PyMOL version 0.90 has been released for Windows, Linux, IRIX, and MacOS X*!
http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4546 This is primarily a bug-fix and performance-enhanced release over version 0.88, which included many new features but suffered from unexpected problems. Version 0.90 has been more extensively tested then 0.88. The performance improvements include: * Faster ray-tracing (up to 2X improved). * Much faster calculation of partial surfaces. * Multiprocessing when ray-tracing. * Faster OpenGL using display lists (on some systems). If you have a dual-processor machine, then ray-tracing may now be up to four times faster. If you have a quad system, ray-tracing may now be up to eight times faster! (Please let me know if you run PyMOL on a system with more than four processors -- I'd like to see the results and know that it works.). Multiple CPUs should be auto-detected on Linux, Mac, and IRIX systems. Under Windows, "set max_threads,2" if you have two CPUs, etc. To enable display lists, "set use_display_lists,1". This helps all software renders, but it also helps the Mac hardware with dots, lines, and meshes. PCs with hardware accelerators generally see no benefit from using display lists. Cheers, Warren PS. If you like this release, then please do help out by purchasing a license and maintenance subscription. We're still a long ways from breaking even! * MacOS X users may prefer to wait for the 0.90 Fink update in order to get menus... -- mailto:war...@delanoscientific.com Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist DeLano Scientific LLC Voice (650)-346-1154 Fax (650)-593-4020
