I've posted a very detailed walkthrough of the ePMV GUI (embedded Python Molecular Viewer) for users to follow in the form of a survey so we can collect information about performance issues and bugs that might be specific to particular systems/graphics cards, etc.
http://www.autopack.org/support/surveys/epmv-basics-tutorial-surveyPlease help us to improve the software by completing the tasks and answering the questions and become an "advanced-intermediate" molecular graphics artist no matter what your background.
The current version of the Sci-Viz plugin and the uPy plugins ePMV/autoPack are quite stable and new functions are being added (undimmed) to the GUI every few days, so please update frequently!
I've also updated the installation videos to show how easy the new Sci-Viz .msi and uPy .msi installers are. A practiced user can install everything (python 2.6, Sci-Viz, uPy_with_ePMV_&_autoPack in <6 minutes from scratch.)
See links on the main installation page:
http://www.autopack.org/download/3d-studio-max-installation