Tug mouse mode: There is no registered Platform called "OpenCL"

[goddard@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        macOS-15.4.1-arm64-arm-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.11.dev202505062043 (2025-05-06 20:43:22 UTC)
Description
Tug mouse mode is broken, probably by new OpenMM from PyPi.

Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.11.dev202505062043 (2025-05-06)  
© 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open 1mtx format mmcif fromDatabase pdb

1mtx title:  
Determination of the three-dimensional structure of margatoxin by 1H, 13C, 15N
triple-resonance nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy [more info...]  
  
Chain information for 1mtx  
---  
Chain | Description | UniProt  
1.1/A 1.2/A 1.3/A 1.4/A 1.5/A 1.6/A 1.7/A 1.8/A 1.9/A 1.10/A 1.11/A 1.12/A 1.13/A 1.14/A 1.15/A 1.16/A 1.17/A 1.18/A 1.19/A 1.20/A 1.21/A 1.22/A 1.23/A | MARGATOXIN | SCKM_CENMA 1-39  
  

> delete #1.2-40

> show atoms

> ui mousemode right tug

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/mouse_modes/mousemodes.py", line 654, in <lambda>  
gw.mousePressEvent = lambda e, s=self: s._dispatch_mouse_event(e,
"mouse_down")  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/mouse_modes/mousemodes.py", line 556, in
_dispatch_mouse_event  
f(MouseEvent(event, modifiers=modifiers))  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/tug/tugatoms.py", line 88, in mouse_down  
self._pick_atom(pick)  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/tug/tugatoms.py", line 97, in _pick_atom  
self._tugger = st = StructureTugger(a.structure)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/tug/tugatoms.py", line 259, in __init__  
self._create_openmm_system()  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/tug/tugatoms.py", line 448, in _create_openmm_system  
platform = mm.Platform.getPlatformByName(self._platform_name)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/openmm/openmm.py", line 19448, in getPlatformByName  
return _openmm.Platform_getPlatformByName(name)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
openmm.OpenMMException: There is no registered Platform called "OpenCL"  
  
openmm.OpenMMException: There is no registered Platform called "OpenCL"  
  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/openmm/openmm.py", line 19448, in getPlatformByName  
return _openmm.Platform_getPlatformByName(name)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  




OpenGL version: 4.1 Metal - 89.4
OpenGL renderer: Apple M2 Ultra
OpenGL vendor: Apple

Python: 3.11.4
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.8.1, Qt 6.8.2
Qt runtime version: 6.8.2
Qt platform: cocoa
Hardware:

    Hardware Overview:

      Model Name: Mac Studio
      Model Identifier: Mac14,14
      Model Number: Z1800003VLL/A
      Chip: Apple M2 Ultra
      Total Number of Cores: 24 (16 performance and 8 efficiency)
      Memory: 64 GB
      System Firmware Version: 11881.101.1
      OS Loader Version: 11881.101.1

Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 15.4.1 (24E263)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 24.4.0
      Time since boot: 13 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes

Graphics/Displays:

    Apple M2 Ultra:

      Chipset Model: Apple M2 Ultra
      Type: GPU
      Bus: Built-In
      Total Number of Cores: 60
      Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
      Metal Support: Metal 3
      Displays:
        PHL 278B1:
          Resolution: 3840 x 2160 (2160p/4K UHD 1 - Ultra High Definition)
          UI Looks like: 1920 x 1080 @ 60.00Hz
          Main Display: Yes
          Mirror: Off
          Online: Yes
          Rotation: Supported


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[Tom Goddard]

Fixed.

We switched to using the new PyPi OpenMM and our code was still setting an OpenMM environment variable telling it to find plugin libraries in the ChimeraX lib directory but they are no longer there. Took out the environment variable code and it is working now.