Chem3D 8.0 Manual - CambridgeSoft

AdministratoroptionUse BackBuffer forRefreshdescriptionWhen selected, Chem3D stores abackup copy of the window in thegraphics card memory. This allowsthe window to be refreshed quicklywhen it becomes visible after beingoverlapped by another window.Try disabling this feature if youexperience refresh problems withthe graphics view.The Window MenuThe Window menu lists all open Chem3Ddocuments. The document you choose from theWindow menu becomes the active window.The Window menu contains standard Windowscommands that enable you to organize yourdocument windows and icons within theApplication window as follows:If you want to …Then choose …Use Alphafor BlendingUse Bitmapfor PrintingChanging this setting does notaffect windows that are alreadyopen.When selected, Chem3D usessmooth “alpha blending” to drawtransparent surfaces.Try disabling this feature if youexperience problems drawingtransparent surfaces.When selected, Chem3D usesOpenGL to produce a highresolution bitmap for printing. Thisfeature is significantly slower thanstandard printing.This feature is always enabled forWindows 98 users because it is theonly way to print OpenGL graphicsusing Windows 98.Arrange open windows in anoverlapping sequence withtheir title bars visible.Resize all open windowsand display them in ahorizontal row.Organize all icons forminimized windows as arow at the bottom of theapplication windowClosing Chem3DQuitting an application frees up the memory theapplication uses so that other applications can havemore available to them.To close Chem3D:Cascade.Click a title bar toswitch to thatwindow.Tile.Arrange Icons.• From the File menu, choose Exit Chem3D.A message appears asking whether you want tosave the model before closing the window.18 • Chapter 1: Chem3D Basics CambridgeSoftThe Window Menu