13. FAQ
- 14. Features supported in older versions of MCell
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