Using Chime

This page requires the MDL Chemscape Chime Plugin.

The following is abstracted from the MDL Chemscape Chime Frequently Asked Questions page.

• With the mouse pointer over a Chime plug-in, clicking and holding the mouse button on the Macintosh, or clicking the right mouse button under Windows, brings up a property sheet which allows the user to:
• Change the display type.
• Change the display options.
• Change the display color.
• Bring up an "About box".
• Turn on and off molecule rotation.
• Turn on and off animation.
• Render molfiles as either 2D or 3D.
• Store the input file locally.

• Clicking and holding down the mouse button (left mouse button under Windows) while over a plug-in allows the user to manually rotate the structure on display.

• Clicking and holding down the mouse button (left mouse button under Windows) and simultaneously depressing the "Shift" key while over a plug-in allows the user to resize the structure on display.

• Under Windows, clicking and holding down the right mouse button and simultaneously depressing the "Control" key while over a plug-in allows the user to translate (shift) the structure on display. On the Macintosh clicking and holding down the mouse button while simultaneously depressing the "Control" and "Option" keys provides the same capability.

Download the Chime Plugin.