The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform: macOS-15.6.1-arm64-arm-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.11.dev202510142259 (2025-10-14 22:59:05 UTC)
Description
There is a bug in the scene restore code where it calls the
restore_scene() method for a Model multiple times. In this session
I have 5 models and submodels open and restore_scene() is called 5 times
on my one VolumeSurface instance which makes it very slow.
This appears to be an indentation error on line 196 of scene/scene.py
where the for loop
for model, scene_info in self.scene_models.items():
is inside another for loop that loops over all the models.
Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.11.dev202510142259 (2025-10-14)
© 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
> open /Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/src/bundles/surface/test.cxs format
> session
Opened emdb 13483 as #1, grid size 200,200,200, pixel 3.67, shown at level
0.141, step 1, values float32
Log from Tue Oct 14 18:12:20 2025UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.11.dev202510142259
(2025-10-14)
© 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX
> open /Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/src/bundles/surface/test.cxs format
> session
No such file/path: /Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/src/bundles/surface/test.cxs
> open 13483 format ccp4 fromDatabase emdb
Opened emdb 13483 as #1, grid size 200,200,200, pixel 3.67, shown at level
0.07, step 1, values float32, fit PDB 7pkz
> ui tool show Scenes
> scenes save ""
> volume #1 level 0.1409
> surface dust #1 size 36.8
> scenes save ""
> open 7pkz format mmcif fromDatabase pdb
7pkz title:
Vault structure in committed conformation [more info...]
Chain information for 7pkz #2
---
Chain | Description | UniProt
A AA AB AC B BA BB C CA CB D DA DB E EA EB F FA FB G GA GB H HA HB I IA IB J JA JB K KA KB L LA LB M MA MB N NA NB O OA OB P PA PB Q QA QB R RA RB S SA SB T TA TB UA UB V VA VB W WA WB X XA XB Y YA YB Z ZA ZB | Major vault protein | MVP_RAT 1-861
> color zone #1 near #2 distance 22
> hide #!2 models
> color unzone #1
Expected a color or one of 'byatom', 'bychain', 'byelement', 'byhetero',
'byidentity', 'bymodel', 'bynucleotide', 'bypolymer', 'fromatoms',
'fromcartoons', 'fromribbons', or 'random' or a keyword
> usage color
color [objects] [color [what]] [target characters from 'abcfmprs']
[transparency a number] [halfbond true or false]
— color objects
objects: an objects specifier or nothing
color: a color or one of byatom, bychain, byelement, byhetero, byidentity,
bymodel, bynucleotide, bypolymer, fromatoms, fromcartoons, fromribbons, or
random
what: a collection of one of All, atoms, bonds, cartoons, labels, models,
pseudobonds, ribbons, rings, or surfaces
Subcommands are:
* color bfactor
* color byattribute
* color cylindrical
* color delete
* color electrostatic
* color gradient
* color height
* color image
* color list
* color modify
* color name
* color radial
* color sample
* color sequential
* color show
* color single
* color zone
> volume region all imageMode "full region"
> volume unzone
> mousemode rightMode "crop volume"
> volume style surface
> scenes save ""
> scenes restore 2
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True, 'model_color': array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)},
'version': 1, 'auto_remask_triangles': <chimerax.surface.dust.Redust object at
0x356cff410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True, 'model_color': array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)},
'version': 1, 'auto_remask_triangles': <chimerax.surface.dust.Redust object at
0x356cff410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True, 'model_color': array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)},
'version': 1, 'auto_remask_triangles': <chimerax.surface.dust.Redust object at
0x356cff410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True, 'model_color': array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)},
'version': 1, 'auto_remask_triangles': <chimerax.surface.dust.Redust object at
0x356cff410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True, 'model_color': array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)},
'version': 1, 'auto_remask_triangles': <chimerax.surface.dust.Redust object at
0x356cff410>}
> scenes restore 1
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.07, 'rgba': (0.6980392156862745,
0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0), 'show_mesh': False, 'model
state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False, 'display': True, 'model_color':
array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)}, 'version': 1}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.07, 'rgba': (0.6980392156862745,
0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0), 'show_mesh': False, 'model
state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False, 'display': True, 'model_color':
array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)}, 'version': 1}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.07, 'rgba': (0.6980392156862745,
0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0), 'show_mesh': False, 'model
state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False, 'display': True, 'model_color':
array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)}, 'version': 1}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.07, 'rgba': (0.6980392156862745,
