Blank Site Label Detection. This version will automatically fix any blank site labels detected during the import of a CMDX document (which might otherwise cause a crash). The crystal editor has also been upgraded to prevent the definition of blank site labels.
Miscellaneous. This version includes miscellaneous enhancements and fixes.
Updated GaTe and Poly DXDYFS structures.
Added a new perovskite photo-voltaic material, CH3NH3.PbBr3
This version includes additional stability improvements and integrity checks to ensure safe operation.
Structure of the Day. This version now gives the option of displaying a random "structure of the day" at startup. (This can be disabled using the program's Preferences panel.)
Miscellaneous. This version includes miscellaneous fixes and enhancements.
Workaround for graphics glitches on systems with the new Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics cards.
List View. List View mode is now available in this version, and accessed via the Icon/List view selector buttons in the toolbar. Note that in List View mode you can click on column headers to sort the list.
Improved "Building Crystals" Collection. Added a new Covalent Structures group with animated tours of Diamond and Graphite. Renamed the "Filling Interstices" group as "Ionic Structures" and moved Spinel and Hematite to "Non Silicates" and Olivine to "Silicates".
Expanded Structures Library. Crystal structures of 13 new minerals have been added to the library. These are: Alabandite, Cattierite, Coloradoite, Daubreelite, Ferrihydrite Mackinawite, Polydymite, Pseudorutile, Smythite, Trevorite, Tungstenite, Vaesite, Vysotskite.
Miscellaneous. This version includes miscellaneous enhancements and fixes.
Minor improvements and corrections to the User's Guide and Online Help.
Improved licensing agreement viewer (as accessed via the Licence button in the "About" window. This no longer requires users to explicitly "agree" or "disagree" when merely reviewing the content.
This version includes additional stability improvements and integrity checks to ensure safe operation.
Improved Demo Version. In the free "Demo" mode, all structure thumbnails are now visible, making it easier to assess the range and scope of structures provided. This applies to the Reference Collections (Gallery, Materials, Minerals, Elements) and all Learning Collections (Atomic Radii, Lattice Types, Defects, Polyhedra, Building Crystals, Crystal Chemistry and Quiz). Note that thumbnails cannot be resized in Demo Mode, and that "List View" is disabled.
Expanded Teaching Collection. The Building Crystals section includes new tutorial files, introducing Close Packing, Interstices, Silicate Polymerization and the Kaolinite ("China Clay") structure.
Expanded Structures Library. Crystal structures of four new minerals have been added to the library. These are: Akimotoite, Brewsterite, Ferrierite and Neighborite.
Miscellaneous. This version includes miscellaneous enhancements and fixes.
Double-clicking a folder item in the Sidebar now toggles it open or closed.
Measurements are now correctly updated when scaling or rotating a structure.
The Scalebar now returns to the bottom right-hand corner of the Viewer, when released.
Smart folders are reloaded when licensing the program.
Added tool tips to the image strip.
Removed a horizontal scrollbar from the Sidebar.
The File Strip now works correctly on high-DPI screens.
This is an all-new 64-bit application.