
A new production release of UCSF Chimera (version 1.12) is available: http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/download.html Download is free for noncommercial use. Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux. New since version 1.11 (see release notes for the full list): http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/relnotes/1.12.html General I/O, Display: * Updated URLs for fetching PDB, mmCIF, EDS * improved initial display of EDS difference map (shows both positive and negative isosurfaces) * "click-to-center" mouse mode (default Ctrl-right button) uses surface vertex instead of entire surface * "clip" and "thickness" commands prevent placing the back plane in front of the front plane Structure Analysis and Modeling: * AmberTools updated to version 17 * Add Charge uses precalculated charges for NAD and NDP * Morph Conformations "core fraction" exposed for more control over hinge detection * "hbonds" command option to show as dashed or dotted lines Bugfixes * Mol2 output includes metal-coordination bonds * Dock Prep consistent handling of alternate locations in adjacent residues Note: most new development focuses on ChimeraX, also available: http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/ Enjoy! On behalf of the Chimera team, Elaine ---------- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco