Posted in ChemDoodle. March 3rd, 2010
ChemDoodle 3 contains a new widget to allow you to search your hard drive and any attached storage devices for chemical structures. With the ability to interpret at least 21 chemical file formats listed below, you will be able to find the old files you thought you lost a long time ago and edit them [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle, ChemDoodle Web Components. February 23rd, 2010
ChemDoodle 3 has the ability to generate ChemDoodle Web Components for you, so you do not need to master Javascript to build dynamic and interactive chemical structures and components for your web pages. Before I continue, I would like to reiterate that ChemDoodle 3 is a free upgrade to all customers that purchased ChemDoodle 1 [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 29th, 2010
We have received a few emails asking us to provide ChemDoodle on the iPad. We have had several internal discussions since the unveiling of the product, and I regret to state that we will not be providing ChemDoodle on that platform anytime soon. However, we are continuing to research tablet and hand-recognition technologies relevant to [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
We certainly have been busy with ChemDoodle 3 development as its release approaches. One major new capability of ChemDoodle 3 is the inclusion of spectroscopic content. The JCAMP specification has been implemented so Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy output can be loaded and manipulated. Additionally, of the new widgets added, one [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
We have tested ChemDoodle with the new Ubuntu 9.10 release and everything works as expected. As always, when there is a new operating system update, ChemDoodle will continue to work for you. On a side note, we are continuing to develop ChemDoodle 3 on schedule and it is very impressive. ChemDoodle 3 will be a [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
We have thoroughly tested the retail version of Apple’s Mac OSX upgrade and are happy to announce that ChemDoodle continues to work beautifully after upgrading to Snow Leopard without issues. In fact, Snow Leopard provides several enhancements that noticeably improve ChemDoodle’s runtime performance. Snow Leopard is fully supported by our team.
As always, we are continuing [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
Dr. John Gardiner of the University of Manchester provides a review of ChemDoodle at his website. Dr. Gardiner discusses several common tasks a chemist can easily accomplish with ChemDoodle and compares it to another popular chemical drawing tool.
I would like to reinforce one feature Dr. Gardiner stressed: the ability to exchange ChemDraw files on Windows, [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
Here is a screencapture of ChemDoodle running on the new Windows 7 operating system. It works beautifully and efficiently. Unlike other software, ChemDoodle is completely platform independent, and you can switch and upgrade your operating systems as necessary without having to worry about compatible chemical drawing software. ChemDoodle will be there for you!
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
ChemDoodle 2 was just released and several institutions have signed up for site licenses. To be even more generous, we now offer an incredibly low cost annual subscription license for ChemDoodle. The following two options are perfect for universities and companies and will save your institution thousands and thousands of dollars.
Option 1: Your institution may [...]
Posted in ChemDoodle. January 19th, 2010
The most important new feature making its debut in ChemDoodle 2 is the ability to seamlessly paste and insert scalable vector graphics into your favorite applications. Vector graphics are images that retain their crisp and clear quality regardless of their dimensions or resolution. We must stress the importance of such a feat, as no other [...]