Jmol is a free, open source molecule viewer for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry. Jmol is cross-platform, running on Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows systems.
� The JmolApplet is a web browser applet that can be integrated into web pages.
� The Jmol application is a standalone Java application that runs on the desktop.
� The JmolViewer is a development tool kit that can be integrated into other Java applications.
Jmol v10 is a complete rearchitecture and rewrite of Jmol, undertaken in the Spring of 2003, with the specific goal of developing Jmol into a replacement for the Chime Plug-in.
Jmol v10 retains most of the features and functionality of the previous Jmol releases while offering significant enhancments in the following areas:
� true 3D graphics engine that requires no special hardware
� 24 bit color with accurate lighting and shading
� substantially higher rendering performance
� handles large macromolecules with excellent performance
� protein/nucleic acid secondary structure graphics
� RasMol/Chime script compatibility
Here are some key features of "Jmol":
· Free, open-source software licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
· Applet, Application, and Systems Integration Component
· Cross-platform
· Supports all major web browsers
· High-performance 3D rendering with no hardware requirements
· File formats
· Animations
· Vibrations
· basic unit-cell support
· schematic shapes for secondary structures
· measurements
· RasMol/Chime scripting language support
· JavaScript support library
· Exports to .jpg, .pdf, and PovRay
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· bug fix: undocumented/unoperational navigation ON/OFF removed
· bug fix: spacegroup "-- [--]" displayed when load command option SPACEGROUP is used
· bug fix: quaternionFrame default now "p"
· bug fix: quaternion difference off by one group
· bug fix: mol2 reader not properly allowing override of CRYSIN unit cell record
· bug fix: draw picking in multimodel context causes null pointer exception
· bug fix: WRITE MO does not work when no current MO is present
