Hypsometric mapping based visualization of (bio)macromolecular 3D structures

The «hypsometric» maps used in cartography are herein adapted to represent and analyze 3D organization of biomacromolecular and nonbiological nanostructures, especially those with cylindrical symmetry. 3D models of (bio)macromolecules are projection-mapped onto planes to show the mutual position of atoms, while the depth on projection planes is color-coded to display the relative positions of atoms. The method is implemented as a Python-program within in the environment of Blender 3D-editor.