== ChimeraX Change Log This log includes new features of interest to users. Minor feature improvements and minor bug fixes are usually not included. Dates are approximate. ---- October 18, 2017: **Marker models** - added reading and writing of Chimera marker model files with suffix .cmm October 17, 2017: **Size command** - ''size'' command with atom- and stick-radius options formerly in ''style''; included in ''undo/redo'' October 10, 2017: **Undo/redo includes selections** October 4, 2017: **Bond labels, click-to-label ** - ''label'' command can show bond lengths; mouse mode allows clicking to label/unlabel atoms, bonds, residues, pseudobonds ---- October 3, 2017: **Alpha release 3** September 28, 2017: **Limited undo/redo** - Edit menu entries and ''undo/redo'' commands for a limited set of changes, from commands: ''show/hide'', ''color'', ''style'', ''cartoon''. Does not include surfaces. September 27, 2017: **Tabs in Help Viewer** - the Help Viewer (built-in browser) can show multiple pages in a tabbed interface September 21, 2017: **File browser from command line** - in commands, substituting "browse" for a filename or directory opens a file browser window September 12, 2017: **Colorbrewer palettes** - palettes from colorbrewer.org available for coloring sequentially (rainbow) or by map value with the ''color'' command September 7, 2017: **glTF** - added initial glTF 3d scene file writer and reader August 30, 2017: **Zone specifications** - command-line atom specification by distance from other atom(s) August 22, 2017: **texture command** - added ''texture'' command to color surfaces using image files (''e.g.'' jpeg, png, tiff) August 22, 2017: **Wavefront OBJ** - added file writing and reading of Wavefront OBJ 3D model files (vertices, normals, faces; no colors) August 16, 2017: **Sequence alignment from matchmaker** - implemented showAlignment option of ''matchmaker'' command ---- August 15, 2017: **Alpha release 2** August 14, 2017: **General attribute-setting command** - ''setattr'' command to set attribute values of atoms, residues, pseudobonds, various model types August 9, 2017: **Volume display styles** - volume viewer display-style menu entries for maximum intensity projection, planes, orthoplanes, and box face July 20, 2017: **Autostart tools** - control which tools to show at startup (#761) July 12, 2017: **Write PDB files** (#601) - save from File menu or with ''save'' command June 29, 2017: **Atom and residue labels** - graphics display of labels on atoms, residues and pseudobonds using ''label'' command (#615) June 27, 2017: **DCD trajectory format** - read and write DCD trajectory coordinate sets June 26, 2017: **Find H-bonds, salt bridges** - ''hbonds'' command to identify hydrogen bonds (#533) June 13, 2017: **Drag and drop files** - allow opening file by dragging onto application or application icon June 12, 2017: **mmCIF coordinate sets** - read multimodel mmcif files as coordinate sets using open command coordset option (#460) June 10, 2017: **devel command** - create bundles (i.e. plugins) with new ''devel'' command June 5, 2017: **Sequential stereo** - allow LCD shutter glasses stereo using command-line ''--stereo'' option May 31, 2017: **Pick atoms behind surfaces** - mouse picking through meshes and transparent surfaces; selection outlines show through transparent surfaces May 30, 2017: **Coordinate-set slider** - show slider to play through coordinate sets with ''coordset slider'' command May 24, 2017: **Integrative Hybrid Model file reader** - improvement to IHM file reader such as reading ensemble coordinates from DCD files May 23, 2017: **Virtual-reality icon panels** - enable icons in virtual reality with ''vr'' command ''icons'' option May 19, 2017: **Model series playback** - show a sequence of models in succession with new ''mseries'' command May 16, 2017: **Mesh and dot surfaces** - show mesh, dot or filled surfaces with ''surface style'' command (#675) April 19, 2017: **Chain name table** - table of chains and biological names shown in Log when atomic structure is opened, with clickable links to show the corresponding sequences April 17, 2017: **Improved lighting defaults** - changed light brightnesses (ambient, key, fill) for better appearance April 14, 2017: **Amira map format** - read Amira map files April 7, 2017: **Position command** - added ''view position'' command to report and set model and camera positions April 6, 2017: **Imaris file reader** - read Imaris microscopy 3D image files April 5, 2017 **Color zone** - color surfaces to match nearby atoms using ''color'' command ''zone'' option April 5, 2017 **File history thumbnails** - history of open files is shown at startup with thumbnail images (Rapid Access interface) ---- March 28, 2017: **Alpha 1 release** December 2016: **Daily builds** -- first builds for public August 2016: **Daily builds** -- for friends and family