0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0), 'show_mesh': False, 'model
state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False, 'display': True, 'model_color':
array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)}, 'version': 1}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.07, 'rgba': (0.6980392156862745,
0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0), 'show_mesh': False, 'model
state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False, 'display': True, 'model_color':
array([178, 178, 178, 255], dtype=uint8)}, 'version': 1}
> scenes restore 3
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True}, 'version': 1, 'auto_recolor_vertices':
<chimerax.surface.colorzone.ZoneColor object at 0x378a86410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True}, 'version': 1, 'auto_recolor_vertices':
<chimerax.surface.colorzone.ZoneColor object at 0x378a86410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True}, 'version': 1, 'auto_recolor_vertices':
<chimerax.surface.colorzone.ZoneColor object at 0x378a86410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True}, 'version': 1, 'auto_recolor_vertices':
<chimerax.surface.colorzone.ZoneColor object at 0x378a86410>}
restoring volume surface scene state {'volume': <chimerax.map.volume.Volume
object at 0x356ceaa90>, 'level': 0.14093779721315716, 'rgba':
(0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 0.6980392156862745, 1.0),
'show_mesh': False, 'model state': {'version': 1, 'selected': False,
'display': True}, 'version': 1, 'auto_recolor_vertices':
<chimerax.surface.colorzone.ZoneColor object at 0x378a86410>}
> save test.cxs
——— End of log from Tue Oct 14 18:12:20 2025 ———
> view name session-start
opened ChimeraX session
OpenGL version: 4.1 Metal - 89.4
OpenGL renderer: Apple M2 Ultra
OpenGL vendor: Apple
Python: 3.11.9
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.9.1, Qt 6.9.0
Qt runtime version: 6.9.2
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: 11881.140.96
OS Loader Version: 11881.140.96
Software:
System Software Overview:
System Version: macOS 15.6.1 (24G90)
Kernel Version: Darwin 24.6.0
Time since boot: 55 days
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
Installed Packages:
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appdirs: 1.4.4
appnope: 0.1.4
asttokens: 3.0.0
babel: 2.17.0
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blosc2: 3.10.0
build: 1.3.0
certifi: 2025.8.3
cftime: 1.6.4.post1
charset-normalizer: 3.4.3
ChimeraX-AddCharge: 1.5.20
ChimeraX-AddH: 2.2.8
ChimeraX-AlignmentAlgorithms: 2.0.2
ChimeraX-AlignmentHdrs: 3.6.1
ChimeraX-AlignmentMatrices: 2.1
ChimeraX-Alignments: 3.0.2
ChimeraX-AlphaFold: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-AltlocExplorer: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-AmberInfo: 1.0
ChimeraX-Aniso: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-Arrays: 1.1
ChimeraX-Atomic: 1.60.17
ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary: 14.2
ChimeraX-AtomSearch: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-AxesPlanes: 2.4
ChimeraX-BasicActions: 1.1.3
ChimeraX-BILD: 1.0
ChimeraX-BlastProtein: 3.0.0
ChimeraX-Boltz: 1.1
ChimeraX-BondRot: 2.0.4
ChimeraX-BugReporter: 1.0.2
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ChimeraX-BundleBuilder: 1.6.0
ChimeraX-ButtonPanel: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CageBuilder: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CellPack: 1.0
ChimeraX-Centroids: 1.4
ChimeraX-ChangeChains: 1.1
ChimeraX-CheckWaters: 1.5
ChimeraX-ChemGroup: 2.0.2
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ChimeraX-clix: 0.2.4
ChimeraX-ColorActions: 1.0.5
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ChimeraX-ColorKey: 1.5.8
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ChimeraX-FunctionKey: 1.0.1
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ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0
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ChimeraX-HKCage: 1.3
ChimeraX-IHM: 1.1
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ChimeraX-IO: 1.0.4
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ChimeraX-Map: 1.3
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ChimeraX-MapFit: 2.0
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ChimeraX-Mole: 1.0
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ChimeraX-Nifti: 1.2
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ChimeraX-NRRD: 1.2
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ChimeraX-SideView: 1.0.1
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ChimeraX-Smiles: 2.1.2
ChimeraX-SmoothLines: 1.0
ChimeraX-SpaceNavigator: 1.0
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ChimeraX-Storm: 1.0
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ChimeraX-Surface: 1.0.1
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ChimeraX-TapeMeasure: 1.0
ChimeraX-TaskManager: 1.0
ChimeraX-Test: 1.0
ChimeraX-Toolbar: 1.2.3
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ChimeraX-Topography: 1.0
ChimeraX-ToQuest: 1.0
ChimeraX-Tug: 1.0.1
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ChimeraX-Umap: 1.0
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ChimeraX-vrml: 1.0
ChimeraX-VTK: 1.0
ChimeraX-WavefrontOBJ: 1.0
ChimeraX-WebCam: 1.0.2
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comm: 0.2.3
contourpy: 1.3.3
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wheel: 0.45.1
wheel-filename: 1.4.2
widgetsnbextension: 4.0.14
That was indeed the issue. I have now exdented that loop.