ChemDoodle v1.2.1 has been released. Listed below are all of the additions and fixes for version 1.2.1. For the complete version history of ChemDoodle, click here.

Additions

One of the many new additions to ChemDoodle version 1.2.1 is the inclusion of advanced chemical document settings and formatting options.

In order to provide the depth involved with chemical document formatting, a few other features needed to be included first. Those features are the ability to resize the Doodle Sheet, advanced scaling transformations, improved and enhanced object properties, and a handful of prepared chemical document formats.

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Affine transformations in ChemDoodle v1.2.1 have been revamped. Rotations have been improved with the inclusion of a new arbitrary rotation menu item. Scaling has has been implemented with an incredibly functional menu item

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One of the new features introduced into ChemDoodle 1.2.1 is drag and drop support. The drag and drop functionality has been fully implemented (and even improved and expanded upon in some cases over standard drag and drop).

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We have finally completed the renovation of the iChemLabs website. The forums are now integrated with the main site and the overall usability and functionality has been greatly improved (It also looks a lot nicer). Make sure you check out your profile to configure any settings. We are currently adding a bibliography module and may conduct various bibliography related contests in the future. We also will be continuously adding video tutorials and stories about our software and its features.

When the development of ChemDoodle began, it was expected to become a companion application to the Razors. ChemDoodle would create structures with various attributes which the Razors could then analyze. Since its inception, ChemDoodle has grown well beyond its original expectations into a fully fledged 2D chemical drawing package. It has also become very popular. Consequently, the GUI for the Razors is now obsolete and cannot do basic structures with ions, isotopes, complex rings, etc.

On Sunday, May 31st, in the afternoon at about 5:30 pm EDT, our hosting provider (The Planet) experienced a major outage at one of its data centers in Houston, TX. This outage lasted approximately 36 hours. A fire in a transformer incapacitated the entire data center including ALL backup generators. Since their servers hosted our web site as well as our email, we were unable to contact anyone with updates. Their servers also hosted our backend servlets, so allowing ChemDoodle to check for updates will result in "No Internet Connection" errors.

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I'm Kevin Theisen, currently a graduate student in chemistry at the University of California: Berkeley. I care very much about students and about the environment, and I am currently studying solar energy and other renewable energy sources.