The Windows version includes a copy of the no longer updated 'MestReC Std' (it is actually MestReC Lite), it is perhaps a shame that Cambridgesoft has not included a similar tool for Macintosh users perhaps something like access to iNMR Reader or similar?The main tool bar is pretty much unchanged, the only difference is moving the table and tlc plate tools to and 'Advanced tools' button, this has allowed the introduction of 'Sequence Tools'.Ī rather nice new feature is the Database Hotlink window. Whilst ChemBioDraw will open JCAMP spectra files and display them it is of very limited utility. The ability to predict and proton or carbon NMR spectra are very useful with the hot linking between spectra and structure being a great way to work through peak assignments. The icons are stored as png files and can again be modified or replaced.įor the chemist the ChemDraw tools are very much the same, the drawing capabilities are excellent and the ability to generate and add analytical data remain unchanged.

You can even create or delete a toolbar altogether. You can remove, rename, and resize buttons change button icons, or move them from one toolbar to another. By editing the XML files, you can modify the toolbar for the way you work. The toolbars are actually defined by a set of XML files that are installed with ChemBioDraw. Using the new style highlighted tools are indicated by a darkened embossed box, multichoice tools by line square. You can switch between the different themes using an option in the preferences. The larger format display is actually very useful for those of us who's failing eyesight suffers when using the new large high resolution monitors. On starting up ChemBioDraw the new theme style to the tools bar is apparent (shown in the graphic below), on the left is the original tools bar, in the centre is the new default theme and on the right a new larger format. With the new version (Version 11) perhaps the first suprise is the name change to reflect the increased emphasis on the biological drawing features of BioDraw.

As the package has developed enhancements such as NMR spectra prediction, TLC plate tools, molecular and physicochemical property calculations and structure naming have been added.

ChemBioDraw Ultra Review ChemBioDraw Ultra ReviewĬhemDraw available from Cambridgesoft has long been the perhaps the preferred package for drawing chemical structures for publication quality graphics, it also has been used as the drawing package for database queries and electronic notebooks.

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