CCL: ChemDoodle 3D v3 is Available!

 Sent to CCL by: "Kevin  Theisen" [kevin _ ichemlabs.com]
 We are pleased to announce that ChemDoodle 3D v3 is available. Included are
 significant new
 features and improvements including building and interacting with molecules in
 real time (details
 below).
 If you want to take advantage of these new features, you can check it out here:
 https://www.chemdoodle3d.com
 At iChemLabs, we will continue to improve ChemDoodle 3D and our other software
 and work on all
 of the requests we have received. Users like you help us make the best software
 in the sciences and
 inspire us to continue. So please keep telling your students, friends and
 colleagues about
 ChemDoodle and ChemDoodle 3D. Thank you!
 New features in ChemDoodle 3D v3:
 1. Faster and more advanced shaders for the most realistic graphics or
 captivating cartoon
 rendering. There are now 6 shaders to choose from.
 2. Fully customizable and dynamic real-time shadow rendering.
 3. Molecules can now be built using intuitive tools and a continuous running
 optimization (using the
 new Minimizer widget) to allow you to build accurate models and the specific
 conformations you
 desire. It is a lot of fun to physically interact with the structures you build!
 4. New bond types, more aromatic ring representations, more cheminformatics
 functions.
 5. Distances can now be measured between any combination of bond centers and
 atoms; previously
 only atoms were allowed. Visual specifications for all shapes can now be
 independently edited.
 6. Fully customizable surfaces can now be built for selections of atoms.
 7. Selector tools have been added, and you can now select objects by lasso and
 rectangular
 marquee.
 8. Our interface engine is now fully implemented including drawing toolbars,
 widgets, autosaving,
 workspace control and more.
 9. Style sheets (and scene settings files) can now be created, saved and loaded.
 10. Quaternions can now be used for all rotations, instead of just X-Y axis
 rotation.
 11. Full support for the new Macromolecular Transmission Format.
 12. A more advanced copy and paste system.
 13. After effects are new multipass shader options that provide additional
 graphical effects. Blurring
 and outlining are currently available.
 14. Outlines are now rendered for highlighted and selected objects.
 15. Model settings in the Visuals panel in Preferences are now organized by
 model type.
 16. A new Custom Element Color Set. Color choosers have been upgraded and now
 affect graphics
 in real time. Improved MacOS look and feel.
 17. Added the last of the new element names recommended by IUPAC. Added more
 published van
 der Waals values.
 18. Polishing, new icons, and performance improvements affecting just about
 every aspect of the
 product, from picking to animations to rendering and saving images.
 Sincerely,
 Kevin Theisen
 President, iChemLabs
 7305 Hancock Village Dr #525
 Chesterfield, VA 23832